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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1904

:--and this the more so that the supply became not one for private adjustment, but compulsory, and so of necessity carried the right of taxation as contrasted with indivi. dual bargaining.

Ex-Governor Taft of the Philippines was TELEGRAM S. WARD

in 29 US Socretary of War

Washington on the Zod fast.

At

We see from a Straite paper that during the present soips sessuo in Perak, which is coming to a close, one sportsman reports having Hongkong shot equal this? accounted for 48 birds with 52 shots. Can any

An Australian telegram of the 15th ult. says:

acting Governor-General, and Australia will be --To-day Lord Northecte will meet the retiring willgut a Governor-General nshore for about half-an-hour,

A great sousation has been onesed by the alleged theft of several most important State of Bulgaria. These documents contain records of some of tho strictest Palace secrata, which, it

documents from the desk of Prince Ferdinand

is feared, may now be divulged. StrenuouY efforts are being made to disesver the thieves, but it is believol the documents have been pur- loined at the instigation of the Russina Go. verament.

The united council for the state suffrage of Victoria, Australia-not Hongkong-his issued un "appeal to the manhood of Victoria" to Lolp ia secaring for women the right to vote at the State Parliamentary elections. The appoal is made, not only to the manhood, bat to "patrio- tism, political honour, and self-respect" of the male volers, who are urged to protect the women of Victoria from insult and intellectual humiliation."

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE, Erion our own CORRISPONDENT] TE NORTHERN CRISIS.

SINGAPORE, 6th February, 12.42 JAPANESE AND BRITISH WARSHIPS.

THE N RTHERN CRISIS.

Loo news is limited with regard to the oriais; he following itetas are from Northern pepers principally,

According to Japanose papera, Baroa Song, Finance Minister, is very anxious that the 6 per cont. war loan of 100,000,000 yen should bo subscribed three or four times over, for the sake

p..of the credit of Japan Abroad, and that the

The Japaueso cruisers Kasuga und Nisshin loft Singapore this morning. H.M.S. King Alfred has arrived.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE NORTHERN CRISIS.

LONDON, 4th February. The Russian battleship Oslabya, the trans- port Saratof, and three destroyers have left Suez for the Far East.

LONDON, 5 February,

bankers of Japau should do all they can to faster business enterprises during the war, so as to avert a possible economic panic,

A. Russion Grand Duke informed the S.. Petersburg correspondent of the New York Herald on the 10th ult, that the Tear after mach besitation had decided to leave the issue in the Far East to Admiral Alerioff, his Vico- ray, who was empowered to take hostilo action when he saw ft.

It is stated that Japan has recently purchased 1,200 Whitehend torpedoes.

Router's Agency is said, to have received an absolutely trustworthy assurance that the Triple Alliance will be noutral in the evout of war between Russia and Japan.

The Patrie (Paris) aunounces that Japau has purchased from the Argentine Rapublis the

Renter's correspondant at Port Arthur wirearmoured ornieora Garibaldi, Pueyrredan, Sun Martin, and General Belgrano. These cruisers that the Russian fleet put to sea at dawn on

are similar in type to those recently purchased Wednesday and returned to the anchorage out by Jepan from the Argentine Republic. side the harbour at 4 p.m. yesterday.'

I

ing assembled, a prerogativo jealously guarded. Now it so bappened that in the year 1893 a private company formed for the purpose of electric lighting under a charter granted by the Municipality, found itself

This last consideration, as to whether a in difficulties, and offered its plant at What Heeled at the time a reasonable rate to the supply is to be optional or enforced, though community. A feeling of dissatisfaction with even it can hardly be carried to its extreme, regard to the local Gas Company, which had logical limits, affords in the minds of up to that time had a practical monopoly of many the reasonable limit at which manici. pal trading should cease. Thus gs may public lighting, prevailed generally through

fairly be held to rest on the bordert ind, an WATSON'S BALSAM OF ANISEED the community: a meeting of ratepayers that the propriety of the manufacture and

was called, and after a prolonged discussion

supply being undertaken by a mannicipality the Council was directed to purchase the may well be left to decision in each indivi- undertaking, with all its rights and belong-donl case. So in the minds of most political ings. It was in the early days of electric economists there seem anny and grave ob. lighting, and the plant soon showed itselfjections to the municipality undertaking the inadequate; and bere came in the inherent working of purely voluntary concerns, such weakness of municipal administration.

as tramways, telephones, &c. Here the WATSON'S WHITE EMBRUCATION. Į Rather than make a clean breast of it, and municipal venture comes into direct conflict with private enterprise. No one needs to ride roport to the ratepayers that the plant was antiquated and inadequate, the Council on a tramway if otherwise inclined; and to inusgurated a petty hand-to-mouth policy; oue neces to send a telephonic message if he The usual new engines and machines were purchased have any objection to do 20. from time to time, an ebance offered or cir- explanation offered for the establishment cumstances sected to require, but no of municipal enterprises of this nature relieved by the the profit earned. Here general plan was attempted towards a gradia that taxation is wal renewal, nor did these odd purchases fit amount of in with one another or in any way increase again comes in the practical objection the utility of the entire. So little was this that municipal ventures of the sort, which mitter of fact must fall into comprehended by the Council, that a few is years ago in their annual report to the rate the hands of a paid official class, wanting as payers, they actually took cralit to them. they do the great element of privato success. selves that they bud twenty-six engines at immediate private interest, cannot be carried pleasant care for Chapped Lips their lighting station employed in the dis-out su economically as private enterprise of emanating from Japan and Coren will only be Admiral Alexieff, and if approved of by him, stipulated tariff. Any company director vio-

similar nature. Recent disclosures of the aethods of municipal finance certainly war out this contention. Apart from, and beyond all this, there remains the question of how far a municipality is justified in competing with the earnings of its con- stius.ts; all are agreed that no municipal

It is stated in an Adelaide telegram that M. ity is ameerned, or should be concerned, in advancing any private interest; sound tiuance also seemingly forbids a similar Japanese as a superficially civilised people detrimental interfereure. As yet it may be belonging, of right, to the middle ages, their that the loss to private interests is compara-barbarous instincts being hidden beneath a tively insignificant, but if municipal trad-veteer of modern polish. This is good from a

in Europe! M. Pavloff farther states that if enormous damage at Plymouth, Portsmouth, and war is declared, the Russiar feet will empley Hastings. The quarters of London adjacent to Fabian tactics in crushing the vanuled war the Thames are flooded, an earthquake has

occurred vessels of their opponents; in other words will

Jersey, and large tracts in England are submergod, expecially in the Thames Valley, use every ingenious manœuvre in avoiding a pitched battle at sea, unless, perhaps, Russia has a preponderating advantage in ships, guns, and the result of incessant rains. men.

effect.

WATSON'S OTTO OF ROSE COLD

CREAM is a

tribution of the lighting currents!

The

and Rough and Chafed Skin, so often experies-tural consequence of all this was on the

ced in the cold weather hero.

one hand that the lighting was inefficient, and on the other that the indebtedness of the community on account of the Electric Lighting Departurent was found to be A.S. WATSON & CO.growing to dangerous proportions. At hrst, when the Council under instructions from the community took over the supply of electric- ity, there were no outside firms prepared to undertake the necessary work of wiring and providing fittings, and as a consequence the

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The Great Northern Telegraph Co. inform as that the Imperial Japonese Telegraph Ad- ministration notifies that private telegrams

A conference of the Elder Statesmen of Japan was held yesterday, at which the Emperor

was present. It is understood that a decision of the utmost importance was reached.

LATEX. Russia's reply was forwarded yesterday to

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accepted when written in clear Japanese, Eng-will be despatched to Tokyo, where it will arrive regards privato telegrams handed in at Tokyo, on Monday at the latest. The belief prevails lis, er French, Special exception is maile as Yokohama, and Kobe, which may be accepted in in S. Petersburg that Russia does not concedo secret langes,e (code) against production of the to Japan's demands regarding Manchuria. The Code Vocabulary. Telegrams to Japan and Times correspondent in 8. Petersburg says that Corea are not subject to any restriction, bat can the Tsar's besitation has been overcome and only be accepted at senders' risk.

that Russia makes no coucession.

An Imperial Japanese Ordinance roomily issued proalgates a law rolating to the con- junction of Government and private railways for military use. On the enforcement of this law, which takes placo from the day of itu issue, private railway companies, at the instance of the anthorities concerned, must eug ge in mili- tary transportation according to the officially

lating the new law is under penalty of imprison- ment or fines.

The Sitwanpoo says that the Rassiau troops at Tientsin and Shanhaikwan have bean entirely transferred to Yinkow. Another batch of Russian troops numbering 6,500 is soon expoo- ted at Newchwang, and the gamens and shops at that port have been ordered by the Russian authorities to hoist the Russian ensign. And

Pavluff, is a recent despatch, describes the GALES AND FLOODS IN ENGLAND. Newchwong is (still) a treaty port! The same

LONDON, 4th February.

A tidal wave, accompanied by a gale, has

Council Found it essential to import the re-ing is to increase in future at anything like Dative of Rusein, the greater, ouent of barbarism swept both coasts of the Channel and caused Russians themselves. The Sinanpao hopes

quired materials and fittings. Of late years, with the progress of electricity not only in the settlements, but throughout the Em- pire, a number of firmus are prepared to undertake the business of supplying üttings of all sorts. The question has thus eutered on a new phase, and becomes simply one 131 of the advisability

or the reverse of a muni cipality entering on a trading competition OyLeominications relating to the mean with its constituents, facilities being equal should be blessed to Tax ExTOR.

for either. Now it is quite true that at the Cerspanents must forward their names and aŭ dresses with communications addressed to the Edite, moment many municipalities in Great

but as evidence of good fuith not for

mestication,

Britain, and to a lesser extent elsewhere, do tors for publication should be writion an All etern one side of the paper only.

enter into many businesses hitherto not No anonymously signed communications that have

ather already appeared in papers will be inserted.

considered it subjects for the investment of Orders for extra copies by Daily Press should be sent before 11 am. on day of publication. After that public funds of any description; and if we hour the supply is limited. Only suppixed for Cash. Telegraphic Address: Pass Code: 4.8.C. 5th Eok into the private bills already intended

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Lieber's

P.O. Box, 38. Telephone to 12

DEATHS.

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On the Ith February, AuguNTA DELCEIA DA SILVA, the beloved wife of EMILIANO DA SILVA. Deeply regretted. Shanghai, and Japan papers plouse copy.

9, Blackbeath On the 18th December, 1903, Hill, London, EC., JOHN ECCLESTONE, late of I.M. Custome Service, China, and Weston-Super- Mare, aged 65 years.

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HONGKONG, 8th FEBRUARY, 1904

A interesting discussion took place re- cently iuShangbai on the much-dobated ques- tion of the proper limitations of musicipal trading. The constitution of the Shanghai Municipality, developed as it was from slender conditions, has become crystallised on lines almost unique. The authority of the body of voters is direct and expressed is public concoures, where the citizens cust their votes, not as individuals, but according to the interests each represents. Thus an individual paying taxes on his residence in his own nutne would be entitled to one vote in respect therein; but he may also as re- sident partner represent a mercantile firm,

to be presented to Parliament during the coming session we shall see that the ten- dency is growing. Thus we find the Layton Urban Council, not content with applying for powers to construct tramways, proposing to deal in electric fittings, and to acquire, hold, and exercise patent rights. They also week powers to provide recreation-grounde and refreshment-rooms, provide bands and organise games. Some of the Councils propose to go in for pension and retirement schemes which seem closely treading on businesses hitherto considered as of right

associated with insurance and other finan. Urban The Buxton cial associations.

Council would go beyond even this: they desire to purchase from the Duke of Devon. shire the wiseral-water baths and manage them as a municipal concern, whilst Ealing wishes to take up the business of electric power supply, provide an overhead system of electric tramways, restrict the overhead wires of other people, and supply electric fittings-in fact undertake on a wholesale scale the business of universal electric con.

tractors.

These are only a few of the latest develop. meats of this Intest phase of municipal trading, but they are sufficient to show that

its present rate, the question must ere long become a prewing one.

These were some of the questions laid before the ratepayers of Shanghai last month. It was noteworthy that the meeting deprecatel the allusions to private interests made by some of the speakers, and preferred discussing it on public grounds; on these, as for the most part composed of men in terested in large fiscal operations, it gave no uncertain answer, and it remains perfectly well understood that the matter decided was not the mere supply of electric fittings, but that the voice of the meeting was con- dematory of municipal trading as a whole.

There must be very many in Hongkong who will have read with keen regret of the news of the death of Madame Antoinette Sterling, which reached here last week.

Ala

FARLIAMENT-RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.

LONDON, 4th February. In the House of Commons, Earl Paray said that By her leash a very frequent representations had been made to Russia fins singer has been lost to the world. very early age she laft America, Ear birth-pl.ce, regarding the delay in evacuating Manchuria and went to study in the best conservatoires of and also regarding the substitation of a Russian Riviere Promenade Concert. She soon gained at Nowohwang. Europe, making her debut in 1873, at the nominee for a member of the Maritime Customs wide fame as a balled singer, her name being

The German Mail of the 6th January was especially asscoisted with the "Lost Chori" delivered in London on the 5th just.

The appointment of Dr. G. Krüger as Consul for Germany in Hongk ng is notified in the

Gazette.

The names of Mosera A. E. Griffin and D. Macdonald huve bean added to the list of author ised architects in the Colony.

The Criminal Sessions will be held on Monday, 22nd inst, instead of Thursday, 18th nst, owing to the Chins New Year holidays.

and "Caller Herrin." She was a keen supporter of social roform and temperanes. Her earnest. ness and enthusissm were very marked, and sho was ever ready to lend her beautiful volcs in the cause of charity, and who that has heard that voice can ever forget it?

MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

LONDON, 5th February. Mr. Chamberlain is going for a two months' trip, it is believed to Egypt.

FREEAR'S FRIVOLITIES.

paper also states that Raela's plan is to station troops next spring (Übinese Calendar) at Shan- haikwau, Urga, Kalgan, and Peking. This plan was revealed to some Chins by the that the Chinese Government wonki do kome thing to prevent them from carrying it out.

STREET NUISANCES IN HONGKONG,

The subject of street nuisances in Hongkong is one that has been often ventilated and retr

the appears to require as much attention.""" authorities as over it didst the other day an European goatman who was driving along the street in a Kicksba was struck in the breast by the end of a bamboo carried by a coreless coolfe, with the result that the vehicle was overturned and he was thrown out and consifer ably braised. Not only do these coolies carry

they also invade the footpaths. In England the chimney-sweeps used to be allowed to use bamboos and obstructive loads on the streets

the pathways, and it was no uncommon spectacle to see one of these black-visaged gentry suddenly turn round in his search for employ. mant and torn bis sooty ladder and brushes athwart the pavement in such a manner as to block the pedestrian traffic allogather. Now that has been prohibited; eren millers are

We learn that Mr. Frenar has been specially stopped from walking the footpaths and nei Two circases well known in Hongkong-engaged to give a private performance to-night resort to the carriage-road. Why does not the same regulation apply in Hongkong? Last Harmaton's and Warren's-arrived in Bombay at the Kowloon Dock On Thursday he will and fitted up their plant on the Maidan on the entertain in Canton, and at the request week a coolie, grimy and nude, careured 19th alt. Warran's troupe opened with of numerous Kowloon residents will give his along the side-walk in Queen's Road, nearly croyded honse that night. Harmston's, from farewell performanse at the Victoria Recreation opposito the Hongkong Hotel, carrying on Calcutta, opened the next day. The Manici Club on Friday evening this week, when all his shoulders a bamboo with a basket con- quit at once, the materi i of the tents and other

it. He was not walking, but going at a trot, and

equipment being infammable. There was great

he collided with a lady, who was looking into a shop window. There was no policeman near to whom a complaint could be made. Such a thing consternation among the circus proprietors, and

ought not cortainly to be allowed. Another the public were indignant, On the night of the opening performance, Mr. Benham DEATH OF A LADY AT SEA

nnisance which can only baremedied by increased manager of Warren's circus, was bitten by

The P. & O. steamer Ceylon, on arrival at police mpervision and the imposition of some bad # a Bengal tiger on the hand and bae sccoded to the International Sanitary Cen-finger taken off. The same dwg Zernoni, tle vention sigued at Tenics on the 19th March, lion-tamer, was maaled on the arm by the same

tiger.

with a capital of 1,000,000 francs (about £10,000)

An association is being formed in Belgium pally, however, served them with notices to the "tit-bits" of his two Frivolity programmes Įtaining market produce strang at each end of to grow cotton in the Congo Free State,

It was announced in the Colony on Saturday that the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York had been absorbed by the International Bank,

It is notified in the Gazette that, Hongkong

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also paying taxes, in which case he has a importance. It is undeniable that certain Siamp Office, and Polios Magistrate's Dapart Szachnen, while shares representing the balance

undertakings in connection with municipa

vote in respect of this second interest; and lities must as a choice of evils be under- furthermore be may be chairman or man- taken by the municipality itself. It would

scoiety, paying taxes as a separate institu-

A Chinese correspondent writes to us with reference to alleged discourtesy shewn to him

will be presented, including the Electricity one. man farce. Sents can be secured at Messen. Watson's Kowloon Dispensary.

Colombo recently from China, reported the death

at sen when nearing Ceylon, of a passenger lady, wearing of hago hats by Chinese using the exemplary sentences at the Magistracy is tha

.z8. C. B. Quelob, from sprue. The deceased footpaths. To walk along Queen's Road lady embarked on board the vessel at Shanghai Central and to be compelled to force your way through a throng of evil-smelling coolies is disgusting enengh and makes one sigh for the stern logic of the bamboo" to which Mr. May referred the other day and which the Dutch in Java yet-enforce. Bat to find it impossible merely to walk along without bobbing year head to one sid and the other to prevent collision with a Chinaman's hat half the width of the entire pavemont is beyond all expression vexations. Vehicle traffic, too, requiroa regula- tion on the lines of that adopted with excellent results in Singapore. That is with special referenca to rickehas and chairs. There is one ether class of vehicles, however, that by the way

pedestrian, and those are the hand-carte er waggons used for the conveyance of beavy loads up the hill-streets. These are generally under- maanel and not unfrequently they break away. down the inclines, only to stop when the level is reachedorsomeaufortausteperson's house offers

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

STEAMER NOVEMENTS. The M.M. steamer Australien, with the next

4 p.m., for this port.

Lieutenaut L, E. Creaan, of the U. S. Philip

A Chungking despatch, says the N-C. Daily in an extremely emaciated condition on January piza Scouts, is the latest officer in the Philip News, statos that a number of wealthy gentry 2nd, 1 a first-class passenger for London, and pites to be charged with embezzlement of of Szechusa province have sent up to the was taking three of her children kome, the two public funds. He is now under trial, but the

Waiwupu a joint petition asking permission Misses and Master Queloh, the eldest aged 10, amount of his defalcations is not mentioned. to organise a syndicate for the construction but she had been suffering for a year from Tuesday, the 16th iust, being a Bank Holi- of a railway between Mankow and Chengtu, sprue, or tropical sore-month, and succumbed to day, and Wednesday, the 17th inst., are declared the capital of Szechnet The proposed capital its effects on the 17th inst, when two days out pablie liolidays: Monday, the 15th, will also be to be fifty million dollars, ten million to be from Penang. She was buried at sea the next day observed as a boliday in all Government depart subscribed by the members of the syndicate, The two grown-up daughters and the son con

tioned their voyage homeward. the matter is rapidly becoming one of gravemente except the Post Offee, Hurbons Office, ten million to be subscribed by shareholders in

of thirty million dollars are to be put on the ment.

Hankow markets of Shanghai, Canton, Arching, and other wealthy cities of the Em- five years and pay a royalty to Government

The E. & A. steamer Eastern, From Sydney of four-tenths of the profite ncerning for the &e, left Port Darrin on the 5th inst. for this period of forty-five years, after which the line port (ris Timor and Manila), and is dus here on

The or about 17th inst. will revert to the Imperial Government.

The C. & M. steamer Zafiro left Manila on the estimated length of the line between Hankow 6th inst., at 11 am., and is due here this after and Chengtu is about £200 l, and starting from noon. Hankow it will pass through Iehang (Hupeb) and thence through the Szecher cities of Wughan, Yunyang, Wanhsien, Yümion.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Average Specie Chungking, Tatsu, Neiching. Tayang, the following report: Amount, in Reserve. Chinchou, and Chengto. This will be the On the 6th at 11.50a. Barometrio changes Chartered Bank of India,

Pressare is high over the Yellow Ses, and Australis and China...$ 3,238,108 2,000,000 direction of the main, or trunk line. From are slight.

Chingtu there will be branch line to

Tousoon in the Formon Channel and N. part Hoogkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation. 13,338,796 8,000,000 Kuansion to the north-west of Chiagra, and gradients continus slight to moderate with fresh

of the China Ses. National Bank of China,

aging director of a local corporation or be quite within the power of a corporation, by a Chinese abroff in the Hongkong and pire. It is proposed to complete the line in French mail, left Saigon on the 6th inst., at they are operated, menace the safety of the

for instance, to save a good deal of money Shanghai Bank. Our correspondent should, we tion, in which case as the representative by collecting its taxes by contract, but the thick, append to Mr. J. R. M. Smith before

of that interest he would be entitled to an-

objections

are

to farming taxes HO having recourse to the columns of the Press.

be it. remarked, other vote. In appearance complicated, in strong-objections,

The following returns of the average amount founded op actual experience that practice the-system is found to work without difficulty or friction, and provides for each no one in modern times has been found of bank-notas in eroulation and of specie in reserve iu Hongkong during January aro interest having its due share of represent bold enough to suggest such a method certified by the managers of the respective ation. For the duo carrying out of the of collection. So the construction of roads barks practical business of the Municipality and ways has also recommended itself as a council of nine is annually elected, who fit undertaking to he carried out by munici- form the executive, but who have no power pulities. As a general rule again, the of themselves to initiate any business, form supply of water, involving considerable any regulation binding on the community, interferon e with outside interests, has been or levy any taxes, all these being the pro- generally found easiest of accomplishment rogative of the ratepayers in public meet when undertaken by the municipality itself

Banks.

Támited

Total

to Henchon and Faahun to the south of that 433,653 150,000

sily. A rescript is now being awaited from .....817,010,557 10,150,000 | Feking.

fair

WEATHER REPORT,

Forecast Fresh to Moderate NE. winds;

a suletantial and effective ground of impact. Last week just such a waggon loaded with timber broke away tra bill strest in Wanousi In the course of its career down the slope to Queen's Boat it kuooked down two men, who had to be taken to hospital to get their hairta attended to. The culprits in this case were fined by the Magistrate and deserved all they who send out an insufficient number of coolies got, but the real offendors are the employer to man the trucks. The street nuisances of Hongkong certainly call for immediato police

attention,