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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND, 1906.

The Pall Mall Gazette of March 30th remarks TELEGRAMS. that the "Black Peril" (in South Africa) is a good deal more than a phrase.

We have received from the agents, tha Holland China Trading Co., a report and balance sheet of the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, by which we see there was a big increas of ordinary premiums, £391,592 from £306,258, and that a twenty per cont. dividend was declared for the half year, making 12 per cent. for the year. £50,000 was added to reserve, making it £200,000, ¡

Fourteen miners were brought up alive from shaft No. 2 of the Courrières mines, whero they had been entombed since the catastropho three weeks before. They kept themselves alise with food left by their dead comrades, and on oats which they found in the horses' stabla, They were all seemingly in a good condition of health, except one man, who had suffered much from the enforabinent and privation,

{"DAILY PRESS" BICLUSITE BERVICE.]

BRITISH EXCHEQUER.

LONDON, May 1st. The realised balance is £3,460,000;| the budget surplus was £3,074,000.

SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE IN VICTORIA GAOL.

ALLEGED MUNDER OF A PRISONER.

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS,

(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.)

PRAISE FOR HONGKONG.

Not till yesterday afternoon did it transpire

March 30th. that a prisoner in Victoria Gaol had that

Contrary to expectation, the annual mooting mersing been mardored by a fellow prisoner of the China Association passed off without So far as can be ascertained, the two men, who andão euphasis being laid upon the difference wore shoemakers, had had a difference of opinion of opinion that had arisen between the Shanghai over something, and, waiting hie opportunity, Branch and the parent Association over the the assailant suddeoly attacked the other man question of policy, Mr. William Keswick, M.P., The coal duty is abolished; a penny as be sát in front of him in the shoemakers' who was presiding for the last time under is taken off the tea duty; and two-shop, plunging a shoemaker's knife, a sharp bow his term of offices Chairmen of the Committe pence halfpenny off stripped tobacco, shaped instrument, twice into the neck of the made a nice little speech, which was marked by The victim was carried to a praiseworthy and diplomatic reference to "the The sinking fund is augmented by the hospital, where he expired shortly after it le misunderstanding" with Shanghai By half a million.

taking this win course, be obviated the reces- The income tax and sugar duty are not changed,

with about the same amount of considera- tion that is moted to wilful offenders against society, rather than with the sympathy and extra consideration to which their misfor- Lunes entitle then. These remarks apply to more diseases than plagno, and to more tients than Chinese. Harsh as appeared the primitive custom of banishing plague-stricken people to "outer darkness", and of giving them no greater succour than the placing of provender upon a stone that marked the limit of their re-approach to society, thero TO was in that at least no infliction of the hutailiation which covers a man who finds his liberty and dignity ruthlessly oncroached upon by the compulsory use of tho30

convict-like garments" to which Mr. CHU-PAK refere. A principle which is grossly neglected in Hongkong is that by which all should bear a shire (fixed on

A lady cauvasser at the recent general equitable considerations) of the sacrifices election made bold to ast a raral labourer incurred in defence of society as a whole. whether he favonrad Protection. Being of an Thus, to take the case of a smallpox patient, inquiring ture of mind, the rustic voter asked for instance, we find the victim imprisoned her what it meant. The question rooms to bave ing in Zululand.

embarrassed the lady somewhat. "Well," she for the public good. That is permissible replied, a trifle, abashed, "I cannot go inte We find, as in the cases cited by Mr. LAU prosire details at the moment, but it is a subject CHU-PAK, that all his own clothes, including of vital importance to all who care for wild those clean, unworn, and untouched, arabirds." With patience and porenvornace this

fair politician should go far. taken away; and a "convict-like" uniform, in itself a gratuitous insult and degradation, insisted upon irrespective of the patient's quality. For all this, we find that he is, dulike bis neighbour in the common jail, expected to pay cash, and to pay proarpsly; and, if he be a poor man, to receive letters threatening legal proceedings in default. Should be, as so many find it convenient to POCKET do, reside in a public hotel, we find that there too his misfortune is regarded as a crime, or, at any rate, as something for

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An inquiry into the circumstances of tuosity of further reference, and completely shut. death of Là Shing, alleged, to have been murdered the mouths of may sympathisers with the Shang- in Victoria Gaol, was conducted by Mr. P. A. Lai attitude; and everybody was prepared to Hazeland yesterday afternoon at the Magistracy go away and do as he had suggested by laying THE BLACK PERIL." The jury were Mesics, G. F. Carry, E. V. D. taido all soreness and working amicably for

Parry, and W: C. Barrett.

the general good. It was a pity, therefore, that E.J. Pierpont, ohief warder in Victoria Gaol Mr. Gundry, to re-elected President, oxid LONDON, May 1st.

said the body the jozy bad viewod was that of not leave well done. Instead of that, has very There has been some serions fight-Li Shing, aged 37, a coolie, of Sun-woo-shung unnecessarily larke back to a remark by Mr. village, who was received into prison on 15th R. W. Little stone of the Shanghai meetings. July, 1901, convicted of robbery, and sontenced It was quite unsailed for, and I feel sure that to saven years' hard labour and twenty strokes if he had thought of the effoot his parting shot with the birch. About 7.30 yesterday morning may have in Shanghai he would have refrained when he was visiting the West Yard gaol, he from opening up the old toco. It is to be hoped heard someone shout from the shoemakers' shop. Shanghai will not retaliato. If Mr. Goodry He immediately ran there and saw prisoner 115 scomed to show more heat that was called for, standing up with a shoemaker's knife in each no one else garethe matter serious thought, and hand. Warder Driscoll was standing over the remark was allowed to pws with a quiet prisoner with hia baton half raised. Witness laugh. The meeting was well attended, and told him to remain still and then, ringing the cas may hope that this is a sign that there is to storm beil went to the door of the shoemaker La un infusion offresh vigour into thisrepresont- shop and ordered all the prisoners to come out,utive institution during the current year. It This they did, fulling in two deep cutside. is highly satisfactory to see from the raport of that time the principal warder and other the Association that the Hongkong Branch is by officere arrived on the soone Then he noticed no means "moribund". Ita business like uction

LONDON, May 1st. · The Austrian Ministry has resigned. Prince Conrad succeeds,

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

SIR ERNEST SATOW,

LONDON, April 29th.

tion's profit for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905, amounted to £13,848. Tho dobit balance from the previous year, £7,901, with the inacras-tax paid to April 31, 1995, absorbed £3,121, and leaves an available balance of £3,727, out of which the directors roommend a cash dividend to all shareholders on the register on March 30, The Timer heartily congratulates Sir 1906, at the rate of 4 pc. ps, free of income Ernest Satow on the conclusion of long and tax, on the fully and partly paid shares, arduous negotiations (?), worthily cou-Lis carried to the hospital. He ordered calculated on the amounts paid up respectively-pleting a distinguished term of service.

Aftor a successful season of four weeks in

Manila, the prestidigitator Thurston, arrived THE TURCO-EGYPTIAN TROUBLE. in Hongkong by the s.. Teman yesterday, and opens at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, on Saturday night. In the many cities in which Mr. Thurston bas appeared, his company's performances have been ealogised by the Pros, and the playgoors present at the entertainment will witasse such displays of "magic" and myet ry as have never bien seen befor. The lon

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which he alone is responsible. For what the sanitary authority's agents de to bis apartments, in the interests of the public and of the hotel, he has to recompense the hotel proprietors. These apparently irre A. S. WATSON & CO.. levant details are to show that the common way of regarding a person who inadvertently LIMITED,

nuffers for his rasbuess in staying in a post-mics opens at 10 o'clock this morning at the ridden community is an wafair and an unreasonable way. This would occasion less complaint if we could believe that the proceedings were marked by any consistency or efficacy. But it is now generally believed that the carelessures of the supervision of official "contacts" is as great as is the undiscriminating and wholly unsympathetic harrying of un-official "contacts ". We venture to suggest that Mr. Lau CHU-PAK's Crespondents mast forward their names and ad- proposal for a sub-committee to thoroughly areer with communicationanddreed to the Editor,investigate these matters does not go far noter publication but as evidence of good faith,

dil testers for publication should be written on one side of the paper unly!

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enough, inasmuch as such an ex-officio enquiry might not be so thorough, so whole- hearted, and so radical as we need and wish for. What we would welcome would be n special international comunission, of in vestige tion, with His Excellency the GoVERNOR US President, which would ignore all official pre- cedents and red-tape whatsoever, and invite and consider both evidence and opinions as to the past, present, and future of the whole matter. There should be no question of putting officials and persons on their defence as to watters of administration; but rather review of principles to guide future administration. We do not wish to Le The moderu ery of the sociologist is that misunderstood as carping at the present crime is a disease in the Colony of Hong. Sanitary Board; their motives and ambi. kong there are indications that disease is tione are good. It might, however, be well regarded as a crime. It should be difficult for them to consider if they have not been, for anyone to read Mr. Lau CHU-PAK's as the absurd American axiom has it, letter to the Sanitary Bourd [vids Daily hiching the waggon to a star", and Press of Ist instant without feeling that it allowing some of its load to fail out at the had at least some justification. The con- rearward end. The sanitary waggon might ventional view of the administration of travel better with a more practicable horse, Hongkong, as concerned with sanitary

The Thistle, ganbont, has loft Malta oo hor mattere, has been that the authorities have way to the China Station hitherto been too regardful of native

The Chinese Commissioners in London were prejudices; that the trouble bas augmented by reason of a traditional official aversion given a luncheon by the Lord Mayor.

to taking the bull by the horns; and we can accept this view as applying largely to the past history of Hongkong. We aro moreover open to the pursuasion that in

Mr. Du Fung-chi has boen elected depart mental secretary to the Chinese Branch of the T.M.C.A.

Lieut. E. M. Crosse and 2nd Linut, U. R.

some respects the same foolish tenderness Guisa arrived by the s.8. Palawan, for duty is permitted to contiune. But we conceive with the R. U. A.

that in the matter of infectious disease, and

LONDON, April 20th. The Temps in an article says that France will heartily support England in the Turco- Egyptian imbroglio, in the same way as England supported France at Algeciras.

The Kolnische Volkmeitung declares that Germany is not interested in the petty Akabah dispute.

THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING OF SPAIN AND PRINCESS ENA.

prisenor 19 (deceased) on the floor, and had

prisover 115 to put down the knife and after the order had hoon repsated several times prisoner did so. The name of prisoner 115 was Wong Tai. He was sentenced to eight years hard labour for piracy. He noticed that the deceased had a wound on the right side of his neck and that he was covered in binod.

ever the Canton-Kowloon Railway, and the threatened nor port at Whumpon, refootsthe greatest crediton the local Chairman, the Hon Secretary and the Committee, and we at this end feel that so long as this spirit of watobfulness is

shown there ism foar of British interests being overlooked or neglected—in Hongkong. Thoro is not only sope but need for such an Association, and the wonder is that there are not more brauchen in a fow of the more important ports. As the Chairman at Tuesday'a mooting said, China is on the ove of enormous changes and it is difficult to foresee the outcome of the present impetus, towards reform. China will need all the guidance the éan get, and it may not improbable that the China

At any

William Driscoll, a warder, said he was in charge of the shoemakers" party numbering 27 In Victoria Gao!. Yesterday morning at 6 s.te. he found everything quiet. There were 17 beaches in the shop and deceased was sitting at No, 6, Wong Tai being at his rear. At 7.40 bo Wong Tai, without the slightest provoca- ion and without saying a word, pick up the Association and its branches may play an shoemaker's knife, swing himself around the important. part in political pilotage. seat and stab the deceased, who ran towards wit-rate, the members resident in China can all bo pass and fell down, The warder then went to look-out men, and it will greatly depend ou Wong Tai and told him to put down the knife their seeing sight what action shall be taken Instead of doing so he picked up another, hold by the Association's management in London, 31sting one for each hund, and after a slight hesita-and maybe through them by the British tion replaced the knives on the bench and walked Government. Both Shanghai and Hongkong towards his cell.

have opportunities of being useful during the To Mr. Craig-Precious to the attack both next year or twe, und thay may be trusted not men were engaged in making boots, Decossed to allow those opportunities to pass because of did nothing to provoke Wong Tui, and wiinass any fancied slothfulness in London. If they eould not sacribe anything for the attack. He will "play the game", there are members in believed that there was a slight jou'ousy between London who will see that their activity is not them because deceased was a better shoemaker frustrated by want of zeal here.

than the other.

As the result of the destruction of the Port Artbar Squadron, 2nd of the sailing of the armoured cruisers for beme waters, Russia's naval strength in the Far East is ao small that it cannot be said to possess any real fighting

LONDON, April 29th. value. Thus, the following craft represent the

The date of the marriage of King Alfonso Russian Navy at Vladivostock: Six transport and Princess Ena is changed to the ships, the Aleut, 892 tous, Kamtschadal, 900 | May. tous, Tungus, 706 tons, Fa at, 723 tous. Shilku, and Argan; seven torpedo-boat destroyers, eight torpedo-hoate, and the ice-breaker, Nadezhny. The gunboat Manzhur is still at Shanghai.

The Russian Press drava attention to the very romarkable action of the Ministry of War in selling to the Chinese immense quantities

of horses, which are not needed, now that sexas of the troops ara evacuating Manchuria, Young, sound, Russian horses are being sold at from 25s to each at most, but the average price is from 8 to 11s; in one case a horse which had cost the authoritice £20, was sold for 15 ponce. There is no competition among the Manchurisu population, as the people bave no money. Still, the Russian officials soe determined to get rid of the horse al on enormous sacrifice. The total number of horses. is 6500,000, and 300,000 are to remsia with the troops.

Leading city nion declare, says the Globe, that they feel utterly humiliated by the tone and temper of spesoles from the Ministerial benches in the Commons. Business has cuffer

l, and must continue to safer in progressive on the City," ratio. "A blight has fallon write" Magpie", "which will gradually extend whole country, till there will over the not be a village nor even a hamlet that will not teel directly or indirectly the disastrous effects of the blows that the Ministry has struck at British credit". This may seem severe, hut it is by no means an unjost appreciation of what must happen by one who is a careful student of prevailing financial conditions. There is some chance of lower money rates, and one mey derire from this what satisfaction one can is the present doleful circumstances. However, with cheaper money w probably come cheaper Colonial loans, and cheaper home rails.

One by one Rand mining properties are pre- paring to close down in consequence of the The fifth page of this number contains a paralysing blow struck at the labour supply

its treatment by the annitary authority, of

precautions were in the nature of ploughing Francisco has boon resumed, the Mozgolia with tubo mills. In a month or two the full

TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEW JAPANESE BATTLESHIP

"KATORL"

STATE OF W

TONDOX, April 29th. The new Japanese battleship Katori is the fastest battleship, for her gunpower, in the world. In her speed trials on the Clyde, she made 20,22 knots and her speed at of her engine power Wax 17.8. These results are far in excess of the Japanese

requirements.

(N-C. Daily Nees Service)

THE NEW TIBET CONVENTION.

Peking, April 23rd. The essential points of the Augio-Tibetan treaty which has been concladed between the British Minister and the Waiwapn are:--

(i) Great Britain recognises Tibst to be a protectorate of China.

(i) Grast Britain will not interfere in the internal affairs of Tibet, so long us no other Power attempts to do so.

(i) China will open roron imarkets in Tibet for trade with Indis, and erect telegraph lines.

(iv) Great Britain shall bare the preference in regard to railway, mining, and other con- cessions in Tibot, but if any such concessions are granted only Chinese shall be employed in carrying out the works.

(5) Tho un of Taels 2,400,000 is to be paid to Great Britain to defray the cost of the recent Mission to Lhassa.

THE ANGLO-TIBETAN CONVENTION.

Peking, April 26th.

The Russian Minister having learned that the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty has been concluded has made searching inquiry of the Waiwugri.

THE RUSSO-CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS.

Paking, April 25th. Mr. Foketiloff has asked that H.E. Chu Hung-ahib, & member of the Waiwupu, sball he

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To his Worship-There were two blows delivered on the right side of the Rock. Both Mr. Pierpont and be ordered Wong Tai at the same time to put down the knives. which induced him to think there was jealousy To a juryman--Ha bad heard some Chinese

between the two.

THE NEW SHIPPING BILL. It is to be regrolled that the present Govern- Imout has decided not to take any action in the meantime to modify the Merchant Shipping Acts. The time is rips for this reform. decided to place on the Statute Book a measure it is satisfactory that the Gorerament has

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that will, we all hope, add to the safety and Dr. William Moore, prison surgeon, said that comfort of the British anilor, while at the same in response to a telephono meusage yesterday time affording the ship-owner some measure of morning about 7.3), saying that prisonor 19 had protection from the unfair competition of the been stabbel and was already dead he went to foreigner. Mr. Lloyd-George, as President of the Gaol and saw the body of the deceased in the Board of Trad, has introduced a Bill which the Hospital. His clothes were covered with blood. There were three outs on the right side of the neck. Two bose wounds com pletely severed the interaal jugular vein, and the carotid artery, and death, which must have earned very rapidly, was caused by hemorrhage, The kaife prodnood could have cansed the wounds which he saw on deceased's Book,

The Jary found that deceased was killed by prisoner Wong Tai, and bis Worship committed him for trial at the Criminal Sessions.

A FATAL FIGHT.

should havo tome effect on the shipping trade at Hongkong, in common with other parts of the Empire, and doubtless it is already receiving the consideration of the local Chamber of Com- morce. The now measure aims at the preven- tion of overlading in foreign vessels trading with British ports. It does seem anomalous ibat an old British ship sold to a foreigner after being condemned, perhaps, as anseaworthy, should be allowed to enter our ports without any load-line and compete with our own craft tied down by all sorts of Board of Trade regulations. After a certain date, to be fixed by the Houss of Commons, overy vessel coming to our ports must not only be seaworthy but must have the same disc as ou our ships and carry the same A carpenter named Kwong Cheng want to life-saving apparatus. They will also be subject the Government Civil Hospital last week and to the same cabin passenger regulations, In died a few days afterwarde from injuries order to meet the argument that Britishers will received during a tight with another carpenter, not become sailors because the food on our ships Inquiries had by this time been instituted by ia either bad or badly cooked, the Government the police and it was ascertained that the victim propose that every ship shsil carry a certificated had been in the habit of receiving visits from a cook, and in other ways thalet of the sailor-max fellow tradesman named Chang Hing, but as is to be safeguarded or ameliorated. There is, his employer objected to the frequout visits unfortunately, a tandeney among the Labour Cheng informed his friend of the fact. The members to avil at the employment of Lascars, whom they would class as foreigners and bring

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

grave mistakes aro being made; the officials pany's meeting, and some interesting comments Globe's). Aurora Wat is already idle, and tions on behalf of Chino, and stated that he with his friend, words being exchanged for

under the now restrictions proposed with zefer- the Luipaardevlei Estate is expected to suspend tho Russia Minister) will resume them shortly.

The Whiwupu bas refused the demand and blows. It was alleged that in the course of the work evil that good may come. We have re flogging in Chinese treaty ports.

one to foreign sexmen og British shipe; but The latter property intimated that, H.E. Tang Shao-yi will confiano fight, Chan Hing picked up a piece of wood previously pointed out, and the suggestion

Information has reached the local Agent of operations any day now.

aul struck Kwong Cheng on the head. Next it is satisfactory to note that Mr. Lloyd-George bas so far met no contradiction, that for the Pacifle Mail Steamship Co. that the regularis possessed of a large and valuable tonnage to set as plenipotentiary as before.

of developed ore, and a new CU-stamp equip-

morning the latter went to the Magistraer and speaking for the Government, did not miss the ment of the most up-to-date. type, together reasons given their afforts and so-called steamship service of the Company from San

applied for a summers against the former for Pportunity of impressing upon the House the leaving for Yokohama direct yesterday.

assault, and the application havish boon grant fact that the Lascare are our fellow-subjects, equipment will be completed, and everything the sand, or beating the wind. According

The following telegram has been received will be ready for the commencement of milling. The Wing Ou Co's small steamer Chukonged, the case was to be heard yesterday. In the and that having taken away their occupation to Mr. LAU CHO-PAK, and independent

trado of India W9 Lare an obligation observations of our own, they appear to be frem H.R.M. Consul at Bangkok, dated 30th Unless suffisient labour is forthcoming, how foundered near Breaker Point on Saturday meantime Kwong Cheng kad taken ill and by the introduction of steamers in the coastwise was arrested and charged at the Magistracy to provide & livelihood for them. The importing into their fight with the wind April: In consequence of bubonic plague, over-which it is not it would be fully to morning. The vessel was en route for Auby going to the hospital died as stated, Chan Hing vessels from Hongkong and China ports begin deopping the stamps, and this the when she encountered a heavy sea which is the vindictiveness of despair. Or, since it are required to comploto 10 days before arrival management realise. The inadequate labour supposed to have swamped her. All the officers yesterday with the muusloaghter of Kwong Inbone members preach the doctrine of the

Ho pleaded not guilty

"lidarity" of the labouring classes through- Cheng on 25th April complements of the Aurora West and the except the Chief Engineer aro leliared and the caso was adjourned til Monday.

out the work, and the Socialist members are can scarcely be just to use the vindictive at Bangkok."

Luipaardsvlei Estate will probably be drafted to be lost. The latter with ten Chinese

growing more insistent that the time is coming term in this connection, we may liken thein

whon mankind shall surely be brothers. It is There were olaven plague cases yesterday, five to the mines of the groups which control the managed to reach the shore at Breaker Point

therefore somewhat inconsistent to say that to the small boy who fights with his eyes fatal. The following note appears on the two properties mentioned. In both these on a rafi. The vessel; which was to have run

only white men are to be considered. Is it too shut, and so hits unoffending bystanders. return: "The case reported from 9, Boscona- instancag ahares are largely held on the between Amoy and Chingchow, was valued The N.G.I. str. Ischia loft Singapore for this much to hope that the growth of socialistic Infected persons, and those technically field Arcade on the 25th April was [not?] an

on or about the 6th inst.

ate to the presence of Chinamon on the Band! called "contacts", are treated, it is alleged. European but a Malay employed by the shop but / Continent, but the British and South African at 880,000, and was insured with the Com-port on the 30th ult., and may be expected here ideas may even yet reconcile the British elector-

not resident."

investor will also be hard hit

mercial Union Insurance Co. for $60,000.

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