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make a good cheo, but the energetic orator who gets his facts from his imagination cas enlarge upon a pet theme to say extent that suits his faney. We all know what can can be asserted on
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 1st, 1900,
At Bhanghai on May 27th was witnessed a } coincidence. Two Japunere cruisers celebrating the soniversary of Togo's victory Blew the Rossian flag at the main, in honour of the anniversary of the coronation of the Tear.
How little China has really roformed judicisį. A. S. WATSON & CO., the subject of opium. It has been said a
hundred times and as often refuted; but Proceedings is indicated by the facts in connection with a "onge" execution reported the same oxcitament is renewed whenever to to proceeding in the waive erty nt Slimnya there appears to be the slightest chance of The prisoner who is undergoing this barbarons once more obtaining a hearing. It may le punishmout is a carpenter whose daughter, was surmised that the agitation in Chuala basret crually abused and then sold as a sieve by been induced to some extent by the advent bis apprentice. The carpenter in his fury slew to power of the Liberal Government, who seem wonderfully ready to listen to fanciful grievances from abroad, and to interfere in every dire-tiou where it is possible for them to do on
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
SCOTCH
The plain inets with regard to the opium WHISKY.question are by this time so well known that the wonder is that anyone should have
GREAT
REDUCTION thought of raising up this old ghost in the presat day. The question as between grent Britain and Chiun has never been It has anything other than a fiscal one. been conclusively shown that opium was
IN PRICES.
From this date the frives of our Populeritually and generally used in China long
Brands of SCOTCH WHISKIES
will be as nodor.
A. THORNE'S BLEND... B. GLENORCHY BLEND l'ine
Soda Whisky)...
SILKE
$12.10
2. ABERDOUR-GLENLIVET (a
Fine Pesty-Flavoured Whisky) $12.50 D. H.K.D. BLEND of luy Finest-
before we had anything to do with the country; it is an incontestible Inel that the peppy is growi over large districts in Chian, so that, if Indian opium were not Per Case of 1 Dos.imported, the only result would be that there would be mora brought from the Levant, ant more Chinese grown opium
sumed. This has been the reply which has been brought Merth time after time when the same kind of fireworks as those expended in Ottawa hare hem lot off The absurdity of giving up a large trade and the large revenue which is derived from opiunt by the Indian Government, when the practical result would be nothing, has been generally accepted as a sufficient reply ,ra the anti-spima arguments, especially as incidentally it is usually shown that the pernisions effects of opiuin upon Chinese are greatly exaggerated, and that they do not approach to the harm
lone at home-by the sake of intoxicating
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the apprentice aftor mutilating him in a manner too revolting to be described in print, sad the end of the whole affair is the lingering forturo, of the cage,
TELEGRAMS.
("DAILY rems" BICLUSIVE SERVICE.]
THE FRENCH BUDGET.
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LONDON, May 31st. The French budget shows a deficit of thirteen raillions,
BRITISH BATTLESHIP
WRECKED.
LONDON, May 31st. H. M. S. battleship "Montagu," which went ashore on Lundy Island,
CHINA AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
London, May 4th.
There was a slight braze at the sunnat menting of the Christian Literature Socisty for Chins on Wednesday when Lord Radstock got up to say how pained he had been by what he
had heard that afternoon.
HAMBURG
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
May lat. THE U. A. LAND SAN FRANCISCO. After bearing of the appalling calamity in Californio, an offer of assistance (£3,000) was cabled by Mr Ballin, chairman of the Hamburg America-Lins. It was declined by President. Roosevelt on the plea that Ameries was quite It all avase through misconception. Mr. A. able to meet the emergency witbont foreign aid. ' Kenmore, the secretary, read an abstract of the Although the mossage was oouched in most report, which showed that in China, during the sourleens language the refusal caused a certain past year, the Society had published nine now amount of soroners at first, na kitharto wiesling books and thirteen reprials, and put into of solidarity smorgat nations as prevailed on eigenlation 335,244 volumes of literature based the necasion of sudden calamities like the ou Christian principles, and during its existence present; at the same time people are ready ta bad circulated in China un less than 164,000, admit the manly sense of independence the biography, history, poor law, political economy, wealthy enough to do the needful themselves. physics, mining, engineering, communications, psychology, and many other subjects, besides books professedly religious.
T. Times, that the Tartar-General of Heilung. 18 likely to become a total wrot printed pages, The books included works of reply denotes und 10 ollow that the Slatos are
It is reported in official circles, anys the P. &
kiang has now received a roport from Tantal" Sie Chun, stating that all the mines along the
Amur River hav u been occupied by the Russians Tho Tartar-General has been very macb
surprised and sent a notification to the Fussian authorities for the restoration of the mines which this Russians declined. The Waiwapa bis therefore boon requested to negotiate with the Russian Minister in Peking. SAMPAN AND LAUNCH COLLIDE.
An inquiry was held at the Magistracy Festerday afternoon before Mr. P. A. Hazeland sitting a Corozer and a jury into the vireum. Atuaces counneted with the death of a sampas woman unmod Cheng Ting, who was drowned in the harbour on the night of May 2rd as a result of a collision between the Dock Com- pany's Jaunok No. ↑ and a sompan,
Inspector Langley watched the proceedings behalf of the police, sud Mr. A. C. Holborów (of Measy. Deacon, Laöker and Deacon) appeared. for the coxswain of the lanoch.
Wong Chang, married woman, and owner of rampan 3,877, depasad that at 103 o'clock
the night of May 23rd, launch No. came into collision with her bost. At the time of the collision witness was returning from the steamer Hag walch was lying in Hungbow Bay, to the Kowloon Dook whare On board {bs boat pofre the collision were only tw
wilness. the women the deersel and
Imme
diately after the collision witness' boat besamo full of water and sank, both women being thrown into the wa Chung Ting was drowned. There was a lamp on board hor sampan, and
| liquors, from which the Home Government | that was at the stern of the boat. The launch also derives a large revenue It is time strack the simpan on the port side, the thus old opium bugbear were once and for farmer vessel being ahenta ship's length from ali done away with; as the same discussion
the shore when the collision occurred
By Mr. Holborow-Witness loft the wharf. aver and over again is becoming a little for the H about nire o'clock. She bad thres
Mr. Stevens, Auseriosa Adviser to the Corean Court, is visiting Japan.
boilermakers on board then, and lift them on board the steamer.. The night was very dark, thers was a moderate wind blowing and it was roining heavily. Just off the Dooks thero waS No i was also returning Mr. Thorvald Hadison has been appointed to the dock when the collision happand.
a very strong tide.
Wit Consal for Norway at Shanghai.
ness' boal was taken out of for con as by the The Frouch Mall of the lat May was delivered | tide. Witness was compelled to put her lamp Correspondents must forward their names and ad-in London on the 30th,
at the stern of the boat, because if she had hoisted dresses with communications addressed to the Editor,
it the wind would have extinguished it. She off publication' but as evidened of good faith,
All letters for publication should be written on
know that the Harbour Regulations repaired ends of the paper only.
that the light be hoisted so that it is visibls all round the horizon. When the sampan was raised the lamp was found at the stern of the boat, and not under the hood.
The inquiry was adjourned.
There were ton plague cases yesterday, all fatal. The number of the last was 603.
No anonymously signed commuwmations that have
M. Lojenne has been appointed Vice-Consal already apparel in other papers solli ba Untertei.
Ordere for oviru covies of. Daily Press showslie de
for France at. Hongkong and has entered upon sent before I am, on day of publisation. After that
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BIRTH.
The spring mesting at Tientsia is described as "about as tame as it possibly could bs" from a racing point of view.
May 28th was the birthday of H. . . the
On May 24th. at Sangini. Ms. Bien Empress of Japan. There were as usual joyous Krach, of a daughter. Presatare.
The Daily
Press.
Honesong, JUNE 1ST, 1906.
enlebrations at the Imperial Palace, Tokyo,
Admiral Togo and Admiral Kabayana will pruceel on a tour of inspection to Manchuria by the Mannku furn. which was to lentO Kugoshima for North China to-day (June 1st).
The truki Asili reports that according to the Captain of S. S. Tanhai Mare, which- entired the port of Naayeton from Hokkaido on May ad, a mechanical mine, at a point some 26 nautical miles off Housho (Lat. 29° 257 long 3' 25" # "E) was found drifting in the direction of Tsugaru Strait on April
19th
The dummy rides and bayonets which were
used for military drill at Yaamuti and Pokfulam Schools are been given up to the authorities on the advice of the Government. It will bo
Ir would puzzie the most imaginative, of men to conesive what special interest the people of Camisa can have in the question of the 'opium trade in China. The recent protest. which has been made at Ottawa on this well-worn subject is 42 curious illustration of the tendency of each part of the British Empire to laterfere with the affairs of some other part, which is the
de which a large number of persons aber that by a recent decision of Mr. apparently entertain of what constitutes Hazeland, the magistrate, theas were declared
This very Superial unity,
extended weupcus within the meaning of the Ordilanca. sympathy may be interesting as showing the degree to which our portion of the Empire identifies itself with every other, but it certainly has some inconveniences in a practical point of view, and is apt to make some people exclain, “Save me from
Of course that is my friends"
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Viceroys Yuan Shil-kai and Yang 8klḥ. |lising have jointly memorialised the Throne, asking that the order of the Double Dragon may be bestowed upon the Gorman Governor of Kiacchiou, the German Consul at Chinauft, and three other German officials, asa recognition of their friendly attitude in souring the with drawal of the German troops.
HONOUR FOR DR, PEARSE.
Dr. W. W. Pearsg. M B., Acting M. Q. H, was admitted M. 13. of the University of Aber- deon at a graduation ceremony held on April fith, according to a report in a Plymouth journal. This was with highest honours”, his thesis, o contribution to the study of bubonic plague, attracting the special attention of the faculty. Dr. Pearse's father is coceulling physician to the Plymouth Publis Dispensary.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE
ASSOCIATION.
The following are the principal scores at 500 yards for the Governor a 1906 Cup for the moath of May. There were 100 entries, the highest score being made by Mr. J. C. Peter, who will hold the cup for the month; ---
J. C. Pater J. M. Henderson
J. Melanes
J T. Douglas.
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G. II.
Wakeman
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Dr. G. M. Harston
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Dr. W. Testi ~J: J. Stubings
Dr. Bran Jones W. Dobbs
P. L. Miller
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C. E. H. Boavis
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second examination passed by him. The many being responsible for imperial concerns, are friends of Mr. Antonio J. Basto, of Masao, wili business while the bo pleased to hear of the saccess attained by his inding their own former ure simply interfering in a matter son. which in no way concerts then. A great
By kind permission of Lt-Cofonel C. H. U. advantage which a Colony like Canada Price, D.8.0., Comdt. and Officers of the possesses in regard to this question is Baluchis, the Band of the Regiment will play indeed its being completely ignorant of its the following programme at the U. S. R. Clab, true bearing. There is nothing which is Kowloon, on Friday, 1st June, 19, com-
mancing at 5 pm. more advantageous in certain discussions
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For the Governor's 1905cup during the month
Sir Francia Piggott... J. C. Peter
J. H. Pidgeon J. Whittall
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OPIUM TRADE CONDEMNED.
Loxpos, May 31st. A motion condemning the opius trade has been carried in the House
of Cominons,
STEAMER ON FIRE.
Loxnox, May 31st.
HAMBURG FREE LIBRARIES.
A public reading room and library on the lines of those which in England and in the Mr. C. S. Addis, one of the managers of the United States have provod such a snade were Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in London, started here seven years ago by a sunsli number speech. One of the phrases he neeth was that with little encouragement from the people they moved Lho adoption of, the report in an admirable of gentlemen, and altlingh they at Grat met the object of the Society was to promote approached, who gave it as their opinion that national efficiency in Chiun. Ho avidoutly took the public cared little for reading generally and it for granted that everyone know the certainly not for instructive literaturs, they Christian character of the Society he referred way now look back with pride on what they to it as the landwaiden of all the missions in have accomplished. Liberal douations from a Losnos, May 31st. oporation in China and went on to interest law friends enabled them to make a boginning, The P. and O. steaner "Somalibusiness man, inen outside purely religious the State having placed suitable rooms a work, in the objects of the Society and its work, their disposal free of ront in the Koblbüyon. arrived at Plymouth on tire.
Properly enough, he laid emphasis on the A free libracy and reading-room were opened ou ignorance that prevailed universally, not in Oct, 2, 1899; 4626 volames were lont out during DEATH OF A FAMOUS LAND China caly, and commended the Society to the the first month, but by the end of the following
LEAGUER.
support of business men in China and at home year the number had reached $3,000, or on au on the lower basis of self-interest as well as on average 200 a day, showing plainly that a long- the higher ground of benefiting the Chinese fell want was being supplied. Emboldened by and helping to raise them to a higher level in their success the committeo made auotter appeal the civiligation of the world, His object, as to the publis, who this'tions responded in a more one who knows from personal experience of the generens spirit, contributing a sam of about autagonism that exists in all Far Eastern M. 50,000. But welcome as this was, it showed communities between the talesionaries and that without assistance from the State the work the merchants, was to reconcile the two, could not be carried on, and an application was to show that there need be no autagonism.therefore made to the authorities for an astue) Alike in matter and in manner it was grant of M. 59,00) for the nox fire years. The admirable sperob.
committee bad to be satisfied with M. 20,000, Rev. W. Gilbert Walshe secanded in un but a fow additional donations log in, they equally excellout speech. It had been urged found themselves la a posili on not ouly to keep that the Chinese have never asked for. Chris the library-going, but to further develop it. tianity and that therefore they should be left From 6,000 borrowers in the first your the num to their native beliefs. But the business men ber rose in the following one to 1,000, and in who advanced this argument must not forget 1902 to 16,000, 93,00), 122,99 and 173,000 that the Chinese did not ask for forsiga trails, volumes hariug been Issued. It is gratifying it was forced upon them, and if the argament to note that instruotire booka, scientific, testai. against the introduction of Christianity was cal, literary, ste, were by no means neglected good then it applied with equal force to the bat were in great demand. It had berome introduction of foreign commerce. Hoclaimed necessary to increase the stock of booke, which that the C.L.B. justified its existence, that it in the beginning consisted of Paraly 10,000 worked upon the right lines, and that the volutos. Over 2,000 were added in 1901 and results had far exceeded their most sanguine another 3,00) in 1902, and as the old premtaises no longer sufficed, it was decided to apply to the Senate and Bürgersobalt for farther accommo- dation. A san of 150,0,0 marks was granted,
Michael Davitt is dead. [Dacgaand was a notable Nationalist and during a stirring career found himself often in conflict with the British Government. Beginning work in a Lancashire cotton mill, he lost on orm, afterwards becoming a compositor, from which he drifted into journalisto. He joined the Feniau Brotherhood and mer than once
was imprisoned for trouson and sedition. He was elected M. P. for County oath while a convict in Prtland Prison but was disqualiäod by a spesial voto of the House of Commons. Later he represented several Irish constituencies. He was one of the fonuders of the Land League.]
FOOD RIOTS IN YINGSHAN.
SHANGHAI, May 31st.
A serious dear food rising has taken place in Yingshan, Kiengsi province. The people are taking refuge in the cities.
The British gunlmat "Snipe" pro-expectations. ceeds from Nanchang to the scene of the disturbance to-morrow, while the Governor is also sending troops.
The missionaries are not involved the trouble.
[REUTES'S SERVICE.]
RUSSIA.
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Lord Radstock thought the aperches tended show that the Society was not Christian and not missionary." Too much stress had togother with a suitable locality in the Pferde- been laid on "efficiency," and Christ's name had markt and donations to the amount of M. be ignored. Japan had shown that effeiney 2000 Laving been raived from private 'might be, achieved by infidela. He did not sources, a second librory, but for want of spaco find faalt with the Society or its work. What withoat a reading-room, was forthwith opened, he protested against was Christ being pet in ¦ Owing to its more central position this, proved the second place.
evon a greater success than the first, for over Explanations were spsalily forthcoming to|| 140,900) volumes wore lent eat thers during the assure Lord Radstock that Christianity was not first twelve months, bringing the total for tha LONDON, May 29th.
-igapred in the work of the Society. Mr. Walsho | two ap to 326,000 volumes in 193). This The Duma, yesterday, disregarding the road a list to show that the balk of the books necessitated a reconstruction of the premises, were religious in character, and others assured which was iffeoted at a cost of M., 41,0xx). Government declaration, continued to dis-Lord Fadstock that preference was given in all Towards the end of 1904 a third branch" was cuss measures for the betterment of the works translated into Chinese to works based startel in Rothonbnegsort, a suburb on the people.
on Christian principles.
Elto, chetly inhabited by work-people. Al- The Chairman was Mr. W. Howell Daris, though the rooms in the Pferdemarkt had been ALP., and a vote of thanks to him was proposed closed for fire mouths in 1901 oving to tha by Mr. E. R. P. Mann, M.P., and seconded by alterations montioned, the two libraries issued Mr. Cheng Ching-vi, of Peking, whose remarks 43,500 volumes to 38,110 borrowers in that seemed to dissipate whatever doubts remained
THE EDUCATION BILL
Losnos, May 29th. The House of Commons has adopted the first claus of the Education Bill by 365 to 162.
GERMANY.
LONDON, May 29th.
in Lord Radstick's mind.
year, and in the following six months the total.
of all three branches fouted ap 388,615 volumes and 43,375 borrowers,
The total stock of books at present consist
Mr. Addir, in his speech, referred to Dr. Morrison's recent telegram. In it, be said, Dr. Morrison bad summed up in sympathetic fashion the present situation in China. Ha defined the reform movement as a striving after 2,581 vols of instructive literaturo, of 314,950 usticus! ісінису. To his (Mr. Addia) mind, vele. of novals and lighter reading, and of 3,31. Another stonny scene occurred in theis was of the first importance. There was nevels. for the young. Of course the German man living who spoke with higher authority or classics are to be found there and a fair number of mere profound or intimate knowledge of China than the Peking correspondent of the Times, and they would do well to lay his counsel to heart when he bespoke for the reform more mert the support and the sympathy of his follow-conofrymen at home.
Reichstag yesterday, owing to the Govern. ment declaring that the decision to reduce the troops in Damaraland, was a matter for the Kaiser only, and to the revelation that the Kaiser had already made a reduction in the contingent.
IRELAND,
LONDON, May 29th. With a view of arresting the physical
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, May Bist.
IN BASKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
PUBLIC EXAMINATION.
decline of the population, and jestilling Brrone Mz. A. G. Wisz (Punane Junoz). new hope into Irish labourers, Mr. Bryce has introduced a Bill authorising a loan of £4,500,000 to provide 25,000 bourers cottages in Ireland and for devoting £50,000 manually, derived from various economies, to the same object.
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.
LONDON, May 29th. Sir Edward Gray says that China bas promised to reaffirm formally that the administration of the Customs will continue as at present constitutel.
THE-DUTY ON TEA.
LONDON, May 29th.
A House of Commons Committee has agreed on a fivepenny duty on tea after rejecting by 275 to 170 an amendment to reduce it to fourpence.
THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, May 29th. Great excitement has been caused in the United States by the revelations of Mr. Neill, the Labour Commissioner, who inspected the packing houses in Chicago, and discovered horrible malpractices in the conversion of putrifying matter into canned meats.
English and other foreign ones (mostly, however, translations) and it need hardly be stated that in selecting the books all those of u dubious character are carefully ezelded, & must in- genious catalogue and indicator combined, invented by a member of the committes, greatly facilitates the work of issning and taking back books, by permitting both the employees and the borrowers to see at a glance which are in and which are out. The entire staff consists
| of a chief librarian, a second librarian, ten as- sistants (two gentlemen and eight Indies) Ewo
Re: the Sham Shing-wo Arm ex parte the paid young lady works, a factorand five lads; the salaries amionoting to M. 28,000. p.. debler.
Besides the galar employees altogether. Mr. G. H. Wakeman, official receiver, cou- ducted this public examination, and Mr. C Focred their services and take the duty in turne, some thirty ladies and gentlemen bave volun-
Dirou (of Mr. John Hastings' office) watched proceedings on behalf of the debtor.
The total expenditure amounted in 1991 to M. 38,13.34; iu 1902 to M. 61,653.48; în 1903 Clan Yak-chuti said he was a partner in the to M. 53.175.92; and in 1904 to M: 110,091.11 Sham Sling wo firm of No. 2, Chun On Laue, chung cost of alterations in the Pferdemarkt sweetmeat dealers. When he started business rooms), and will have reached about M. 67,650 there were six partuere, but he buil now only one. He started the business in 1883 and found 19. As no charge is made for the books himself in difficulty in October last, He lost beyond a nominal registration fee on the first over $10,000 in one sugar transection alone and application, the institution is entirely dependent his business was losing, as the market went
for usintenance on contributions from the against him. He bought it at a high price and State and from private sources, and it is with a feeling of relief that the committee report an had to sell it at a low-price. He had had no
increase of the government grout from M. other speculations during the last year. He 2000 to M. 70,000 ps for the next five years. was not able to pay his debts in 1901 and It is all the more gratifying, as it may cable borrowed considerable sums of money dating them to most the wishes of some at least of last year. He had every intention to repay the other barban districts that haso applied for mener borrowed. The money he borrowed last the opening of branch libraries. year was used in buying sugar, but he lost on the transaction. The cùm of 58,494, mentioned
in his statement of affairs as good debts, was
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The G.N. str. Minnesota, from Beattle, sailed not altogether good, but he thought 35,000 of it from Nagasabi for Shanghai on the 30th May, was good Witness offered his cralitore at 10 am.
15 per cent bat it was not accepted.
The examination was adjourned sine die
The P. & A. str. Nicomedio arrived at Yoko- bama from Portland on the 30th May, and in das here on or about the Iith June
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