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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY. JANU RY 16r. 1904

are in danger of losing the substance. The gradual decay and, in many cases, the total loss of many British industrica is but too

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Little Pellington, who have be u slumbering for the past half-century, may not be aware

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frightened by this word. There is nothing i to be alarmed at in it, however; it only mezus that the British trader has at last

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The Japan Times suys in a leading article| TELEGRAM S. that Japan cannot possibly recade from bur present position without a criminal be rayal of

fully aroused, and that he does not intend in the vital intero is of the nation. future to give everything for nothing. Ile wants a quid pro quo for what he concedes, and he will get it. Foreign Goreraments are not so foolish or so un- reasonable as to quarul with us because wo at lugth have come to see that our fiscal methods are antiquated, absurd, and one- sided, and they will respect us the mors when we ask for reciprocity in commerce. We do not four competition, we have invited it, and we shall not go back on our ancient policy; but we do want that competition to be on even terma. It is because such has censed

To state of affairs in the North roomlly is well lastinted by the following telegram in u Japanese paper, datal Chifoo, 4th January :-- The Japaaces craiser Naniwa sailed for Sasche this morning, the fussian ganbout Gaidamak arrived at Cheloo from Port Arthur yesterday,

I to be the use, and that Mr. Ca BERLAIN has timely recognised the fact, that we feel bound to rally to his standard, as we lopu Britons will do throughout the length and breadth of the Empire, and wish bim sucess in the arduous task of bringing a slow-uoring nation to recognise that its fiscal policy mast change with changing

circumstances,

Nor are the British community in this Colony o callow as to be gulled with those recrutly Buch cansolatious

the current.

home;

ag heu Glasgow sugar trade was destroyed by Lounty-fil best sugar from the Con- tinent, the citizens were reminded that though sugar had gone "jam and pickles remained." Curiously enough, the same fatons argument is now being revived propes of the decay of the iron and steel trades. The cheap terman iron dumped!' inte South Wales has, it is said, erased revival in the in-plete industry. As the chairman of one of the e works has pointed out in the Timer, this is very poor consolation at the best, aüd the profits made are very slender, while the loss to the iron industry is at last to-fold greater than the gain to the lin-plate ilustry. The Ebbw Vale Mill, which had been working for one hundred years and employed 750 men, was closed at the end of November last in consequence of the damping of koreign maternal at ú price considerably less than it can be proceed in South Wales. Mr. BASFORD, the manager of these works, speaking at Ebbw Vale on the 3r1 ult.j sajá that the cost of production in Germany and The England was practically the same. difference in price was simply that, with a high tariff protecting their own industries, the Germans could well afford to sell their prolacts at less than gost price. The so- called 'free-trà lers urge that if the Germans are so foolish as to sell surplus goods in England below the cost of production, con- sumers should thankfully accept them and

The M.-C. Daily News Tokyo correspondent consider themselves the gainers. Such shortelegraphed on the 0 iust: The United sighted policy is almost incredible, and is gates Minister here has received instructicas to perhaps really due to the exigencies of observa a benevolent neutrality. As regards A. S. WATSON & CO. [party government, which too often leads vessels in ha:bours liberal treatment will be accorded. Next day he telegraphed :-"Tho LIMITED.

diplomatic ropesare pirted, and everything new is cousilored by the Government to be of the most serious character."

.B, C. & Care excellent Diner Wines. and E are After-Dinner Wines of a very Superior Vintage ALL ARE GUARAN TEED PURE XEHES WINES.

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unscrapulous politicians to make use of any arguments which may seen to appeal to the selfishness of the masses. Thus, a favourite point raised by them is that fiscal reform in the direction of retaliation right cause au increase in the cost of food. It has been clearly shown that a small tax on corn would hardly be [31 felt. But even if the cost of bread really

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were increased it would surely be better to have a slightly smaller loaf than no bread at all, The dread of retaliation vestured to by foreign nations if we Спорове tax

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HONGKONG, 16th JANUARY, 1904

HONGKONG is being asked to record an opinion on the fiscal changes proposed by the Right Hou. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, The China Association lavealready responded to their committee's appeal on this question with no uncertain voice, and we have no doubt as to the result of the plébiscite now being takon among the other British residents. The difference between the Briton at home

that

"Home-keeping youth have ever homely with."

In reply to a correspondout siguing himself Bat Ping Tse, we have to state that the facte re as roportet in our issue of the 13th inst.

The load agents of the Hamburg-Amerika send us two bandsomely illustrated calendars for 184, in Chipose and Germau stylz,

The Hongkong Rifle Association competition today will be for Spoons, commencing at 9.30 pa. Ranges, 200, 5të, and 600 gurds. Seror shots and a sighter at eseli range.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alico Memorial Notliersole Hospitals bega to acknowledge. with thnuks, the following Joustions to the funds of the ilospitals:—

Compradores' Guidi

...$100 Boarding House Keepers' Guild... 100 Fresh Fish Guild...

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probably to watch the moremente Nawica,

of the

I Echo de Chine writes as follows concerning

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

THE NORTHERN ORISIS.

[FROM DUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

Singapore, 15th January, 1 p.m. DETENTION OF JAPANESE LINER

AT SINGAPORE. The N.Y.K. 8.5. Tamba Maru has been

Japan.

(The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's mail steamship Temhet Marn is a twin-screw vessol of 6,130 tous gross. She left Hongkong for Europe on

the 9th inst--ED, D,P.]

the rumoured orders for 50 Sherwood Foresters detained here and awaita instructions from to proceed North from Hongkong :-The 250 Foresters of Hongkong would certainly be a precious item to the allies, bat we may bo allowed to think that their number must be multiplied tenfold before, in the event of war their bravery can make an impression on their adversaries. Those most in the know say that these valiant soldiers ure to occupy the Yang. teze Valley and ure destined sounor or later to enliven with their brilliant uniforms the too dull thoroughfares of our international burd.

THE THEATRE.

The dates of the performances of Hia Excelliney by the A.D.C, are now fixed. The first ser.es will take place on the 10th, 11th, aud 13th February. Again after the Chius Now Year holidays the opere will be stayed on the 18th, 19th, and 20th prox-making six par

formances in all

The Dallas Company's season the 22nd prox.

FOOTBALL,

wll open on

This afternoon, on the Happy Valley, the Hongkong Font hail Club will play The Wanderers under Rugby rules. Kick-off at 4.15 p.m. The club will bu play in stripes. The following will play for the Club :-

A. N. Other, fall back; W. R. Robertson, O. J. Barnes, Lt. L. H. Crozier, and K. A. Sclanders, three-quarters: Lt. P. H. Campbell and R. D. Whittumore, halves; A. Bard, E. R. Hallis, Lt. M. R. Strover,--Newman, Lt. E. Rogers, W. A. Crake, B. C. Sandford, and S. O. Ekse, forwards.

TROOPS ARRIVE AT HONGKONG.

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Transport No. 4, the B.LS.N, Cola Dilwara, arrived here at 8 am. yesterday with for Hongkong : 171 come 500 troops

the Sherwood Forestera, nud the divided between the A.O.C..

Destruction of trees and shrubs on Crown properly, for the purpose of obtaining cheap firewood, is largely on the jusreals in Hoog-for koag, dnes, stocks, and gaol potwithstanding. Yesterday the e were again several cases of this description before the magistrates, and their Worshipe Bood them variously from 33 to $5, sdding several hoursin the stocks.

A ragrant who appeared before Mr. T. Ser combe Buth at the Magistracy yesterday was the wonder of the court. Tall and burly, wild-

looking in appearance, with an immeme map of tangled hair, the man more closely resem bled na Indian fakir than the celestial le claimed to be. His crime was sleepin in the air and having no visible means of subsistence, and a smile of ineffable content passed over his vacuous caintenance is the Court decreed that he must go to gook for seven days, and there after quit this colony for ever.

free-traders," They forget that Great Britain is not the attacking party. She is the attacked. Hitherto she bus met all attacks "lying down"; Mr. CHAMBERLAIN proposes the should meet them "standing.

At n mesting bold at the Masonic Hall, on up." It is not intended either by the great Thursday night, under the presidency of Mr. British statesman that we should run a tilt Harry Wolfe, Fresident of the Musonic aguinst the fiscal systems of the world, but Quadrille Cleb, it was decided to give a ball that we should merely, and instead of making in the City Hall, under the auspices one-sided commercial conventions, negotiate of that club, on the 4th of March, as reciprocal commercial treaties. What Mr. CHAMBERLAIN wants, and Mr. BALFOUR wants no less, is that in future, when should making commercial treaties, have something to bargain with.

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final dance of the club's sesson. The dances held monthly have been most popular, and no effort is to be spared to make the closing function a brilliant success, which, as it is in the bands of the same committee that has had the arrangements of the mouthly dances, there can be no doubt it will be.

L'Echo de Chine of Shanghai used to pass for a sober journal. That it is no longer so

may have been gathered from some remarks

rest were Royal S. Artillery, and Royal Engineers. The Dilara left. Hanihampton ou the 9th ult; Singapore 9th inst.

QUOITING CLUB.

THIRD TEST MATCH.

London, 15th January, 7 p.m.

AUSTRALIA'S GOOD START.

The third Test match between the M.C.C. English team and Australia commenced at Adelaide to-day, Australia won the toss

and went in first. When stumps were drawn, 272 runs had been scored for only 2 wickets, Trumper scoring 113.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, 13th Jaunary. The Japauess reply is expected at S. Petersburg in two or three days.

TREATIES WITH CHINA.

LONDON, 111 Jannary.

CRICKET,

*ME.C,G. V. ARMY AND NAVY KI,

Tidarrison having failed to caise un XI, the 1.,K.C.C. will play against a combined Army and Navy team to-dry, commencing at 12 (noon). The following will be the teams:- H.K.C.C.-R. E. 0, Bird, C. F. S. Cooper, J. T. Dixon, H. Hancock, R. Hancock, A. Mackenzio, E, Most, J. E. Lee, T. E. Frareo

T. Sercombe Smith, and W. C. D. Turner

Army & Navy XL-Com. Watson, RN, Lieut. Barvon, R.N:, Sub-Lt. Cornale, IN., Licut, Goldsmith, R.N.. Livut, Chichester, R., Major Chichetor, DS.O., Capt. P. G. Dació, A.O.D., Capt, Radcliffe, R. Ę., Lt. Chesnay, R.E. Lt. Heath, 110th Mal, and another,.

LEAQUE MATCHES.

The HK.0.C. Resorves will play P.M.S Tamir in the Happy Valley atp.m. to-day. when the following will represent the former ten:-

C. P. Chator, T. C. Gray, G. Grimble: Rev. C, H, Hickling, J. Hooper, G. P. Lammert, H. A. Lammert, N. H. Rutherfori, S. A. Seth, P. W. Goldrlug (captain), and another,

The following will represent the Craigen- Anwer 0.0, against, tha R.A,M,C. nt. 2.15 p.m to-day-

R.

A. D. Brows, L. E. Lammert, E. R. Herton, Pestenji, L. A. Rose, J. L. Stuart,

Craik, T. L. Cross, M. E. Asger. H. C,

Anston, and R. Baan.

The following will be the teams in the match Civil Service C.C. v. Parsees C.C. on the

Paysees ground at 2.15 p.m. to-day :-- Civil Service.-Ion Dr. At Ponsonby, G. A. Woodergh II. T. Jackman, P. T, Layable.-7. H. Woolley, R. Witchell, J. Dosensy, F. T. Robias, L. E. Brett, and W. Pilt.

Parsees :-R. B. Couper, J. M. Master, K. D. Mistry, B. K. Mehta, J. A. Chinoy, J. H Ruttonji, C. B. Mowrnhala, N. Bejonji J. D. Norin, D. R. Captain, and S. A. Mohta.

The following will represent the second eleven of the Civil Servios C.C, in their match with the Sergeants' Mess of the Royal Artillery on the ground of the former, comnitencing at 2. p.m. sharp to-day: --

J. A. Whoal (capt.), A. Brown, D. J. McKoozie, H. Knight, W. T. Andrews, W. Parkinson, R. Duncan, W. Gast, 9. M. Gidley, J. Hato inge, and G. King. G. Gourlay

Reserve).

A Japaness treaty for the oponing of marts in Manchuria has been exchanged at Peking.

China has nasented to. Mr. Conger's request for the immediate signature of a protocol at Washington, to be an equivalent of an exchange of ratification,

LATER, The ratifications of the Chinese-American Treaty cponing Monkden and Antung bare breu exchanged at Washington.

THE NEW RUSSIAN SQUADRONG

LONDON, 13th January,

-SUPREME

COURT.

Friday, 15th January,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

HIS FONA, G. WISE (FUISNE

CLAIM DY WATKINS LIMITED.

The Russian cruiser Aurord, the armoured Mr. G. A. Watkins, of Watkins Limited, cruiser Dmitri Donskoi, and saveu destroyersened Captain Tri,lott, an unemployed. master The Dmitri mariner, for $30.80 is respect of goods sold have arrived at Port Said.

solicitor, appeared for the plainti Donskoi entered the Canal, and the others will and delivered. Mr. F. X. d'Almada o Castro, follow, on the arrival of the rest of Admiral Ureunius's squadron.

GERMAN VIEW OF THE SITUATION.

ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBITRATION

The formation of a Quoiting Club for Hong. kong is now taking on the semblance of reality. Mesare, J. Caldwell & Sous, of Kilmarnock, hayo

out seven pairs ranging in weight from 6 lbs. heen communicated with, and they are sending

LONDON, 13th January. to 9lbs. Mr. J. Caldwell is universally recog-

German Government cireles, which have aimed as one of the most if not the most export manufacturer of quoita: he is also sending out a copy of the rules which govern the game of bitherto been optimistía, now regard war as a quoil's in Britain, and under these the Hongkongproximate contingency, Quoiling Club will be formed. A pitch has been secured on the Happy Valley opposite the Civil Service Cricket Club matshed, and before loug the Quelting Club will be in full swing, The per quoits are expected in about a mootù's time. Mr. W. S. Hadeon has been largely in strumental in getting the movement sot agoing. It is not generally known that we have in the Colony several quoiters who have made their mark at home. Among the promoters of the Quarting Club besid» Mr, Hudson are Mosère. C. Hoggarth, D. M. McKenzie, C. Culion, and L. E. Brett. Altogether the membership numbers about 20.

TREATY.

LONDON, 13th Jannery.

An influential conference of representatives from all parts of the country has been held st Washington to promote the conclusion of an Anglo-American Arbitration treaty.

women.

Defendant whon called admitted $18.90 of the amount. Bat he repudiated the claim for uerated waters. "Why," he said, "I never drink whisky and soda; I always drink it with water."

His Lordship-But you have admitted part of the elsira ?

Defendant---Yes, your Lordship, hat I do not know how I can drink two dozen bottles of soda with ons bottle of whisky.

His Lordship said the defendant must pay, and gave judgment accordingly.

POLICE COURT.

Friday, 15th January. DEPORE MR. T. SERCOMEN SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE),

UNWHOLESOME FOOD, Chan Hok was arrested for hawking food unfit for human consumption in Queen's Read West yesterday morning. The food in question consisted of a basket fall of fish which when produced in court as evidenes sot all present choking. The fish was somewhat more than rotter, and His Worship ordered its speedy re moral and destruction, the odour oxaling there- fromrendoring the atmosphere rather unhealthy. For attempting to sell such stuff för human for His Worship dned the man $5, with an alternative of 2 months' imprisonment.

THE AMOY RIOT." The Mercury's correspondent says that the riot at Amoy on the 7th inst. started between a mob of 3,000 Chinese attending the races and the uumerous gambling stands, alongside the race track, and the Indian policemen from Kulanges. It has been proved that the Indian

At one time the mob charged the March...... "The Belle of Bohemia" Ord Hume Grand Stand, and great fear was felt for the Overtare..."La Reige d'un four " ......... Adam ladies and children present, but after a ras Selection ... "The Silver Slipper" Leslia Stuart was made against them by the foreign gentle Monckton tered and order was restored. The mob pulled

Ho Wai Pong, a seaman out of employ, Song "The Caterpillar and tho Rose" Ed. Carey men, armed with sticks and bars the mob saat- Selection. Kitty Grey

WAS found wandering about trying to Waltz........ "April Morn"... Batten up the railings around the trick, and need them

....... Gilletas weapons. The Chinese officials present at sell afteen motal buttons of the Hong- Intermezzo, "Pendant le Bal"

tho races did all in their power to quiet the tong Police uniform patters, being the mob, and great credit in due to Capt. Keng property of E. O'Sullivan. Charged with baing Han-chau, who is in charge of the garrison af

in unlawful possession of the buttons, he had. the back of the Baco Track. It was by his no valid defence to offer and was fined $5, or 14

days' imprisonment,

*God Save the King."

As for Hongkong. This is a free port, and we trust it will always remain so, and that

By kind permission of Major Radcliff and and the Briton abroad is great. The fact our foreign friends will for over retain the

right to come as freely as they do now and parts of articles which we have quoted officers, the band of the 93rd Burma Infantry and trade and reside here with privileges from it lately. What now are we to make of will play at the Hongkong Hotel from 8 to was stated by the immortal SHAKESPEARE unabridged. But we also hope that the this? In its issue of the 10th inst, it has a 9.30 p.m. to-night. The programme is as fol-polica interfered with the gambling and the centuries ago, and despite the advantages British Government will be placed in such lending article honded "A New Phase of the lows: of improved communication, the fine still a position as to be able to persuade other Crisis." In 1897, it says, "if our memory remains as true as when first written, Governments to grant to British merciants is. good, the Englisk Admiral left for Port Things that are obvious to the travelled Bri-and British ships the same advantages as Arthur with a magnificent fleet, but never we are not appareut, do not appeal, to the have been so grudgingly accorded to arrived there. An amiable Russian agent had left for him at Chefoo a very sweet surprise: mass of tho inhabitants of the United King-foreign merchants and foreign vessels. At We have five ships at Port Arthur, but they doni, taken up as they are with their own paro-present, even here in this British Colony, are very precious and each of them is worth chiel concerns. The little Englander is in British shipping is, through the subsidies the empire of India. Se history repeats itself, a majority in many districts where Imperial paid to foreign ships by their Governments, and India has its priec.”

A correspondent writes to us from Canton questions are neither thought of ner under-positively handicapped in what ought to be

a fair competition. Thus, on the coast and complaining of disgraceful scenes of almost daily stood. But the Briton who has lived i

on the Canton river, foreign vessels enjoying occurreness in a certain portion of the Franch other parts takes wider views, sees more what is best for the Empire, and is better heavy subsidics compete with colonial concession at Shameen. He says:-It is not steamers which have to depent solely on my intention to reflect upon the conduct of any able to shake himself free from the tram- mels of local self-interest. Hence it is that their own earnings for the proît on capital administrative body in the concession; my the residents in Hongkong, although it is tombarked. This is surely not as it should desire is to call their attention publicly to the free port, aud practically much less affected be. Neither is it just or fair that the existing state of affaire, so that measures might an extent that malces it impossible for self-res- than the Mother Country by fiscal changes, refined sugars of Hongkong should be be taken to restrict the evil, which is growing to are able to come to a more rapid decision on kept out of the markets of Indo-China pecting people to live in the neighbourhood. The the question that is now absorbing public and Japau by prohibitive tariffs, while area of the concession is too circumscribed to markets are open to the pro- allow the respectable and the degraded elements interest in the British Isles. It is not British

Of course

of the community to live together. The wonderful, therefore, aut they should ducts of those countries.

Lo make a our neighbours are free to do as they undesirable class, if not excluded altogether, have long since ceased

should be taught to respect the susceptibilities can raise or lower fetish of free-trade, should have come to liko; they

of their neighbours. Their presence, in any way, tends to lower the prestige of the European in recognise that

their

free-trade exists only tariff wall at pleasure; but it is surely the

in the imagination of the professed disciples nemo of folly to shrink from an cadeavour the eyes of the native, who is always eager to

of CORDEN, and to be painfully cognisant of to make them see reason from dread of

point the finger of worn at the failings of the

the fact that by clinging to this shadow they retaliation. "Free-traders" are obviously foreigner.

VEKU. Hors D'Eurės Anchovy Canapes.

"BOUT. Birds'-nest.

FISH.

Boiled Garonpa a la Matelete.

ENTIKES

Braised Chicken a la Fermiere Tamb Cutlets a l'Italienne Cauliflower au gratin,

JOINTS.

Boast Sirloin of Best and Homeradish Konst Pheasant and Bread Stuce Boiled Corned Leg of Pork and Pease Pudding.

COLD.

Roast Wild Goose.

BALAD.

Egg

SWEETS.

Cream Pie Strawberry Ice Cream Tipsy Cake Cherry Tartleto,

РЕБЕРЕТ. Coffee.

promptness in bringing his soldiers on the ground that the ladies and childreu escaped, nnbart. for those soldiers escorted ladies,

POLICE BUTTONS,

ILLICIT OPIUM.

A little ten-year-old lad was charged with children and men to their boats. A good may being in unlawful possession of a packet of of the foreigners wore badly treated by the opium. The hoy said his parents were dead and Bob, two of them being seriously injured about he was living with his uncle. He was digging

their heads. The row was started by the

up vegetables in a field when he found the opium, Indian policemen and it is considered by many and pat it in his pocket to give the owner if he that the Captain Superintendent did not

came back for it, The opium did not belong to show sufficient tact in handling his men, him. The case was remanded for the presence

of the boy's nocle.

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE, We all know that King Henry I. of England

William Monthe, a seaman out of employ, died from feasting excessively on lamproya. A Comewhat similar case has lately been reported from Kungary. To win a wager nlad named Frederick Reynolds, a marine engineer, and Nikolaus Gagano, living at Temesvar, consumo William Crocker, & ship's cook, were all charged ten pairs of large sausages, 24lb. of bacon, and with being drunk and incapable in the public 111b, of bread. He was bis bet, but died immedia-streets on Thursday night. They admitted the tely afterwards. The post-mortem examination

showed that the hourt had barst in consequence charges against them and each had to pay a fine

of $3. of the pressure of the over-distended stomach.