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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY OCTOBER 24ru 1905.

A recent turn-out of the Penang Mounted Infantry Volanteors, according to the Straits Times, consisted of two sergeants, two corporala, and ous private.

.

The American Consulate has received TELEGRAMS. typhoon warning from Manila, dated 10 s.m. yesterday. It says “depression E. Siargao.”

**DAILY PRESS SERVICE,

Rubber from vines is increasingly exported An American paper states that Mr. Rot, from Tonquin. Vines abored in the valleys and | RUSSIA'S DOMESTIC TROUBLE the American Secretary of State, has caused hulle inlund, but the natives are for the most some sensation by declaring that the American part ignorant of the valuable products thus a must protect the rights of the Amerionn lying anutilized. This year traders are flocking. fishermen against the Newfoundland authori-ither. Ignorance will soon be a thing of the ties.

of rubber last year.

Working out the shipping side of the question, our contemporary make a very plausible showing. America is handicapped in any case, it is pointed out, by speed and by distance from Chinese markets. Cana dan ships have a thousand miles less of longitude to traverse. If the speed of tlus "Empreas

"steamers ware to be raised from fourteen to eighteen knots, Canada could doliver goods in China from London, New

The Yellow Dragon, the Queen's College York, and Montreal ten days sooner, and co sequently in better condition than the monthly, has completed its sixth volume. The stuff coming from the United States via October number reviews progress, with some San Francisco, which is said to be the only satisfaction: but invites more contributora. It American port on the Pacific having suffi-reprints our Canton correspondent's end gy of Tastai Wen Tang Yao, an alumni of cient draught for fast mail ships. There-

Queen's." WHISKY fore, uine now twelve-thousand-ton steamers of eighteen knot spood are advocated to be put on at Vancouver, to make two weekly sailings. For these, our Canadian confrères consider there would be plenty of business. The cool northern route should, when more fully advertised in England and India. secure all of the British army travel” Railroad rates, it in amitted, would have to he lowered, as the Canadian route is three hundred miles longer; and then: "Manchester will secure a large part of

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the cotton exports to China, twenty-serea

million dollars a year of which America now enjoys, but Cannda might in time do as much as five million a year of this busi- 11085." This reads as if our contemporary

the were sot particularly well posted on Chinese demand for cotton goods, soine

proportion of which Manchester is supposed to have already secured while America's contribution, in comparison with the bulk, is regarded as a were letail. Our con. temporary is more practical in advising that all Canadian exports shonkl be plainly

11 Canada, British labelled: "Made Empire." Another practical suggestion

is to invite Chinese students to Canadian colleges, for each Chinese graduate will be most effective foreign commercial agent."

Still labouring the point of the golden opportunity, they prophesy that the labour element in America will never permit 16.00 the American Government to take down the

Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 22nd Octo. bar,, 3904 ---

Library

104

Nou Chinese.... Chinese.

Total 326

Museam

2,600

2,656

The Japanese Government has decided to ablish during the next fiscal year a Japanese

Chinese Bauk; grant a number of museums at various important, foreign marts; enlarge the Kobe and Yokohama Castoms Heuses; establish a commercial and industrial commissioner's office, and complete the oferated railway in ooterprises will be included in the budget for Tokyo. The expenditure required for itess

the 9th fiscal year,

Mr. Marshall P. Wiktor, the American entertainer, has boon taking his friends on the

other side tato his confidends with rag and to his friends, English and American, in England. About English stolidity and silence Mr. Wilder helds curious and surprising views. In London restaurant where "absolute silouce prevailed, instead of the chatter, buzz, and laughter of a French or American restaurant,

he, Mr. Wilder, asked a waiter, "Doesn't any- one ever laugh hore" "Yes, sir,” replied the

"Sometimes weave complaints, sir.”

waiter

The following notice tras issued by the Haibo Conservancy Board with reference to tenders for drodging plant for the Taku Bar." The Commission begs to notify those firms that have

sent in tenders that, the British Municipality having as yet received no reply from the Ship | Chinese exclusion bars at the Pacific, treatyping Companies as a body consenting to the A. S. WATSON & CO.] or no treaty." And a still more extraordinary proposed tax on shipping, and the question of

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Oxurcommunications relating to the news column should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

"America will challeng Japan over the Philippines, and the open door in China. The former will be lost within eight years; and Hawaii will tremble as a hostage, for the Panama canal will not be completed in fifteen years." Aan her forecast is one whose fulfilment we shall pray for, viz: that "Japan will probably inthence Ching to erect her finances upon a gold basis." Japan may have the credit, and welcome, But in many places nar No anonymously signed communicat a that have

Canadian contemporary is patently and already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Veders for extra copies of SALT Pace should to sous before 11 4.72, on day of publication. After that expasively optimistic, and he who begins to read hopefully must feel this ration at

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The Daily Press.

HONGZONG, ÜcrоBER 24TH, 1905.

the end.

The total number of pingne cases in Hong-

Of these 277 were kong siuco Jan. Tat is 204.

fatal.

1

Last week two cases of entoric fever wore reported, one Japanese imported) and one Jew.

116 years.

A Borlin cable says that Doctor Geiersvold, of Christiana, has discovered the bacillus of corabro-spinal meningitis.

The Straits Times forvanes a probability of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Commission silting

obtaining the required fuads boing accordingly still uncertain, may award in the eve of the tenders received is for the present impossible and the matter mast of necessity remain in abeyance.“*

LONDON, 23rd October. Railway strikes, with a political

POLICE COURT.

Monday, 23rd October.

BEFORE MR. F. A. Hazeland (First

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

GAMBLING.

At the instance of Inspector Gould fourteen. natives were arraigned to answer the charge

past, Tonquin exported 164,160 kilogrammes object, are general throughout Rus-of gambling at No. 7 Sun Stroet.

The Cablenec makes the handsome adimission

that a free port has nothing to fear from one

tied up with duties and restrictions as is Manila

a free port na merchants may bond imports and Collector Shuster saya that Manila is practically export them without paying ang tarif. But this very bonding is a hindranes and will always make it impossible to compote with such | maga ificently-managed cities like Hongkong.

or Singapore."

The Manila Cablenews reports that the sum

of $3,521,387, money of the United States of America, was paid over by order of the gover- nor general to the representative of the Philip pise Sugar Relates Development Company, Limited, a corporation registered in the Philip. pine islands, and owner of the lauded estate, which were at one time possessed by the Dominican corporation. The arra is given as "60,000 hectareas."

the

bave

sia, and other strikes are imminent, while famine is also threatening the

country.

CAPTURED OFFICERS

RELEASED.

LONDON, 23rd October. Captain Crowther and Lieutenant Hatton have been released,

[This is evidently the result of the dis- patch of H.MS. Pathfinder to Ceuta to obtain information respecting the capture of the two British officers by the Moors.}

FRENCH PRESIDENT'S VISIT

TO SPAIN.

LONDON, 23rd October. President Loubet has left Paris on

Henry 0. Haromeyer, the president of the American Sugar Refining Company, "sugar trust," is reported to inade a statement that if, as is proposed, a visit to Madrid, the sugar of the Philippinos is admitted to the United States free of duty, or at a low rate, the death knell of the sugar growers, cano ant best, of Americs, including Hawaii and Cubi, will sound, utterly impossible for America to compete with the Philippines, on account of the richness of

He said that it will be

the soil, the cheapness of land, and the low

price of labour.

The committee appointed at New York to investigate the affairs of the Equitablo Life Assurance Company have made a demand for the borks of J, Pierpont Morgan. This demand bas created an immense sensation, and the

fiunucial world in watebing with bated breath the struggle of justice to bring to the level of

any ordinary citizen the great multi-millionaire The committee believes that it will be found by

is the bead, that the funds of the Equitable Company have been used time and again to juggle the stock market,

the books of the banking firm, of which Morgan

CHANGES IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.

Evidence was adduced us to the raid on the

honss and the capture of the defendants.

His Worship found

them guilty and ordered the first two, the keepers, to pay a

fine of $75 each, and the remainder each to pay a fine of $3.

LARCHNY.

A codio was charged with stealing a bottle of whisky and a bottle of luxet from na employee at the Gas Works.

He was convicted and sautenced to three

the hard labour and six hours' stooks.

BEFORE ME. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAĢISTRATE).

SNATCHING A PURSE.

Chen So, unemployed steward, residing at No 31 Hollywood Road, was charged with stealing from Ho Tesi, amab, a parse containing $51.45. the money of her mistress, on the staircase of house No. I Lyndhurs Terrace. Chief Detective Inspector Hanson prosecuted, and the defendant. was unrepresented.

Ho Tsai, declared, said that on the afternoon of the 12th October her mistress gave her $50 which she asked witness to change into 20 cent pieces. Sho got the correst change and on raturning to the house had gone up about ten stops of the stairs whom the defendant calle her and saked if one, Ab Sam, lived upstairs. While she was talking to him ho sustobed the money and run away. She saw bin running down to Queen's Road, and then lost sight of him.

LONDON, 23rd October. Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore, K.C.H., C.M.G., has been appointed to succeed Sir Gerard H. U. sentenced the defendant to three zouths' im-

His Worship bold the offence proved and

prisonment with hard labour.

RIUTOVA BEHAVIOUR, Three native tailors, two of whom kept a Noel in the command of the China Station, while Rear Admiral the Hon.shup in Hollywood Road, while the third was u

Assheton Gore Curzon Howe takes the place of the former.

GRAND NAVAL REVIEW AT YOKOHAMA.

TRIUMPHAL RETURN OF TOGO,

with behaving in a riotous and disorderly representativo of a tailors' guild, wore charged manner by quarreiling and fighting in Holly- wood Bond on the 10th instant.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing, who appeared for the first and second defendants, pleaded guilty on their behalf, but asked his Worship to issue a warrant for the serest of the third on information which would be sworn by the second. On the occasion of the rioting the third defendant visited the shop of the

KOBE, 23rd October, To-day witnessed the triumphal first and second. It appeared that the third had before approached the Brat two defendants and asked them to join the return of the Japanese fleet.

tailors' guild which they refused to do. He, with others, then threatened them with

Admiral Togo was received at Tokyo with immense enthusiasm by the populace.

The Emperor reviews the combined

A Tokyo telegram to the Times said: “Accor.. ding to trustworthy statistics, the foreign This year's rice crop in Lower Burma capital invested in Japanese industries at the promises to be a beautiful one in the opinion beginning of the war only amounted to 2,000,000 of Indian Engineering. The rains bare bron yeu (£200,000). Foreignors recently have been agerly buying Japanese bonds and have caused above the average and, though some low lying an advance which was quite unexpected after plains have and too much, crops on higher land the conclusion of what is so widely considered will make up the deficiency. In some parts of to be au unsatisfactory peans. To-day's quota- the Pyapon district the land is so fertile that tions are 3 yen higher than they were at the even plonghing is dispensed with by now settlers. beginning of the month. The Tokyo Electric ficet off Yokohuna to-day. Literally they simply "tickle the earth with a Light Company and the Hokkaido Celliery Where deepaul Railway Company have successfully hoe, and sho laughs in a harvest." ploughing is resorted to in longer tilled fields, negotiated foreign bans for 3,000,000 yen there is as yet no sign of paddy lands wanting (£30,000) and 10,000,030 yen (£1,000,000)

Lower respectively." either manure or rotation of crops, Barma is fortunate in her position and in a rainfall which aines the annexation of Pegu in 1853 has never yet failed.

The Singapore tram troubles now include a strike. The Straits Times of Oct. 13 anys: The scarcity of tram care running to-day is The Cablenews reports the death of a Filipinpccounted for by the fact that the majority of wonian on Oct. 20th whose ago was recorded as

the drivers and condnotars have struck for higher pay. Some threats have been made by the strikera against those for men who would not join in the movement, and as a result the Chief Police Officer bas taken steps to afford those on protection. The matter is receiving the attention of the Company's management, and an early solution of the difficulty is anticipated. Soms of the cars have been worked to-day by the Europeau staff.”

Mr. David Macrae, the President of the Scottish Patriotic Association, has uttered a protest against the alliance with Japan being spoken of as "Anglo-Japanese." This use of only historical insoenzsoy but a breach of international good faith, violating as it doos the very first condition of the Union." Euphony

A striking instance of municipal folly is reported from Penang in the Straite Times.. In Ju e last the Commissioners there, to chosk waste of water, forbade the use of tanks in houses by resolution. And last month, Dr. Locke, a Chincas Member, moved the rescinding of the resolution. He pointed out that the Board, in passing the resolution, did not bear

hie

[REUTED'S SERVICE.] TRAFALGAR CENTENARY..

LONDON, 21st October, Admiral Togo wired to the Fishmongers the occasion of Trafalgar dinner on centenary, expressing his ever increasing admiration for sud devotion to the great Admiral Lord Nelson, which feelings become more intense, when he recollects that the Japanese navy was built up on the English

model.

violence and he said his guild would prevent them from working at their trade. A quarrel ensued and the three defendants were urresicil He would ask his Worship to isine a warrant. for the strest of the third defondant.

Mr. Dixon (of Mr. John Hestings' office) who appeared for the third defendant was not prepared to admit the present charge, und if his Worship decided to grant the warrant applied for, he would ask for an adjournment of the hearing of the present charge so that the two might be taken together. He would also ask that a very modest balle fixed.

On the warrant being granted Mr. Kong

Sing asked for a heavy bail. There were un

fines in the action under which he waS

proceeding, and he was liable to three months. imprisonment.

Mr. Dixon--And he is liable to be acquitted. His Worship allowed bail on the two charges in the sum of $20 and adjourned the case until Friday,

ONE of our Canadian contemporaries, the Montreal Gazelle, is laudably anxions to 'capture the Chinese market for Canedion products; and considers that just now, "with the present antipathy of the Chinese toward American brands, Canada has opportunity to put Alberta Hour in China to the amount before long of ten million dollars a year." And not flour only, but many other products are named by our colonial contemporary. It is entirely in the

H. E. the Governor inspected the Volunteer nature of things that Candiaus should thus fall of prouting by the misfortune of camp yesterday afternoon and attended the their neighbour; and nɔ buziuose men will proceedings in the evening, which was the the word "Anglo " he considers to ba "not allowed aguiu the use of tanke for storing telegrams which showed that the Derwent Of the merchants of all nations which came

throughout the races.

The French Mail of the 19th-21st and the English Mail of the 83rd September were delivored in London on the 21st inst,

quarrel with the idea for any sentimental official guent-night. reasons; but it is still open to doubt if the present Chinese bostility to all things American affords any particularly farqur.

sion of Japan."

in mind that Chinese houses are not liko

houses. The Chinaman has other own family, his sons and their families, living with him, and if tanks were disallowed, there would be great trouble because people weald have to wait fer some time for one another to get enough water, say, for a bath. If they were forced to use tubs, there would be greater wasin from overflow and leakage constant or intermittent. In this way the Commissioners would be defecting their own object. This line, of reasoning curried. such force that the Board reversed its policy, and

Municipal water.

of

of

BOYCOTT STILL IN EVIDENCE. The Manila Callenews publishes the follow- ing

Hongkong, Octobor 11-Although official condemnation of the Chinose boycott of JAPANESE IN THE PHILIPPINES. American goods has succeeded to some extent

A book just published in Manils, compiled Jurado and Mason, contains in arresting the spread of the movement in is not of a reassuring character to those who historical data with reference to Japanese in- China, the latest information to hand yesterday by Messra. ara interested in shipping. The steamers Der fluence in the archipelago, previous to the went and Telemacht's left this port a few days arrival of the Spaniards. It says the most flour, and the owners were yesterday in receipt Philippines were in the hands of the Japanese, would not be permitted to land her cargo unless to the islande, the Japanese alone trial go for Saigon, with 12,000 bags of American important manufacturing industries of the

to develop the resources of the islands. The fine of 93,000 was paid, presumably to the

merchants were content to be local boycott committee, while the Telemachus Chinese A movement is on foot to establish a corps of would be allowed to discharge the American exclusively; the Indians were more ambitious We have received No. 2 of the Industrial

gorornment and establish themselves as legis- announced that the fators: but the Japanese, gifted with greater Review, a monthly magazine published by the does not appeal to him where his amour propre trained officials for the Ge-mon Colonial Service, fluar, etc., on payment of the modest sum of and attempted to introduce their system of

in concorned. The word "British" would be Tea young men are to be carefully selected as a $2,000.

Not very long ago it was i Tokyo Manufacturers' Association. It has an able chance for. Canadian enterprise. The interesting article on the Post-bellum Expan- just as historically inaccurate, by the way. To preliminary measure for despatah to East Africa. rigorous measures taken by the authorities at energy and initiative than any of their business

humour these silly Chauvins, however, let us One of the ascessary qualifications is to be a Saigon in regun to the boycott had contributed rivals of other nations, created fountains

intend to exercise authority over the Filipinos, was dangerous and demoralising to, trade, but

did not interfere in their affairs nor mixed speak of the Caladania-Irish-Welsh-Pitish knowledge of English, the other conditions materially to the abandonment of a policy which wealth where there was nothing. They did not Cymbri-Anglo-Gaelic-Jute-Saxo-Japanese Al-

being that the candidates must be unmarried, when wo find that Chinese-owned vessels are to

be "uld up" by fanatios we fear that the last their language with the nativo dialects, bat exempt from military service, of not more than

esidence of the uarcasoning attitude of from them the Filipinos learned to work motal Truth saya:—“It seems quite a special inter-26 years of age, and graduates of a gymnasium, echo of the boycott has not been heard. If they constituted themselves as castors, and position of Providence on behalf of the Govora real-schale or similar institution. The selected the lower Chinese were needurl, it is to be textiles and the breeding of ducks and fish for ment that Sir Michael Licke Beach should have candidate will have to agree to remain in the found in the fact that the coclies at Saigon exportation,

The American Consular Agent at Saigon has gone off to Singapore to contact an arbitration. Colonial Service for at least ten years after the absolutely refuse to unload any American goods. by for the time being overcome the diese

but will not continus to give the satis He is Chairman of the Royal Commission on completion of his training. This training is to Illegal Practices in the Charob, and as 'his is be conducted at Government expense, and will be employment of. Anamite coolies,

faction usually wrested from the Chinamen. not to return until just before the meeting of consist mainly of learning the routine work of it is The lower level tratawny system was dis-Parliament it is obvious that the report is not the Colonial office. Having dashed their pre located yesterday afternoon on two occasions, Bikely to be published mutil next year is well liminary training, the "papils" will be placed the first being about one o'clock and the second advanced. If Sir Michael had remained in in the custom-house at Dar-es-Sainam, to learn between five and six o'clock. The breakdown England, the work of the Commission would, the language of the country and get acquainted have been completed by the end of November, with its inlisbitants. At the end of two years Americau or other prices, we have no doubt

the flanges of the wheels on the older cars not sad the report would have been produced a few each pupil will be subjected to a ubysical or Considerable weeks later. The mot d'ordre from Downing amination, which is to decide whether he shall they will receive ample attention from gripping the rails properly. Chinese buyers. |

But they must not inconvenience was caused, as the whole system Street has been to delay the production of the remain in the country or return home. The On one report until the latest possible moment, as it experiment will be watched with interest. Who build too much, as they appear to be eastward was stopped for some time.

discredit of occasion over 20 cars were seen near the City cannot fail to create a most embarrassing knows but among these hamble "underwritera”

Hall and at the second breakdown almost us

one day appear a Clive: America and the pro-British influences

maby wero seets together near the Wanchi position for a Government on the eve of of the Dar-es-Salaam custom-hongs there may boycott were only beginning to make them. I for this port via the Straits on this 21st inst of the Japanese alliance.

boycotters have not shown themselves uni-

La Revac Universelie (dept. 1) states that the formaly able to discriminate; and Canadian

tion at Bangkok have approached the shipping goods, with others, have already wan by promoters of the idea of an international exhibi- them confounded with American. Cortainly companies, big proprietors, and mercantile men it is incorrect to say that the boycottbas of Bangkak, to aid them in their enterprise. proven that the Oriental spirit is in favour That journal odds that Siam kas, moreover, The Oriental spirit is ineutered on the path of Europain progress, and favour of the Lost value, or the apparently has just concluded new treaties with Italy and best, and if Canada can send candles, clocks, eut leather, safes, typewritore, sewing machines, hardware, street cars, carriages, chemicals, glass, stoves, and chairs as enumerated in the Gazelle-to compete with

of Britain."

doing, on the temporary

Denmark.

took place near the City Hall and was due to

Roail.

liance.

General Election.

further

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

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The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at Shangimi st. 5 a.. en Saoday, the 22nd inst., Possibly, the authorities at Saign will adopt and leff again at 4pm same day for Hongkong,

0 25th just. strong measures in dealing with these agitators and is dus lare at 9 am, on Wednesday, the The CPR. str. Empress of China arrived at who threaten to sexionsly disturb the trade on

Again are we favoured with convincing proof Nagasaki at 8 am. on Monday, the 23rd inst.. of the existance of the boycott. Yesterday, and left again at 3.30 pm, same day for Kobe, the coast of French Indo-Chin

prominent firm in Hongkong received a com-where she is due to arrive at 8 pm, to-day

B Penang in which The J.-C.-J. Lia sis. Tipanas loft Kobe vis manication from their agent

he says: The Chinese boycott of American Kuchinotzu und Amor for this port on the goods is to come nuts force here on the 15th. 224d inst, and may be expected hero on the zone American flour will be imported from 5th Nov.

that date." Beyond the jurisdiction of Pekin, The Indo-China str. Namsung left Calontts it seems as if the ritiating influences of the

and may be exposted here on the 6th prox. zelves folt.