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be the beginning of better things. We are so much inclined to accept standards as the only ones worth consider. ing that we find it difficult to understand that the Chinaman does exactly the same thing with regard to his standards. A. S. WATSON & CO., Hitherto he has looked upon foreigners (as it must be admitted in fairness they have very largely looked upon him) as people of baving nothing worthy the name literature, and has concluded that nothing WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.oald be learnt from them except practical science and this chiefly in the direction of more formidable wurlike appliances than the Chinese had yet become acquainted with. The idea that a foreigner might have written something which could compare in wisdom with the Chinese classics has antil recently been looked up as altogether outside consideration. This view, however, cannel fail to have been shaken to some extent by what the Chinese are well aware has taken

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 9г¤, 1906.

The great demand for cement in San Fran TELEGRAMS.

cisce for rebuilding purposes bas caused the Prices to advance in Japan. The Amino and Aichi cement factories have made, controls to ran ten years.

A German scientist declares that it will not

be possible to raise oystors in the Bay of Naples for two more years. The beds there, which were very famous, were completely destroyed by the racant eruption of Mount Vesuvius

The meteorological observations taken at the Hongkong Observatory during the month of June show that the total maximum temperature us $7.2 deg., the mininaw 789 deg., and the total rainfull 5.5 inches.

Au Anierican journal, desirous of insinuating dolinately that Mr. Speaker Canon at 75 will Un too old for a presidential candidate, remarks that "the American people are not in the babit of giving a mau nuts after he has lost his teeth."

Regulations wade

by the Governor-in-

Council for the better enjoyment of persona attending performances at the theatre in the

[REVIER'S SERVICE.]

MR. BRYAN ON THE EDUCATION OF ORIENTALS.

LONDON, July 5th.

The

development of her own resources. Lalliance gives a sense of security to each, without being a serious anxiety to anyone else, and we trust that it may long remain 80. In regard to the Congo, Sir Edward said that Great Britain was prepared to join the other Powers in pressing a change of system in the Government. In conclusion, Sir Edward justified the proposed visit of the British feet to Kronstadt.

FOR 1905.

POLICE COURT.

Saturday, July 7th.

BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GoMPRETZ (FIRST

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

LARCENT,

A coclio was charged with the lareway of

clothing and a clock to the value of 314.50 from a skopkeeper at Quarry Bay.

He was found guilty and sentenced t six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour and

THE TON HILL OUTRAGE.

Mr. Bryan, who will probably be the Democratic candidate for the United States Presidency, in a spooch on Independence Day at a banquet in London, dwelt on the necessity of the whitea educating the dark-EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS six hours stooks, skinned races of the Orient to a noblet.com- ception of life; be welcomed the beneficent

પા influence of Japan, and was confident that reform in Cliina would take her a powerfal collaborateur in the international vineyard. THE PROPOSED REDUCTION OF

THE BRITISH ARMY.

LONDON, July 5th.

Mr. Brodrick, in a letter to the Times, declares that the proposed wholesale reduce artillery, will amount to a national calamity

His Worship discharged the second native arrested in connection with the assault upon. Mrs. Aoki at Leighton Hill Road, as she failsà to identify the man.

The police, however, contibue to prosecute inquiries, and have offered a reward of $500 to any person furnishing. information which will lead to the arrest of the offenders.

BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (8ECORD POLICE MAGISTRATE).

As Bi À NUISANCE, The scavenging contruotor of the Sanitary

DEVONSHIRE CIDER. Í place in Japan. They fud a nation who City Hall, and for the better préservation of tione in the army, especially in the plus the supplementary vote of 8401,750. The Board was charged with failing to exhibit a

out a large part of its literature and

civilization from China herself studying with respect the civilization and literature

E bare just received a shipment jof of foreign nations; and, as a result, the

also use before them a vast improvement CIDE Bottled

br APPLE BRAND

net only in external relations, but also in Messrs. ROBERT PORTERA COMPANY the internal administration of that country This fact cannot fail to strike them quite as the famone BULL DOG Proprietors of

much as the material success of Japan in the late war; and, notwithstanding all RANDS of STOUT Rad ALE

their prejudices, they cannot but recognise that the position of Japan bas been

property in suol theatre, are published in the

Government Gazette,

The new Harbour Offes, which in Bow completed and ready for occupation, will be opened on Monday, 16th instant. The new office is in Connaught Road Central (New- Prayaj uearly opposite the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Sisumboat Co.'s wharf,

The Suez Canal Company state that the total ebarges to be received by them for the passage of the Admiral Deway through the Suez Canal do not amount to £20,000, sa bar been stated, but approximately to £6,200, of which only 3,90 is for the transit of the

on the convoys.

It is highly recommended by many medical largely due to her study of foreigdick itwalf, the balanes of 12,300 bing payable

men on acconut of its beneficial action ip certain ilmais, particularly in complaints o

a gaty origin or tendency. Either by its or Mixel with SODA or GINGER BEER it asker a most wholesome; pelatable and rofreshing Sumer Beverage.

PER CASE OF DOZ PINTS

PER DO.... $4.00

with

institutions and her acquaintance foreign languages and literature. The writer notes that the demand for Western literature has increased enormously since the abolition of the old methods of examina

"Litemfure, modern, healthy and instructive," is, he says, "being brought into There is iumcase

tion.

China by the toy. activity in the publishing houses in Shong bai and Japan, and altogether great changes fre operation." This movement he $30.00 admits is at times misdirected and some evils are attendant upon it, but be considers that "its general tendency--a striving to wards greater nations! efficiency, however impossible of attainment that way seem in A. S. WATSON & CO„China-is one that all nations interested in

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, Oxexcommunications relating to the news column should be addressed to Tan EDITOR.

Corrispondente Tust forward their namnse and ad-

modern progress should regard with some measure of sympathy and encouragement" With this view, most people will agree. If the Chinese generally recognise that it is possible for them to obtain some knowlege of statesmanship sud administration from the hitherto despised foreigner, a great

The Manita Cablenere of July 3rd reporta Lieutenant Talmage H. Breroton, 2nd In- fantry, committed suicide at 10.30 Sunday moraing, with a calibre revolver, in his room at the Army and Navy Club, in this city. Lieutenant Brereton came to Manila from Camp Stotsenburg last Wednesday evening and was amigoad to twenty days' temporary duty at department headquarters in order that be might be near his wife, who is sick at division hospital, and who gave birth to a still born child last Tuesday evening. ***

RUSSIA.

LONDON, July äth.. The Tsar has cashiered three ofäcers of the mutinons Guard regiment, including Prince Vassiltebikoff,

His Worship-This man is almost as big a nujanoce as the Sanitary Board's last contractor. The last man used to may be was losing money. Does this man say the same?

Inspector Langley --I don't know, Worship, but he loses a lot of rubbish.

A fiue of 810 was imposed.

A.BLY GRO4 SHOP.

your

In the current Gairlie appears the annual report of the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Director,

expenditure for the year was $2,378,540.45, or of Public Works. It shows that the actual 450.38 less than the amount voted. A saring of $45,25441 was made on persona amoluments and other charges, and this was largely due to the rise in exchange, the estimatos having been prepared on the basis of a Le. Ed. dollar, as against an average solual rate of is, Id. On the annually recurrent works the asing on the original voto was $17,80194 prizeipsi excesses in the annually recurrent light on one of his bonts, as required by the and make the richest nation in the world a works were, maintenance of telegraphis, barbour regulations.

| £7,589,31, and maintenance of Pruza wail and general laughing stock.

plers, $4,329.33. The former was dan to the introduction of metallic circuíting on all the Government telephone lines, rendared | necessary by the establishment of the electric tramway mrvice on the trolley system; and the latter to the extension and repair of the public pier opposite Observation Place, Praya Enst, which it was considered advisable to carry out bafore the Praya reclamation plant was disposed of. The excesses on thess and a few other votes were nearly balanced by savings on other. The total amount voted for ex- traordinary works was $2,162,197.83. and of ibis the amount expended was 81,775,1983, | dant pleaded guilty and the maximum penalty, being abort of the amount voted by $387,040 a fine of $300, was imposed. The other charges The works on which the expenditure foll were withdrawn, and the liquor seised was much below the estimato were--1 aw Courts, | ordered to be confiscated. $80,429.50; Post Office, $85,599.75; and

ASBAULT CASE. Kowbon Water Works, $78,290,56. The Constable Taylor was summoned for assault- principal iteme

which expenditure ing Carl Bruckner at Ship Street on May occurred in excesa of the provision mado 20th. This case arises out of the cue heard last in the enfimates, or for which no provisionmouth in which the constable charged a ship- had been made, were:-Tylam Tuk water male of the complainant's with assult with works scheme, $9,07432; Kowloon-Cauten intent to cause grievous hodily harm, and tho railway-surveys and preliminary expensas, defondant in that case was sentenced to one $64,463,31, · Forcing and korbing streets, month's imprisonment." $24746 45; resumptions for widosing Salisbury Mr, C. F. Dizon (of Mr. John Hastings' Road, Kowloon, $17,28875; and rainstorm office) appeared for complainant Carl Bruck. damages, 812,765.43; gunpowder depot, nor, sworn, said

that on May 20th, he Sir Edward Grey has begged the House | $20p 3.44; miscellaneous drainage works, went to a house in Ship Street with of Commons not to pass a tasty judgment $14.673.15 The svings and excesses nearly

RESULT OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES' STAKES.

LONDON, July 5th.

1.- Dinneford. 2-Linngibby. 3.-St. Amunt.

HENLEY REGATTA.

Loxos, July 5th. The Henley Regatta was favored by splendid weather; there were 59 entries, a record number, and the attendance was enormous. The Bolgian crew won the Grand National, beating Trinity Hall by three lengths. Leander did not compate,

CRISIS IN EGYET.

LONDON, July 6th.

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The Singapore Free Press says: Perhaps the reason for the delay in the issue of the award of the Tanjong Pagar Arbitration is due to the fact that the umpire, Lord St. Aldwyn, hay been engaged as chairman of the Royal Com- on the Egyptian executions, and not to balanced each other, the expenditure only fall mission to inquire into the alleged disorders in embark on a discussion. It is a serious ing short of the amount provided in the the Church of England. They finished taking subject at the present moment, but it is evidence last autumn and have since been sitting more serious in view of the fact that fann- almost continuously. The volume of 1 500 pages is by this time issued. The Church Association ticism has been on the increase all this year in Egypt, and thus the fanaticism is not con- goes so far as to say "it will be a unique expos- und of the vast Rouganising couspiracy in the Ened to Egypt, but is 'spreading to North Church of England". Lord St. Aldwyn is, of Africa. The recent attack on British officers

dresses will comtrunication, addrained to the Editor, step will have been unde in the direction course, our old friend Sir Michael Hioks-Bach. I could never have coeurred a short time ago.

vol for publication but as evidence of good faith,

All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

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Ne anonymously signed zommugwations that havi already appeared in other papers will be inserted. rcdita for extra covies of DAILY FEISS should

of publicasion. After that sent befors 11 am, on day

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of ultimate improvement. This has hitherto

been almost hopeless from the Chinese inveterate habit of looking backward rather than forward, and considering that all the defects in the country are the result of their departing from the infallible principles of Government of ancient times. If they will only face the actual facts and recognise

It is reported (according to the Kobe Herald) that over thirty vessels, forty divers' and five hundred coolies are engaged in the operations for the refloating of the Wikaro at Sasabo. The hull is stated to be submerged to the depth of 20 to 80 feet and is damaged at live or six sections, principally on the part side, the largest damaged section boing 0 feet in length. The hull is full of mud that entered from hole, made by the explosion, and the divers find it very

consequently delayed. If there be no stormy weather, pazaping out may be commenced two monthe bence.

estimates by $49,031.17, or less than 2 per cent.

The gross expenditure exceeded that of the previous year by $357,108, practically the whole of the increase being dus to extraordinary works.

LAWN BOWLS:

Inspector Goariny, nccompanied by a body of potion, raided houses Nos, 15 and 16, Praya East (a Japanoss club) on Friday night, and arrested thres Japanese and a Chiness "boy" on a charge of selling liquor without a licence.

Placed before his Wership, the first defen-

the second offer of bis steamer and an engineer. They left the house shortly before 19 o'clock, the other two man going first.

When witness was about ten paces from the house he saw the defendant come along the street and speak to one of his comrades. Defen- dant abused him, and witness on coming up

with them asked what was the matter. Dafen. dant did not reply but continued the abuse and told his friend to go down the street. After they had been talking some time

Members of the Howtoon Bowling Green Clubs | defendant struck at hie friend, but witness Since the attack other significant attacks who reside on the Hongkong side are naturally could not say whether he hit him or not. Then, bave been made on Europeans. We may minority, and when a match is arranged without any provocation, defendant struck be on the eve of having to take further Kowloon v. Hongkong", they invariably have measures to protcet Europeans in Egypt, to enlist the services of playere lacking the and if the House of Commons at this junc-residential qualifications.

It is somewhat turg wenkens or destroys the authority of ankindly hinted that on the cocasion of Satur the Egyptian Government, we may be faceday's match, other qualifications were lacking, when defondant entered with his shipmate

to face with a most serious situation, be cause if fanaticism in Egypt overcomes the

for the players representing Hengkong ware defeated by an overwhelming number of points. Nevertheless, a very enjoyable afternoon was

LONDON OFFICE: BI, FLEST STREET, E that the ancients are the ancients, but that hard to fill up these holes. The work is authority of the Egyptim Government, passed, which was the main thing.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 9TH, 1906.

they are the people of the present day. there is a hope that they may set to work in earnest to obtain a system of government suitable to existing circumstances and the pear future, instead of trying to hark back, to the conditious existing in the time of the Mings and the still more distant past, Such a change in the Chinese mind is a very great one; but there seems to be roam for hope that the stirring events of recent times have in some swall degree brought it about..

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Returns of the average amount of hack notes in oirculation and of specia in reserva in Hong- kong, during the month ended 30th June, 19906, cortified by the managers of the respective banks, are as ander-

Acaraya Spacie in Benks..

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chios Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corpor ation... National Bank of Chiva,

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extreme measures will be necessary, and we may be forced at any moment. to take in- constitutional ineuaures, which we are bound to take in an emergency,

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The number 1 green is at present looking motiled. It has just undergone a patching process that was certainly needed. It seems a pity that the turf introduced should be so conese when the members might have taken well. Lord Cromer was present during the knitted and acclimatised sals from the spare

corners of their own premises.

There is still some talk of a bowling green discussion in the House.

Sir Edward Grey's specchi created a sust being established on the Hongkong side, West profound sensation, and was listened to in Point way; but apparently nothing deficite has silence, broken uscasionally by approving yet been done. 89,335,721 $2,300,000 cheers. Mr. Keir Hardie said that in view of Sir Edward's appeal he would not discuss 10,847,823 5,000,00 the matter, but Mr. Dillon, later, reverted 81,964 40,000 to Egypt, villifying the government of Lord Cromar. Sir Edward Grey said he was Total, $14,288,508 $10,340,000.

sorry for the attitude that Mr. Dillon had When Mr. Gladstone made so mach pother taken, but he could not reply to his remarks about the Bulgarian atraeities, which proved without doing serious mischief. to have been grossly exaggerated, he managed

A private of the Dublin Fusiliers, return-

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to sot the uited Kingdom flame over the

A correspondent of the Times at Peking, evidently well informed as to the state of affairsin China, recently unde some valuable remarks as to the effoot of the movement which has set in in China in the direction of

The fact that the Chinese bave the study of foreign literature. He points

ut that the movement at its present stage manifested a general desire to acquire a in pot without some elements of duger, on knowledge of English, as is stated by the the well known principle that "a little writer to the Time, would seem to indicate This of that they have at last realised that there knowledge as a dangerous thing " course is undeniable, but it is still question are facts and possibly even principles of whether in some cases a little knowledge is government which they can learn with after all less dangerous than complete advantage from foreign nations. This once ignorance. The ixgionings of new studies realised, the great obstacle to improvement, are always apt to take a fantastic shape, amely, their self-sufficiency and conser Knowledge of a specialist character is vatism, will be at least modified, and way in usually overestimated in value and is apt time be removed, and the way may be thus to engender the kind of conceit which has opened for the introduction of necessary been a fertile subject of satire la belle reforms. This process must of necessity be chose de savoir quelque chose." But it is of a very gradual character, and it is not well not to be impatient of such tile likely that any such sudden change will red with blood all day, the sky red with fire ail night, is hardly an exaggeration. No wonder occur in China as has taken place in Japan that the soul of bumanity revolts at the endless of weakness, and to

It, however, the Chinese, honestly endeavour tale of massacre that puts Russia to-day below recognise that they may have a useful as well as a comical side. They no doubt take to improve the administration of their the lowest of Central African savage tribes, If a crude and at times a ridiculous form at country by what they can learn from foreign the Tark had dona a handredth part of it, how the Radicul orators would have gone `raving op and down the country. But Russia is Christian, first, but after a little they may prove to nations, there is every reason to hope tikt

heir practical commonsense will cable and apparently can do no wrong. In the case be the initial stages of what may tura out

them to make improvements in each dire of Tarkey, the victims were Christians" of to be an advance in knowledge such a Day lead to solid and valuable results. The Lion where improvement is necessary in sorts in the case of Russia they are merely dews

manifestationa

made.

acepeakable Tark and his, mostly imaginurying to camp, was attacked by the natives in doings, says the Singapore Free Press. That suburb of Alexandria and seriously was a fea bite to the almost incassant sequence injurel, of bloody scenes enacted in Russia over sina Japan brought that aggressive power to its

arrow-boseS,

Now it has been the Reformers or Revolutionaries: now the Jows. The earth

THE NATAL TROUBLE.

LONDON, July 6th. ̈ The troops in Bloomfontein and Harri- smith, also a portion of the Pretoria garrison, have received orders to be in readiness proceed to Natal:

CHINESE IN THE TRANSVÁ AL.

LONDON, July 6th. Mr. Churchill stated in the House of Commons that the 10th November has been fixed for the stoppage of the recruitment of

Chinese.

such wander and at much times as may be It seems a lopside kind of philanthropy. writer above referred to is not wrong in

THE JAPANESE CIRCUS. "

THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. considering that it is no small thing to find suitable for the changes that have to be

An entertainment, described as a Japanese

LONDON, July 6th. There were five plague magos recorded on circus, took place in the City Hall on Saturday Sir Edward Grey, speaking in the Foreign Saturday, making 854,

aight. The description was somewhat of a debate, raid that the Japanese alliance was mixer, as the entertainment consisted

was devuling ber remarkable energy and however, were very clover, but something more chiefly of balancing feats and tricks. These enjoying exceedingly good health. Japan public spirit to guiding Korea, and to the was required by way of variety.

the Chinese getting out of the old grooves in any way. It is a great stop iu advance of the old state of Chinese opiniou that they should recoguise that there is anything in foreiga book-knowledge worth serious con- sideration; but at least this point has been

visiting China shortly for the purpose of reached, and it may be hoped that it will establishing banks at Peking and Tientsin.

According to a Peking despatch, dated Jane 23rd, induential French financiers intend

RUSSIAN POLICY IN CHINĄ.

WÒRTH $1,000 FER MONTH.

In the American consular court at Shanghai, auit ie on trial brought by Frank J. Mait land, British subject, who claims to be sole

the

against Shanghai Times, owner of

formerly sitor and manager of that paper. In the George Collingwood," American, lator's answer the following appears among other statements

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4-And defondant further answering said

witness in the month with his fist and broke liis tooth and cut his lips. Complainnat sabeo. quently went to the Wanchai Police Station and bad just floished reporting the assault

in charge.

By Defendant-Witness had had several glasses of beer that night. He was not ordered away from the house and did not cause a disturbance. He could not say whether his friends made trouble or not.

Farther evidence was heard and the care adjourned.

A YEAR'S LAND SALES.

In his aunus! report the Director of Public Works deals with land sales by auction, with- ont auction, extensique granted, grants on nominal terms, grants on short lasses, permits to occupy land for short periods and extension of short period leases to 76 year lenses. During the year 1905 387 lots, having area in square feet of 18,834,845, and a total annual Crown remt of $25,388,05, wore sold, the premium on same being $202.782.31. The actual amount of premian paid into the Treasury during the year was $394,560.96, or considerably less then the estimate, which amounted to $500,000,

A SAD BEREAVEMENT.

Sympathy with Mr. H. A, Barko, secountant complaint of plaintiff and for a counterclaion and

in the office of the P. M. S. E. Co., will not b off alleges: That on er about the month of July, 1905, said Frank J. Maitland requested confined to the American community when the defendant to call upon and the represents- tive of the Russian Empire located at Shanglui, painful nature of his bereavement is made known. The young aud comely mother of his for the purpose of obtaining from him monthly subsidy for said publicatious, the five children, who went to Hospital on Saturday Shanghai Times, and Sport and Gossip, in evening with a sudden attack of usslarial fever, return for which the said papers would devote

died an hour or so after admission, and was their said columns to the support in general of

Wa Russia's policy in China and in particular to interred yesterday (Sunday) evening. combat and autagonise the proceedings of the understand that there were symptoms of chronic Anglo-Japanese alliance.

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That is consideration of defendant's dropsy in Mrs. Burke's system, but that the services in obtaining such subsidy and of using illness which ended so sadly was of the mature the oditorial department of the paper aforesaid siroaty stated, and developed quite suddenly and All the children are quite in pursuance it was agreed that defendant unexpectedly.

balf of said monthly young, ons only a few months old. The lain should retain one subsidy M40 obtained, sai errangement

male beginning with the first day of Mrs. Burke, was about 27 years of age. August, 1985, and the sum of one thousand Mexican dollars per mesth was paid to sald plaintiff in accordancs therewith. That plain- receised snol sabitly each and every month since such time until December, 1995, but bas never kept the agreement with defendant to hito is one half interest in each monthly bat on the contrary has failed and

(subsidy to do.

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That in the mouth of December, 1905, defendant obtained said monthly subsidy for that month and retained the same until he account of said former payments, and defendant would obtain a sottioment from the plaintiff on been unable to obtain from plaintiff any inrther settlement”—CoblenoWI,

CANTON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT),

A CORRECTION.

July 6th.

The paragraph headed "The Sampan Nuie- ance", appearing in my notes yesterday, neede correction. I regret to say that my informant made a mistake in telling mo that the sa Hankow had run down a sampan on the 4th just. I now learn that the steamer concerned was the ss. Honda..