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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1904,

topic whose usefulness to the overage uns may not be prima facie apparent.

ff Mr. BALFOUR has been correctly. reported, he has given utterance to some remarks (they can scarcely be called ideas)

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original or sound philosopher. It may be, supposing we are able to demonstrate bis rashness, that it can be taken as an argument against the value of distraction; or, on the other hand, that the Premier's temporary departure from statecraft is not a genuine case of relaxation, but a return to a first love already wooed with excessive assiduity. We are unable to see any parti. cular movement in advance in the statement that the object of present-day physical speculation is something more than the dis- covery of the laws connecting phenomena; that it is the physical reality constituting

Yesterday's plagne report: nil.

The coloured worden of Johannesburg have petitioned the Logislative Conneil to legalise marriages between white and coloured people.

Lieut. S. H. J. Thunder, ut Batt: Nor

thamptonshira Regt., is to be appointed for luty with the Chinese Regiment of Infantry at Wei-hai-wei.

A Berlin-telegram says the articles in the Times, the Glade, the Express and the Daily Mail maligning Germany are repudiated by the other English papara.

On page 5 will be found an important state- ment, received by yesterday's mail, by the British Premier, relative to the damage to British shipping from Russian lawlessness.

The American State Department bus dis pensed with the further services of Mr. MoWade, American Consul-General at Canton, and has appointed Mr. F. D. Cheshire to that post. replace Mr. Cheshire.

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN COLECHPONDENT] SHELL EXPLOSION IN THE

PHILIPPINES.

MANILA, 23rd September. A quantity of four-inch shells and small ammunition-surrendered to the American forces in 1898-while being loaded on to lighters preparatory to dumping in the bay, exploded in front of the Arsenal, at the mouth of the Pasig Rivor, killing two and

augling seven Filipinos.

THE KNELL OF THE MEXICAN DOLLAR.

MANILA, 23rd September. Mexican enrrency being no longer legal

Owing to the Macue Government's detay in ped, out-of-the-country, and are rapilly handing over the ex-Nuhoi Magistrate to the flowing into China. 315,000 silver dollars

on the Zafira to-morrow. Viceroy at Canton it is ramonrod that several will be shipped promised concessions, including the water

SUPREME COURT. supply concession, are being withheld by the

Chinose Government.

The Cauopas, 16, first-class battleship, which was commissioned os flagship of Rour-Admiral R. L. Groome for the maneuvres, is to be paid

Friday, 23rd September.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

(PUISNE JUDGE.)

off at Portsmouth. She will, it is reported, be BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. Sercombe Smith re-commissioned shortly, and it is generally reported, will besont to join the China Squadron.

THE WAR.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.)

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION,

THE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS.

THE ADVANCE ON MUKDEN,

On the invitation of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan. K.C.M.G., a Losnox, 21st September.meeting was held in the City Hull last ovozing. Renter's correspondent at Muldon wires at half-past five o'clock of those gentlemen who that battle is imminent. The Japanese kod sout in their names as being willing to join are advancing with eight, and possibly nine the Hongkong Voluntoor Reserve Association and of others interested in the formation of the divisions. The tall millet is now mostly Association. There was large attendance. harvested, affording a better field for fire over the flat plains and the river Hun, o the Russian army's direct front.

AMERICAN COMMON SENSE.

LONDON, 21st September. The text of Mr. Hay's despatch of the 30th August regarding Prize Courts and the decision re the Arabia, shows that an un- United States towards the Contraband question. It declares that the decision

all neutral commerce with the non-com- would practically mean the destruction of

batant population of Japan; that it obviates the necessity for blockades, and obliterates the distinction between contraband and non-contraband. It concludes by stating that the United States is completely unable to recognise the principle of the decision, and still less to acquiesce therein.

(From Northern Papers.) RUSSIAN TRANSPORT STRANDED.

His Excellency was accompanied by Hon. F. H. Moy, CM.G., Colonial Secretary, and Sir Henry 8. Berkeley, Chief Justice.

HIS EXCELLENCY said-Gentlemen, The invitation to the senior members of the Colony who are British subjects to form themselves into an association to be called the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association, which was pub- listed in the local Presson 30th August and subse quent dates, not having mat with the recognition that it was hoped it would meet with, it soomed through the medium of the gentlenion who hare evinced some interest in the scheme the exact it out, and also the advantages which the conditions under which it is proposed to carry__ Colony might be expected to derive from it, it was probable that the association would attain greater dimensichs and so become an institution more worthy of the Colony, I propose in the first instance to explain, and in one case to modify the conditions which were embodied in the Goromer's notification of the 30th August, The first of those conditions now reads?" The age limit for members to be from 35 to 50.”. I propose to substitute for this:-" Members shall be not loss than 35 years of age." By this alteration no man over 35 will be debarred from enjoying the privileges of the association who feels that he retains sufficient energy to lend a helping hand in the hour of need. I

the permanent mechanism of the physical Mr. J. M. Davidson returns to Nanking to tender here, large quantities are being ship. Dending attitude has been adopted by th to me that if I could make better known universe." Therein Mr. BALFOUR has pro bably suffered at the hands of the reporters, We hope so, for the dictum is indicative more of an attack of logorrhoea than of a Hight of inspiration. In the summarised report before us, Mr. BALFOUR is credited with "describing the theory of the physic. 1 universe which obtained about the end of the 18th century," and with "pointing out how that conception had been modified by the development of the theory of the universal diffusion of ether through space, and by the discovery of the part played in nature by electricity. Two centuries ago electri- city seemed hat a scientific. toy. It was now thought by many to constitute the reality of which matter was but the sensible expression." Up to the point where we en-

The marriage between Commander Guy R. counter the somewhat startling reverant of

Gaunt, R.N., H.M.S. Vengeaner, China Squad-earned $30 a month. terms with regard to matter and its expres

His Lordship reprimanded the plaintiff for ros. and Margaret, widow of Mr. Philip Jukes sions, we are on safe premises; and it is

Worthington of Leok, Staffordshire, second salling goods on credit to a boy of defendant's therefore disconcerting to find the lecturer daughter of Sir Thomas Wardle, of Leck and years and sai he should be more careful in quarrelling with inductive logic, and deay-Swainsley, takes place at Hongkong in Novem-future. ing its usefulness in dealing with "the bar. problems suggested by the new theories." Since the new theories, the electro-ethereal

Mr.

hypotheses with which BALFOUR

The to French steamers, Paul Bear and

Charles Harderin, are still lying idle in the river near Cauton. The result of the meeting

of creditors of the bankrupt firm to which they bolour has not transpired, but it is unlikely that the vessals will be put on the Canton run again

The Shanghai Bund asks the following ques- tions: What the Japanese destroyer runs into Woosung for every evening? Why vegetables

is presumably enamoured, were not reach-are scarce in Hongkew market the following Whe we morning? Who does the business? ed in a strictly "legitimate meaner,

reesives the cumshaw? What price benevolent presne inductive legicians will have no

neutrality? dealings with their "problems." The saner scientists are not like the Old Testament. kings. The dream that is dreamed suggests no problem to them. It seems a little hard on inductive logic to twit it with impotence On the 8th September, at the Victoria Hospital, in the matter of questions that do not arise

in its own province. (201

BIRTHS.

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Harker Koud, the wife of Youse Hrs, f daughter.

On the 24th August, at Kinting, Suchan, the wife of the Rev. F. J. BRADSHAW, American Baptist Mission of a son.

On the 16th September, at Shanghai. the wife

of THROUORY OGIER, of a son.

On the 17th September, at Shanghai, the wife of H. CH. MULTE of a daughter..

The Daily Press.

The

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It would almost appear after all that our comfortable fancies with regard to detachment and

To-day is the 15th day of the 8th mooń, or the Chineso Mid-Autumn Festival Day. better known among the Europeans as the Feast of Lanterns.

The Postmaster-General of the United States is credited with the ambition to establish pouny postage between America and Europe. If he succeeds we may safely assume that universul penny postage will quickly follow, for French mea and Germans and Englishmen would be unlikely long to tolerate the absurdity of charging twopeneo-halfpenny for letters ex- change with one another, while letters sent al the way across the Atlantic were only charged

pony,"

We have to welcome still another China-side, contemporary. It is the China Reriew, edited by C. L. Norris-Newman, F.R.G.S., and Of it the editor remarks published at Tiontsin. that it started absolutely without one subscriber, or one advertisement, and he hopes to increase and improve it day by day. Many advertise ments have already been proffered," but No. 4- contains none. They will be accepted us soon as possible. It is "an ovening journal of meu and watters." and quite Russopbil.

INDIAN DEALER REBUKED. Cassum Ahmed, an Indian deater, sued E. J. Hyndman for $23.21 in respect of goods sold

and delivered.

The defendunt, a boy of barely fifteen years

of age, admitted the debt. In reply to his Lordship he said he bought some of the goods for los sister and some for himself. He was a clerk with sercantila firm in the Colony and

Asked how much he could pay, the defendant undertook to pay the debt in instalments of $5 per month.

His Lordship gave judgment accordingly,

the first instalmuant to be paid on the 1st Outo

ber.

POLICE COURT. Friday, 23rd September.

BEYORE Mr. J. H. KEMP (ACTING FIRST MAGISTRATE).

NO LEHTE.

Two boatmen convicted of failing to show lights between sanrise and sunset were fined $10 each.

AN INCREASING RECORD. Thomas Rees Jones, a European destitute, was convicted for the eleventh time. He did not return to the House of Detention. One month's hard labour,

▲ I ISPUTE.

Two Chinese, shop fokis, had a dispute about some oil and came to blows. They issued eroes summonses for assault. Mr. H. W. Looker, solicitor appeared for one of them, a man who had inflicted a wound over the other's or with

achise). This defendant was sentenced to three

weeke' imprisonment. The cross-charge was disinissed with a caution.

NOISY WOMEN.

Two Chinese women wars charged with disor derly conduct in the street, inaking a noise. They could not refrain from zaaking a Roiss in court, and were fined $2 each.

BYTRADITION CASES.

Tokyo, 17th Septembar.

A Bussian transport with a cargo of arms and ammunition on board from Shanghai to Vladivostok bas stranded south of the island of Iterap, ia the Kuriles, yesterday evening, There is no hope of rafkating her. Fifteen American and German members of her crew have landed and encamped on the island.. It is supposed that this is a Norwegian steamer, the Rossija.

I have

have given" careful consideration to the sugges tion which appeared in last night's China

be altered from 35 to 25, and Mail, that the minimum age limit should come to the conclusion that this alteration

residents. (Applause.) It soome to me that would not be advantageous to the general

the result would necessarily be to weaken the Volunteer force, to strengthen the Reservo Association at the expenss of the Volunteer force; that is to say, to strengthen the body which receives the lesser at the expense of the

WHERE DOES TRUTH LIE? RUSSIAN HEANQUARTERS, 16th September All reports of Marshal Oyama concerning booty are absolutely false. All that has been left by our army consisted of two old useless body which receives the greater. Again, if the railway cars, several broken and useless empty Volunteers increase as they should do, and as I cartridge care, a few forgatien tios of cartridges, hope they will do, after a time the bulk of the some of which contained the well-known young mer in the Colony under 35 years of the active Volunteers, orduance · Russinü revolver cartridges with Butage will belong to tipped bullets which appareatly the Japanese baptised dum-dums, and especially a great lot of empty cartridge-tabes. All our guas have been removed, not a single on fell into the hands of the enemy; tone of our troops have been taken prisoners.

WHY THE JAPANESE FISHERMEN

WERE ATTACKED.

Losnes, 16th September.

and the Volunteer Reserve Association wili then become really a reserve, consisting of men who have had some training and who are keeping up the nest essential part of it--muske- try practice.

I do not attack much value to the argument which was in the papers, that the exigencies of business a cald not allow some men to join the Volunteers while they could manage to fulfil the conditions require in the Association. From what I have heard, the headr Viceroy Alexis reports fighting on Kam- of firms and departments give great facilities chatka in July last betweer Russian militiamento. Volunteers to attend the annual camping. and Japanese fishermen who proclaimed a Japa-exercise, and apart from this camping exercise ness protectorate. The Japanese lost heavily the number of drills that a man has to attšvů......

Dat so very considerable, and great The Japanese parer and were driven off.

chatka on some two hundred Jay- but it is left for Viceroy Al report an attack by armed Russia

that these two hundred proposed to annex Kamch

plain ishermen

CORRESPONDENCE.

HUMANITARIANISM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PEESS?"

The case in which the extendition of a Chinaman is applied for by the French an- thorities of Indo-Chino came up on remand. Mr. J. Hastings, solicitor. appeared for the defence; and Mr. J. Hays, solicitor, on behalf as the law us to have

of the Nam Loong Firm, said to have been robbed by the defendant.

The Chinese call it the Chung

moon. After the New Year's Day, to-day is con- Chow, or the day for the worshipping of the sidered the most important nationa! fele day. As usual there will be a large display of flags and banners at daytime and general illumina- relaxation were un- tion at night, especially in the China town. healthy, and that the philosophic or political shoonaker would do better to "stick to his last." Those very mis- conceptious catalogued by Mr. BALFOUR as appertaining to the 18th century were due to delective or incomplete cliservation HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVUX ROAD 1.

As time goes on, and ONTUN OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. of phenomena.

fresh phenomena are disclose i (as HONGKONG. SEPTEMBER 247, 1904.

radium) we still have to depend upon Those who do not admire the British our inductive crúfches, reasoning from the Premier's ability as a statesman have a whole of the particulars, new and old, to disrespectful way of referring to his philoso- the general. What other course is open to us Mr. BALFOUR does not seem clearly to phical bent as something unmeet in a mau

In his conclusion that upon whom rests responsibility for great have indicated. practical affairs. Rightly regarded, how."there is a certain inevitable incoherence ever, there is surely something to be admired in any general scheme of thought which is in the man who can leave Downing Street, built out of materials provided by natural where he has been preoccupied with the science alone," he seems to political interests of a great nation, to travel done no more than give a verbose rendering down to Cambridge to address a body like of the thought supposed to be embodied in

It is announced that Mr. Adolf Bock has the British Association on such a subject as HAMLET's famous remark to HORATIO.

refused the offer of £2,000 maile to him by the Reflections suggested by the New Theory This, while pretty enough in pocity, is not of Matter." We are not in a position to the lucidity and definity wo expect from our Treasury, considering the sura to be entirely state that Mr. BALFOUR literally yout direct philosophers; and if such obscure repre- inadequate. If, as is reported, the offer is not from one place to the other; but it is sentations arising in consciousness are to be repasted, the Daily Mail, with an eye to adver- to Mr. Beck. The opinion seeins pow to be figuratively correct to express in that way dignified with the name of reflections," tisement, guarantees to pay the sum of £2,000 the remarkable transition from one phase what are we to expect from the same wind entertained by not a few that the authorities. of thinking to another, diametrically opposed applied to practical, everyday concerns, in however personally disinclined they may be to as those phases are. It is indeed a far ery which we are more immediately interested? agree, will be obliged to yield to the public

doubtedly evoked. from the theory of the physical universe to Wonderful as are the later discoveries of feeling which the clamercus journals have uu- the theory of contraband; and in these science, we must not repeat the errors of stirring times we need an example like that our ancestors, and imagine that they haveBy kind permission of Lieut. Col. Iremonger of the Prime Minister to encourage the brought us to finality. The British Associa- and officers, the Bond of the 33rd Burma Iufan. faculty of mental detachment that is as tien has on several occasions gone too fast, try will play the following programme at the necessary for perfect sanity as physical and Mr. BALFOUE's reputed deliberate judg. Kowloon Hotel, during dinner, this evening

We have been ment did not prevent him, apparently, on exercise is for health. familiarised with the axiomatic value of August 17th, from encouraging that weak. attention by the petty tradesman com- ness. He would, unleas we have misread him, mencing, who, in his announcement to the impatiently carry us from the one extreme public, usually promises the quality in its of the encyclopædiats to the other extreme strictest form. A learned Frenchman of Mother" EDDY and her disciples. The (RIBor) in a study of the psychology of work of science as we have learned to think attention has, however, defined it in such a of it is not the throwing of a Lidge across way no to quite unintentionally awaken us to some further shore that is seen and to the risk we run in adapt.ng ourselves too known, but the cautions building of a pier, much to a predominating thought. Whereas stone by stone, out into the uncharted se. inattention leads to incoherence, vagueness, We are already abutting on what was once and error, attention overdone may become presumptuendly styled the Unknowable, monomania. The danger of war for break-and having come so far, we take it unkindly fast, war for tillin, war for dinner, and war of Mr. BALFOUR to find fault with the for "between meals,” as MARK TWAIN. would methods of the builders, just because, the put it, ought to be sufficiently obvious to pier of Truth is not completed in time for excuse a digression in the direction of a the meeting of the British Association!

Bolection

s allowed as to when they go out in es drills. Altogether, I think it will be found that the time spent by an efficient Volunteer on his Volunteer work is not a very great propor- tion of the time that he is away from business during the year. Further, it is within my knowledge that some of the busiest men of the Colony are already or propose to be active. Volunteers. The second condition is that members should undertake not to quit the association within one year of joining, without leave, and to enrol themselves in the event of necessity Sra. At the third reading of the bill under the Volunteer Ordinanes as the Hongkong brought forward yesterday [22nd.] to amend the Volunteer Reserve Company, This was inserted existing Ordinance relating to Wild Birds and to make the Association a real reserve that Game, the Hon. the Attorney-General in moving could be counted on in time of emergency. It the amendment, is reported to have said that is necessary that we should know always what on the subject then stood, it men will be available at the hour they are constituted an act of wanton cruelty. From required. It is not intended to prevent men. this it is abundantly evident and conclusive leaving the Association at any time for that the abuses I drew notice to ware existent, good reason, such as learing the Colony or suffering from serious illness, or any other and had their origin in no idle fancy of mine; and moreover, that the Ordinances are framed good reason. With regard to the second sen- tance of that condition, “Upon enrolment officers (in this respect at least not only with a view to atility as yon suggested, but likewise that of the company will be selected from among the I think you may be perfectly certain that the Governor will select as officers these members sentiment which you sought so eagerly in dis- members and commissioned by the Governor."

in whom he thinks the remainder will be most paraga--- Yours, etc.

willing to render efficient servies. (Applanas.) The third condition is that the rules of the association are to be framed by the Committee of Management elected by the mem- bera from among their own mumber. This provides for the Association being of the nature of a club with power to form ita own roles ng to rifle competitions and as to raising such funds is may be necessary and as to any other object that may appear to them desirable, having in view the general idea of the association. The The Foochow extradition case was also but steeper over the northern part of the Chins fourth condition is that members should practice. Sea. Light N.E. wieds will prevail in the For- rifle shooting so as to become offcient shots, moss Channel and fresh E. winds to the South-for which purpose they shalt be leat riftes by the General Oficer Commanding and shall ward and Eastward of Hongkong.

Forecast:--Fresh E. to N.E. winds, overcast, Le supplied with ammunition at cost price. fair generally.

This relates to the Association apart from the

The French Consul put in documents. Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of Police, asked for a remand so that a man, who had already loft Saigon might have time to come here and identify the prisoner. He was quite certain that they had the right man, the French authorities. because the finger prints had been sent on by

Mr. Hastings objected to any further remand. The man had been arrested on the 26th ult.

was on its way. No evidence had been put for- and sach time that the cuss came up the steamor ward tó substantiuts the charge. His Worship would remember that on the previous occasion

he said that the prosecution had had ample time. to produce evidence.

Mr. Kemp said that under the circumstances accordingly, granted a further remand of four he thought the application reasonable, and,

days.

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God Save the King."

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We must protest against the publication, by our esteemed and usually reliable contemporary the N-U. Daily News, of the following item:-

PARTRIDGE.

The observations which this communication seems to demand will be found in another part of the paper, under a similar caption.]

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday inaned The following repert —

On the 23rd at 17:35 ara.

The barometer

has fallen slightly in the Yangtze ralley and

risen et all other stations.

Pressuro is greatest the neighbourhood of Che Loochoo Islands and least in the China So

Gradients are slight upon the China Coast

A now Cable Company, called the German-The Hongkong Daily Press has a telegram

The connection that exists between Port: ordinary charges of rifle clubs in return for Datch Telegraph Company, has been formed at dated London, the 12th inst., announcing the Arthur and a peaceful village in Devonshire it promising to enrol in time of emergency. The Cologne to lay a cable in connection with the death of the Right Hon. James Lowther, M.P., Hetle known. Half a century age the racter of fifth condition refers to ranges.The use of for the Association one day in the week, and the cable lines of the Dutch Indies, from Menado, Chairman of Committes and Deputy Speaker Atherington was the Rev. James Arthur, the the Volunteer and Police range will be reserved in Celebes, vid Guam and Japan, toShanghai of the House of Commans." We had no such father of Lieutenant W. Arthur, R.N., and great-unclu.cf the present rector, the Rev. W. The new cable will be connected in Guam with telegram. The Chairman of Committees is a. Arthar; and Lieutenant Arthur was, in the members will have the right to use the Since that Was published T the American Pasific cable from San Francisco young man in excellent health, and will, we late fifties, in command of the ganboat Algerins rango at all times when not otherwisY- to the Philippines, and in Shanghai with the trust, long retain his remarkable faculties. He in Chinese waters. The Algerine was attached coupied."

made by the English and French in 1860; and German cable running from Shanghai, vid is an ideal chairman; we speak with personal to a surveying expedition-prior to the landing have been in communication with the General Tring-tau, to Chi-fu, as well as with the Great knowledge of him. What we did record was

when the flagship Acteon was disabled, Lieute Officer Commanding, and he is further willing Northern Telegraph line and the Eastern Ex the death of the M.F. for Thanet. The mistake naut Arthur towed her into the then un-named to make available to the Association the short tension Telegraph Company's line. The new is perhaps a natural ore; but we would like our harbour, which was thenceforth known as Port rifle rangs that is to be provided for the line will be subsidised by the German, and contemporary to withdrew the statement that Arthur. Lieutenant Arthur, afterwards attain-military at High West, and nise the military

wo were guilty of it.

1 Datch Governments

it the rank of Rear-Admiral