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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26rx, 1904

Excellency Chov Fr, the Governor of Shantung.

In the course of his memorial the Gover- no. of Shantung complains that notwith- standing the issue of the Empress's strict

Electric car No. 7, and presumably all the others, had long delays yesterday afternoon, there being times when electricity was turned off the wires,

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binding, he finde that only about oue in families in his province every ten hure obeyed, the Loperial injunction. They give is their oxense for this dis- obedience their fear that if their female children are allowed to have natural-sized feet it would be impossible to get them married. The memorialist ges on to press the opinion that the majority of the upper clusaes recognise the folly and crucity of binding their children's feet, and obey the Imperial Edict on the matter; it is among the lower and less educated classes that resistance to the Empress's commands is encountered. These people cling teuasi- ously to "olo custom," and while the terms of the Edict remain as they are there seems little likelihood of obedience being secured. It seems that, the EMPRESS DOWAGER knowing the bent of the official mind, was afraid if power were given to the officials to compel parents to desist from the practice of foot-bialing it might lead to a new source of wrong and oppression, as it probably would by the yamen underlings promptly making it an excuse for squeezing, cordingly the Edict specially prohibited officials from interfering in the matter leaving it to the good feeling of the parents and their natural affection for their offspring to induce them to abandon a practice con denined by the Empress and by common His Excellency CHOU FU, while stating that this should be sufficient to on- sure discontinuance of a pernicious custom, is obliged to admit that it has not proved so, and proceeds to consider what can be done to prevent the Imperial commands in the mutter becoming a deadletter. He is evident- ly afraid to recommend anything of a drastic or even a decided character, for after all his cogitation he can only evolve the following suggestion, viz., that another decres be issued by Her Majesty again, exhorting parents to refrain from the cruel practice, and strictly enjoining upon all respectable people to refuse to marry into their families any girl with bouud icet." In this way to hopes that in time the practice of footbind- ing will die out of itself without resorting to physical punishments and fines on ob- durate and benighted parents.

Hense.

Corrispondents must forward their names and ad

If this is the best course His Excellency dies ith communications addressed to the Editor, wut for publication, but as evidence of good faith

All letters for publication should be written on CHOU FU can propose it is evident that this one side of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have great and much-to-be-desired reform will be already appeared

a long time coming. An Imperial Decree, other papers will be inserted. Oniers for extra copies of DAILY Paxan should be sent before 11 a.. on day of publication. After that when not bucked with the material night of have the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash.the Government, is pretty sure to be dis- Telegraphic Address: Press. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Bd.

regarded. Probably as race has so little Lieber's

respect for their rulers as the Chiness; commands are obeyed only when they can On the 22nd Sept raber, at the Ohel Leab

be enforced by the myrmidons of the law. Synagogne, GUSTAV EX210, from Kobe, to Miss

[2308 No people probably take so many risks of PAULINE SCHAFIRA, froin Paris,

On the 24th September, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnston, Jos punishment, the gambling instinct in the SCOTT HALSTON, eldest son of GrOEGE ALFRED Celestial extending to bis defiance of the HARSTON, of Wentworth House, Harrogate, to NABEL HILDA, Youngest daughter of the Inta law. Hon. C. S. DA-MELBOURNE, M.L.C., of Reck- hampton, Queensland.

-P.O. Bez, 38. Telephone No. 12

MARRIAGES.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVOUR ROAD Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1904.

A FASHION in China, as elsewhere, must dic hard. Indeed in the Central Kingdom a fashion is apt to become crystallised into an unbreakable custom. The queue, design

of subjection to his dynasty, has become a

Unless therefore Her Majesty the Express DOWAGER's interest in this reform prompts her to go further than the timid advice of the Governor of Shantung will lend, it is not likely that it will make much The example of retaining the Progress, female foot at its natural size, if generally set by the higher classes, might have some effect in time, but it would be years before it could leaven the lump. There is no reason why the EMPRESS DOWAGER should not now again forusally prohibit the practice, and then issue a further decree to the effect

lands-India, Burma, Shanghai, Mndras, Bengal, British North Borneo and almon, New. chwang, and Siam. į

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The Russian transport which is reported to have bean badly shore at the Iturup ieland, one of the Kuril group, is`now stated to be the German steaner Progress which left Tsingtao some time age laden with ammunition, pro- visions, etc., destined for Vladivostock.

If the world really believed that it was more blessed to give than to receive, the man who took presents without making any would be looked on as a public benefactor. The fact that he is regarded as a curmudgeon, says a Home gift as paper, proves that the world looks on a an obligation.

Newly joined Hongkong Volunteers are Messrs. A. E. Wright, F. H. Dillon, C. E. Frith. G. W. Coysh. C. W. Ward, R. Duncan, 8. G. Hames, E. F. Casey, C. M. S. Alvos, and F. Ward. Messrs. A. C. Squair, P. Deacon, J. Peak, W. H. Russell, and J. H. Longhurst have given up Volunteering.

The name of Alico Deborah Sibree has been added to the register of medical and surgical practitioners qualitied to practise medicine and surgery in this Colony. She is a licentiate of the Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians and of Surgeons; and of the Glasgow Faculty of Physicans and Surgeons.

There were very few Police enses before Mr. J. II. Kemp on Saturday. Interest attached to ore in which Mr. J. McLaughlin, manager of the Engineers Institute, charged Ti Chong, his hill-collector, with embezzlement of various small sums. The complainent asked for a remand, as he thought that there wore other sums to be accounted for. This was granted.

Yesterday afternoon the funeral took place at Happy Valley of Mr. A. E. Ewing. of the Kowloon Docks joinery department. Mr. Ewing was 35 years of uge He died at the

Peak Hospital on Saturday morning, after a

wook's stay there, from acute pusonic. A large number of the Dock employees and other friends of the decoused attended the funeral.

Here is the programme of music to be per- formed by the band of the 93rd Burma Iufastry on the New Parude Ground from 4.30 to 6p.m. this (Monday) evening-March, "Des Tereres," Goddard, Idyll, "Hiawatha," Moret; Selection, The Orebid," Ivan Caryll; Song, “An der Weser," Pressell; Selection, "Resainiscences of the Plantation," Chambers; Waltz, Diana,"

God Save the King." Kirby,

The marriage of Sir Thomas Montgomery Cunninghame, Burt, to Miss Alice Dos Voux, takes place in a few weeks time, said the Globe

lest mouth.

The bride-elect is the elder

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LADY CURZON ILL.

LONDON, 23rd September. Lady Curzon, wife of the Viceroy of India, is dangerously ill.

THE AMERICAN COTTON MARKET.

LOSION, 23rd September. Mr. Sully is attempting to corner the

cotton market.

REUTER'S SERVICE.]

LORD ROSEBERY ON ARMY REFORM.

THE WAR.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,]

RUSSIA AND CONTRABAND.

LONDON, 23rd September. The Russian Commission (appointed to consider the questions which have arisen with regard to contraband) declares coal, cotton and iron to be contraband.

LONDON, 24th September. The Russian decision with regard to con- traband is officially denied.

(This might mean that the report of the Russian decision was officially denied; but it is probable that our correspondent meant to say the decision itself was officially repudiated by Great Britain.

LONDON, 23rd September.

LONDON, 22nd September. Lord Rossbery speaking at Láncoln, in dis. THE STRUGGLE AT PORT ARTHUR. cassing Army Reformi, reiterated that we and made a great, though not an irreparable mistake, in oriling a great organisar and ecou mist to India (where be heard his advice was not very frequently takenį, and replacing him by civilian after civilian with melancholy results.

RUSSIA OPPOSED TO THE TIBET CONVENTION.

LONDON, 23rd September.

Rev. F. T.

The Russians have recaptured the fort at Erinugshau.

General Stoessel's wife has .beon wounded.

Forty-five Russian guns were destroyed at Port Arthur on the 15th instant.

[REUTER'S SERVICE]

WARSHIPS SOLD TO RUSSIA.

LONDON, 22nd September. The Argentine Repablie denies that any warships have been sold to Russia. PORT ARTHUR COAL AND WATER

SUPPLIES.

Losnow, 23rd September.

It is believed that the Russians are urgently in need of coal at Port Arthur, to enable them to continue condensing, on which they mainly depoud for water. Russian cruiser Terek had commenced coal-

The

It is reported from several quarters that Russia is rising a strong protest in Peking against the Tibetan treaty; and especially against the control of her foreign relations,

WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL.

At St. John's Cathedral on Saturday the welding took place of Mr. 1. Sesti Harston, of Messrs. Ewens and Harston, and eldest son of Mr. G. A. Hareton, of Wentworth House, Harrogate, and Miss Disk-Melbourne, youngest daughter of the late Hon. C. S. Dick-Melbourne, M.L.C., of Rockhampton, Queensland, and a sister of Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Chief Clerk of the Magistracy in Hongkong. Johnson was the officiating clergyman. Among those present were the bride's mother, Mrs. Dick-Melbourne; the Chief Justice, Sir Henry S. Berkeley,, and Lady Berkeley: His Honour T. Sarcombo Smith, Puise Judge: Hon. E. Hing at Las Palmas yesterday, when the Sharp, Attorney-General; Dr. J. M. Atkinson authorities received instructions to prohibit and Mrs. Atkinson, Mr. F. Paget Hett, Mr.the supply of coal and stores. The Terek R. Harding and Mr. A. R. Lowe. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. C. D. Was ordered to leave, but was unable to sail Melbourne. She wore a dress of grey chiffon owing to the engines being under repair, with hat to match and carried a beautiful

WIT AND WISDOM OF LORD bouquet of white flowers. Mr. E. R. Hallifax,

ROSEBERY. Deputy Superintendent of Police, was best man. After the ceremony, Mr. A. G. Ward, organist, played Mendelssohn's "Welding March," and a wedding pool was rung on the Cathedral bells, A ceception was held afterwards in the Hong. kong Hotel The newly-married pair left by the Heungshan for Macao on their honeymoon.

NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LD

LONDON, 23rd September. The "Institute of the International Law Body of Jurists" has met in Edinburgh. Lord Keny, inaugurating the Institute, re- ferred to the conferences on International Taw at the Hague. He hoped that in view of the accession of Japan and the conven- An extmordinary general meeting of the tions. signed there Britain would follow the National Bank of China, Ld., was held at the example (sic). He urged the necessity of an early international conference to deal Company's premises, Queen's Food Contral, at noon on Saturday, for the purpose of confirming with contraband, the right of search, prizes, the resolution passed at the last general meeting with regard to the reduction of the Company's capital.

Mr. J. Focke presided, and there were alsa present: Messrs. G. C. Moxon and Kwong Kong Kuk (Directors), &. W. F. Playfair (Manager), H. Pinckney, E. W. Terry, G. H. Polts, Ng

daughter of Sir George Des Vœux, G.C.M.G., who has been successivoly Governor of the Bahama Isles, of Fiji, of Newfoundland, and of Her mother is a daughter of the Hongkong. lato Sir John Pender; and, originally of French extraction, the Des Voeuxs settled in Ireland some two centuries ago, and the first hargnet held several administrative posta in India. The present baronet is a cousin of Miss Des Voeux. The Cuuninghames of Corshill are a well-known West of Scotland family, and the present hear of the family claims the Earl-Chit Mi, Fung Wa Chun, Secretary of the Man dow of Glencairn. He is a captain in the Ritte On Insurance Company, Chan Hoc, Fang Hoi,

Wook Tik Tai, and Wai Wee Slang. Brigade, and gained the D.3.0. in the recent South African Campaign. His father also saw service in the same distinguished regiment in the Crimes, where he won the V.C. From 1874 to 1880 he represented the Ayr Burghs in the House of Commons.

- Colcestrian" kindly favours us with the following items from the Essez Telegraph. "Many of Cecil Turner's old schoolfellows of 16 years back sought him out when it was known he was visiting Colchester. He took a look at the old bannts, the ranch-revived Gram. inar School, and the house in Wellesley Road

The MANAGER road the notics convening the meeting,

The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen,-Before putting the resolution I would again submit to you as I did at the meeting of 3rd September, the statement of assets and liabilities as on 31st December, 1903, drawn up so as to give effect so the proposed reduction of capital. I may man- tion that we hold proxies for 15,667 ordinary end 281 founders, and against 88 ordinary and 49 founders. If there are no questions to ask then

will propose as follows:-

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BLAZE AT WEST POINT.

HOUSE GUITED-TWO FERSONS INJURED.

No. 45, First Street, a coolie dwelling-house, was completely gutted yesterday afternoon. A ricksha-puller residing thers was so burnt about the face that he was removed to hospital; and a little girl had her hands blistered. It is generally understand that the place was not insured; no double seem to be entertained about its being an accident. The occurrence is reported.

as follows:

As Mr. Collett, the police inspector in charge of Western District, was sitting down to his much, at 1.50 p.m. yesterday, a report of a house being on fire in First Street-which afterwarde proved to be No. 45-was runde to hita. Almost immediately afterwards the clook tower bell clangod a general alarm in Queen's Road Central; and the fire brigade, under Mr. Baker (chief inspecter of police), hurried to the scene. They were not long in getting there but evon in the few moments that elipsed the conlagration had 80 sprent that tougues of firo were protruiling from both first and second Hoor windows. At 2 p.m. the firemen directed a jet of water on to the burning building a ground, first and second floor Chinese house. Some little delay was caused by one of the hydrants being out of order, obliging the men to connect up with a more distaut The fire escapes were promptly put into position, allowing the ladder men to play water in the most effectunt throng of Chinese, men, children and even. women carrying infants, crowded in a dense mass round abons. They became such a nuisance, indeed, that the police were obliged to handle the foremost and most daring, thereby eansing such a panic that a European approach- ing the всеме bad to almost fight his way to prevent himself from being charged down. The tire was well under control in about. balf an hour; and completely extinguished sorné 6 minutes later. By this time, although the

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walls and roof were intact, the interior was completely gutted. The firomen thought it advisable to remove the roof. This one of then did by standing sheltered in an arched window and directing a strong play on to the pottery overhead, sanding showers of water and masonry in all directions,

It was afterwards gleaned that at the time of the outbreak the Chinaman mentioned, who was subsequently removed to hospital, was sleep. Waking up with a start, he made a mast rush for the staireuse, where he was so badly burned that he was obliged to return to the room-imprisoned with claest-certain-death before him. Neighbours, however, in a Queen's Rond house backing First Street, observed bis distress, and rannaged to make a plank con- nection from window to window. The man's life was thereby saved, for he managed to crawl across at no little risk of falling. His face was in a bad state, and the hair singed off houd und eyebrows. The little girl managed to "run th gauntlet" shortly after the outbreak, but not without burning her limas.

CORRESPONDENCE.

HUMANITARIANS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,” Hongkong, 24th September. Sr,-I have read your article dealing with wireless telegraphy, and the transformation Humanitarians, but I regret my inability to of merchantmen. At a banquet in the subscribe to some of the views enunciated by evening Lord Rosebery in toasting the yon on the subject. The confinement of a hird another. I have, for instance, vever raised Russion representative and other foreigners, as pet is one thing its torture is distinctly referred to the "supposed rivalry between

objections to the caging of pets in the Public Gardens, but when the process was carried to Britain and Russia, and said he was con- vinced that there was rooin in Asia for both, lengths, to revolting for words, I insisted it and the sooner both countries recognised was time for a check to be placed on it. Rather this the better for the peace of the world.

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(From Northern Papers.) CHINESE NEWS OF PORT ARTHUR.

than see birds thus tortured I would infinitely prefer, to quote your own words; "the hazards and cruelties of unfettered nature" (if nature can be associated with eruelty); Again, arguing on the soma principle, I see nothing in shooting CHEFOO, 17th September. itself to object to, provided of course that such Native refugees agree in saying that pro- sport was kept within certain limits, but when visions in Port Arthur cau last-for another four sport is carried to excess and becomes the excuse months, es native janka are arriving at Port for a display of unbridled barbarity-then. I Arthur all the time, but ammunition is very think it is time for the legislature to come to scarce now, There are so many killed and the rescue by asserting its power.-Yours

PARTRIDGE.. wounded among the Russians that General faithfully, Stoessel has a difficult task to keep up the martial spirits of his men, and most of the

surrender themselves to the Japanese at a time.

OUR POLITICAL LOGICIANS.

"That the capital of the company be reduced that an account of the cruelty to children that sheltered the Turner family of seven boys from £1,000,000, divided into 750 shares of £1 ed by the first Manchu EMPEROR as a badge involved in the process of binding the feet, during the inte Major Turner's sojourn in the euch (founders' shares), and 99,95 shares of 10 officers and men do not desire to defend the

towa. It will be recalled that Major Turner, euch (ordinary shares), to £399,175, divided into habit which even an Imperial Decree would and the fact that it constitutes them crip himself a fine cricketer, was sent abroad, and 99,925 shares of £7 each; and that such reduc strongholt with their lives, and thirty to forty ples for life, it cannot be permitted, and its soon after the sad news of his drowning, with tien be effected by writing off the whole amwinut probably fall to abolish unless obedience infliction in future will be regarded as a the rest of a cricket team, reached Colchester, paid or credited as paid on each of the 750 were exacted by a swift and terrible penalty-crime against the State and therefore be the family left,

They are now serving their shares of £1 each and cancelling those shares, The custom of foot-binding, though less punished condignly. Brought face to face King and country in various parts of the world. sud by writing off £3 per share, part of the national and characteristic, is one that holds with a rigid alternative, even Chinese oh. Cecil did not go for a soldier.. Frank, the sum of £5 per share which has been paid or

eldest, who played for Colchester Garrison the female population in felters of steel.stinacy would have to give, way, and in while still a school-boy, is now a. Captain with each which have been issued, and by reducing to thet journal a letter that is somewhat unkind an important position in the Intelligence De, partment in Tientsin; Cecil is destined to live

Bank; and Arthur J." has made himself his life abroad in the service of the Hongkong famous on the playfields and at Colenso. In a chat with Cecil I learnt that Walter is an officer with the mission nt Tibet, Jack is a

very short time-a decade at the most-the small foot which now disfigures the vast majority of Chinese females would cease to be perpetuated.

Saturday's plague report: nil.

The French Mail of the 23rd August was delivered in London on the 23rd inst.

Hongkong still regards Tainar-fu and Anping, Formosa, as plague-infected places.

The persuasions of friends, the advice of oficials, the commands of an Empress, have alike proved powerless to enforce abolition of this crust and barbarous practice. The Society formed through the efforts of the missionaries and others to influence public opinion against "the custom, succeeded st length in bringing the EMPRESS DOWAGER over to their view, and Her Majesty went so far us to issue a decree prohibiting -foot- binding, and setting forth the evils arising froui the practice, much to the satisfaction of thoas-persons who had engineered the orusade against it. But even Her Majesty's. influence has not, it would seem, proved patent enough to stop a fashion that has grown into a custom as inviolable as the

The British Consul at Bangkok-has-notified laws of the ancient Medes and Persians were said to be. So at least we are driven the revocation of the regulation respecting plague and the revival of the regulations substi- to conclude froin a memorial recently pretuting inspection at Fuknam for quarantine at sented to the Throne or the subject by His Kohphai,

The Boston 9.8. Shawmut returned to No. dock at Kowloon on Saturday to complete her

repairs.

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Basolssion Chapel, at Shankiwan, has been addosso the list of places licensed for the

solemnization of marriages.

Mr. E. W. TERLY seconded, and the resolu- tion was carried unanimously.

eminently original forin :

JUDGE PARKER AND THE PHILIPPINES.

It has now turned out that when Judge Parker, the Democratic candidate for the American Presidency, used in his speech accept- ing the nomination the phrase "self-govern- ment in regard to the Philippines," he intended to say "independence." Nor is this all, He would go so far as "to take away all possible. opportunity for conjecture." He adds

A correspondent of the Full Mall. Gazelle, credited as paid on the 40.453 shares of £10 over the pseudonym "Shellhack," contributes each of the 99,925 shares of £10 each to a share in its insinuations. It is couched in this "Evidently the Book of Common Prayer

It shall be made clear in my letter of of £7."

should be revised, or our war sailors instructal acceptance that I am in hearty accord with that as to the will of the Government, so that they plank in the Democratic platform which advo- - may have mental reservations when saying cates treating the Filipinos precisely as we did "Amen" to the daily prayer at soa-to wit, the Cubans, and I also favour making a promise "That we may be a safeguard onto our most to them now to take such notion as soon as it

can prudently be done."

It now remains to be seen whether Mr. his dominions, and a security for such as pass

There was no farther public business.

gracious Sovereign Lord King Edward and the

An interesting specimen of the retort cour- schoolmaster, and Eddie is a candidate for teous comes from the Old Bailey. A well-known Sandhurst. There is one still younger-who advocate having called a witness bearing

on the seas upon their lawful occasions" and Roosevelt will offer a revised edition of the was born at Colchester--and he is still at school. name of John Jones, the learned Judge com- But if he, too, does not turn out a good gricke: plained that he could not find his deposition.be instructed that lawful occasions are as willed ter and a useful member of society it will not Counsel: You will find it, my lord, towards the

dishonour."

be because his elder brothers did not set him a end of the buudio, Judge (looking through the by & Power with whom we are at peace, but good example. On Monday and Tuesday Cecil depositions with signs of impatience): Renily, which seems to will a state of "commeros with Tarner W. C. D." who comes from the Mr, it is very inconvenient to have wit

We know that our bruifers do not nowadays East on a year's leave, was, playing for the uences called out of their proper order. Counsel Stoics at Felixstowe. He is making Lunden (to witness): John Jones, stand down! (to the ground on their beef bones at each tido, but his headquarters; his mother is living in Edin. Judge): Will your lordship be good enough to could wish they were stalking these commerce burgh. Tarner came out well in the bowling say which witness you would like to be called. disturbers and handily placing themselves be- department at this match, taking in the first Judge: Surely it is no bustness of mine, Mr. tween such and our merchant ships. The old innings seven wickets for 86 runs, and in the, to instruct you how to conduct your case. English breed, the Handsoff family, seems to He made 25 runs. Counsel: That, my lord, is precisely the view I have died out being suly represented by the second three for 80.

has only been dead a year and a day! Against Colchester, W. C: D." made 69 and had entertained. John Jereal" and the witness female line, the Logicians. And Lord Salisbury was caught. He took four wicketa.

reappeared in the box,

same phrase. In his own speech of acceptance he said:

cans."

"We have established in the islands governt- ment by Americans, assisted by Filipinos. We are steadily striving to transform this to self-government by Filipinos, assisted by Ameri- Probably Mr. Roosevelt will not modify this It may be recalled that Mr. utterance; McKinley, in his message on Cuban parification,.. made use of the term stable Government,” which was afterwards interpreted to mean.

independence.