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the East, and England India, in search of markets. There is nothing moral in calling upon a person with something to soll. The assiduous agent, or canvas or

A. S. WATSON & CO., ba, and often is, styled a nuisance, but when was his work over desigented sinful? Granting then that trade is legitimate, and that the traders have a moral right to intro duce their goods wherever there is likely to be a demand for them, how doce subsequent trolible rise? Mr. ALLEYNE IRELAND reminded the members of the Royal are Colonial Institute that there two conditions to the absence of which commerce" cannot adjust itself-two enny ditions which are absolutely essential to the tho existence of any great commerce MANUFACTURERS present day. One is reasonable protection

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 31st, 1905.

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BRITISH NAVAL WORKS.

CHATHAM EXTENSION ABANDONED:

ROSTIH -- PESUED FORWARD.

of China som to be stirring in soms TELEGRAMS thereof) from Admiral Kataoka's squadron, new awakening. Economic pressure, must some day appear in China as the great wheel of things revolves, and perhaps even what he calls the "idea of free-will." Whether the recent and present stjerings are thus to be interpreted; or whether, as we kare sometimes suggested, they are spurious symptoms, the immediate, future promises to show. In any case, whether the attitude towards China be sympathetic or indifferent, it has to be admitted that the advent of the foreigner was a necessary factor, and a blessing undisguised when seen in right perspective.

Thare wero no now plagun essies to record at noou un Saturday.

The Singapore tenons wäre expected to com- mence running on July 24th,

Lo poN, 29th July. The proposed extension of the naval dock yard at Chatham has been

abandoned.

Instead, the work of converting Rosyth into a naval station is to be pushed forward.

** Chatham, on the Medway, already has dockyards and arvonal covering ninety were Thors uro ilva tidal docke, night building slips and the neighbouring data have been converte iato docks. There is a torp do factory near by. Roayth, on the Firth of Fortli. hay chendy ban the subject of more than one Daily Predd boon asnoured at the time.

CANTON NOTES.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Canton, 28th July,

THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.

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reports that ou the afteracon of the 24th instant, we landed near Klestaknil and found the lighthouse deserted, At the other end of the lighthouse the building -connected therewith-by-mlephone contained-|---ro-day in the Emperor's Birthday, and the | 21 bedsteads. These were also deserted. Chines are observing the event, as, in my The lighthouse has grand storehouses full recollection, it has never been observed belate. of provisions. » Enter on we proceeded The day, indeed, is being regarded much wors

as a public holiday tlsin heretofore. deeper into the port qud when we reached

Many factories have giron their mon the day ear to Basalt Island, we witnessed four gune mounted at the place where the tele- graph office stands in Alexandrávsky (in

The Barbour presents quite u gala appearance, Kastli Bay). When two of these gas fired bunting ring in all directions. As I look from my window the following steamera atrike me as un us, we immediately responded and very pretty in their "Sunday-go-to-meeting" silenced the enemy. Substiquently conflu-attion the British river stounier San Cheong, gration broke out in the town and what the French river steamer Charles Mardonin, seemed to be a magazine was exploded.

the French gauboat Argus, and the German. A gunboat Tsingtan.

Toxo, 30th July. The Kalafato (Sagbalien) army reports

off, with the reenit that the streets are crowde with labourers “ on the spree.”

All yismena aro closed.

I hear that the Electric Light Company in their contract with tlo Viceroy will have to

THE WATER used is THE PUREST that adjustment of commercial disputes aul for Now Territories Land Ordiannce 1905 shall telegram, its selection na nstal·haso having that an advance was begun at dawn on the supply all illuminations on such occasions as

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the enforcement of contracts." These two conditions were lacking in China, to take que good example. The Chinese householder maltreated the commercial traveller, who ralled in the police. The flag followed the trade, andnot vice versa. When the foreigner interfered and made it clear that life and

H.E. the Governor has proclaimed that the

come into operation on and from the 1st Angust.

The teable value of t...holo Colony is now $10,472,278, -as comparet with $9,89 450 last year, an increase of 8581,757, equivalent to 5.88 per conf.

Bauk

Monday, the 7th August, being & Boliday, will be absorted as n holiday by the Government Departments, with the exception of the Police Magistrates' Department.

For being absent from his ship without leave, a fireman of the sis. Backheath

109 on

Saturday sentenced by Mr. F. A. Hazeland to three weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

property wore excred, and established arrangements to defeat those other rubberies that are accomplished other than by force of arme, he was conferring benefits which are only now beginning to be recognised owing to the example of those isolated corners where he succeeded in *doing evil

"I wanted to ase the time," was the impudent that gool might come." Hongkong, Shang- remark of a native when charged b.fore Mr. hai, and the other trade settlements are. N. Orme, at the Police Cart on Saturday object lessons for the Chinese who see now with the larcony of a watch from the residence how peace may follow war, and justice reign of the Rev. J. II. France at Kowloon. His where at first one injustice was apparently Worship seulouced the man to two months being abstituted for another. All the hard labour and six hones' stocks.

rating of freadon sounds plausible untit definitions are called for. In India the natives, a section of whom still clamour for thie blessing, had freedom from the foreign yoke, but they had also freedom to oppress cach other; and in China it was the game.

The mandarin-and-the-merchant-were- free and independent, the former to oppress

Making some comparisons of Singapore and Manila, a correspondent of the Straits Times sys-One thing in which the Americans have copied the Spanish has been in the wleption

of the head-tax. The payment of on dollar a year is hardly felt by the porost natire and the receipt therefor serves the Government as a valuable means of registration and filentification, Taking it for granted that thors' are 103,000 myles on this island of the age of 21 or over.

A.S. WATSON & CO. | and "squeeze," the latter to cheat. Foreign that mony dollers would be a valuable addition

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interference, amoral and unjust as it isdes cribed, has in sundry placs relieved the merchant from that oppression and squecaz, while it imposed upon him certain restric- tions in commerciul methods. That the

and

to our treasury and would ha a fairer tax than the heary tax of 15 per cent of rental valus now put on house p operty.

A STREET TRAGEDY.

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

RENEWED FRRITATION.

LONDON, 20th July The irritation in France over Germany's interference in Morocco

| has been revived and diplomatic circles in both capitals are again uneasy.

ADMIRAL YEH DEAD.

SHANGHAI, 30th July. Adiniral Yeh died suddenly yester-

27th instant. The enemy was pressed hard, those freo. Te-aight, Canton City will, in parts, and at three in the afternoon the afterguard no doubt look very protty. occupied Derbenahoye, while the cavalry outered Louikow. At the same time, a

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

The Vicoroy has ordered that Sanitary Boards be appointed for the different districts in Cau detachment which advanced eastward tou, ju’śmitation, perhaps, of that very excel- through the district near Novanich in lant institution in Hongkong. The Viceroy is, Nelovskoye (?) defeated the enemy, both indeal, a progressive man, and this latest idea of infantry and artillery, near Waderníkovsk,his is bound to be of far-reaching benef“. and immediately followed in pursuit.

[REUTER'S SERVICE.].

Though it may come as a surprise to many of your readers, I would say that in rivay respects Canton is just as modern na Hongkong. ↑ IL Las its electric light, for instanes, and its own system

RUSSIAN CRUISERS IN THE RED of telephones. And whereas you in Hongkong

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LONDON. 7th July, The Russian cruiser Kubai stopped the

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS,

day morning at the Kiangnan arsenal. British steamer Fazilka in the Red Sea on

** Admiral Yeh Tsu-ko(Tuesday, was appointed to the Poirang. (mehern) aquadron in 1808. Last year (Boy 1904) he was appointed to Kwangtong, but pleated that he could not leave his work in the north, and was allowed to remain. During the war with Japan, he was a military ofdeer; and we believe cuvardies at Pingyaug was the same. cerneral Yeh who was tied and degraded for | trisi took place at Shanghai in the year of the war. 1894. His age is put at 45 to 50, but this appears to be conjectural. He was probably oldur.--ED.

pay $100 por tannin for your telephone, we pay -$49, though I believe the rate is to be increased to $50 per month. Eo far the Telephone Com- pany has been able to supply only about 300 installations, though there must boat Joust, 50 applicants. A Japanese manager is at the hend of affair.

The groat trouble in Cam'en is the narrow- ness of the streets, and this is a very band nat Speaking at Lyttleton, WA. Mr. G. H. Raid, Premier of the Commonwealth, said he for progressive officials to crack. I should like was determined to stand right acress the path to 280, the Viceroy order that some of those of those who would lead the democracy to Socialism, who contemplated that all should be stagnant pest boles, where the Chinese fatton born alike, grow at the same rate pat on the fish for the market, be filed in. Considering same weight, do the same amount of work, and that the fish are fed on the vilest dlth, these reap the same reward. Oo the racecourse the must be a soures of much pestilence. The handicapper adjusted the weights to bring savors, of course, are practically open, running the Carbines and Squibs together, Int the Socialistic creed was that all should stort front under the middle of the streets, as the heary the mark, carry the same weight, kavel granite blocks forming the roadway have at the same rate, und wind up a dead hast at gaping erauke in between. The new Sanitary ....... the winning post. This was an unattractive Boards will have to be very careful how they spectacle, even for a donkey race.

LEBUTER'S SERVICH.)

RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST.

LONDON, 27th July.

Referring to the transcontinental railway Mr. | treat this subject, for if they took away thes Reater's correspondent in St. Petersburg Reid said that one of the first measures to present free ventilation from these draius

be Buished when Parliament met was the wires that M. de Witte, at an interview publish- korisation of the snevey. He advocated the leakage would surely cause an epidemic.

before and comprehensive scheme of

merchants recognise the balance in their. A "Marino" bawker while walking along stituted a provocation to China, Japan, Greatnecer y defence was possible. His feelingolottrng, hair ornaments, etc.. A man surizam

Caine Road, near Arbathaut Road, on Satur ONATcommunications relating to the news columnavour is evident by their flocking to the

centres where fansign ways are paramon-fully calling out the wures he carried for sale. day morning, is alleged to have been uplow should be addressed to Tus FarTUR.

by their reluctance to return to the He we neprised by the sadden apprarase of jurisdiction of the mandarins. It is not

an Indian constable, and dropping his belong hard to sco

that although Professorings, he ran away, the constable giving chase." IRELAND devote his lecture largely to the

The hawker was going ub a high rate of spood as he reached the flight of steps at the top of economical necessities of foreign policy in

Correspondents must forward their names and oc- dresses with communications addressed to the Edưène, not for publication, but as evidence of good faith

Ali letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

communicati n that have No anonymously signed commu already appeared in papers will inserted. road or emira copies of DAILY Fans should sent before 11 am on day of publication. After that Telegraphic Address: PREB. Codes: &... 5th Ed. Bieber'

other

Arbuthnot Road, with the countable close

kour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cask, i the Far East, there is also a reni ethical baris, behind. As he was rushing down thess steps

·P.O. Box, 33. Telephone No. 12 HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD 01. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Hosgkong, JULY 31ST, 1905.

ance the distinction between freedom, and licence is clearly cratun and recognited.

There is, so far as we know, no record in China of any serious agitation for popular government prior to the foreign invasion and the social ileus that came with it. The Chinese fatalists have been content under

it is believed that he tripped while looking back at his pursuer. He fell Leavily to the bottom. fracturing his skull, and died almost immediately.

WATER POLO.

while the one recorded in favour of the Yacht") Club goes to the credit of Ortlepp.

THE BATTERY PÅTH AFFAIR.

The opening match in the Water Polo com- their present system, which can in no way petition was played at Kowloon on Friday be said to grant to the masses any form of when the B team of the V.R.C. met a teaú from the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club-and THERE is a point of view which enables those real freedom. If it had, there would have defeated it by thres goals to one. For the first taking it to regard as immoral and unjust the been more evidence of the sentiment of match of the season both teams played well, and enewachment upon one people of another patriotism which has only within the last the Yacht Club, who ore new to the gains, put people. To put it as plainly as possible, two months been named in one breath with up an excellent fight against thoir mere there are those who roundly declare the Chinese. As in pre-British India, the "xperienced opponents. The goal scorers for whenever,ccasion seems to require village communities of Chips were self-the V.R.C. were Alves, Henderson and Shuzu, that foreigners have no right to be in China contained; "the economic life was con- at all, so long as there are Chinese who ditioned almost entirely by causes operating On Saturday the V.R.C. "A" team tried object to their presence. There is a foreign within the community"; and the political conclusions with the 53rd Co., B.G.A., and newspaper in Japan (itself as much authority of the coutral government fonud again the club scored so easy win, 11 gale to Trespa oser as any foreigner in Chim) which almost its only expression in the exactionail. The soldiers were the mum powerful invariably sympathises with China in its of revenue and the issue of regulations wigers, but they lacked the combination and science which was displayed by the civilian frequent disputes and contentions with the affectir ceremonials and other externalities. team. Witchell deserves special mention for foreignor, and its grounde for so doing Thus the settlement of Shanghai 19 his brilliant all round play, which assured the appear to be only that-that it is morally practically on all fours with any self-gress of the Recreation Club. He scured the wrong to thrust upon China blessings that contained native community in the interior, majority of the goals for hie side. China neiller seks for nor wants. The the principal difference being that the skins. same system of ethics demands that Britain of those in authority are white, and the exac- in India, and America in the Philippines, tions fewer and less' oppressive. The faw must as quickly possible prepare the who bare by experience or observation conquered natives for self-government, and realised the real effects of the change bave rection with the mysterious death of Gunner then retire, leaving the people to their own long ago abandoned those prejudices which Richard Sampson, G.A. It was previously resources. They back these ethical and are still dominating the ignorant and unin-reported in the Folly Fress that deceased'a somewhat abstract postulates with eloquent formed; and which, unhappily, appear to body was found lying in Battery Path on the be approved by those alien intellects to morning of the 17th instant. Although a wound was discovered on the dead man's head, which the letter of ethics in everything, and the polico had no suspicions of foul play matil the spirit nothing. Professor IRELAND a Chinese boy related to them how he had seen It is easy; as well as pleasant, to "pooh.thinks that "a conviction of economic the soldier struck and knocked down by s pech" such views, and many practical, enslavement, so far from outraging the civilian. This story cansed farther investiga utilitarian pinds will dubs the entertainers coral sentiments of the people of India, tious to be made, the result being that Aaron fools. Mr. ALLEYNE IRELAND has called would fit their religious beliefs with the them "very ignorant"-of tropical utmost nicety; and it is not less clear that,

Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police conditions. Nevertheless, such opinions are in community so deeply religious as the Court on Saturday, he was charged with frequent and persistent, and it may be well Indian community, the fatalistic ides would wifully and maliciously and, with malice sometimes to treat them seriously; even be strong enough to check any tendency aforethought murdering Richard Sampson. arguing the matter on au ethical basis towards political activity, even What then, my first to asked, originates economic conditions were such as to suggest It is a pity that his these invasions of countries fur afield Not such ambitions." earth hunger, as is too often assumed; but investigations,.in. the East should have trader We have seen how Holland invaded ceased just at a time when the people

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"But what avail the plough or sail; *Or land or life, if freedom fail?"!

BUROPEAN CHARGED WITH · MURDER." A startling development his occurred in con-

Ellis, a tailor's outter, Friday afternoon.

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ed there, is reported to have declared that the railway, not merely for the good to

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A CHINERE BADT'S DEATH. The native custom at Canton, who engaging institution of the viceroyally in the Far East Australia, but believing that the sooner the

other States were linked with the West the better a wet nurse, is to pay several months" wages ia was the principal cause of the war,” as it con-

for themselves. The railway was absolutely advance, and then to make her no allowance for

Britain and America, and corresponded neither Australian

Reasin in the Far East, particularly in the ing the present visit. with the real strength nor the trap interests of of approval in regard to the railway had beenYum on the twelfth day of the sixth moon, at greatly strengthened by what he hail seen dür- about five o'clock in the afternoon, engaged a Pacific Ocean whore Russis, properly speaking

wat nurse for his child, paying the womầu in The Prime Minister said that in regard to

advancó. · The baby died at nine o'clock the had no interests,

that mail atuemer question, he gure way to no one in his advocacy of a White Australia, but same night and it was found that the woman relising that a large proportion of nations had poisoned it with opiam dross." Hor excuse were not of our colour, he thought it a

was that the child had been suffering fromt monstrons outras that the waters of the world should not be a free thoroughfare to all the diarrhoea, and that she gave it the opium as peoples of the earth. He would be prepared medicine.. to remare the white inbour clause from the Postal Act as soon as he was strong enough. Meantime, he rejoiced that be hul boon "able to restore the regularity and eficiency of the

THE RUSSO JAPANESE WAR

LONDON, 27th July. General Linevitch reports that the Japanese landed a battalion at Castrien Bay, sonth of the mouth of the Amur on the 24th last.

NORWAY.

LONDON, 27th July.

It is reported that the Kainer is proposing a Hohenzollern Prince for the Norwegian Crown. AUTUMN CRUISE OF THE CHANNEL, FLEET.

LONDON, 27th July.' The Admiralty has decided that the Channel squadron will craise in the Baltic Sos in August and September and will visit the Scandinavian ports.

THE LIVERPOOL ACCIDENT.

LONDON, 28th July. An electric train from Liverpool to Soutb-

port me fall speed into a stationary trair killing of the passengers.

M. DE WITTE ON THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, 28th July, M. de Witte, in an interview on board the Atlantic liner, transmitted by wireless, declared that nothing which had recently ocenrrod in Europe could remotely or indirectly affect the problem with which he will have to deal.

THE JAPANESE PLENIPOTEN.

mail service.

The three great necessities of Australia at the present time, the speaker continued, were stream of immigration, a stream of capital, and the restoration of public confidence in the political power and public conscience of the Commonwealth. He did not want to see the politics of Australia the sport of solish Intrigue and party organisation.

He made

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ance.

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The father of the child know not be tak control his grief and passion, and he seat for the police aud gare the woman in charge. He also sent to Nam Hoi eo that a post mortem. examination might be held on the body, the remett confirming the belief that the child was poisoned.

The case has not yet been tried, but if the nurse is convicted of murder, the usual punish- ment for this particular offence is Lăng Chị, a most barbarous and terrible torture. [There is

a strong app for loyalty to

to Australia the Empire as essential to the now, however, an Imperial Rozcript forbidding preservation of our liberties and national exist it.-Ed.]

The lines on which he proposed to proceed in preparing for the next election

were those of true democracy-the promotion of liberty, squality and loyalty lines on which splendid Fachievements had already been won.

Mr. Refl concluded with the statement that be would fight to a finish against the plange into socialistic experiments-Melbourne Weekly Times.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The O, & 0. str. Doric left Shanghai on Saturday at daybreak, and will be due bere early this morning,

The P.M. str. Manchuria left Kobe on the 30th fust. at 10. pm, for Hongkong via Shanghai and Manila. She is due to arrive in Hongkong

about the 13th of August.

1.G.M. str. Scharnhorst left Shanghai vis Foodbow on Saturday, at i am, and may be expected here to-morrow, pm.

on or

The

THE VIRTUE OF SEA-WATER.

There has recently been much disenESİON"UN- the question of the origin of life, but it. seouts certain that, in whatsoever manner the living coll was produced, the place in which it was created was the sea. The say of plants and the blood of animals are only specialised forms of this primitive medium of existence, and the cells of which our bodies are composed are still practically speaking, bathed in sea-water. Man, in short, fan walking aquarium. This discovery promises to lead to some important advancem in the salence of medicine. The mbcutaneous infection of sea-water is one of the most powerful

It is in

in some instances, almost of tonics.

to a supply of new blood. Dr Marie equivalent hea justice some notes of experiments in the communicated to the Société de Biologin France

malady. In cases where the nerve-calls nation of non-water in certain forms of have not been destroyed the sea water appears to free the body from morbid secretions, and to. stimulate the

nervous system. As the holiday season is approaching, it may be said that the bracing effect of a seaside trip seem to be due to the fact that some of the salt- with which the seg.air is charged find their

entire

The P. & O. ste, Candia lett Singapore for this port on the 29th inst. at 10 6.10.

The N.G.L. str. Capri left Singapore for this fort on the morning of the 20th inst., and may be expected here on the 3rd August:

The str. Zafro loft Manija en Balurday, the LONDON, 28th July 29th inst, and is due here to-day ul 5 þm. --

The Beston 8.B. Co.'s str. Atholl arrived at M. Komura and M. Takobira lunched, with New York on the 23rd July on sailet from way into the bodies of the holiday-makers. President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.

TIARIES.

THE JAPANESE INDEMNITY.

LONDON, 28th July. A version of the Japanese terms of peace has already been published in Washington with some show of authority. The terms comprise

The Beston S.8, Coast. Tremont New York on the 27th inst. for Manila and Hongkong.

The C.P.E. str. Tartar, from Hongkong on the 5th July and Yokohama on the 15th July arrived at Vancouver on Wednesday, the 26th Jnly at 5.30 p.m.*

PRINCESS MARGARET.

lization of Vladivostock, against which Japan ther the Admiralty are taking any stops to quently tostly on their bicycles. Fre--

will agree not to fortily Fort Arthur.

Princess Margaret went to spent her honey- moou in Ireland-disloyal country," where the Coatought family is beloved. While the Duke lived at Castleblanoy, a lovely demesne County Monaghan, his daughters were known Tu view of the greatly increased cutput of to all the surrounding peasantry, Daily tours an indemnity of £200,000,000, and the matracol from South Wales, Exgineering ask who- was arrested', on

were made.

refreshed at primitive way. ensure that a supply will always be reserved for sile inns, where entertainment is provided the needs of the navy It

that the for man and beast. One landlady was mattor has been taken into consideration. The horrified to bud after their departure that sho Admiralty Lave, it is officially reported, con had been entertaining" royalty, Lommenti sidered whether they should take steps to pur- chase land beneath which a supply could be obtained. They considered that a purchase of land properly for the purpose would be imprad ticable, especially in view of the quality of the The commander of the flotilla which was coal that is required in the service; and they despatched to Katli Bay. (opposits Alexan-doubt whether, if they did zo purchase land, the

If the Chief Detactive Inspector Hanson proze. cuted, and Mr. P. W. Geldring (of Messrs Bratton, Hatt and Goldring) appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty.

On the application of Inspector Hanson, the case was remanded for a week.

Br COURTESY OF THE JAPANESE CONSUL

OPERATIONS IN KARAFUTO.

TOKYO, 28th July.

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J

e" she exclaimed, "aure I dusted down the chairs and gave them a drink of fresh butter- milk, but I only missed their highnesses." Aunther old body, when she heard that Princess Margaret was to be married, said, “Troth, an its fine wife the Prince is gottin', her ladyship's

gran hand at makin red flannel petticoat. Ta

drovsky, Kaba to, about 60 miles north-eaut / required description of coal would be found Many's the wan she gave me."-To-day.

when a shaft came to be sunk. "