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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY OCTOBER 16TH. 1905.

when constitutional principles are so well established that a danger of this description is of a remote kind. Still, there is a larking feeling in this direction against anything in the form of militarism, which no doubt Les its influence in conjunction with other and more immediato considerations. Then

The outward-bound German mail stener TELEGRAMS. Sachsen was five days late in passing through obstruction caused by blowing up the sunken the Suez Canal, presumably owing to the stoamer Chatham. The Sachsen passed throngb the Canal on the 8th sad is now expected to arriva here about the lat Novembor,

A. S. WATSON & CO., there is also a feeling, unexpressed but the band of the 2nd Battalion Royal West Kant

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AN ATLANTIC LINER STORMSWEPT.

LONDON, 14th October. The Atlantic liner Campania, one of the liners of the Cunard Steamship. Verdi Co., has been stormswept off New

foundland..

The programae of music to be performed by Regiment ou the New Parodo Ground this evening, from 4.30 to € p.m., is as follows March ...... "The King's Guard..... Koith Overture to... " 1. Martiri ”. Selection from "Rigoletto": Piccola Solo...The Deep Blue Sea" VALST.

"Solinten Lieder Selection from "The Mikado".

Donizetti

Gung'! irewor Sullivan

Five passengers were drowned and thirty-five injured, the injuries of one passenger subsequently proving fatal.

SUDDEN DEATH OF SIR HENRY IRVING.

LONDON, 14th October. Sir Henry Irving has died of syncope at a Bradford Hotel after acting in the theatre.

THE PHILIPPINES.

LONDON, 18th October, It is announced in New York that Gover-

nor Wright retires from the Governorship of the Philippines on the 1st December. It is understood that he is not satisfied with the conditions prevailing there.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE CLOCK TOWER. TO THE ÈDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." Six-In the present disenesien ou the subject of the removal of the Clock Tower one or two points sem to have escapai general ustion.

The first of these is that the Clock Tower was not orected out of the public fands of the Colony but by moneys privately subscribe.

In the early Sixties a feeling soms to have ovailed that the Colony should possess como buildings of a public nud permanent character. This rosulted in the eraction of the Clock Tower, thao City Hall, uut the fountain opposite

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HONGKONG JOTTINGS.

As the removal of the Clock Tower has been callet apon to offer a few romarks on the contri- advocated occasionally in thus column, I feel buted articles and letters which have appeared in the Daily Preas in the past week pleading for its retention as a memorial of Old Hongkong. I have not advocated that the structure should be thrown into the sea, but more than twelvo months ago, as you have already mentioned, lr. Editor, the suggestion was made in this column, that an appropriate place for the clock would ba on the now Post Office building. His Excellency the Governor, I observe, now has that sugges- tion under consideration. It is interesting to rocall the fact that when the schome for a Clock Tower was in the consideration stage in the oarly Sixties the entire cost of the Tower and the Clack (about $6,000, I behove) was offered to

Sir Hercules Robinson, the Governor of the day, to combine the scheme with a new Post Ofico which was at that time being disenssed, The and from the day the structure was erected it offer was for some uupublished mason declinet, has had the charge of being an obstraction to

traffic levelled at it.

none the less effective, that to lean up, the Army too much is to admit a want of confidence in the Navy, as an absolute; security against any possible danger to the country. This string has been lurped upon pretty strongly of late, and Mr. BALFOUR has shown per raison demonstrative that an invasion of Great Britain is an nbsolute;

At the last meeting of the Kulangsu (Amoy) impossibility. Mr. GLADSTONE Was equally

the following tuciff for chairs and chair solion! successful with his “silver streak," which hour; 5 cents por coclis for every subsequent was adopted" 10 ceste per casolis for the first was the safeguard of the country against hour or part of an hour; 15 cents par ecolie for all possible danger and a standing reason the first hour in bad weather, add 10 per cent. for cutting down the Ariny estimates. to the coolic hire if à clair is provided." It was Unfortunately, however, for this comfort-decided that the chair hougs be licorsed and the LIGHT ALE. [able view of the subject the best military chairs numbered; and that each chair hong shelf

authorities are against it, and have over pay a license fee of $1 per annum.

The funds for the uroction of the Hall and THIS ALE, broweŭ expressly Cor ROBERT and over again raised a warning voice, the Viceroy Sham regasted Cheong Pal-Sex

some time go to establish water works iu

the Tower were provided by privato subscription.

Sororal contributors to the discussion have TORTER & CO., LIMITED, is bottledressity for which it is to be feared may

[Sir Henry was 67 years of age, and land boen The Clock and the fountain wore the gifts of strenuously denied that it constitutes an bo recognised when it is too late. It is Caston. Cheong has now replied that his lands associated with the stugs since to was 18 years individual donors. of course, not to be denied that the

are fully occupied, and that he is unable to

old. Sixteen months age in a public speech

obstruction to traflo; bat low a structure views of military on on such a subject thinks this is a very impactant matter, indoed, years the time will come when I must say faro agreed to hear the cost of maintaining it. The Runt, leaving only, I suppose, about twolve

Funds for the erection of the Clock Tower greeted in the contro undertake the work at present. Viceroy Shamset foot upon the stage. In another couple of having been thus provided, the Government thoroughfare at its junction with Queea's

Sir Henry said: "It is 48 years since I first

of this important havo to be accepted with EL amount of caution.

oil to the art which I have loved all my life." People naturallyanch works in Cauton He has carafally stu hel

certain and that it is abslutely necessary to establish farewell has been taken earlier than Sir / City Hall is still maintained at privata exponse, feot of space on either side of it for the lave a tendency to over-estimate the in-

the mutter and has coms to the conclusion tant soukian tirol tada or has sudden death these circumstances, the Gororament can remove obstraction I cannot conceive. Watch the anticipatod, throughout the Euglish- The question untevally arisen whether, under traffic, can be described otherwise than as an |portance of their particular professions, and 3 sum of 1290,000 tads will be suficient to will be read with sincere serrow.

military, mán --may-be-as-inch-subjectal carry the schon through Ba intends to

was the first member of the theatrical progenerosity of privato individuals and handed time when numbers of people are returning Sir Heury or destroy a building omoted through the traile there especially at dask-in-the-pur to this infirmity of hainan naturgasany 2009 tols from the I. M.C., and will call on obtain 100,000 taols from the Salt Comptroller.

fession to receive the honour of knighthood, this mark of royal favour boing bestowed in 1894 over by them to the Government ju trust for from bathing picnics, landing at Blake Pior and

The actor assumed the name of Irving the public as a permanent memorial, other persoon. But against thin, it must not

the geurryda subscribo the balanco. be overlooked that the military are the only

by royal license in 1897.

coming up Padder Street in chairs or rick- He was born Heary Broribb iu the village of Keinton-

road" is observed by the rickstu or chair mon, shas on their way home. No rule of the authorities upon whom we can rely, and the

Mandeville near Glastonbury, and was educated

and rissas making their way from Queen's at Dr. Pisches school in George Yard,

road west, say to Blake Pier, turn sharply round subject is far too serious to permit us

Lombard Street, London. He mado bis to discount their warnings too lightly.

first publie appearance in the Suuderland

the nearest corner and the chances of collision Theatre in September 1850, and after a series It is astonishing that so able a soldier and

of engagements at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Man. so tried a public servant as LouD ROBBITS

cheater and Livorpoot, extending over nine should find it difficult to ranke an impression

of "Hamlet" at the Lyceum Theatre in 1874 when paying their subscriptions, an erection of a years, he went to London. His representation. upon the British public, but such unfor- friends of the institution including their Lord. public, and opinion was at first much divided as/Permanout nature end not one which would be case, but I think the discussion has been raised created a great sensation among the play going

under a spouinl system which enables the best sharaetoristice of a good English Ale to be

combined with extreme lightness of character and a practical FREEDOM FROM SEDI- MRNT, a result hitherto doomed anattainable.

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BISHOP POZZOŃI.

RECEPTION AT THE CATHOLIC USION.

The committes and the members of the Catholic Union bold a raception in their cluls ons at Gleucaly on Salarday night in honor and to welcome his Lordship Bishop Pozzoni

The hall of the club was ecorded with my

ships Bishop Menacetti and Bishop Clemente, the Reverend Fathers de Maria, Gabardi, Spada, Augustin, Noval, Brug and averal other priests, Senhor Conselheiro Romuo and a good any ladies and gentlemen and the Christian illuminated by Japanese lanterns and fairy Brothers. The clul building was very nicely lamps. A triumphal arch, also beautifully lit with the word Welcome" in the contre, was built at the main entrance to thy club.

Did the people whore names appeated on the subscription list give their contributions on the anderstanding that the building they were paying for might be pulled down by the Government at any time?

It can scarcely be eontended that they did. It is apparent that they hid in contemplation,

admitted that by his rendering of this, and other the policy of the Government of the day. Shakesporean parts Irving placed himself at to its merits, but it came to be generally liable to removal or destruction according to

the head of English tragedians, and that position

Should the Government anddenly decide to he retained to the Inst. He had the managa Since 1383 he has frequently toured in America ment of the Lyceum Theatra for twenty years. where his popularity was as great as in Englaud,

KEDTER'S SERVICE.]

THE MATIN" DISCLOSURES.

Shortly after 9 o'clock his Lordship Bishop committee and conducted to his sent. The Porzoni arrived, and was receiral by the function began by an address of welcome

LONDON, 12th October. delivered by Mr. J. D. Osmund, the vice-Paris, disclaimed the Malin revelations, and M. Delcassé, interviewed by the Echo de president of the institution, who relate to his Lordship and the assembly a short account smiled and begged the interviewer not to when asked if they were imaginary, he the career of the Catholle Urion, which was started with a roll of ouly 15 membora some geven years ago, and which has now grown to be youths of the Colony. The clat had now a au important contre for the Roman Catholic large roll of members, two billiard tables, o suge and scouery, and a varied and select collection of magazines and periodicals for the use of the

Lunately wears to he the ease, as he has ever A. S. WATSON & CO.. | since the last war raised his voice against the false security in which we have been content to go on. He appears at last to have attracted song attention by two power- ful speeches which he wade on the subject one in the House of Lirds and the other at the Mansion House. In the former he did not hesitate to state that the country had forgotten the lessons of the war in South Africa and that it was as unprepared for-war now as it was at the outbreak of Lostilities then. Coming from such u urce this warning could hardly be passed Shanghai Jauk House, Fachow, the wife of a ty and it is to be hoped that they may have the effect of at last casing some practical steps to be taken. The nation bus managed to scrape out of difficulties so often that sanguine persons hope it will always be able to do so. But the probabilities are, of course, really all the other way, especially in these days of rapid communication, which result in war being begun as soon as it is declared,bers. Mr. Osmund concluded by presenting The time during which stops can be taken the Bishop with a 400 lays clock and a to put things right on an emergency actually calling for three cheers for his Lordship, which chronometer on behalf of the members, and by Ir the most of the British navy is "ready, arising will become less and less as means aye ready," it may, without unduly stretch-

was heartily responded to. of transport are improved; and the danger ing a point be fairly said that that of the of being unprepared at a given moment British Army ought to be "unready, ever

must be proportionately increased. The --unready," For some unaccountable reasou

nation has, therefore, to be absolutely pre- there seems to be ap inherent dislike on the parcel for emergencies, unt only at home but part of the British public to muything in in many directions abroad, and it will not do thedirection of an adequate or efficient army in these days to put off necessary precaution Whenever difficulties arise, there is the till the hat moment. LorD ROBERTS' author. same hurrying end scurry to set theity ought, surely, to be sufficient to impress nation's house in order; and to manage by this upon the nation: Inf past experience some supreme affort to get over effects of hardly warrants us being too sanguine on the most palpable negligence during the the subject. There is a feeling that after all time of peace which should have been the the danger may possibly never arise, and opportunity for doing at leisure and tho that it is idle to anticipate trouble, roughly what has to be done hurriedly and those who are inclined to think in this way inefficiently at almost a moment's notice may well lay to heart a saying of It must be Dona PALMERSTON's that precautions never appear so unnecessary as when they are entirely successful. If we take care that invasion will be futile, the likelihood is that

HONGKONG, Ocroseu târn, 1905.

when dealties overtake us.

which he is the honorary president,

ask him any more.

THE DISCLOSURES OF "LE MATIN."

LONDON, 12th October.

are obvious. It has been saki that the amount

run along Das Voux Road. Possibly that is the has drażnished since the trams communced to of tralle passing up and down Partder Street

at a mest opportuus moment, for when the new

Full down the City Hall and the fountain and Pedder Street will certainly be greatly increased Post Office and the new Law Courts are opened the volume of trailo passing up and down

would generally be made. Yet its rights--or no-obstruction that it has gror been before. To Bot to re-rect them, an immediate outery and the Tower will consequently be more of aa rights in respect of these buildings are precisely a similar footing as in the case of the lock Tower,

The real point at issne seems to binge on the question of obstenation and consegnently on the interests of the public. Anyone who takes the trouble to devote a quarter-of-an-hour to porconal observation will easily be convinced there is no obstruction at all.

principal shopa-to Des Voeux Road, and the 1 je to, I think overlooked that, if any obstruction over existed, the migration of all the

pending removal of the Post Office to the same locality will make a considerable difference in the volume of traffic hitherto existing in the reighbourhood of the Tower,

remove the clock to the Post Oßes "building will, as I have indicated, be in accordance with the views of the subsoribeca to the Tower. Highly clated perkups over the success of his compatriot in the boxing contests at the City Hall on Saturday night, a massivo, coloured American sailor progooded to demonstrate bis

quility of the neighbourhood, forthwith took him satisfaction in the square outside the ball. A Judiau constable on duty there, concluding that the sailor was disturbing the peace and trou-

in charge and was marching him up to the Central Station before Jonothen was aware of what was happening. As soon as he realisedi into whose clutches he had fallen he proceeded to display his knowledge of the mauly art, and after pummolling the constable, pulled off his turban milor prevented the obstroporous one from and began to play football with it. Another

doing further damage; the constable xogai pod his turban, but refrained from rearresting his He was not convorsint, apparently with boxing tactics, and having no knowledge of "gusting." preferred to keep a safo distance from so dangerous an opponent.

Oas other point, and possibly one more over. M. Juures, in an article in La Humanité, looked than any other. If the Clock Tower is the Kaiser's visit to Tangier, M. Delcassé Any removal will be complets in the sense that declares that he knows, immediately after pulled dowa it is not the intention to ro-orect it. informed, the Cabinet that Great Britain it will be never seon again.-I am, air, offered her assistance to France, and in the yours etc., event of a conflict Great Britain was pre

AN OLD FRIEND OF THE TOWER. Dan. pared, even by a written treaty, to engage to

Hongkong, 15th October. assist France, by mobilizing the fleet and lauding 100,000 men in Germany; the only

MARINE COURT,

Saturday, 14th October,

MAGISTRATE)

QUSTRUCTION.

Pun Kom, watchman in the Harbour

inst.

Complainant stated that at 9 o'clock in the morning he noticed three junks alongside the

defendant refused to go. ordered them to go away. Two did so, but wall close to the Harbour Master's steps, and

The remark casually dropped by our Puisne Judge recently that he worked on Sundays bas

the judges of the land of "the Risen Sua" as Baron Sayematsu has ro-obristened it. Mr. Justice Wias in saying without a blush that be took up his "criminal cases" for Sunday reading recently mast bavo shocked the Divinity

impatience shown by the judge towards & student who noticed the fact duly chronicled in the newspapers. But this statement and the

solicitor's plea that he hadn't had time to go by the Japan Herald to the notice of "the through certain accounts has been commended Japanese judges who are so fond of adjourn- Yokohama journal remarks that if only they ments on the slightest pretext," and the

would copy the methods in vegue here, loss would be heard of the scandalous delays of the

Sabor Romano was next asked to unvei the portrait of bis Lordship, which he did, and aldressed a few words in Portuguese to the Bishop asking him for his assistance detail of which M. Jures was ignorant is and co-operation on behalf of the Union, of that Schleswig Holstein was Great Britain's BEFORE MR. BASIL R, IL. TAYLOR (MARINE served in Japan as a text for a little humily to the welcome accorded to him, replying to revelations of Le Matin most seriously, and

His Lordship then rose to return thanks for

objective.

Osmund in English and to Senhor Romano in displays great irritation, at the hostile dis- Department, summoned Cheng Choi, mostor in

The inspirad German

press treats the

his own language. The Bard of the 19th Moalians, by Eind Motin. It is reported that the matter bus obstructing the approaches to the Harboar Light refreshments wore then served to all.osition imputed to Great Britaia by the Le charge of the licensed juak No. 8 3 H for Persons of the offer, was present and formed the subject of informal diplomatic Master's steps in Victoris Harbour on the 14th music. enlivened the proceedings with a selection of discussion between Great Britain and Ger- SPECIAL SERVICE AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH. But

many. morning in the St. Joseph's Church, which

Defendant pleaded not guilty. A special service took place yesterday

13th October. being mainly composed of the British Ronan was numerously attended, the congregation Britain has informally assured the German It is understood in Berlin that Great Catholics including many ailors and seldiers. Government that the disclosures of Le Malin His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni present, and was dressed in his full opiscopal press indicates that Germany is not satisfied are baseless, but the tone of the semi-official none will ever be attempted; but it does Ray. Father Zampoui, who was assisted by French and English opinions, however, negligent of what might appear to be the not follow that an attempt might not be several otlier Italian priests. The chaplain, generally regard this as unreasonable.

mass የቢ read by the with this, and wishes un official repudiation; most ordinary precautions; and that some-made if such precantions are known to Rev. Augustin, preached the sermon and also

A correspondent asks me why the price of coala is being put up now that the summer in how the necessary forces have been forth.

UNLICENSED BOATS, continue neglected.

drawing to a close. The increase this year has coming and the difficulty got over.

acted as the organist for the first time. Tao

Rolino Lixola Rocha, assistant inspector of been no less than three dollars & ton. We have In

choir most cases, however, this has been due

The Gorman Mail of the 13th September was from the Italian Mission House, and the was composed of Chinese seminaristz

junks and cargo boats, sammened Lai Po I suppose, to put it all down to the war, but ag The British Governmcat does not intend master of a cargo boat; Leung Ching Tai, the Japanese have secured some exceedingly more to good fortune than to the efforts, delirored in London on the 13th inst.

to make a statement concerning the revela-boatwoman; and Ko Kau, boatwoman, for plying valuable coal mines in Manchuria, the price of mass was sung to Gregorian music. After however energetic, that are made when the

the -- Kulangsu (Amoy) is in need of a gaol. The Benediction and, at the request of the chaplain,

tions of the Le Matin, but Router's agency their boats in the waters of the colony without coal ought not to stand at the present figare mas9 Bishop Fozzeni officiated at onemy is actually knocking at the gates. Works Committee of the Municipal Council has the congregation adjourned

is euabled to state authoritatively, that the licenses on the 14th inst. Then there follows a large amount of been requested to "formulate a scheme" for pay their respects to the newly elected prelate.

long. Patrick's Hall when the servico was over to

to the St. Government has informed Germany that general criticism and possibly some little one.

Franco never asked for, and that Great A photograph was afterwards taken of the stir in the stagnant waters of the War

Britain never offered centre. congregation with Bishop Pezzcui in the Office, but nothing definite is done, and the

question never arose. next emergency Aids us in practically the saune position as the last. What the great objection is on the part of the British

-confessed that, when au emergency arises, an amount of resourcefulness is generally dis played which might hardly be expected on the part of those who had before been

Mr. Robert Hunter has been appointed acting surveyor of boilers of steam lanuches under of tons, during the absenes on leave of Mr. D. Macdonald

robes. The

wua uiso

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The P. & O. str. Arcadia kit Singapore for The following gentlemen have book appointed this port on the 14th inst. at Sa., with the

LATER.

Defendant said his junk was outside the because he was waiting for cargo. limits and les did not move away when ordered

A fine of $15 or one month's kord labour was

imposed.

Complainant said that first defendant when three days before and he had not had time to asked for his license, said his boat was measured Assistance: flieget a license. The book showed the measure- ment bad taken place on 4th int, giring him plenty of time to obtain a licens§.

Final $5 or 14 days' hard labour.

CANADA AND JAPAN.

The second and third defendants belonged to 4th class cargo boats, the licensos for which

LONDON, 12th October, Governor-General Grey speaking at Win-expired in April.

nation to make itself as cfficient on members of the committee for the Wongue outward English mails, and is dne here a to nipeg counselled closer trade relations with

land as at sea, it is difficult to say. There is, of course, the historic objection on

cheong and Queen's Recreation Grounds

19th inst. about 7 a.m.

The Antrian Lloyd's steamer Trieste left Japan. Captain G. Carpenter, R.M.LI, Naval, Major Singapore for this port on Thainday, the

H. J. Kekall, R.G.A., Military Mr, C. M. G

12th i

binet.

5. Prinz Waldemar, froma bere to-morrow.

Fined $3 each or ten days, imprisonment.

law in Japan.

BANYAN,

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--

On the 14th a€10.50 am. The barometer has China owing to a depresion which is moving follon quickly oror the E. and N.E. coasts of Eastwards over the Lower Yangtze. Probably the depression is followed by an area of bigla pressure.

E.

Pare has increased and is highest over the part of Britishers to à standing army as Barbie, Golf Club; Mr. H. R. Pholips, Cricket Japan, ia duo the block in the Suez Canat

Japan. The IG. M. being a menaco to liberty, which comes Cab Mr. P. W. Goldring, Football Club; Mr.

THE RUSSO-JAPANESE TREATY,

It is a familiar fact of aurgory that when a

Gradients at present light, are likely to man has had his leg amputated, say below the increase on the China coast in the course of down to us from the days of the Stuarts. J. Bartou, Hookey Club; Mr. T. F. Hough,aused by the sinking of the sa. Chathum

OWICK

Ence, he will complain of pain, notin the stamp Light E. winds, probably freshening from

21 LONDON, 13th October-

hours but in the toes of the missing limb. In one case NE, later, are indicated-in the Formoss This, however, may be taken to have but a Jockey Club and Mr. W. Armstrong, Victoria

The ratifications of the Russo-Japanese the patient felt very strongly the pain of Channel and fresh N.E. raonsoon over the slight practical influence in the present day, Bocreation Club.

the 0.5.6. Hector and C.. as Pingsue treaty were exchanged in Washington the toes of his amputated foot-Dr. Andrew N. part of the China Sed. did not leave Suez till 9th inst, and they are

Forecast:-Light to moderate winds, E. to N.; Ane.

causequently not duo here till on or about 7th to-day. November,

troublesome corn which had decorated one of

Wilson, in Chamberg's Journal.