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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1906.

the Far East, and constitutes an element that the greater part of the success of the which politically cannot be lost sight of system rosidos. Thoy not only assist the In Shanghai, where but a few years ago settler in his financiul arrangements, but the number of Japaneso residents within they make themselves through his instru- the settlements was insignificant, the nontality intimately acquainted with the A. S. WATSON & CO., Japanese population now ranits next to the requirements of any particular district, and English; and as it is being recruited at a report to the home bodies so that the want more rapid rate it may be anticipated that may be at once supplied; or if not at the it will soon constitute the largest element moment manufactured the homo bodies will, in the foreign population. Even in the if the demand se sufficient at once set densely populated districts along the about its production. In the saine manuor Yangtaze valley, where it right be anti-the productions of any district are made

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A prisonor being brought from North TELEGRAMS.THE THIRD A. DC, PERFORMANCE. Borneo to Hongkong, en route to Chiua, where Hau Sang was passing Lycomun Fase, with he was "wanted," leaped ororboard as the

the intention of committing suicide. Á pilot boat was in the vicinity and its cocupants rescued the shackled Chinaman, who was on Saturday brought up before Mr. Hazeland ut the Magistracy and remanded.

The programme of music to be performed by the band of the 129th Baluchis on the new Parade ground on Monday from 4 to 5.30 p.m. Donizetti; Polka, The Dragoons," Fahrbach

is as follows:-Aria, "Lacia Di Lammermoor,"

SPIRIT cipated that room did not exist for a single known in Japan in the shortest possible | Vølse, "Ja Jeans Vienne." Ph. Fahrbach;)

MERCHANTS.

IMPORTERS, BLENDERS

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Selection, “La Pericholé," Offenbach; Romanos, Fantasia, "Roril A. Amuar, Robertson; "Hibernian Bouquet," Happoy.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).

Feb. 16th. CHINESE EDITORS DEPRIMANDED.

LONDON, 15th Febru^ry, Mr. Balfour, in his election address, says that a detailed explanation of his views is not needed, as his opinions are well known, and recent events have made no change in then.

THE UNIONIST PARTY.

LONDON, February 15th.

Unioniet fr. Balfour presided at a meeting yesterday, up which 500 were pra-

Traders,

holds that Fiscal reform must remain the Mr. Balfour, writing to Mr. Chamberlain,

grst constructive work of the Unionists, and says that he considers a moderate general tariff on manufactured goods and a small duty on foreigu corn as unobjection- able in principle. Mr. Chamberlain, in his reply, says that he entirely agrees with Mr. Balfour, gladly accepts the policy iudicated by Mr. Balfour, and places his services at Mr. Balfour's disposal.

The theatre on Saturday night was again orowded, when the Hongkong. A. D. C. played

Princess Toto" for the third time. The truest test of morit is, after all, the behaviour of euch an andiones (for thara was no suspicion of a claqus), and the performers are entitled to believe, after the enthusiastic reooption at this performance, that they achieved ni well as deserved success. Frequent encores protrzetod the play to a quarter after midnight, and evon then the audience seemed anger for more. Floral offerings handed over the footlights are, an newspaper scounts of such matters sometimes lave to be, largely complimentary; but when a multitudo of people sit and applaud for three hours and a quarter, it is not a com.

pliant, but a testimonial, The blemishes were so fow, and the general expellonca so great, that the former wore forgotton, and the public inpression of the whole one of entire

occurred during the pretty danes by three satisfaction. An embarrassing invident ladies, the skirts of one of them falling from wings, leaving the other two to continue the ber waist; but the lady danced nimbly into the

"turn." Another lady, who evidently know her part very well indeed, was unnecessarily distressed by an occasional and quite un- important lapsus lingue, and should endeavour to go right on, without raising her hands to bor face, with that gesture of embarrassment, which, though unaffectedly pretty, tends to emphasises the fact that we are listening to an actress, rather than to a princes. The same lady, however, may be said to be the life of the piece, and is a distinct acquisition to the A. D.C.'s long roll of talented principals whose value cannot be over-estimated. A gentleman soloist, in a minor part, forced his Toico nuduly; and would get more tunefal offent with kos volume. Prince Doro is an excellent example for him to follow his singing was always restrained and always grateful, be cause he did not attempt the fireworks of a stage tonor. The orchestral music is capital,

high praise. If there are any readers who have part of the entertainment deserve and revoire and the gentlemen responsible for this important

inhabitant over and above the present num timo, and if any commend themselves the ber, the Japanese aucceed in obtaining u' home organisations know where to lay their foot-hold, and scarcely. town in the in-hand on it justantly, Even without gov terior of China is too remote or too in-erument aid or subsidies of any sort, the

The Nanfangpar says that HE. Changent, including the Duke of Devonshire, significant, but that under one form or Japanese merchant in his national talent Yin-tong. Special Chinese Commissioner for Lord Curzon, Mr. Chuaberlain and Lord other & search will unearth a little colony for organisation possesses a most powerful negotiating the Tibetan Trosty, has wired to Hugh Cecil; the Unionists unanimously of Japanese, each of whom to the utmost engine for advancing the national trade. of treaty negotiations, the specially-appointed cordially supported by Mr. Chamberlain; the Waiwupu atating that since the resumption passed a vote of conádence in Mr. Balfour, of his personal ability is engaged in promot-But the Government does nid, and that British Commissioner has shown a quite con- the Duke of Devonshire, however, indicated ing the influence and interests of his own betimes very successfully. Fractically alloiliatory attitude, but the Indian Viceroy his inability to agree with the fiscal policy. country, Lataly Engineering has been the larger and very many of the smaller demands that Great Britain sbull bave the right The Duke of Devonshire will shortly su drawing attention to these most recent lines, railway or steamboat, are subsidised, to all mining and railway privileges in Tibet, exemplifications of the increasing popula-and pre able to accept lower rates from and that not only shall other nations bo de mon a meeting of Unionists and Free tion of Japan in partibus, and its remarks Japanese. This is not always done openly, herself must consult Great Britain before barred from sharing these privileges, but China are worth quoting :-

but is managed in many indirect ways of participating therein; and that the negotiations We learn that arrangements are being always apparent. Trade and the encourage will not be concluded on any other basis. The made not caly for the utilisation of the ment of national industries are in fact the Waiwupo is requested to wire instructions amont resources of the territories which have come buttresses of the Japaneso system, and it the matter, but it has not done so yet. under the influence of Japan, but also for is under this system of modified and thinly

CANTON. the settlement of large numbers of Japanese velled protection that Japan is rapidly The system of colonisation becoming the most important factor, not adopted by the Japanese in Corça hus also merely in the politics, but in the industry been introduced in Manchuria on con- of Enstern Asia. From neither point of siderable scale, Japanese civilians bare view can we afford to shut our eyes to the

Yesterday the Naw-Hoi and Poon-Ya been permitted to enter the country frooly, remarkable growth of extra-iusular Japan: Afagistrates sent invitation cards to all the and Antung, Feughwungcheng, Mukden, though comparatively a small thing at pre-uditors of the local press, to attend at a private Dalay and Newchwang have already become sent, yet even in its smallnass not to be meeting to be held at the Nam Hoi Magistracy. populous Japanese cities. Newchwang, looked upon in trade or politics as a neglige. It is rumoured that they have evived instruc where there were only about 100 Japaneseable quantity, the foundations are being their hostile attitude against the Goreramont tions from the Viceroy to reprimand them for before the war, and 1,000 a year ago, laid deep for a future campaign having for is connection with the recent troubles about has now 6,000 Japanese inhabitants, and its object the capture commercially as the railway. this number is being further swelled, by well as politically of the satire eastern

DR. BEATTIE'S ASSAILANTS. the arrival of from 50 to 100 immigrants seaboard of As Well used we have

Copt. Lar Kai-ebuong sent a force of braves daily. The military authorities are nothing to lose in either particular, and in charge of a petty nicer Ho Tin-toong to Fa-Ti to search for the robbers who recently working a light railway between Antung may eventually make it fit in, with our own ransacked Dr, Beattie's house, Information and Fenghwangcheng. In early summer aspirations political, social and commercial having remehed Ho that the gang was in biling these places had a population of more than but are we using it well, or is their any at Shek. Wai-Toug, be immediately went to the A.S. WATSON & CO.. | 5,000 each, and they are still growing. indication that we have the slightest ink.plass indicate with twenty braves and surrounded the house. A fight ensued, during Representatives of many large Japaneseling of its importance? One of the worst

which guns and revolvers ware freely used. LIMITED,

firms engaged in various enterprises have

Four of the gang were ultimately captaced and beon investigating the possibilities of the

are now at the military station awaiting tria', country, and are impressed with its wealth." It » true, as Engineering remarks, that we cannot complain of this, for vecnomic conditions and efficiency of work and organisation ultimately decide the industrial position of any country. Our economic conditions are rapidly changing-at least of the Japanese army in the Geld, is shown doubt give short shrift to these desperadoes, who vanced section of the Cabinet protesting degree, relict of a high official. She was said

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relatively to those of other countries-and our ethiciency has lost in uch of the advant

sequelae of the diseased Free-Trade of the Cobden Club is the indication it affords that we are rapidly as a nation losing the power of combination in commercial watters, and returning to the condition of each man for himself. In this respect the wonderful power of organisation, which more than anything else led to the success

Another gang entered last night a mission house close to Dr. Beattie's residenos. After looking over the premises they left without taking anything away with them,

At about 11 o'clock last night a rubber was caught at the French Consulate. He was in hiding under the roof. The Viceroy will no

are becoming more and more during..

MR. LAI'S RELEASE.

EARTHQUAKE IN COLOMBIA,

LONDON, February 16th. An earthquake has occurred in Colombia, in Northern Ecuador and Southern Colombia the shocks Insted for a week, many towns

have been partially wrecked and hundreds have perished,

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

LONDON, February 16th.

Minister to China, believes that trouble in Mr. Conger, the United States er-

China is imminent, but that it will be auti. Manchu rather than nuti-foreign.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TRANSVAAL.

LONDON, February 16th. It is stated that there are differences in

the Cabinet on the subject of the proposed reference of the question of the Chinese in the Transvaal to the legislature; the ad-

not yet seen the piece, they should at ones purchase seats, confidunt that they will be pleased with it.

THE SHANGHAI RIOT.

INTERESTING SEQUEL.

It may be remembered that the Mixed Court trouble arose out of a caso in which a Chinese "Lady" from Chungking was charged with taking a number of young girls to be sold se Blagas, The Chinese magistrate proposed to repand her in Chinese custody; the British authorities wished to keep her in the custody of the British police.

indignation was the presumption of the The ostensible case of the Chinns popular foreigners in thinking to detain a great lady. Mrs. Li was said to be a Cantonese lady of high

to be taking his body and affects home to Canton, under a special passport from the Tastai of Chungking. The slave girls whom

represented to be the customary retíuns of a great lady.

Giders for extra covies of JAILY PRENG should be as it once showed over that of some of commercial and industrial position. The put's release has been ordered by Imperial Edict. | THE NATIVE TROUBLE IN NATAL, she was supposed to have kidnapped were

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· BIRTHS.

On January 2nd, at Clare, Suffolk, to the Rev. and Mis. 1. JeepCHILD, of the Church Missionary On February 11th, at Shangbai, the wife of Dr. R. J. MARSHALL, OF BON.

Society, a son.

with equnt clearness in the success which has attended their efforts to capture the

sant before il a,th, on day of publication. After that our competitors. Our evident duty is to victory at the polls of the opposite faction hour the supply is limited. Only supplies Cash. Telegraphic Addron: FREE, Code: 4.R.C. th 4. make the most of our resources and to who would substitute for united action the maintain our efficiency at the highest disconnected units of personal opinion, Fossible standard." Of course, we cannot however it may be according to first prin- restrain this overflowing of a rapidly ciples, is especially ill-timed at the present growing country, nor is there in the phe-moment, when it comes in contact with the nomenon itself anything to excite alarms: astonishing results of combined action. Looking at the movement from the outside it is distinctly in our favour. The intro- duction of industries in a new country of itself cannot but be advantageous to our trade in the long run; and Manchuria with a large element in its population of energetic workers must necessarily be more profitable than Manchuria under the fitful, and dis- orderly management of China. Were we in a position to adopt with Japan the rôle o settlers in this new and hitherto neglected

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The Daily Press.

Yesterday a Royal salute was fired on the occasion of the burial of the King of Denmark.

H.E. the Goyeruor has been pleased to appoint] Mr. R.H. Crofton to be a director of the Widows and Orphans' Pensiou Fund.

At the January shoot for the Nicholson Cap, spoons were won by Bombardiers Blood and Darly.

It is considered likely that the Chinos Min-

Lorno, February 18th. Two of the natives concerned in the recent

against such a breach of faith with the I have just telegraphed to you that Lai Kwai, electors,

It is rumoured that the Viceroy used the follow- ing stratagem to bring this about without losing face. He got the ex-President of this Chamber- of Commerce, a man called Too, o petition to the murders have been court-martialled and Throne, saying that Lai regretted what he had dons and praying lunt he be released and his shot in the presence of their tribe, and the rank and titles returned to him. The petition kraals and crops of the natives implicated purported to represent the wish of the Chamber have been destroyed. of Commerce, honor theissning of the Imperial Edict.

Lai Kwai-pai will be released this afternoon and will receives grand send-off front bis prison, He will be received afterwards at the Chamber of Commerce with great ceremony.

GERMAN EMIGRATION. According to the figures published by Mr. J. Wright, U. 8. Consal at Munich, the Germans are the most numerous emigrants of any nation- ality. The total number of persons of German

THE UNITED STATES.

The Consular Body were persuaded that a

mistake had been made, and requested, the Shanghai Municipal Consell to withdraw the done, without, however, averting the trouble, prosecution, and release the lady. This was

It now appears that Mre, Li'e release was n great mistake. The only true part of her story was that she was an official's widow. But that LONDON, February 16th. official was a petty one, of the ninth grade, The Washington Senate has passed a occupying the insignificant post of weiyuan at shipping bill for creating a naval volunthia (he diel poor) bat her father-in-law's, the Chongtu. The property she carried was not force, and subsidising thirteen mail services, including those to China and Japan. THE CHINESE IMPERIAL MISSION.

LONDON, February 16th, The Chinese Imperial Mission has left

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1906.

ACCORDING to a frequently noticed, but as yet imperfectly understood rale in vital: statistics, that periods of great national excitement, or during which a nation is country, we might make a struggle to ister now at Washington, whose term of office birth living in foreign countries is 3,029,512, the United States for Hamburg. called on to make an unusual display of compete, but the nature of the case shuts has almost expired, will be retained for another and it is computed that there aro-450,392 persons

out competition of this kind. None the term, national energy, are frequently, if not invariably, accompanied by an increased less, it is doubtful if we have taken to heart

THE MOROCO) CONFERENCE,

LONDON, February: 16th. Berlin reports that mediation at Algeciras

France and Germany are not yet fruitless.

said father-in-law bating thus disposed of his effects preparatory to a frandrilent bankruptcy. Her "spacial passport" was after all nothing more than the usual Customs cheok for baggage passing by water; it took no sognisance of her or of the members of her party. The Chung- king, people are annoyed about her father-in- law's fraudulent bankruptcy, as his indebted- Deas in Changking was TH, 19,000, and in Shanghai Tis. 30,000. They assert that tho woman was not only helping this fraud, but | that the girls sho had with her were for sale for

birth-rate, it might be anticipated that the fully the new situation. We have, there is Bragg, Mr. W. T. Gracey, Vios and Deputy 168,238, in Russia, 151, 102; In Austria-Hungary; is premature, as direct negotiations between immoral purposes, even though she came by them

little doubt, been too coment to accept population of Japan is a rapidly increasing

without challenge the position that our one. This is amply borne out by statisties, From the beginning of 1872 to 1905 the economic conditions in regard to other. population of the Empire proper, exclud-countries are rapidly changing, and to ing Formosa or residents out of the Islands, assume as inevitable the result that our increased froux 38 millious to nearly 48 efficiency has lost its former advantages; we are, in fact, permitting ourselves to millione, or as near as may be fifty per cent. At the latter date density of the descend from the standard of an industrial to a mere shop-keeping nation. In regard to

Daring the absence on lease of General E. §. Consul General, will be in charge of the Con sulate General of the United States of America Shipping on the West River has been much impeded by the fog which has hung over it during the last few days. Steamers from Canton and Macao were delayed considerably on Saturday morning.

The plague return on Feb. 17th confirms our report that a European has (wen attacked by

not of German birth but who would have acquired the rights of Garman citizens. Gerwang ia the United States number 2,609,164; in Switzerland, 106,36-4; in Franse, 90,746; in England, 53,402 in Australia, 42,671; in Belgium, 533,403; in Denmark, 35,087 ; in Holland, 31,654; in Canada 27,302; in the Argentins Republic, 17,143; in Italy, 10,775; and in Japan, 662.

CRICKET.

KOWLOON V. ARMY STAFF. This Longus match was played at Kowloon on

population amounted to as nearly as possible this we may learn much from the Japanese. plague. The case is numbered It, and occurred Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for

settler in himself is little more than a petty that the patient is at the Isolation Hospital, and It is quite true that the Japanese at No. 1, Beacoustid Arcade. Enquiry shows

shopkeeper, but he possesses in a remark-said to be recovering.. able degrec the power of organisation, and

Since December 11th fast the two Italians, organises in his new country his household whose extradition is demandel on a charge of as if he were in Japan; bis servants, even, murder at Mong 1e, Yannan Province, have down to the most menial offices, are all been remanded week after week owing to the Japanese, and every one engaged however delay in forwarding the necessary documents. remotely in business or household is of his These have now arrived and Mr. Hazeland on Saturday fixed the hearing of the charge for own nationality. His household, in fact, Thursday next. forms an outpost of a great industrial urmy

wickets for 23 and Martin three for 91. Kow the former. The soldiers batted first and were dismissed for 54, Dickson getting seven

joon's stumps went down very quickly also, but Witchell saved the situation by making 25 rans, a lot of 91 being scoured before the isnings terminated,

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Obserṛatory yesterday isanud the following repert

On the 17th at 12.5 -The bacometar has risen slightly over N. China, and fallen over S. China and Japan.

The shallow a es of low pressure lying in the Eastern Sea yesterday is now to the E. of the Leschoon.

Pressure is bigh over N. Obiar, and relatively low in 8, China.

the Formoss Channel, and light variable winds

Moderate to fresh monsoon is indicated in

over the N. part of the China Sea..

Forecast:--Moderate E. winds; misty, some rain.

An experience little known in youth, but with which Age becomes familiar, is the joy of seeing

others accomplish what we have failed to

honestly (ie, by purchase). The N-C. Daily News, to whom we are indebted for the facts, comments: It was very well understood at the time that the fracas at the Mixed Court was prearranged by the Chinese, and that the case of Mrs. Li was used as the necessary pretext. It is very unlikely that Mr. Kaan, the magis- trate, did not kaoy her real rank and position, but of course it suited the local officials to mako much of her at the moment in order to rouse the infigaation of the Chinese community against the high-banded notion of the British Assessor and the police. It is to be hoped that this will be a lesson to the Cousalar Body and others not to be so ready to interfere with the regular action of the government of the Settle- ent. It was their ill-judged- interference which encouraged the organisers of the fracas at the Mixed Court to follow it up by a riot.

322. per square mile, which considering that owing to the mountainous nature of the country, more than half the land is forest, or otherwise untilled, must be taken as an unusually high rate. This, however, does not include the whole of the increase During the last eight years the population of Formosa had grown by six hundred thousand, of whom practically the whole were Japanese, while continually greater numbers have since 1880 been settling in Cores, and since the war in Linotung, and

The Gazetto notifies that by a regulation of occupation, and likon regularly organised made by the Governor in Courcil, any order, for the last two years since the fighting. with Russia, the Japanese settlers in Kiria army is regalarly supported from the main judgment, writ or other process made or issued are becoming a by no means unimportant body, relieved at intervals, and regularly by the Land Offer under the authority of element in the population of Manchuria. I visited by trained and commissioned officers section 7 of the New Territorios Land Ordin- Yokohama on Friday, the 16th Feb, p.m., for aware of the latent possibilities of our race, and severest of the race. Spiritanl insight cannot

ance, 1905, may be executed by any bailiff of the This growth of an outer Japan is in effect from the home industrial associations. It Sugrens Court, or by any other tit person one of the more marked developments in is indeed in the organisation of these latter named for the purpose by the Land Officer.

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Rohieve. The delight of contemplating their success, and edutiring it, is one of the most The G. N. 8. S. Co.'s str. Minnesota, from radiant experiences of life. In youth and 'There are few things that bring in their Seattle, arrived at Yokohama on Friday, the maturity one wished to accomplish so much train moh a rougeance as sentimentalism. 16th inst,, at 9 p.rs.

oneself, that there was not time to contemplate Exaggerated feeling is a species of drunken- The N. Y. K. str. Yauata Meru (Australian the work of others with a genuinely sympathetic ness; it ripens a man for all insurer of settish- Lino), left Nagasaki for this port on the 8th are. It the springtime of one's own humanity ness; it veils the truth, or rather smears a film the dawn of new achievements, to see fresh It nearishes thore desp and strong inatinots of 10th in, and is expected to arrive bore on the that could not be. But in old age, to wituess over the eyes, a film that thickens to blindings

The C.P.R. str. Empress of India left discoveries in germ, to become increasingly the flesh that are never quite extinct in the to have a joyous forecast of the progroms of co-exist with sentimentalism; a man who is Victoria and Vancouver. here on Waduday, at 6 p.m., azriyod at Shang-auth and maturity brought us--Willam anldier, he sees me reason why he should. A. The I.G.M, str. Prineer Alice, which left humanity, in a delight superior to almost all that given to it enact endurs birdness as a good

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