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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRFSS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TMx, 1907.
The Chinese Minister has informed the
standard of those who have been fortunate London Chamber of Commerce that the odorer to the Princeton University the Carnegie! TELEGRAM S. aoute controversy, largely ou party lines.
that any of their compatriots come up to the
enough to be born in the Province to which Imperial Chiness Government will offer thres they themselves balong.
A. S. WATSON & CO., way largely into political life,
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medals, gold, silver, and bronse, to be awarded to stadonts at the next examination held by the Chamber in commercial subjects,
It is announced that steamers of the Canadis Pacific Line will, daring the winter season, make St. John, N.B., their terminal, paint The company's new royal Mail Express steamers will land Canadian mails at Halifax, N.8., before proceeding to St. Johu, N.B., First das passengers will also have the option of landing at Halifax.
This provincialism is not merely a matter ot disposition or taste; bat also finds its Local interests have become largely developed during the centuries-that-China has beon dependent upon very slow and dofective means of inter-communication. Although WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the system of changing high officials from time to time is adopted in order as far as possible to cousternes these influences, The return of visitor to the City Hall Library they are always such as bave to be reckoned and Masoum for the week sading the th January, 1907, shows that of non-Chinore with at hendquarters; and the Chinese there were 215 to the Library and I § to the ocials are too wise to incur needless | Museum; and of Chinese 91 to 480 former opposition by going counter to leal feelings and 2,128 to the latter.
The Library was, where it is possible to avoid doing so. In therefore, used by 805 persons and the Museam
by 2,247, this manner Ching, seutralized though it tay appear to the outside observer, is in reality very largely in the nature of a confederacy of individual states, over which the imperial holl is by no means so strong as it seems to be. Instances have been known where the local power of the inimbitants has been so great that they have been able to refuse to receive governors appointed from Peking; aod a case is on record and is smentioned by Hue where said Lieut. C. W. Beckwith, R. V., were present Provincial Official who was unacceptable was at the Licensing Court yesterday to cocaider an simply sent back to Peking by the people { application from D.M. Lantraus for the transfor over whom he hath been appointed to retete him from one A. W. Bluton of the adjunct The manner in which the Empire has been licence to sell by retail intoxicating liquors i the Connaught House Hotel. There were no WHISKY maiutained has always been a matter of police objections to the application, which war
surprise to those who are acquainted with granted. BAST
the nature of the system which actually exists. It is notorious that no very strong feeling of patriotism is to be found among the masses in Chion, or is there any great" love for the Tragon Throne; but there base nevertheless ben certain forms at work
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Careful (?) observers of Japanese immigrants declare that the Japanese who have arrived at Honolula during the last few months are picked military men. The Japanese patnamber other with great ease and coterity, and wonid form, nationalities in the Islands, and could be massed when armed, a formidable army, A Japanese shipping agent says & hundred thousand Jupa nese are ready to proceed to Hawaii.
("DAILY PRESS" BIOLUSIVO SERVICE.]
RAISULI FLEES.
Losnos, January 7th.
Mr. Carnegis on December 5th formally band-
The Libernis welcome it is prospect of Lake-on artificial sheet of water three and a
closer tica with the continent; while tho half miles long and from 400 to 1,000 feat wide, which has been formed at his expense on land
Conservatives oppose it owing to fears of costing £20,000. He said he desire£the lake to
invasion. Ford Wolsley repeats the warning be used for rowing contests to the discourage. meat of football. After declaring that sil
be uttered in 1882. The Times points out athletic sports should be anoduoted in a
the dangers and declares that it can gertlomarly manner ho continued:-" I have
Raisuli's stronghold has been des-only be permitted if conscription on the never won a football game, but I have glaoodtroyed, and the chief himself has fled continental lines is adopted. at pictures of sneh games, and to me tha spec to the mountains. tacle of educated young men rolling over one another in the dirt was well, not gentlemanly,"
Mr. Carnegie's remarks were received with murmurs of dissent from the undergraduate who thronged the gallery in the Alexander Hall, where the ceremony took place.
A Naval correspondent has announced that the Drake, flagship of Rear-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, commanding the Second Craiser Squadron, secured comurzablo resulta in her recent gao prustice at Arsosi Bay. Tho firing coustitutes a record, which oan only be described as positively marrallons, and for exceeding anything which has ever yet been accomplished in the art of gannory. Out of a total of 133 shots fired by the 9. 2 and 0-inch guns at the enormous distance of four miles,
MAILS TRANSFERRED,
LONDON, January 7th. The White Star is transferring Wednesday's mails.
S.W.R. ENTERPRISE.
LONDON, January 7th. At Southampton the South Western Railway Co. is projecting the largest wet dock in the world.
GERMANY AND U.S.A.
LONDON, January 7th. The tariff war between Germany
The no fewer than 105, or 70 per cont, bit, the largot. Drake, by this remarkable feat, is place at the top of both the Goulayers' and Battle Practice Competitions throughout the and the United States continues.
Walwyn is the gunnery officer of the ship. heeds all the others. Lieutena wt. Humphrey 'T.
THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, January 6th. All the coloured troops in the United.. States have been assigned for duty to the Philippines.
THE HAQUE COURT.
LONDON, January 6th. Viscount Selby and Sir Ernest Satow have been appointed to the permanent court of the Hague.
SIAMESE LOAN.
LONDON, Jaunary 6th.
A new Siamese loan of $8,000,000 al 42
Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Captain F. J. Badeley Fleet, and the Second Cruiser Squadron also There is at present no hope of Shanghai Banking Corporation, the German
defrauded Prince Frederick Charlos of Hohen-
A correspondant of the St derman writes: ; -A very pretty story of juvenile philanthropy reaches me, the aconrany of which I can vouch for. A little Bengali girl, the child of well to-do parents, was to have a party given in hər honour on her birthday. Before the invitations were sent out, however, she asked her mother how much would be spent on the party. Ble was told 100 rupees. Then she asked if she might have the money instead of the party. Astonished at this sadden thirat for gold, the mother asked what her reason was for wanting
agreement.
per cent. is about to be issued in Leudón Berlin and --Paris-by-the Hongkong"&
Asiatic and Indo-China Banks respectively.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CHINA ASSOCIATION SPEECH.
APPROACHING GUESTS.
LONDON, January 7th. The retinue of the Duke of Con- naught on his expedition to the Far East includes General Maxwell, staff TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," officer, and Lieutenant Ponsonby,| aide de-camp.
The
districts. Of course her wish was comptied with, and there is no happier little girl iu all Bengal than that child was on her birthday, South though there was no party,
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N. S. W. BUDGET.
LONDON, Janary 7th. financial statement of Now immense Wales shows an
Hongkong, January 8th, Sir-Having been in the Tientsin settlement during the so-called 'assoul siege, * and having witnessed the taking of the Native City at the and of the period, I fancy I remember enough about different kinds of sholls to uable me to appreciate the use of shrapnet. In any case you are correot in the suppositiou, advanced in your leader of date, that I did not imagine ther to have been employed by the Japanese with the idea of battaring down the walls of Peking. That some such twist might be given to my meaning was a risk which I foresaw. I mentioned this when I saw you on Sunday. The s.s. City of Pamant [Panama? || You volunteered the opinion that only to be inevitable in view of the terrible scarcity is not a total wreck on the coast of therefore surprised me to find yan wing the hypercriticism would dissover the point. It idea, with which I had provided you, to cast
West Prussian Chamber of Agriculture has Here is a typical European comment:-Tho
just passed a resolution that the recruiting of Chinese as agricultural labourers is deplombla from the national standpoint, but that it appears
While a gang of coolies were carrying ont excavation work at the Protestant cemetery, Happy Valley, on Monday, for the purpose of lovelling the burial ground, a mass of earth slid away from the hillside carrying one of the men with it, lu the descent he was struck on the
which have kept China together as one { procured and he was despatched for hospital wanted to send it to the people in the famise head by a large stone. A ricshia was promptly the money, and she then confessed that sho nation in spite of influences which would but died on the way, have been sufficient to esse disruption in any other country. One of the chief
M. Simoni Bléres, a Paris bauker, and hit combining forces has undoubtedly been the have been arrested on a charge of having inte repoet which all Chinese have for toke (a son of the late German Chancellor of authority and their desire for prosperity and more than £14,000. The alleged frands are in quiet rather than national glory or advanco-connection with begne shares in a Peking Syadi. A. S. WATSON & CO. ment. They are inchined to make the best care, in connection with which it is estimated of a system, of whose defects they are well that various persons have been swindled of more than £400,000. It is alleged that a bank cbork, aware, rather than make any great suerifica who was also arrested, operated in London last of agricultural labour in the province; and it for its improvement. Another element March under the name of "William French and which has kept Chiua together is the force William Gloser and Company." of a cotaraon language and literature. The
The trials of the first of the torpedo-boat poken dialects in different districte ure as destroyers, which will form the twe Divisions wide apart as many European languages. provided for by the Reichstag, will begin soon, But the written language is the same every and now type of vessal will be available for use where. This latter fact has tonded perhaps
in the German Navy, An the displacement of more than anything else to keep China the new type is 530 tons, it will be the largest
reckoned upon probably for many years to gaz will be carried by these vessels in the together and it is a fores which may be of its kind afloat; its engines of 10,000 heree power are to attain a speed of 30 knots. A new
come. What are now only individual prov-shaps of the 88 coutimsire quick-firing gua
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is all likelihood long ago have been soparate ustionalities each with its own language were Chinese writing on a phonetic insten of an ideographie basis. As it is the written character is commou to the whole empire and thus the power of language-oue of the greatest factors in nationality is in the
direction of centralisation.
An attempt has been made of lata to calcrise the frontier regions in the Far East with the Reservists and their families. So far only 2,000 Reservists have settled as colonists in the regions referroil to. Thore have been many irregularities in connection with the way in which the experiment has been carried out, and the country people are flocking from all sides into Vladivostook to such an extent that the town police has had to be increased. A telegram received from Vladivostock says that the attempt to colonise that region has been most unsatisfactory.
Mr. Rose (Montgomery Burghs) asked, the So aretary of State for Foreign Affaire whether the cultivation of opium in Chins was under observation and report, in order to ascertain
With the knowledge of the state of the country which the Chinese Officials neces. aarily possess, it is not surprising that they should besitate to introduce any new system such as that of representative institutions, which might interfere with the existing state of affairs and diminish the centralising influences upon which they rely and which have stood them in such good stead in the empire. Sir E. Grey (Northumberland, Ber- the Empire. To the ordinary observer it past. It is considered by them, that the wick). In answer to other questions I have
ONE of the greatest difficulties which stands in the way of improvement in the administration of China is undoubtedly the beterogeneous nature of the population of
of a mental delusion, not unsimilar to the
whether the recent ediot of the Chineto Govern ment was being effectively enforced within the
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STEAMER SAFE,
LONDON, January 7th.
steps for the introduction of coolies. We is now reported safe. instructs the committed to take the preliminary Pescadero, Cal, as first reported; she
abould have thought that, with her population increasing by nearly a million souls every year,│...A CUNARD INNOVATION, and with thousands of emigrants leaving her porta, Germany could have solved the problem of finding while labour without the importation of yellow. If, however, she cannot do that 'and
LONDON, January Sth. Thə Card Steamship Co. huve
BRITAIN'S TRADE.
our Liverpool lundries seat to be striken with deckled on the future transfor of some
any better? Bat what will Kaiter Wilhelm, the same inability) how can we expect the mins of their liners to Southampton. owners of the Witwatersand to be able to do
painter (by deputy) of the famous Yellow Paril picture, think of the arrival of A Blain the Fatherland? One thing is certain, anyhow, that Ab Sin's iniquity in soon likely to be equalled, not to say surpassed, by his ubiquity.
HOCKEY.
CLUB. 119TH INFANTRY. A good match will be witnessed this afternoon on the Club ground between these teams The 119th Infantry, it will be remembered, won the Challenge Cup last your, while the Clab team is practically at full strength, It will play in while, and be represented by:-Rev. C. G. Searle, goal; L. Murphy (empt) and J. P.
McGillioray, Backs; C. P. Chater, T. C. Gray and A. N. Other, halves; J. Hooper, H. G. C. Bailey, L. G. Bird, R. F. C. Master and C. J. Satterthwaite, forwards. Bully-off at 4.45 p.m.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CHALLENGE SHIELD..
The draw for the Shiold took place last night,
38T BOUND.
A. Hong Rugby Club Royal Engineer.
LONDON, January 8th. The year's trade of the United Kingdom fotals £1,068,524,152.
FAMOUS CRICKETER'S DEATH.
LONDON, January 8th. Walter Renel, the cricketer, is dload.
Walter Road was the assistant aocratory to the Surrey Cricket Club. He has played as an amateur in all the leading cricket matches for years, and is the author of an interesting publication, "Annals of Cricket."]
THE JAPANESE ARMY.
TOKYO, January 8th.
His Majesty the Emperor to-day at Aoyama reviewed twenty thousand troops.
ridicule. With the rest of your gibes I have no quarrel. Those of your readers who know anything of the work of the Chian Association will realise how wide of the mark they strike. You are welcome to
an imaginary "soore," in as far ag your remarks affect me
personally. But as regards your criticism of the views put forward by the Chiss Association
ou the subject of the Customs Ediet, I have to say that they are simply the views of the representative men of the British Mercantile Community in Hongkong, Shanghai and throughout the length and breadth of China.
Sir
They are also the views of all men of any note who have now, or whe have ever had, firsthand dealings with Chinese officials. Robert Hart at the cutsot gave it as his opinion that the object aimed at by the change made was "the supercession and absorption of the I.M.U. Administration." There is no need to seek higher authority, though the view has been endorsed by every man who can in any sense be regarded as an authority on China at all. In scoffing at the China Assoclution for seeking to institute mesos of defeating that object you run the risk of seming to set yourself up above all these men, and the ridicule which you aim to throw threatens to fall stat and to cover you.
Yours, etc.
M. STEWART. We fear that outside comment, with which we have nothing to do, has led Mr. Stewart to misconstrue our puroly tentative reumarks. It
The maneuvres next autumn are torn
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On the 8th at 11.50 am-The barometer
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THE JAPANESE ARMY.
LONDON, January 6th. Four Captains in the German ariey have started for Japan to study the military institutions of the country.
THE STRAITS COMMAND.
LONDON, January 6th. Major General Perrott has been appointed to the command of the troops in the Straits Settlement.
is our pure misfortuns if any tendency to *jibe or scoff" be apparent; the comments were meant to be serious. With regard to the reference te shrapnel, wa
we thought to
dispose of hypercritical suggestion which the writer himself complained of to us; the words "wo wro sure he did not mean, etc." were warranted by kis own declaration, and would not have been used at all
had w
we not thought him desirous of having repetitions of the asid hypercriticisms forestalled. We can only regret that in trying to be helpful we should have fallen under so meno a suspicion.
But then, as our comments pointed of mistakes are made by looking too much for motives. We hope Mr. misread our motives. Our words are expected Stewart will accept our as arence that
to carry only their plain meaning and face value; they are, as a rule, carefully chosen.----- Ed.)
THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR CHINA
Ling
only form in which it would be possible to already explained the dificulty of procuring and is as follows: might appear that the Chinese are one of introduce representation would in the first trustworthy information as to the area of the most homgeneous nations upon the fice of the earth. To an outsider, it would cial Councils--Parliaments as we should the manner in which the edict will be carried instance be by the establishment of Provin- opium enlairation. But the Consule in China
will report to the best of their ability as to C. Luaitone F.C. R.A.M.C. acem that, go where you will, you find the call them to advise the Viceroys of the into effect. Chinaman and his ways one and the same.
different provinces; and they are not But this impression is in reality the effect unnaturally apprehensive that this might
In the Lisbon Chamber of Deputies on 1 Y.M.C.A. # “G” Co, 3rd Mid. optical delusion which makes all Chiuuen give more power, than they at present December 4th Senhor Meneses (Republican) 2 Winner of A. King Alfred: Boum alike to the new comer. In reality end in a disruption of the Empire. The Oporto on the 1st inst. daring a demonstration
possess, to the Provincial Officials, and thusked the Government. for information with 3 oyal Artillery Winner of C.
regard to the action taken by the police of
4 Winner of B » Hong Club, the Chinese in different provinces are a question with Chiuess of the old school thus which had occurred there in connection with
Winner of 2 Winner of 3
1
1 diverse as the inhabitants in various parts of Europe. It is true that some broad Rule does with us.
assumes something of the aspect that Home the arrival of a number of Republican deputies 1st round to be played on or before 26th Jany. 23rd Feby. features of character are common to all, but and probably are, mistaken-but it is easy to
In this they may be, in the city. Senhor Meneses was called to order, gemi-Anal
16th Mar. and as he disregarded the President's ruling be there are local modifications, which are as understand how this idea comes to be held was removed from the Chamter by armed marked us those which differentiate the
force. Owing, however, to the attitude taken by them. They have been able hitherto to various nations say of Northern and rely upon the centralising influences which
up by the other deputies towards his expatsion
It would appear that the result of the examina- Southern Europe. This is naturally not exist, and consider it better to continue today. so clear to the foreign observer as it is to do so, than to make experiments in new
tion for admission to practise before the new Dalted States' Court is still exercising the minds the Chimene themselves; but the latter draw
Lloyd's agent at Port Darwin seat a rather
of the American community in Shanghai, For methods, the bearing of which is, at least so obscurely worded message concerning the
LONDON, January 6th.
obvious reasons we have
have refined from com- very accurate distinctions between the
The release of dividends bay considerably monting on Judge y's action, which was
Willey's for asthey are able to understand it, doubtful. British steamer Australian, ashore noor that inhabitants of various parts of the Empire;
Fresh monsoon may be expected in the
upon after due deliberation and and in doing so, show enough of human
Representative institutions judiciously port. This message is understood to mean that Formar Channel, and strong monsoon over the eased the monetary stringency and it is clearly decided
the value of the property salved, is £70,000 China Sea. granted while the Imperial authority was (probably for the most part the spects which at 10a.m. to-day, 0,00 inches
expected in Lombard street that the bank a proper consideration of the sircumstances
of the case. It is true that at no time nature to entertain a wholesome appreciation still safeguarded might be the means not of war on board), that of the salved cargo only a
of life, Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending rate will be reduced within a fortnight above all not in later yesre, are examinations agreeable undertakings, and there can bạ, no of those belonging to their owu districts.
unless the foreigu monetary situation doubt that general sympaths will be felt for the diminishing but of increasing the latter. small portion is damaged, that the vessel'in in
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon changes for the worse. and a corresponding contempt for those On the other hand there might be a danger an upright position and not likely to break
rejected candidates. There is, however, nothing to-day is as follows:-
arbitrary in
in Judge's
Botion, nor can it, from other parts. It is not by any means that the power derived from consulting the if the weather holds good, that 150 bales Hongkong & Neighbourhood
moreover, be the Foreign Devil who is alone looked.
voice of the people might be made use of to (probably wool) are in holds No. 1 and 2, and Formicas Channel... down upon by the average celestial. The
that a very experienced diver is available. South coast of China between Chinaman has a similar narrowness of mind give preponderating influence to certain This message would appear to ranks the salvage in respect to his own countrymen-and provinces and so be a source not of strength prospecte much more favourable that had been very few Chinete are found who fully believe but of weakness to the existing government, thought bars.
Seulor Meneses will return to the Chimter to
ap
has fallen over Japan, and risen in N. China.
The depression lying over E. Manchuria yesterday, is moving into the Pacifle to the North of Hokkaido. Pressure is highest over the Philippine Archipelago. the Yangteze. It remains lew to the South of
Hongkong and Locks South Baart of China botworm
Hongkong and Bainan...
Y.E. winds, Įmoderate; fiue.
N.E. winds, fresh..
Same as No. 1.
THE MONEY MARKET.
THE CHANNEL TUANEL.
LONDON, January 6th. The impending introduction into Parlia, went of a private Bill for the construction
Same as No.2 of 2 Channel tunnel is causing the most
LA
an inovation prosedaro. An examination was also
dion lawyers desirous of practising before
the Court in the Philippine leieads, while for
admission to similar courts in the United States barristers bave to addass satisfactory proof of
their attainments, legal and otherwise. N.-G. Daily Netes.
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