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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 4rm, 1906.

Government would be that a given statute Veto" before the measure has been drafted which was sent home for the Crowe's is to prejudge the whole matter, and is au fundamental entirely new procedure, which can hardly approval was contrary to principles, by unduly curtailing the rights be expected to be assouted to by self-govern- of any who were under the protection of the ing Colonies. It may be that the utter-known as Nos, 60, Wing Lok Street and 263,

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Yesterday afternoon Mesors. Haghes and TELEGRAMS. Hough, anctioneers, sold Inland Let No. 15 Bonham Strand and 19, Bord Street, and Inland with the buildings thereon known as Nos, 48,

Lot No. 76 on which is erected the buildings Des Voeux Rond Central. The first property

was bought by Mr. Pan Hi-ping for $36,100, something is the nature of the slavery "little too seriously by the Colonists con-

while the highest bid for the second was which has been so much harged upon. As cermxd, and that, making allowance for the $27,200, Mr. Tang Chi-ngan being the purchaser. it is admitted by the Government that the heat of debate, it may be considered that he Monars. Jokusou. Stokes and Master wore the statements, on this point were gross merely wished to convey that if the Trans-solicitors for the mortgages, by whose oriler xaggeratious, and that really only a few veal, when it obtains responsible Cover-

he property was sold. details of the existing Ordinance requirement, did not pay due regard to tbo angges- TO altering to enable the system as at present tions which the Home Government had existing to be approved by them, the threats made, it would run the risk of loving

POLICE COURT.

Thursday May 3rd,

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

LONDON, May 1st. The Endgut shows a realised surplus, for 1905-1906, of £3,466,000. The estimated

EXCESS OF PARENGERS, expenditure for 1906-1907 is £141,786,000, Messrs. Wo Hing Chan, shartorers of the 8.5. and the revenus £144,860.000, thus after a Beïn, wero su nuoned by the Water Polisa for deduction of about £400,000 for cou-allowing that vowel to attempt to lears the tingencies, there will be a surplus for dia. harbour with more passengers on board than that allowed by their port clearance. Mr. R. A French naval court-martial mot at Toulonposal of about £2,700,000. It is propowd Harding (of Messrs. Evens, Harston and on March 30th to inquire into the loss of the to devote .£500,000 of this and £500,000 of Harding) defended. craiser Sally in the Bay of Along on Feb. 7th the Chinese indemnity to a reduction of the 1905. Admiral Caillard, who prosided, closely. questioned Captain Guiberlead, comunaler of debt, making with the ordinary provision, the Sully, who explained the circumstances of and with the surplus of 1905-1906, a total the disaster. The charts gave a depth of 200 reduction of £13,500,000 £200,000 will be stres at the spot where the euiser ran on the devoted to certain postal charges, and the rock. The Government Commissary statod differential duty on stripped tobiem reducal that the redosling of the Sally was provanted by 21. The loss to the revenue by remis-twelto passengers, irrespective of whether be There were five plagas cases Fosterday, four by typhoon te eriticised Captain Quiber-

sions Amourts to £2,000,000. The duty on

knew he was carrying passagers or not, tean's handling of his vessel, but in view of the inaccuracy of the churt, he was not in a position ceal has been repealed; the Income kix and to press any charge. The julges nouitted Beer and Spirit duties romain unetanged.

Mr. Asquith, owing to representations, bas decided to enforce the reduction on the tea duty from the 14th iast.

as to the exercise of the "Veto" were, to say whatover mansure was

It is Parliament. " vetoed ". the least, ill-timed and ill-advised.

not surprising that strong feeling has been evoked in South Africa on the subject, and That utterances of the most severe character have been made, in quarters hitherto most careful to uphold the authority of the mother

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COLONIES will be in due course torn down Fury considerably, and it will no doubt be declared to u can nothing in the way of the exercise of the "Vefa "; which is not in accorilance with constitutional principles. Indeed, effectively, it cannot mean more, But anfortunately the mass of people are certain to read the statement, differently, and thus a feeling of impatience at any interference at Headquarters is certain to be induced, which may act most injuriously on occasions when such a check is necessary and legitimate, and even so far as it may be a in the present instance. The new UN DER- POCKET SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIEN cannot be congratulated upon possessing the qualities which are most required in deal

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with the Colonies, utinely, those of tact fuluess and consideration. Posing as an advanced Liberal, be has apparently shown himself behind the age, and it may be added also out of harmony with the traditions of

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HONOKONG, MAY 4TH, 1906.

WHEN the question of Chinese labour in the Transval first came under discussion, we Look ocasion to point out the serious results which might use from the persistent opposition which was made at home, for

course;

and

passed by the If this was all be intended to convey, there is not much to object to, but it is to be regretted he did not unke this intimation in a manner less likely to be seriously misunderstood.

of them fatal.

The French Mail of the 3rd April was deliyored in Londos on the ad iust.

Lient. R. M. Crosss, whose arrival in Hong- kong we noted the other day, is taking up duty as gunnery instructor, in which he has bul five years' experience.

The British P. M, G. has announced August 3rd as the date for sending in tonders for the conveyance of muils fa and from lulis, Australia, and the Ear East.

The directors of the Chioc' Engineering and Mining Company, Limited, hara declared an interim dividend of ♬ per cout. on account of the year and February 28th last.

Yesterday Homething like a record was established at the Magistracy. In the first Court there were only six prisoners to be dealt with, but in the second Court there were nono.

The Tintes of April 4th contrías a pazo o? numbers of Imperial Chiness Four Per Cent. Gold Bonds of 1895 deara for redetaption "in March. They cease to carry interest from July 1st.

The Chias Association was to entertain Prince Tai-te and his call gnos in the Camperial Commission from China at dinner at the Café Royal on April 10th, Mr. R. S. Gundry, C.B., was to preside.

The following appears in the London Busette. dated 3rd April, 1905-The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Lieutenant Fidward H. Norman to be Capraio, sice J. W. O'Dowds, seconded.

Dated 22nd January,

1906.

Owing to the continued seriousness of the famine in Japan, The New York Red Cross Society is sending not only money but fond, Mr. Harriman, chairman of the Union Pacife Steamship Company, has offered to carry 2,000 tons of food gratis le Jepan,

a

The Superintendent of Police at Houtko had a good day's sport on April 24th, after

mud" buffalo. It was going through the city, tossing human beings out of its woy, aud after a stern chass in both riesha and mampau, Supt. Millar got neur enough and shot the brute,

The directors of the Eastern Extension Australasia and Chion Telegraph Company (Limited) hare declared a dividend for the quarter ended December 31 of 2s. 6d. per share, together with a bonus of 44. por share, or 2 pec cont, making a total distribution of 7 percent. for the year 1905. The dividend and beans will be paid on May 10.

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DEATII OF MR. W. REINERS.

Our Hamburg correspondent reports tho death of Mr W. Reinere, senior partner in the firm of Reisers & Co., Homburg. Mr. Reiners Waz very well known in Far Eastern commerce, Heart failure is mentioned as the cause of his

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The

OSTASIATISCHER VEREIN.

CANTON.

(FROM OUR COREESPONDENT)

THE INUNDATION.

May 2nd.

It is reported that the Fatshan-Sawshui line in bavily damaged through the food. At one place above Fainban a five laudred East-Asiatic Union, or Hamburg feet suction of the line has sank. The company Association of Persons Interested in the Faris said to have brought over 10,000 bags Alled East, held its anual "Liebesraal" on March with sand to fill up the gap. The bee is not The Hamburger operating yet. The roads in Fatsa arg 1st, ut the Hamburger Hof. Nachrichten describes the gorgeous decorations, bridged over with bomboos where convenient, which included the German and ambarg In other phwas trading is done by means of harbour boats. Fatshun laws not weathered suck flags, the standard of Prince Henry, and some

a severe food within the last fifteen years. Buglish and Japanese flags. There were 223 present, including H. R. H. Prince Holarje con Preussen, His Magnificoney Burgermeister Dr. Burebard H. M. B. Dr. Stammann, H. E. Admiral von Tirpitz, II. E. Freiherr von Heyding lato Ambassador at Peking), and others, with whom we are told there were the following "Hongkongites" :—

Mosara. Robert Backor, Theodor Bieber, Carl Alvers, C. ron Bose, W. Dotmere, A. Finke, Julins Focke, I. H. Garrals, I. Goos mann, Otto Gschwind, H. Haesloop, I. I. B. Heemskerk, F. Höhnke, J. Jebsen, P. G. Kribbe, L. Lambotte, Ph. Moeller, Job. F. Moellar, E. Scholdt, F. Seip. Gustav Sisrich, C. Thiel Niedbardt, W. Rudelaff, P. Sachse, Ad. Erast

Adolf Toelcke, F. Urbig, A. Wasserfall, F. A. Weadi, and Gustav Wieler, Captain Lana, who commanded the fitis at. Taku, was sieo present.

Mr. GUELTZOW, the Chairman, toasted II. M. the Emperor, and Hamburg and its workers. The present penco in the Far East was gratify ing, but there was still room for anxiety as to Both toasts were

the ultimate fate of China.

amply honoured,

Dr. BURCHARDT way entrusted with the toust of the evening, the Ostunistischen Versin, and in a long speroh roferred to the war and Japan's rise to power; dwelt on the importance of warking every opening for German commercial enterprise; and had no doubt that if they con- tinued to pull together, they would, stop by step, succeed in their object. This Association was now six years old, and had done much good; be trusted it would flourish for many years to come, to the benefit of German industry and commerce (applause).

RAILWAY DIRECTONATE.

At a nineting held by the merchouls and gentry the following men have been appointed in members of the Carton-Haukow railway directorate:-

Evidence was given to the effect that when

the Water Police boarded the vessel on April 8th they found 25 passengers on hoard. only 15 of

whom had tickets. The others word ordered asboro.

The muster of the ship, a Norwegian, aid it was not usual for him to ask for a clearance for

Mr. Harding said the defaulants were the agents of the consignees and therefore did not. come within tho parciow of the Ordinanes.

His Worship said it was a condition prese- Jest to convicting defendants that he must convict the captain.

The master was then charged with misrapro- seating the unmber of passagers his vessel was cureying sad also with attempting to leave the barbour with a number of passengers in exces of his port clearance.

Ho pleaded not guilty, saying he did not stato the number of passengers to the Harbour Authorities becausa, he did not know the oxaot nuoher, and adding in reply to the second charge that he was not aware there we say passengers on board,

His Worship said it was immaterial whether defendant knew there wore passengers on board. or not. The moro fact that he attempted to leave with passangora ou board for whom be bad no port clearance constituted an offence. He would have to pay a tino of $25.

For the defence a shipping olark stated that as the captain did not come to him to know how any passengers were travelling he assumed that the raptain would clear for twelve.

Aftor hearing other evidence his Worship resorvad his decision.

THEFT OF BOOTS.

Thotal Chiang, To-chai, Presidout; Wong King-tong Vice-President; How Ying-hang, A coulie was sentenced to three weeks' Chan Lua-shat, Cho Chung-fan, Li Yukimprisonment and six bars in the steelta for won, Kwok Tc and Lo Ting-kwong, directors. stealing a pair of boots from a shop in Welling. Their nomination has been submitted to and tou Street. He and another mau entered the approved by the Viceroy.

shop and examined the boots on view and after. wards asked one of the two fokis to bring ont some more for their inspection from the back shop. When he retired for this parpass they each snatched a pair of boots and made of. The shop fohis gave chase and one was captured,

A MISADVENTURE,

Steamors might give more ample warning of their departure by blowing their whistles twice. The gangways are often drawo away suddenly, sad people easing friends off are sometimes entrapped in this way. Its reported that a European officer of the Imperial Chiness Post Office had to jump off the steamer leaving this morning. He missed bis footing and dropped into the river. current running, but he got out sitely. appears that he had asked the stoward to ware him in time, but this the Chinaman naturally

forgot to do.

There was a stroug

It

CANTON IMPERIAL CUSTOME,

Thy Viceroy has appointed H. E. Woo, the provincial treasurer, to 59 superintendant of the Imperial Customs in Canton.

KAILWAY $TESCRIPTIONS.

Up to the end of the third Moon, $2,561,820 are been collected by the Canton-Hankow Railway Company from subscribers in Hong kong, Fateban, and Canton.

DOING HIS BEST.

Viceroy Shuu has greatly pleased the people by his efforts to frighten away the rain. He personally offered sacrifices on April 30th, and prayed that the rain would cease. As extra precautions, no pigs are to be slaughtered for a few days, and the provincial artillery is ordered to blaze away twice daily an1 nighty at the loads. This keeps everybody awake, but it bas had no other effect so far. It is still raining. AN ECHO OF THE BALTIC FLEET.

PEPPER OR MORPHINE.

The case in which a man and a woman, were

charged with having it their possession an illogal amount of morphine, adjourned from Monday, was resumed Defendante bed con- tended that it was pepper and not morphine, and as the Opinm Farm testor could not declare that

it was morphine, Mr. Frank Brown, Gomrnment auniyat, had to be called. He stated that ho land examined two piokages banded to him by the polica. Ons le fonul to contain morphine and the other was a mixture of quinine and salts.

His Worship- I thought at the time that it was all morphins.

Mr. Hoggarth-So did we, your Worship. After other evidence the case was remanded.

ALLEGED FALSE TRADE MARKS

The case in which threo shep coolies and two women, employed by the Skin On Wing firm of flour merchants, No. 31, Des Voour Road Central, were charged with applying false trade. marks to flour on March 19th was confined. Defendants, it is alleged, were transferring the "Red Sal" brand tour into bugs being the "White Lily" mark. Mr. G. E. Morrell (of

Mr. T. C. Holborow (of Messrs. Deacon, Lookor

Mosers. Dennys und Bewley) prosecuted, and

at all events the exercise of the "Veto" has been most carefully restrained, and it has been the recognised object of the Colonial Office to refrain from recommending that course, unless it is absolutely necessary so do so. Even with regard to Crown Colonie, where such a step is more justifiable seeing that the Crown is directly responsible for their Government, it has been the practice of late years not to disallow Ordinances, which have received the sanction of the local legislature, unless there is very strong ground for such a naturally this principle has beeu still more carefully adhered to in respect to cell governing Colonies. It is only upon this No anonymously signed communications that basis that the Home Government sau hope already appeared in other papers will be i-wertod; i

to retain its power over the Colonies; and Unders for eriva cores of SAILT-Fuess thould be

•sent before 11 am, on day of publication. After that

Oak it is certainly to be deeply regretted that hour the supply is limited. Only suppliowy. Telegraphie Address: Pazes. Cadar A,B,C Sth Ed the slightest hint should be given that the rights of a self-governing Colony would be in any way curtailed. It is sincerely to be Ecuaking Office 104, DES VEUX ROAD C. hoped that the COLONIAL SECRETARY will be able to find some means of restraining the trop de zile of his second in office. The incident shows that there is much truth in the objection that it was undesirable that the SECRETARY for the COLONIES should be

Herr GUSTAV WIELER proposed those who are out of the House of Commons, as the

yet in the East, in the following touching little speech: Er wies darauf hin, dass alle, die matters with which he has to deal ace of

sich heute in diesem Hann versammelt haben, such a nature that the lower House is much

The quinquennial congress of the Postal Beziehungen zu dem Osten haben und mit dem better qualified to deal with them than the

Ution is about to open in Rome, and Great Osten in dieser oder jener Weiss verknüpft upper House. It is difficult to believe that Britain will be reprosented at it by delegates siu. Manche von den Anwesenden hätten the COLONIAL SECRETARY himself would from the General Post Office. The delegate vieler Jahre dort zugebracht und kingon mit have indulged in such nafortunat language from New Zealand will propose the adoption dem Herzen am fernen Osten; die einen habon

watched the case on behalf of the police. Mr. make of a system of universal penny postage. It is ihre Laufbahu im Osten abgeschlossen, die to be hoped that the Government will instruct andern wollen dabin zurückkehren.

The Russian Government hired as scouts cer- Frank Brown, Government analyst gave the British representatives at the congress to witusche, dass keiner die zoit, die er im Oston tain yachts when the Baltic float was being sent evidence as to the analysis of the different brands Es soien aber auch to the Far East. A case which was tried in the of ear. All the samples, speaking generally, support this proposal.

geweilt, bereden möge.

Pacin law courts on 2nd inst, was an entertaining viale draussen im Osten geblieben, und dieser commentary os that intermetso of the war. A were the same and he could, not tell from the möge man heute in Ehren gedenken. (Hore retired French captain undertook to hire as results whick was "Red Seal” and “White

yaohls as the Russian Government

wanted. Lily." Runcima informs Sir O. Palmer, who asked all stood up, silently, in the so expressivo many had to be fost, and it was essential that

They they should have tha appearance of being on a German fashion.)

of private scouts, Captain Loir made the Repusintance of M. Torilo, the manager of the yachting agency, and, through him, chartered 30veral yachts, of which the Catharine was one. All the yachts were hired for sixty days, ou terms varying from £1,000 to £1,500 a month. Captain Lair meant to stage mauage the picnic others. side of the venture properly, and he asked M. Tordo to go with him on board the Fiorentina, and bring his friends with blar. Now, there are circumstances in which a ship's company needs very careful choosing, and it seems M. Tordo did not choose

The ultra conservatism of the Chiness has carefully enough. The yacht sailed from Mar- sailles, and M. Tordo, who played the part of been juered and sneered at eften, but there

friends. By the time the yacht was entering Objection is raised to the words " electrocato” the rich owner, paid the crew, and paid, too, seems to be a sillier est of people in England, for the entertainment of his greatly during judging by correspondence in the Times. the Red Sea the guests could not

on with one mother any longer, and most of them asked and electrocution", as now commonly used to their heat promised to exceed that of the climate, to ko pat shore. Captain Loir, recognizing that indicate death from electric shock. Such people consented. With a reduced company the gacht

never seem to realise that there is no suit thing bontinned ber voyage, and was away for three as a "puro" or stand-still language. It is a not be in harmony with the views of Down or in other British Colonies, who are Edward Taylor, Esq., Commissioner of Customs Kobo on the 2nd inst, for Hongkong vie usual months instead of for two. M. Tordo has myth, and in the nature of things an brought an action against Captain Loir for impossibility. In the early days of railway ing Street. If Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL equally concerned in the maintenance of China, His Majesty's Royal licence and

money which he spent, and which he says has engines, the same objection could how been not been refunded. Captain Loir says vary (and perhaps was raised against the word bad desired to sound the note, which, of their right to manage their internal affairs authority that he may accept and scar the all others, would raise opposition in South as they deem fit. It is time enough to think Insignis of the Third Class of the Rising Sun,

We are given to requiring of others that they simply, Show me the accounts".

locomotion". Necesily is the mother of invention, and words, have to be invented when Africa, he could not have hit upon one more of "yoto-ing" a statute when it has been conferred upon him by His Majesty the Emperor should be as we wish them to be, not as they are; and when they do not conform to our expoe- of Japan, in recognition of his services as

Tact is a woman's crowning glory without certain to produce this result. The only passed by the local legislature, and is sent to Assistant Commissioner for Treaty Ravision in they are themselves--we are unreasonable to smooth almost all the rough places in daily net outrage in some way the tradition of tations in this respect when, as a matter of fact, it she is a barbarian; with it, she can de much needed. There is no English classic that does point at which the Home Government would the Colonial Office with such observations as connection with the negotiation of the Com-enough to be suprised and disappointed in existence. Tact is, in itself, clara, and it English pure and undefiled". How would be justified în interfering in a measure of the GOVERNOR of the Colony concerned mercial Treaty between Japan and Chim, of them, and hopefully endeavone, in spite of in a talent for showing things not always as these people regard a newspaper in the English

repeated non-successes, to alter them to fit in they are, but as we would have there, he this kind in a Colony having responsible thinks it to make upon it. To talk of [ Outober 8, 1905.

of the first folio Shakespeare F with our own ideas.

as his deputy thought it to use of. In the present day a public official speaks not only to the country but to the whole world; and utterances of this kind are calculated to do an infinite amount of harm. When a paper so thoroughly im peril in its tone as the Cape Times days

that if Mr. CHURCHILL'S utieraces we le

In Questions not orally answere", Dr.

the Foreign Secretary whether it is the inten-

Doab ebenso misse pos

party purposes, to a measure which, in its main bearings, was clearly one of purely Colonial interest and ought to have been left to the decision of the Colony concerned, except so far as it might interfere with Imperial interests or conflict with recognised Imperial principles. The warning which we then ventured to raise, as to the danger of such interference by the Hong Govern to be taken as a sincere and arcante guide ment, has proved to be wall founded sooner

as to his future attitude towards South than might have been anticipated. The

African questions, then in a few years Liberal Party, who commenced the inter- there would be no necessity for anybody to ference when they were in the opposition, ent the painter, as it would drop in the have dedared their intcution, as far as they oceau for mere lack of will on the part of possibly can, to maintain it now that they are in power; and, though the ridiculous anybody at this end to hold it firm", it is Italian Geographical Society, went on April this happy "love feast".

manifest that things have been brought to a point at which it behoves prudent men to take warning. It is to be hoped that

charges as to "Chinese Slavery", which served so well at the Hustings, have had to be disowned, the UNDER-SECRETARY for the wiser counsels will do something to mitigate Copos did not hesitate to state that the the feeling that has been aroused; but unfor- present Government will use the "Veto" to tunately the matter does not and here. The prevent any laws being passed by the Trans-

feeling has been produced, and the threat vaal, after that Colony has been granted which has been made will not be forgotten responsible Government, should such laws

either in the Colony immediately affected,

Er

and Deacon) defended Inspector Collett

on its merits. The analysis had not, as he had hoped it would, cleared matters up.

His Worship said thatic view of the result tion of the Government to reduce the num-derer sich erinnern, die jetzt noch dransson pleasure crains. While recruiting his squadron of the analysis he would have to dooids the case ber of British troops in Tientsin and Peking, schaffen und wirken zur Förderung von Handel that the question of the reduction of the foreign und Wandel, von Schiffahrt and Industrio, zuma troops in outlying districts in North China is Heile des dentschen Vaterlandes, now under consideration, but this will not, for the present, affect the number of the logation guard at Peking.

Majer Rocagli, Secretary-General of the

2nd to the British Embassy in Rome, where he handed to Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, in the name of the president and vice-presidents meraber, conferred upon him for his researches of the society, the diploma of a corresponding

in commercial geography made in China, the results of which were published in his book "The Break-Up of China".

It is notified in the Gazelle that the King has been pleased to give and grant unto Francis

The toast was honoured, and after a telegram had been saut to the Kaiser, the company ad- journed to the Winter Garden for coffee and cigars. The Nachrichten refers specially to the friendly sociability of Prince Heinrich at

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.“

to sail from Yokohams on the 5th initast The T.K.K. str. America Aforu is expected

expected to arrive at this port on the 16th inst. The T.K.K. str. Nippon Maru arrived at San Francisco on the 30th April.

The Beeton Tow Best Co.'s str. Lyra, from China and Japan, arrived at Victoria (D.C.) on the 30th April.

The Boston Steamship Co.'s str. Tremont left

ports.

After hearing the arguments of both sides, is Worship discharged the two woman, but reserved his decision with reference to the

LITERATI.