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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21sr. 1906.
the China maskot and are missing splendid opportunities through ignorance and lethargy." How often and how unjustly have British business-men been similarly charged with lethargy or indifference, by
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The King has approved of the following-
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Second-Lieutenant, Second-Liontenant Basil Stewart Lookhurk, 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment), from the Royal Sussex Regiment,
Dateù August 13th, 1905, but to rank from November 28th, 1903.
{REOTHE'S ANKYLOS.} THE MOROCCO QUESTION.
LONDON, February 19th.' Herr von Badowitz has formally proposed that the policing of Morocco be entrusted to the Sultan, with an international control. This is entirely unacceptable by France.
France has raplied in a vorbal note to the German proposals agreeing to entrust
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ODD VOLUMES' SOCIETY.
HỌNG ĐỂ . W, HTENIK ON *FỪNG zur”
In the City Hall last evening before members W. Browin, Registrar General, delivered an of the Odd Volumes' Society, the Hon. Mr. A. interesting and instructive lecture on "Fang-
A. meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on February 20th at the Board Racin Tho Hon. Dr. F. Clark (president) prosided, and there were also prosent:-Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Dr. W. W. Pearce, M.O.H., Dr. Macfarlane, Lieut.-" shui." Col. Jesling, Mr. E. A. Howett, Hos. Mr. A. W. Bronin, Mr. Fang Wa-chas, Mr. Lau Cha-introduced the speaker. pak, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. H. Humphrey?, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (secretary).
obstacles and handicaps so apparent to thoss criticised? As the Manchester paper puts it, "the theory, widely held by non- commercial persons, that great classes of business meu are blind to their own business interests and opportunities; or, seeing them, need external encouragement and stimula-excitement was caused on the steamer Baltic, the control of the police to the Sultan, pro-mada to a block of houses at Nos, 1 to 13. Un tion to make the most of them, has always which arrived in New York on the previous vided that the officers are French and
Spanish.
seemed to us somewhat fantastic." Herr VON BLANDT's object in thus impugning some of the most intelligent of his own countrymen may be guessed at, after noting his suggestion that the Anglo-Japanese Treaty and the British naval activity at Singapore were both directed at German commerce with China. As an imperialistic German, we can in that way make due
allowance for his alaruots. The Chamber of Commerce. of München-Gladbach answered them with an argument that would doubtless cause rejoicing to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S opponents. Thoy declared that they could not compete with the English manufacturers because cotton yarn is dearer in Germany than in England. It is," they said, therefore useless to
ST. MARCEAUX expect an increase in the German exports
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A telegram pablished in the Paris adition of the New York Herald states that great
day, by the pasting of alleged "wireless " messages. These "messages stated Mr. T
W. Lawson was reported to bava shot himself, the British Military Attache, Captain Jackson, that Miss Alice Roosevelt had eloped with
and that an ultimatum had been sent to Berlin from Tokyo demanding the withdrawal of German troops from Chinese territory. The box teck instant and violent effec, furnishing: exciting matter for gossip and speculation,
"Money Power and Mau Peror" is the title of a pamphlet written by H. J. Mackinder. It is another contribution to the fiscal debate but the writer deals with the odorlying principles rather than the statistics of tariff reform.
His arguments, olear and forcible, are based on the necessity of maintaining our balance of power among the nations of the
world, and a recognition of the relations between power, trade and labour. When he claims that the tariff reformer sees life more nearly
whole than the free importer, be invitas
of grey gooda to China. The exports of refutation and challenge from the other side
At Singapore a horrid discovery bas just been made. It was reported to the polics that a body of a European was lying in the jungle off the East Coast Road. The police immedi ately proceeded to the scene and found the body
| German prists to China uy be consider- | which in the present political beat are almost
ally increased when China is in a position | certain to be forthcoming.. to purchase better-clas cotton goods. German producers and exporters should co-operate more closely. The German export houses are independent, purchasing their goods in any country they please, aud exporting them to the places where they | have worked up a connection.”
of a Europan lying in's swell patch of jungle. The corpse hid bean partly devoured by dogs and pigs, and there were numerous pig tracks all round the place where the body lay. The Naval and military news items, x:riving by corps appeared to be that of a middle aged latest mail, appear on page 5,
Messrs. Hughes and Hongh inform us that there will be no sale of peniss to-day.
The statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, Bart., is
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Some English newspapers are saying that the general election did not take the course it did, in a normal way; but that the labour vote did it, "the rise of the working man to the knowledge of bir power," as one expresses it.
Th- members of the Brooklyn Manufactur-
European, and was decomposed. It was clad in duugeres trousers and a white vest. The feat were in a pair of boots. The cause of death in unknown, and a post-mortem examination will behold.
According to the Echo de Paris M. Ko- kavozoff, who recently cocoladed his visit to Paris, and proceeded thence to Berlin, has satisfactorily completed negotiations for a loan in Germany of one hundred milion roubles (£10,000,00 on terms similar to those decided upon for the new Russian lonx in France, except that the bonds will be repayablo ju ten months instead of in a year, as in the case of the French loan.
The Echo adds that the
A COSTLY ALTERATION.
Correspondence was submitted relative to certain siterations required by the Beard to be Shing Lane. Mr. E. M. Hazeland, architect, wrote pointing out that the cost of falling the requirements would be more than a year's
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Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC, who prosided,
In the course of his remarks the lecturer said it would be as well at the outset to remove any illusions his hourors might be ander, and to explain to them that he was not going to give them the result of deep researels, but simply casual convenation or in thecourse of his work, notes of what he had learnt about Fangshui in Fungshai meant literally Wind Water," and had bean defined by a learned anthority a
a quasi-soiontido system supposed to teach men where and how to build graves, temples
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The Kaiser has recaived Barou de Courcel,
German warship at Copenhagen, showing altorations made in tire years from 1995 in and dwellings, in order that the dead, the gods the special French Envoy, on board rent for the property, The houses would have to be pulled down or substantial structural him marked courtesy,
order to comply with the provisions of the and the living might be located exclusively, or Public Health and Building Ordinance as as far as possible after the auspicions infinonces to external air. In the circumstancos he asked of ustare." The Chinese believe that certain the Board to allow the notices to stand over situations and surroundings brought good until the structural alterations required were luck and well-being to the inhabitants, such put in hand.
THE GERMAN NAVY.
TONDON, February 19th. It is stated that the King of Denmark has been made au Admiral of the German
navy.
FRANCO-RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL
TREATY.
LONDON, February 19th. The Franco-Russian Commercial Treaty has passed the Seante.
MARRIAGE OF MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT.
LONDON, February 19th. Miss Alice Roosevelt has been married to Mr. Nicholas Longworth in Washington.
THE "ZENITH" INCIDENT.
LONDON, February 19th.
arms and ammunition for the Preteader; It appears that the Zenith was landing
the French cruiser's interference conse. quently raises a difficult question.
THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY.
LONDON, February 19th. President Loubet formally vacue]"the" Elysée yesterday.
THE THEATRE.
"Princess Toto" still continue to draw
exceedingly good houses, aud judging from last night's enthusiasm our local amateurs, anlike some of their professions confréres, have no daise to complain on the score support from Hongkong playgoers. The cast was the same as on pretioas evenings, and not.
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The M. O. H. recorded. The same argument
may apply to all those houses permitted to remain in the present condition as regards external air for five years. It is for the Board to consider whether this concession can be granted or not. I cannot say that any appro ciable harta will result to the tenants from the
concession.
Mr. Shelton Hooper As the M.O.H. says that no appreciable harm will result is the tenants from the concession asked for, I think it should be granted.
good luck moming from the earth. Fang- shui was the scieuse which tanght the Chinese where and how to build their konses and tamples, and how and where to bury their dend; therefore, it was not a religion. It was a science, but differed from the sciences hig hearers were familiar with in that is dealt not only with the material world, but with the world of spirits. They often heard the Chinese described
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and certainly natives of China had materialised their vlown of the future life, and lived much more really in the spiritual world than Europeana did; nor did there seem any fixed barrier between the living and the dead, the welfare of each being affected by the actions of the other. I Fangshui confined itvelf
merely to the tracing out On the understanding that the condition of of water, bills and wood on
influences of nature affairs be remedied at the sad of five years, Mr. and spiritual health of the
the bodily
seconded, that the concession with regard to believers would be to be reduced to a state of HEWETT moved, and Mr. SHELTON HOOPER the dead, the worst that could happen to living and
windows ke granted,
Mrr Howett I am in favour of the law boing enforced, but would like to bare the matter discussed.
The Hon. Registrar General I recommend
that no action be takau.
A.COMPROMISE.
Application was received for a modification of the requirements of section 19 of the Public Health and Building Ordinancs, 1903, in respect
of No. 7, Wa Lane.
The Medical Officer of Health wrote-In view of the fact that it is advisable to obtain in the | future a scavenging lane at the rear of Nos, 1
hypochondria, but its professors aleim that not only is health affected by the situation of a house or a father's grave, but also waterial of Fungshui could not be disregarded without position, wealth and advancemout, and the rules interfering with other people. The Fangshui professors were deserving of a little attention. There were no colleges to train sindenta
to 6, I think the owner of No. 7 might be asked to grant degress; each sludens qualified by to hand over to Government free of charge attaching kirself as an appreaties to a pro- when required a sufficient portion of his yard fessor in practice, but oven an apprenticeship to suable a six foot lane to be run through the was not indispensable, as anyone desirons could court such space towards the area required for could not tell the main principles of Fung- whole block, and that he be now allowed to set up with or without practice: The speaker his yard.
Mr. Shelton Hooper-I fail to see why, if the owner bands over to the Government a part of his land for a scavenging lane, he should not be
shui, although he had endeavoured to find ent.
Dragons and tigers, especially dragons, played
a large part in it. The ridge of the hills ere all parts of dragons, and from such dragons emaastod favourable influences which
Mr. Brewin then discoursed on the rules of
ors' Association, representing upwards of Garman bank negotiating the loan attempted withstanding the ausccustomed strain devolving compensated for so doing, as provided by suction affected houses or graves in their neighbourhood,
£20,00,000 of fire insurance policies, propose to send to England for rates, in order to break the rates of the United States Fire lusurance Trust.
sent before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that sale arrests throughout Russia in order to The Russian Bureaucracy is effecting whole-
|prevent the registration of voters for the Duma elections. The Russian journals estimate that the deficiency in this year's Budget will not bo loss than £80,000,(1.
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The Daily Press.
Reuter's Agency understands that, in addition to the Order of the Garter which Prince Arthur of Connaught in conveying to Tokyo, his Royal Highness is also the bearer of the Order of Merit which the King has conferred upon Marshal Oyama, Admiral Togo, and Marshal Yamagata These appointments have already boen foreshadowed.
A long official account of the sinth R. H. K, Yacht Club races, and of the cruiser race for the Governor's cup, is crowded out of this issno, but will appear to-morrow. Elspeth was first
to throw the greater part of the loan upon the Paris market, an attempt which provoked an emphatic protest to Count Witte on the part of the French financial houses.
has just come to bond, shows that the reputation The Times of India Directory for 1906, which
of the publishers for accuracy.careful compilation. sad succinct information is as well deserved as
arer.
Besides possessing all the features which
The Globe's representative on 'change writes, -The Stock Exchango witnessed a further
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on the principals, the performance was un doubtedly good. If anything, the choruses wont with batter swing than on the previous nights, the continued practice, no
great applanse, encores being frequent. doubt, being conducive to this improvement.
The soloists were in excellent voice and elisited
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The Captain Superintendent of Police-I agree with M. Q. H.
The PRESIDENT said it was not a question for that Board to consider whether the land was "aid for or not.
Mr. SHELTON Hoorea said they should consider the question from a sanitary point of view and not grant a concession from monetary considerations.
The PRESIDENT thought the condition was necessary,
Mr. Hewett assorted it was reasonable that in that case they should effect a compromise.
A resolution by the President that the
Governor in Executive Council be recommend.
HONGKONG, FRIRUANY 21ST, 1906.
We referred not long ago to the bad habit of national pessimism, cultivated partly for propagandist purposes, and partly, us we reluctantly suggested, by an irresponsible press avid of sensation or perverted original. ity. Our comments referred, inter alia, to the pamphlet by HeaT VON BLANDT, formerly German Minister at Peking, circulated by the Hamburg-American Steamship Com- pany. His alarmist statements, which wa described as palpable exaggerations, were presumably prompted by a propagandist. They appear to have caused a good deal of discussion in German Chambers of Com merce and in the textile journals, about from their many friends still living there, and organised attacks upon capital, and the dis. but the rate of mortality in Burmah, ou the plans were acknowledged before the Board were
for the Championship, Donde won in the One-all-round dealing in business. It is true that design class, Gloria won Me, Rouse's cup (tea
the general public is greatly absorbed in the competing), and The Saipe won the second race
General Election, and the slackness is, in some for the Governor'a cup.
quarters, pat down to this pre-occupation. When
look for a revival. The majority of members the last returns are in, there are dealers who
whether the speculative movement will expand one meets, however, are inclined to doubt appreciably. The Radical pains are having a generally depressing effect, and the great growth in the Labour party foreshadows, with many, turbance of trade conditions which are already
A London paper says:-Sir Ewen and Lady Carnerou, and Mrs. A. M. Townsend sailed by the x. China from Marsailles on a two months' trip to India. It is possible that Sir Ewen and Lady Cameron may extend their trip to China. where they will be sure of a very warm welcome
granted.
another anomaly presents itself. There are as as it passes onwards. But it has never forsaken the understanding that the permit would be its orginal base of operations, Bombay. Here,
Mr. Humphreys-What is a kitoben for ex- Western capital, while both cities trade largely copt the preparation of food? many, pestilential sluma at Calentia as in the
with Chinese ports. Why is it, then, that the Palaces long ago, has made next to no headway disease, although it reached the so-called City'
yof
there? Madras has been equally incky so far, other side of the Bay, is continually increasing.
The Captain Superintendent of Police Is the M.O.H.'s last statement correct?
Fangshui, tailing stories by way of illustration, He said if his hearers thought it over they would find there were professionals in Europo corresponding very closely to the Fangshmi world, including China, all bat a few cranks man, and they might take it that all over the
believed in him. In old days in Hongkong, cofins used to be stored as they are ia Chinese cities now, as at Cantor for instance, in the city of the dead outside the worth gate. The Tungwah Hospital had a mortuary, and coffins remained thors for years, but that was in the bad old days, and a vigilant
a directory should have, this publication haa its value materially enhanced by a mass of useful India the plague. Our contemporary says
The Globe believes that Hongkong gave information and by a very fine map of Bombay. The terrible epidemic which has been de To all interested in our great dependency, com- vastating India since it was imported from mercially or politically, the book is a necessity, Hongkong a few years ago, appears to be and of its 1,20) otid pages none could be spared subject to no known laws. In the case of
Savitary Department now prevented the infring- Astutic cholera, medical science can generally with advant-go. As an instance of how up-to-traes the path it will follow before its initialed to grant the consession on condition that ement of the rates of ancestor worship. The date it is even in its miscellaneous inforumition fores is expended. Plague, on the contrary, the ground be surrendered when required was attitude assumed by the Colonial Government it may be mentioned that the list of Great moves hither and thither quite irrespective carried.
towards Fungshui had been much the same as Battles of History" includes that of Mukden, apparently, both of climate and sanitary fought on March 5th of last your.
conditions. In a purely arbitrary manner,
Respecting an application for permission to that taken up by the Government of China; it descande OG
use the kitchen of a house in Ping On Lane for neither Government recognised it except where hitherto immane grip, us in the instanes of the province, and forthwith gets a relentless the preparation of food,
there was a likelihood of a breach of the pance - Just as suddenly, it moves off to fresh
Punjab.
The M.O.H. micuted-The kitchens are Fangshui had astarally come mora into pro- intelleet with Siva, the Dautrevor. The latest to the newness of the walks. I do not think of the New Territory, where the Registrar quar somewhat damp, but this is probably dae partly minence since wo took over the administration ters, sad becomes identified to the Hiadoo oficial bulletin indicates that it is on the that there will be any baim in giving the per-General and Assistant Superintendent of march from the North towards the Boath, but mit, especially as the houses have been built on throwing out lateral detachments on both sides
Folice had cases occasionally submitted to them for arbitration. The boliof of the Chinese country folk in Fangshai was so deep rooted and sincere that it did not seem to help matters forward in the least to tell them that neither he (the speaker) nor the Govern ment believed in it, so he now told bia friends from the New Territory what was quite as trae, aut must seem more reasonable to them, that we had a Fungahni of our own, and that it was likely, as matters stood at present, that they would be able to persuada na to follow their provisions instead of ours, The Paklio Works and Sanitary Departments attended to On the 20th at 12,5 -The barometer
our Fangshui, and our rules wore to ba fonad Las fallen quickly over W. Japan, owing to a depression which lies to the W. of Kiushiu, plague infected
principally in the Public Health and Boilding A slight increase of pressurò has taken place'į
Ordinanco. The lecturer then described how over 8. Chipa.
The mortality statistics for the week ended scenery near Hongkong was affected by Fung- Pressure is highest over Manchuria and the January 23 showed that the doath rate for the shui, and how the city of Victoria was favour, N. part of the sea of Japan.
whole Colony British and Foreign populationably situated from a Fungshui point of view was 31.9 par 1,000, as compared with 103 for He said the projected railway from Kowloon tó the same work of last year. The death rate for Canton auturally turned one's thoughts to Fung- the whole Colony, excluding the Army and shui. When the telegraph line was first laid Navy, was 16.2.
between these two cities, Faugshui professors prophesied terribio calamities, and there was a good deal of opposition. This seemed very natural when we remembered that the line was bringing Kowloon with it nine dragons in close
OPIUM.
WEATHER REPORT.
the following report:-
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
Moderate variable winds are indicated in the Formosa Channel, sad the N. part of the Chins Sou, moderate; cloudy, fog or mist,
Forecast:-E. or variable winds, light to
The M.O.H-My minute is correct. The
asked to approve of the kitchene.. The application was granted. This was all the business of importance.
KAT EETURN.
The total number of rats caught by the Board's officials during the week ended Fob ruary 17 was 422, of which 29 were found to be
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
Germany'e cotton-goods trade with China, who will be rejoiced to see Sir Ewen fully The Manchester Guardian, usually well-restored to health again. informed of all matters relating to this
not too good. What the financial centre of the
particular trade, takes our view of the
A Paris despatch states that Motobikoff and Empire thinks of Sir Henry Campbell-Banner. man and free imports is sufficiently shown by Konz, heads of the Institute Pasteur, declare the magnificent majorities by which Sir Edward general postalate, but adds an interesting that experiments in the inoculation of anthro-Clarka and the Hoa. A. Gibbs were returned apinion. It admits that German tade with poid apes and subsequent cure, show a way which yesterday. China, in this line, is a comparative failure; time is certain to perfect, to the destruction of and mys the reason is that the German the most terrible disease human beings can The result would be one manufacturers cannot produce the gray and acquire or inherit
The change of Government is being seized white goods that are the staple of the Chinescent step toward a humanity perfectly healthy,
physically, mentally and morally.
upon by various societies as an opportunity te demand so cheaply as their English. Ameri- |
bring forward their particular fads, says a cou can, and Indian competitors can. It is absurd Far East it is noted that Sir E. A. Sassoon sion of the Opium Trade is, amongst others, Amongst election matters of interest to the temporary. According to tha last incne of The Frivar of China: the Society for the Suppres- to suppose that the Germans are not awake has been returned for Hyths, and Major E. F. expecting much from Sir Henry Campbell- to the importance of the Chinese market, and Coates for Lewisham, both in the Unionist Bannerman and his supporters. It says that the fact that Herr von BLAND
has bad interest. The Hon. C. H. Struit, Unicuist, is the Frime Minister is known to be friendly to the opportunity to study the situation ou standing for the Maldom division of Essex, and seven hare rated against the opinm trade. In do not realise that it is always easier to stop to-
our cause, and of the members of his Cabinar,
People think they can stop in time, but they the spot suggests to our mind that bis Mr. W. Keswick, Unionist, for the Epsom 1891, when a majority of 31 members in the day than to-morrow.
The P.M. str. Siberia is expected to sail from statements were deliberately exaggerated to Leeds Mr. S. Samuels, the Conservative cas
Division of Surrey. In the West Division of Bonge of Commans voted for Sir Joseph Peate's
Shanghai on the 21st inst., at 10 pim.. making rosolation declaring the oplan trade to be
her due at this port Iste on Friday night, strengthen some arrière-argument, something didate, made a gallant but unsuccessful tight and Horbert Gladstone, Sir Edward Groy, whatever they do not happen to possess at the and is dus here on or about the 2nd March.
That which dissatisfied people believe to be the mor. Hy indefensible,' Messra, Asquith, Birroll, trae linppines, and which they long to enjoy, in ports, left Thursday Xaland on the 16th inat connection with Canton or the city of sheep.
The C.N. str. Changsha, from Australian in the style of the Tariff Kelormer, perhaps. against Mr. H. J. Gladstone. Similarly Sir and Messrs. Lloyd-George, John Morley, and We prefer this theory to agreeing with our Theodore Angler failed to wrest Gateshead from R. T. Reid, were all amongst those who sup-
The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s str. Lyra sailed Fungshni, which was simply an attempt - contemporary that the intelligent vos
from Puget Sound for Hongkong via usual ports to explain events in nature by natural ported Sir Joseph Pease." The suggestion la Mr. Johnson, the Labour candidate Mr
rade that a joint letter, signed by a number of BRANDT was "under the strange delusion Yerbargh was defeated at Chester. Mr. Joseph electors, should be sent to Parliamentary can- that his fellow-countrymen in the cotton. Walton was again contesting the Liberal in. diatas, asking their careful consideration
the question, and their promise to vote for th trade are unaware of the great importance of terest for the Barnsley Division of Yorkshire,
suppression of the traffic.
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The spread of knowledge soon conquered
fort from donning a new tie or fancy-waistcoat
Men do not seem to derive any special com- on the 18th inst when stooks fall or their livara are out of order,&e, left Singapore for this part on the 19th century or so would be in the shape of a grave'
The N.Y.K. str. Den of Maina, from Louden, consos, and the only relio of it to be found in a but there is no time whan a woman cannot be inst, and is expected to arrive here on the or some granite monolith (opplause). distinctly cheared by something new to wear. 25th inst..
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