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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUES ›AY OCTOBER 10rn 1905
At a meeting of the Kulongau (Amoy)
is
Municipal Council last month at which there TELEGRAMS.
contact with the Community and, in their own
prepared to give the six mouths' option asked Council. In the meanwhile the Council is quite for, reserving all right of retails till a bona fide proposition is before thom.
With reference to the articles in the Trasty of Pong diviling the Mancha inn Railway between Russia and Japan, “F....G.S." writes to a London contemporary as follows :--K'onu- cheng-tse station, a short distance worth of Guntsija-lin, which is mentioned, as the point Yesterday was the Jewish Feast of Atone of partition between the Russian and Jap
ment.
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LONDON, 9th October. The death-is-announced of Baron Inverclyde, Chairman of the. Cunard Steamship Co..
(REUTER'S SERVICE]
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
Į but there is too much ground to fear that room for hope that by degrees a change
wore present: Mosara, Bruss (Chairman), Gar_ she will in this instance, as in so many will he wrought in the Chinese mind which other previous instances, endeavour only to may open the door to salutary reforms, both diner, Kruss, Nellafie, and Dr. Otte, it wa obtain specific knowledge in particular political and moral. It is possible that the decided to write to Moesrs. Poale, Lauder & directions in the hope that it may be of use | Japanese may have sufficient influence with Co. in reply to their letter of the 23rd August to her in strengthening her position in deal them to induce them so to approach the saying that it is assumed that, before they canį
LONDON, 9th October. eleotrio light on Kulangeu, it will be necessary ing with foreigners, but with no idea of subject in this spirit, in which "case favouryke a business proposition regarding installing learning anything from Europeans, which able results may in time he looked for. for them to send a representativo t come 'in
Traffic through the Suez Canal A. S. WATSON & CO., may cuable the Chinese to improve their Certainly this is the only direction in which
intellectual tour and internal administra" there seems to be a gleam of hope. Foreign interest, to make som survey of the ground to was resumed on Sunday. tion, and thus raise the status of China as a nations have failed; but Japan may be operated on, after which any proposition they whole. It is noticeable that, in referring to possibly, for clic reasons above indicated, bemales will have the full consideration of the the subject, the Chinese always speak of able to convince the Chinese that if they foreign methods, never of foreiga principles: wish to maintain their position among the They are too faily convinced of the super-nations they minst endeavour to acquire irity of their country in regard to the latter real knowledge of the principles upon which to imagine that anything can possibly be learnt modern civilization is founded; and adapt from outsiders in this respect. It might them (as the Japanese themselves live be thought that what they have seen of late done) to the circumstances and require. in a neighbouring country would to some ments of their own country. extent have disillusioned them, and that their evuesit would give way before un- deniable facts. But it is clear that, as yet, they have learnt very little in this direction; and that it will be only by very slow. degrees that any ridicul improvement in internal administration can be hoped for. At the same time it is encouraging to find that the Rev. Mr. BITTON recognises some indications that the Chinese ne not so blindly attached to their classier as they were formerly. Ife states that "in the minds of the younger generation, and the more intelligent of the older, there has come the suspicion decponing into conviction that in the crucial test of foreign relationship Con- fucianism has failed them, and they must look outside for the needed strengthening ideas." This is, no doubt, true; but an fortunately it is equally true that they still adhere to the false principles of government which are derived from the clausies with unabated tenacity. So long as they keep to their babit of striving to bring every new piece of knowledge within the limits of the principles of their defective philosophy, A. S. WATSON & CO.. there can be lille hope that they will materially advance. This, however, las
A court of enquiry on loss of stores was hold ben their habit from time immemorial, and at the Hongkong Volunteer Heulquarters yes- the belief that nothing can be worthy of terday evening. The president was Major serious study, that has not the stamp of C. 6. Pritchard, and the members: Captain W. aucient Chinese authority is still generallyArmstrong and Lieut. W, A Crake.
eactions, is 436 miles distant from the southern
London, 7th October. terminus of the line at Dalny, and 146 miles
Yesterday was a day of mourning ini The total number of Chinese in the Trans-distant from Harbio. The Russians also retain
pissesdon in Manchuris of the section of the Hungary, being the anniversary of the val on August 31 was 44,465.
Trans-Siberian Railway which crosses that execution of the leaders of the war of 1849. province from west to cast, ie., from the original An unusually large procession marched to
Kossuth Russian frontier and custom-house station bear the graves of
and Count
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The English Mail of the 9th September was dolitared in Loudou on the 7th inst.
His Excellency the Governor will to Ating the name Mancharia, 579 miles westward of \ Baltbyamy; the day passed quietly.
Henie at Government Hçuso ou Friday, the
13th lust. from 4.30 t6,30 p.m.
Our Foochow contemporary reports the death of Mr. Joseph Phillips, one of the eldest residents in the port, having been twenty-six years thore. Mr. Dowling, chief steward of the P. M. steamship China, died suddenly on the last trip of the steamer homeward, when only a few days out of Yokoliana,
The return of cases of communicable discases for the week ending the Ta inst. is a very One fatal use of enteric satisfactory ope fever is all that it contains. Since then one fatal case of plagus has buen reported,
Au auction of proporties belonging to the estate of the into Hadji Osman, of Singapore, extended over three days and realised a total of $595.493, which is stated to be considerably in excess of the estimated vulus.
Mr. W. J. Kenny, the British Consul- General at Manila, is going home or lease of
absence. Mr. E. L. S. Cordon, the vice-consul,
Sidebottom (of Messrs. Smith, Bell & Co.) will
bet as Vice-Consul.
Harbin to Vladivostook, 482 miles eastward of Harbin The Japan so having altered the gauge on that portion of the railway under their control, as matters stand at prosent, passengers for the Pechili Gulf ports will
quico to change trains, and goods and misils to to transferred at K'uan-cheng tse.
The following comment on tho currency question of China is extracted from a lotier sent to the N.-C. Drug News by its correspon dent at Kasting, Cho: --Within the spice of a few months the price of the silver dollar las puu from 890 to 989 cash and the prosp-eta ore
dollar has not brought as much cash for the past of a further rise. If wò remember aright the
ten years.
And the causes of this sudden fluctuation are not hard to sek. The old cash pious coat sining, they say, more metal in actual
value than the face value calls for. hare been melted down in large numbers. And on the other hand the market has been flooded with a fow cheap ten-cash places. Whereas only years ago there were no small pieces of silver in circulation in the interior, and no ten cent cash. places only; now with the advent of both small pisses, and the silver dollar changed iuta cash silver and top-cash pieces the cash is harder to to get hold of than it was then, Certainly it does not take a prophet or the son of a prophet
applied, there will be a pauie in the Chinese
noney markat before long,
surprising that progress has been slow. Mr. BITTON poials out that in almost becomes Acting Consui General, and Mr. J. Nto foresco that, naless some drastic ready ig instances it has been the case that colleges for Western knowledge in China have been unsuccessful unless under the direction of foreigners," and he notes periinently that a type of official, nominally in sympathy with foreign institutions but in reality anti- foreign in spirit, has within the last few
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SUPREME COURT,
Monday, 9th October.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (PUISNE JUDGE).
RECOVERING A DERT,
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 9th October.
BEFORE ME. F: A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE).
the app dig
ON BOARD WITHOUT PERMISSION. Captain Yaconger, of the Norwegian steamier Polb, charged Hans Begering, chief engineer. with having in a disorderly manner on board
the said ship on Saturday.
Defendant pleaded not guilty.
Inspector Langley informed his Worship that the defendant was paid of on Saturday morning and went ashore. He returned to the ship later in the day, and refused to leave it when the captain ordered him to do so. During an arguisenthe spot in the eaptain's fam
Captain Yacengør said the defendant was formerly his chief engineer. He was discharge on Saturday morning for being drank on board. About six o'clock on the evening of the same day he returned to the vessel, and stayed ther all sight. On Sunday he refused to leave the ship, and witness called the water pelice, whe removed him.
His Worship-How was ha disorderly P Witness-He had no business on board. His Worship That is not disorderly. What also did he do?
Witas-Nothing on that day,
His Worship-What did he do on the previous Thursday?
Witness-He camo aboard drunk, rofused to obay my orders, spat in my face and need very bad language.
His Worship-Why didn't yɔn oħargobimat - onca You ought to have.
Inspector Langley asked to be allowed to amand the charge to "boing on heard without. permissiou."
His Worship granted the request, and sakel defendant what he had to say.
Defendant said Suaday was a holiday, and be could not take his clothes ashore.
A fee of $10 was inflicted; the alternative
Lee Cheung Kai aned H. D. Noronha for the recovery of $250, being money advanced on a promissory note. Mr. Thomson appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Hott for defendant. Judgment was gives, by consun', for $100, with no order slabour. to costs.
WITHDRAWN.
The action brought by the Tung Cheong Wo against the Wo Cheung has been withdravo, Mr. Ole Koug Saf appeared for the plainull
and Mr. Bounar for the d-fen tank.
DES VŒUX ROAD FIRE INQUIRY.
The inquiry into the circumstances connected
furniture shop, 29 and 31 Das Vœux Bead, en with the fire which occurred at the Chang Lee the 9th ultimo, was continued before Mr. F. A. Hezeland at the Police Court yesterday after
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Mr. H. W. Looker (of Messrs. Dancon
being three wooks imprisonment with hard
GAMBANG,
Seventy-two Chinese were charged with gambling at No. 29. Gough Street on Sunday- night.
The case was remanded, the alfagod kvøpar of the house boing admitted to bail in the sum of $1,009, and 51 of the players in sumas rauging from $10 to $25.
Four natives were charged with gambling ou board the steam launch Au Hoi,
They were convicted and scoli fine 83 or seven days' impris.umont,
UNLICENSED SAVPANS,
A large number of natives charged with
plying unlicensed suspans in the harbour were each fined $2, the alternative being seven days" goal
FISHING WITH DYNAMITE Companies interested, and Mr. B. A. Harding
A fisherman was charged, at the instance of Locker and Deacon) represented the Insuranc appeared for the owner of the premison,
Inspector Langley, with fishing with dynamite Mr. T. F. Hough, of Messrs. Hughes and in the waters of the colors.
Return of visitors to the City. Hall Library TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY. | Hough, anetioneers, called by Mr. Harding, and Museum for the week onding the 8th Sep- tember, 1905 :--
•
Nan Chinese .... Chines
Library
235
Museum. 903
Total 343
2.098
3,093
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A DIVIDEND OF $48 PER SHARE.
The advertisement colamas of the Singapore Free Press contains a notification concerning an extraordinary geaoral mouting of the mom. The 124th Baluchis will move into camp athers of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, to I held on Friday the 18th inst. Two resolus estimates that there are at the present time | Custom's Pass on the 14th instant, for Annual
spoiling their Confucina idealism."
He
His Worship-Is thera muck of the being
Inspector Langley--Not so much since the ordinance probibiting it has been passed.
said that on the 7th and 8th October be carried on? inspected Nos. 29 and 31 Des Voeux Road. The roofs of both buildings had gone; part of the first floor on the south side of No. 29 was standing. In No. 31 the back part
His Worship-Defendant is fined $10 or three weeks' imprisonment, and the dynazzite, Crown.
of the first floor was standing, and a small area, detonators and fuses will be forfeited to the bout ten or twelve feet from the road was also standing. On the walls of the rooms loft
some two thousand Chinese thus studying Course of Training, leaving behind a party (1inas are to be submitted for the approval and standing the plaster had been stripped of, he
in Japan; but he is not by any means saaguine as to the results, and looks upon the movement as a passing phase "pro- Os 28th September, the wife of Mr. . .4ducing dangers which inevitably spring NIEHEN, A. Customs, Foochow, of a daughter. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Des YouX BOAD Cl. LONDON UFVICK: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C
The Daily Press.
from a little knowledge."
Native Officer, 10 N.C.O'S, 54 Sepoys) for guard purposes, which will be relieves weekly from camp. An advanced party will more on the 11th instant to propare camp.
The Times of India has started a crusade against the conditions of mill labour at Bombay The attention of the Government and the public No doubt past experience goes far to justify the fears thus expressed; but at the is drawn to the fact that large numbers of same time it is open to question whether operatives in the textile factories of Bombay are iming worked, under the most unhealthy Mr. BITTON does not somewhat under-conditions, for a period of iften hours daily estimate the effect likely to be produced, with only cne prescribed interval of half-an- HONGKONG, OCTOBER 10TH, 1905. Ax account which is given by the Rev. Woven upon Chinese stolidity, by coming in hour for rest."
contact with minds almost as well acquainted NELSON BITTON, in a recent number of Fast
Considerable interest has of late been taken
acceptance of the caveting. One is to nuthorise thedirectors to apply to the Colonial Government for the sum of $891,675,1,asy at rate of uselmuge 2. 141. about £4,740 as the certified profit
balance available for immediate distribution.
De
Witness
剪.
A PICKPOCKET,
DEFACING A LICENCE
The master of the Tang Hing Li junk appeared to answer the charge of illegally defacing his arms licence.
Inspector Langley stated that on the 15th July defendant obtained permission from the
and West, as to tho present state of Chinese their own with their own system of in Germany in shipping stock upon the assumi. aducation must be disappointing to those morals and philosophy, and yet abletion that the Hamburg-American Line and tho who have of late been hoping they could at aurately to grasp the full value, not only North-Gorman Lloyd would enjoy the mon last see some signs of improvement in of the material science, but of the political, opoly of the repatriation of Russian prisoner of not devoting any of the profile available to the first lour. Two rooms at the back of the police to purchase three lies und 150 rounds
war from Japan. But, according to the latest Western nations. accounts, no definite arrangements have yet China from within. Time was when the mural and, to some extent at lost, also the
religious systems of
been made sa either side in the matter. majority of persone best capable of judging Lessons coming from such a source must despaired of ever seeing any great advance have far greater weight than they can Another of the popular concerts of the originating among the Chinese themselves. Latterly, however, people of a more sugains possibly have when taught by the aldest Kowloon Dork Recreation. Club was hold at the diaposition had begun to hope that thera Europeans, whose knowledge of the Chinese Dooks last night. The weather proved inre classics and sympathy with Chinese modes favourable than on the last cension, conse wore indications of some definite progress. It has been not unnaturally condered of thought is, of course, limited as compared quently the attendance was larger. The pro- with that of the Japanese, who in their day gramme was of the usual high standard likely that the object lesson which was pre-have taken all that was good from Ching Our report is held over till next issue.
of ammunition for the protection of his juok. Detective-Sergeant Grant mails the entry on the licence, and signed his name underneath. Defendant then left the colony on a voyage. returning without the arms or ammunition.
that he had erased the entry and the sergeant's signature, On his license being examined, it way discoverul
The mase was adjourned.
A coolie was charged with picking the pocket Lought by the heat from the fire: nearly all of a schoolboy, Chan Chaon, 13 years of age, in the bricks wore bare on the first and second Des Voeux Road, near the Central Merlot, on floors. On examining the débris he found on Saturday.
Chan Cluen stated that as he was walking the ground floor a certain amount of furniture there were many pieces, some oharred and some along Des Voux Road, near the Central Mar- Tho, other; to autheries the paying out by this broken. In the show window facing the road ket, he was grabbed by the arms from behind amount of dividend at the rate of 524 per he saw a large quantity of plated ware, bat A second man, whom to recognised as the share for the half year, that is a dividend of could not say whether
it was silver or defendant, put his hand in witness's pocket and relieved him of his mouey. Both men ran away, electro-plated $48 per annum por share. When it is home in
a damaged wind, says our Singapore contemporary, that the case at the back of No. 31 where stock but defendant was overtakes by the police.
One month's hard labour and six hours' stocks was the sentence imposed.. original shares were one hundred dollar shares, might have been kept. He could cot approxi- and oven allowing for the high rate of mately value the stock on the ground floor exchange, in the old days, it will be admitted unless it was sorted out and each article taken that 48 per cent, per share on the $230, which represented the market price of a share on the He did not think it possible to state the valu?.
of the stock on that floor before the fire dute when the expropriation decision of the Colonial Office was announcel, constitutes He concluded that there had bon silverware A vory handsome manual dividend indeed.
stored on the second floor, as he saw suveral The smonats for the two last half years to articles of that nature amongst the debris on distributed in dividends have been fucre..s d'by reserve, obviously now un longer an object of premises ware not burnt out; one was on the any concern to the Tanjong Pagar Dock Com first and one on the second floor. In both wooms
a sum of $638,251 was In Sept. 1904 pany, available for distribution, dividend per share,& quantity of stock was stored. Then was In March 1005 (for the last inlf” year of 1994)
room in the two houses to have stored the mum of 81,176,651 was available for distribu$50,000 worth of the ordinary merchandise of
Aul bow ai lion, dividend 320 per share. profits is $391,876 (for first half year 1905) with conld not form any opinion as to whether the dividend $24 per share.
shop was properly stocked at the time of the announced to-day the claims for distributable this kind of shop. From his examination he
fire, as the upper floors were so completely TRADE OF SINGAPORE.
gutted. From the débris and remnants he saw The Straits Settlements return of imports he would conclude that an average stock had The International Law Association, embled and exports for the second quarter of this year been carried.
Cross-examined-The impression left on his seated by Japan would have its influence
The mail from Manila which arrived upon the Chinoso, especially as the latter civilization; and, as time went ou, have
abandoned or modified it in favour of the at Christiania, carried without discussion the is now out. The figures come out thus in com-
The wost well of the west house was scorched yesterday brings further particulars of the year, oxclusive of treasure :-
to some extent. Praotically the whole of the damage done by the typhoon. When nows have been seeking instruction from their
isas burned. There were a Owen: In the opinion of this conference the
was received in Manils of the foundering of active and intelligent neighbour and seemed more enlightened ideas of Western nations following resolution, proposed by Mr. Dongiasparison with the corresponding quarter of last mind was that pluter had been on the walls.
Witness cutter Minion was dispatched to the scene of furniture on the ground floor. at last to recognise that they might share who, in fact, lave, solved the problem time has come for protecting the world's 2nd Quarter of 1905...$83,085,670=£8,135,469 | second or
which the more advanced thinkers in Chiva mail and passenger steamers from belligerent 2nd Quarter of 1904 $92 493,612 £7,836,879 considerable number of charred pieces of the cutter Leyte, off the coast of Samar, the $592,185 could give, no ides as to what the value of the the disaster. On the 5th inst the following in the advantages which Japan has secured
are now essaying. That some such effect seizure, and with this object un international
Increase in Sterling
£298.50
on the ground and first floors would be stopk ga through her careful study of foreign ways, is being produced, there is evidence in the agreement should be adopted to provent, the
Singapore's total reached $61,004,018-fit it onsisted chiefly of furniture, wardrobes, both political and scientific. It must, indeed,
luoresso of about 400,000. Praeng comes in writing and dressing tables, sideboards and for 121,131,497, an ineense of about $90,000. washstands...
The case was romanded till Wednesday after have become clear to the more enlightened fact that Japanese teachers are being shipment and carriage of contraband of war
There is evidently something wrong about the punishablo offense," among the Chinese that, if it could only act employed in any hundreds of schools in by such vessels, and to render the marae
sterling figures, in the same way, similar benefits might be China. This at least shows that the Chinese obtainable by their country; and this fact are alive to the necessity of obtaining know G. P. Lummert put up for sala by publis.| once realised it was not too much to hope ledge from the West; but everything must auction the piece of ground known as Inland come out thus that they would be induced to give up some depend upon the spirit in which it is Lat No. 1405 together with the messagey 2nd Quarter of 1965 870,436,471-£6,896,903 received. If the Chinese can be reused by thereon known. No. 40 Caine Road. The 2nd Quarter of 1904 363,062,797-L 992,881 of their antiquated ideas and strike out a new and more practical course for them their Japanese instructors to go to the root ground has an ures of 1,967 square feet or of matters and to endeavour to extract from thereabouts, and the term of the lease is for
salves. There seems, however, too much
reason to conclude that any such change muat at best be one of very slow develop ment. Ne doubt China is endeavouring to gain some instructions from the Japanese,
*
At his sales rooms yesterday afternoon Mr.
IMPORTS.
Increase in Dollars..
EXPORTS
Exclusive of treasure, the export figures
DOOR.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report Increase in Dollars.. $7,333,674
Ou the 9th at 11.55 am. The barometer has Increase in Sterling.... 904,042
rison slightly over N. China, and fallen a little
•Singaporo shows: $50,082,407 against over 8. Clima and Fermoss.
Pressure remains alightly low over the Southern Philippines and adjacent seas. The 310.812,950 to $9,748,457. $18,928,194 The tin export full off from
Panang dess better with $19,531,994, an highest pressure lisa over Central China.
Gradients are slight to moderate, and frost increased from 86.982.442 to $10,373,711, The conversion rules were taken at 111 for 1905 Channel and the N. part of the China B68.
Forecast--Moderate N.E. winds; fine. and 1/10 4-5 for 1904-Straits Times:
THE TYPHOON DAMAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
reached Manila:- telegram from the commander of the Mindoro "List.pazsengers given me in Legaspi follows: Deau, examiner; Price, Signal corps; Foots, ex-constabulary Morgan, internal revenue Ely,
Sommers, constabulary. Bodion examiner of Dean and Sommers recovered and varied.
Investigated wreck Cantabria north enil Vessel broken up into small pieces, people all drowned; recovered five bodies, buried zame en beach; impossible to identify bodi
Ticap
Mail Leyte looted by natives. Cheques $2,500 recovered. Bark Matilda left east coast Luzon twbuty-third, sighted by me all safe San Bernardino straits, Falaomer rode out gale in Legazpi, all sale. Juan Bodrigues drifted nehore Bacon, Gulf of Almy; came off without total wreck; sovoral schocners nekøre east coast Luzon. No lives reparted löst.”
the civilization of the West its true 999 years. Bidding opened at $1,100 and rose principles instead of confining themselves by bids of $100 to $16,500, of which price the 1 to merely trying to better the instruction Int was knocked down to Mr. Laf Kwai Pui, I incrasse óf over 56,200,000. Her tin export NE winds may be expected in the Formosa damage. Launch Josephzine ashore. diimonun
by infusing it into their own system, there merchant Meggs. Johnson, Stokes and
Master, were the solteltors for the mortgagee.
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