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INTIMATION.

HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30x¤, 1907.

autorate simolutely independent of each other, and virtually independent of the home over ment. Even within the limits of the singls what province une governor might nudo his predecessor had done. Neither a settled frontior policy, nor a proper adjustment of taxation, nor even a proper estimate Fad control of imperial expenditure was possible”.

Without changing one word the sentence Lie true of China at the present day. One of the main factors in bringing about the utuses complained of, if not actually the WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. paramount factor, wins, of course, in both cases the distance of the provinces from the

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central administration, and the difficulty of intercommuuication. Another equally active in both eases was the shortness of

tenure of office, though in Rome this was

not the advantage of the province.

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means; the Emperor has in their view only. The return of visitors to the City Hall Library TELEGRAMS., to issue au edict-Tremble and Obey and Museum for the week ending the 27th and heigh presto!-the thing is doue. The

January, 1907, shows that of non-Chiness there were 329 to the Library and 913 practical statesman knows how little cox.

to the Mussum; and of Ühisese 140 to the nection there is in nature between couman formser and 3,191 to the latter. The Library and obedience. At the most there are was, therefore, used by 469 persons and the three to carry out the order against two, Museum by 3,404. “but one of these is bound to be indifferent,

if not hostile, so the machinery breaks down at the first attempt. Bat more than this, the practical statesman knowe trom bitter experiance how dangerous is the attempt to forcibly interfere with any pra tice indulged

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LONDON, January 29th. A whirlwind which passed over

Road, designed as a residence for the late MrGlasgow caused considerable damage.

Kingsclere, the palatial building in Kennedy

E. R. Bolilies, but now opened' by Mrs. Sachss. as a private hotel, blia fair to become famous in A COLLIERY EXPLOSION, the social life of the Colony it the dance giron

There was ample accommodation for Jencing is the half, which is of bannial proportions, and

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erogast, putting green and the stabling for

Kingsclere which has started its career as a horses, are uwong the advertised attractions of

private butel very auspiciously,

AMERICA" AND JAPAN,

THE BLACK SQUALL.

INCIDENTS OF MONDAY'S STORM.

That comparatively unknown pervor i Hongkong, the old resident, has expremed tho opinion that a storm like that of Monday han

especially among the floating population, has thirty years. The alarm which it occasioned, not been experienced in the Colony for over

not yet subsided, and even among the people ashore it is still the topic of conversation, reviving fading memories of the terrible typhoon of September lost. Its toll of bus lives in certainly greater than was at first anticipated. The police reports show that over seventy

people are missing, but (hluss am sauguine that that by no means reprosants the total loss of life. It is interesting to note that most of those drowned were children, a fact which is aelf explaustery, though one veteran of 80 was amongst the vietimas. The returns show that up till yesterday there were 12 women and 19 men drowned.

TOKYO, January 29th.

Opposition criticism of the alleged Baron Hayashi, replying to the

Stories of gallant rescues still come to land. P. 8. Garrot was successful in saving moral weakness of the foreign policy, detail-water and assisting them ashore. P. C. people from drowning by jumping into the ed the negotiations over the San Frans was also instrumental in affecting Francisco question, said that in theesh 76 Faraot age, were resoned by the police number of reatuss An old man and woman, event of the test case being decided against Japan the anti-Japanese move- ment right then be considered to be the opinion of the whole of America

then, the affair could not be considered which at present it was not, and until

to have reached the status of a diplo-persons on an upturned shing junk of

there on Monday night by the proprietress and

LONDON, January 29th. in by any considerable section of a comes in se precursor of many similar gather-

An explosion occurred in the munity, and how even with the best seatly the whole evening, upwards of 250 Redan coalmine at Saarbrucken which inga. Notwithstanding that it rained in- intentions, interference is likely to engender ladies and gentlemen were present. The mass, caused 164 deaths, while 200 miners more serious than in China. Its effect in

till more dangerous and evil practices. was provided by the band of H..S. Ket, were injured. hoth canes was similar in inducing the

In the case of opium the anti-opium and the danon passsed off with great success. holders of office to look upon the offies itself as an appanage to be exploitsditation in the past has gone for towards for the personal benefit of the bolder, engendering such an evil. The Chinese

in the spacious dining room which was also used people were well enough content to ex-

for the purpose, refreshments being served in the ercise the opium habit. in the war least lower of the two spacious galleries overlooking. the other hand one great thuse which did prejudicial to their iade and bodies, the hall. Kingsclere was evidently designed not exist in Rome, is rampant in China, and simply put it in their pipes and sucked with a view to such soosisi entertainmente, and and more than anything else is effective in

The anti-opium reformere, to cure

the structural alterations which have just bein | clogging the very first stops towards progress,

completed have in no way interlayed with this them of the bit, "ught them The Roman Senate, however corrupt it

design. the modifications being rather in the swallow morphin pills or give themselves direction of providing additional bedroom became in other respects, never made the hypodermic injections of the ease alkali accommodation on the upper floors. appointment of a provincial officer an oren-

We see the result already. Of course if now thirty-six bedrooms, God the whole establish sion for accepting bribes. In China the taken in time the Chinese Government condment is furnished in a most attractive manner system of bribery, gradually reduceri to my

and in exquisite teate. "Billards, tenuis with the willing concurrence of the Foreign Tegular assessment, is actually the chef source of revenue of the central Government morphia, but the fad was not on them, Powers have prevented the soportation of As if this were not sufficient, the evil end the opportunity was lost; now the nggravated by the fact that the sunuchs and chamberinins, who hang uselessly about the attempt is like locking the gate after the

stealing away of the steed. Court, are permitted to exact irregular valls of undefined amount from all candidates for high office, as preliminaries before attaining audiences. This, laat is, bowever, the abuse of all others dearest to imperial minds, and the mere suggestion that some change in the internal offices of the Palace might prove useful for the state, has recently more than once met with the resentment of the DOWAGER EMPRESS. ladoed it scem possible that the loss of favour undergone by YUEN SHIKA himself was not remotely associated with a similar suggestion on his part. Now although reform here is urgent ly needed, he would be but a poir statesman who would attempt to tear up the ruote of A. S. WATSON & CO., the evil plant without providing a practics!

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substitute. No Chinese statesman of the day has risen to as understanding of the fact, and this is another reason why the pro- seatogitation for reform has effected so little. There is no continuity in it, in fact, nor any attempt to bring any one thing to a practical issue before starting off on a now line aito- gether. Last year the cry was for representa solemntive government all through the Empire. for their names and ad Doubtless the Chinese character is quite capule of assimilating itself to such a sy. tem of government. In the guilds which pernoate the country representative putives

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But eveu here the difficulties of the case

do not end, for the economical aspect bas grown of Imperial importance. The large and rieb province of Szechwan owes in fact the greater part of its prosperity to its export of opium. Last year, and the amount was little more than the average, thirty-six thousand piculs of opium, value at least seven and a half million taels, passed the custom houses at Ichang alone, in addition to large quantities conveyed through the passes, and in other ways well knowu.to the Chinese trader. This is not all; Ichang only representa one of the regular routes, and large quantities, prob. ably nearly as much as passed Tchang, went by the Wa River, crossed the portages into Hunan, and supplied largely the South. Other large quantities went over the northern passes into the valley of the Has, No that, an estimated many years ago, the aunual apium export of the province amounts to something over a hundred thousand picu, of a value of some 22 million taola. Now with this sum the population of Szechwas, estimuted at 40 millions at least, are almost entirely clothed, and to a large extent fed. The people who talk so glibly of reform, and who would, to But their own pre. conceived fada, turn the world upside down,

SUPREME COURT. Tuesday, Juary 29th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE SIE FRANCIS P1040rt (CHIEF

JUSTICE)

WALWING HONG BANK », SVI WING CREONO

FIRM. F

matic issue.

in no estaualed condition and taken to the Government Civil Hospital. Ip Wan, a cook on singing to a piece of wood off the Naval Yard board the launch Bau Ban," picked up & men Extension. He had been washed from the Naval

of a fahing best off Shek 0, and found thirtesia Yard, Tan Ping, coxswain of the steam leach "Marlow," rescued three men from the bettom

Waglan lighthouse, whom he took off. No lower that 19 cargo bosts were upset and righted again.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

NAVAL POSTMAN'S NARROW BSCAPE. Bargt. J. Howse, the "postman" of HM.S Toxro, January 26th.

Alacrity, probably owen his life to his sailor-like Serious friction at Antung has led promptitude of decision in an emergency. With to a diplomatic crisis between the number of Chinese compradores and others, representative of China and Japan.even in all, he being the only white passenger, The plaintiffs in this action claimed from the The local tactai has enlisted a body of the store.

he left the Alacrity in a sumpan, with mails for defendants the sum of 820,000 das for measy native police, completely ignoring immediately they cleared the warship's bows. The big squall caught them leat.

Mr. M. W. Blado, instructed by Mr. D. V. Japanese authority and Japanese pouring is, and a chest of provisions sliding The sampon keelad over so that green water was Stearonson (of Messrs. Descos, Looker and treaty rights. Denoun) appeared for plaintiffs, and Hon. Mr.

It is alleged that his over to leaward held ber down. The female H.E, Pollosk, KC, instructed by Mr. C. F.

men have arrested and punished six crew fall prone, sud were apparently invcking Dixon (of Mr. Joba Hastings' office) representinoffensive Japanese who were ulti-supernatural aid. Sergt. Howes, unahie te get aft to let go the sheet, which the woman bud fastened as usual, seized a chopper and with ous blow let the sail fese, and the sampan gradually righted. The party all reached shore exfely was not expected to retard.

On board the Alacrily bo

ed, the dafendants,

The statement of olim set forth that on

mately released from durance by the Japanese military police. There is also a suggestion that the taota's action was instigated by his superior officer at Mukden,

LATER.

ad the mails 100.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

various dates between June 3rd, 108, and February 7th, 1904, the plaintiffs lent to the defendants, sume amounting to $20,000 repay abla on demand, and on various dates bɔtween Notember 27th and December 23rd, 1904, it was should boar interest at the rate of $1.05 pr agreed between the parties that the said loans

Continuing, he referred to the cent per Chiness month from the respective Dalny Customs proposals, and said

The annual meeting of deatholders in and dates of such agrements until repayment Written messomandis or promissory notes in they might safely entrust the Mannscribers to St. John's Cathedral took ploo yesterday in St. Paul's College. The Rer. respect of the said loans and written susmoranda churia Railway and its administration F. Johnson presided over a faix attendance.

the said agreements were made by the parties. to foreign criticism. Japan had no the loans and interest, but the defendants intention of monopolizing Manchuria, The plaintiffs frequently demanded payment of

declined to pay the

and the accusation was due to ignor sum or Any part thereof. On the 9th and 22nd January, 1005, ance of the circumstances attending the plaintiffs borrowed from the defendants

their intervention there.

Some

are accustomed to discuss affairs of stite, to not pause to consider any of these 87,000 bearing interest from the said respective hundreds of thousands of troops on

things, nor ponder what they are to substi tute for them.

and these institutions exercise n very whole. some influence in checking the beginnings of evil practices ou the part of officials. But from the necessity of the case the action of the guilds is turned into obstructive rather On Sunday, the 27th ist, at Birkenboad, than into constructive channels. This year Cheshire, the wife of Gershor STEWART, of the cry has assumed quite a different dis sufficient dose of advice for one day. daughter.

BIRTHS.

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On January 24th, at Shanghai, the wife of tion: the very same individuals who were EDWARD THOMAS Josep Rouwe, of a daughter.

On January 24th, at Shanghai, the wife of A. before clamouring for a constitution, aud D. Lown, of a daughter.

holding forth representative government is HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Dea Vaux ROLD Ci the one thing nedful, have been led off on LONDON OFFIC: 131, FLAT STREET, E.C. a different, and equally impracticable track, and constitutional edicts have given place to anti-opium proclamations. This want of ability to distinguish what is practicable from what is merely sentimental is in fact the great drawback of the native character which dominates and spoila his best inten

The Daily Press.

Honoxoro, January 30th, 1907

manner the

IP Peking has been quite in oarnest in tion, just as it was the blemish of the endeavouring to introduce reforms in the Pigtail Party at the last British elections. administration of Government in China, it Our readers will remember in what a ligh: must be confessed that the resulta so far hearted

whole question are disappointing, and that the so-called of representative assemblies was taken up. reforms have been confined to mere and how one or two Imperis edicte ware shubings of the various executive branches, supposed to be efficient to bring about while the real abuses have been allowed to a change which would have entailed the accumulate. The reason is largely that the entire reorganisation of the whole system of worst of the abuses are those concerned government from the Emperor to the with the relations of the court to the village tipao. The whole thing resolved provinces, and the method of appointment itself into talk, and nothing but talk of the of every official in the Empire. The abuses are of ancient growth and of long standing they have accumulated so gradually that neither Court nor Province has been sensible

of the fact, and so naturally that both have almost of necessity been drawn into the net, and now find themselves practically deprived

most idle character, and when this was exhausted the whole thing went off in vapour, and now not even a word is spoken-

We do not talk in our present leader of the would-be financial reformers, not that the subject is in the interests of Chip unimportant, but that we have given a

datos until repayment, and the defendants were entitled to set off the amount thus due to them. the spot naturally created conditions The stim was for the principal sea of $20,000 favourable to Japan; it was unavoid with interest till repayment as aforesaid, larg the principat amount of $7,000 with interest till able that the first comers should find repayment sad such other relief as the Court themselves in a better position than thought fit. admitted the plaintiffs' loss of variona sus

In the statement of defence the defendants

The German cruiser Fuers! Bismarck has mounting to $20,000 payablo on demand, arrived at Saigon.

Haiphong is now to have a Water Folio Force. Its object is to exercise a more active supervision of the shipping and notably to prevent the shdnotion of childrsa.

We are requested to draw attention to the announcement that the suction of furniture at the residence of Mr. Gaston Lishert was post. posed yesterday and takes place this aftermon

Juary 24th, mys: The amalgamation of the AN-C. Daily New telegram dated Tokyo four Japaness Shipping Companies at present operating on the Yangtze hee now matured and an annoncement will be made shortly,-Ou

A Chinaman, an old papil of the Imperial College at Tokyo, has been arrested for holding anti-Freash mostings in the interior of onlin-China, and thrown into prison. He will probably be deported.

Messrs. E. 8. Kadcoria & Co. are in roosip of private telegraphic advices from Bingapore informing them that the crashing of the Rach Australian Gold mining Co., Ltd. for the past 5,517 tons stone. four weeks yielded Bloss, smelted gold from

They also admitted that it was agreed the said

loane should bear interest se mentioned and that

later

arrivals. The Government's difficulties were now becoming better understood in Europe, where the Powers strongly affirmed and approved Japan's unggressive policy.

EMUTEE'S SERVICE.]

plaintiffs had demanded payment but denied that demands had been, made frequently, and further said that as a matter of fast they had deposited with the plaintiffs a further suza of THE MURDER OF MR. WHITELEY. $20,000 on or xhout May 20th, 1903, wach sum to bear interest at the rate of $1 per $100 per Chinese manth. This eam owing, with interest, up to the date of the writ of summons amonated

LONDON, January 27th.

The murderer of Mr. Whiteley is proving"; he is a man of the name of

to $25,453,33. The plaintiffs accordingly owed between them up to the date of the writ of Whiteley, and apparently did not even to the defendants upon the balance of account Rayner, is no relation to the late Mr. summons the difference between the same of know him. $25,45133 and $14,16410, or $11,289.13, for whlob amount with interest from the date of the

aimed writ until payment or judgment they counter-

Prior to the date in

JAMAICA.

AFIRE,

LONDON, January 27th.

LONDON, January 27th. The situation in Kingston is improving to the 820,000 mentioned in the statement of

In reply the plaintiffs stated that with regard and the shocks have coased. defence as having been deposited with the bank THE GERMAN LINER SEYDLITZ" on May 20th, 1903, that sum was paid by the defendants on behalf of and at the request of Chau Tan-po, one of the partners in the defendant Arm, as his share in the capital of The British Admiralty reports that H.M's. question Chan Tompo agreed to become the plaintiff brauk partner in the bank which was about to be established, and to contribute the said aam in that rospect. The plaintiff bank began business Certain American reformers, who talk of on or about May 20th, 1903, and Chan was then, Blatter themselves that their own country is claim, denied liability to the defendanta

and still is, a partner

with regard to the counter alean handed. They ignors the supply and exportation of ginseng to the Far East, an

Mr. Blade' stated" that tho

porten tous list of pleadings came down to

inquiry equally aisfut product. This reflection occured by the Sai Wing Cheong firm was a to whether or not the $20,000 in an American book by an American author depos

deposit at intarest with Wai Wing Hong

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Cruiser Diadem found the Norddeutscher liner Seydiits, from Penang for Colombo, atre. After embarking her 195 passengers, and transferring the mails, the Diadem

where it was found that her forepart was entirely burnt out.

The Chairman pointed out that the beas A. G. Ward, had lately bean erected under the isblet to the memory of the late organist, Mr. window of the North transept.

The balance sheet was submitted, Dr. Clark the hon. treasurer explaining

that

tha churob 523 common with the rest of the community had suffered during

the past year from a lack of dollara. Their had gone down somewhat. During the your they had spent $188 more than they had· received, but fortunately they had a balance in band which was more than suficient to meet it. The increase in expenditure had been mainly in the direction of salaries, 8911 having been spent mers in wages and salaries in 1966 tag in 1005. They had also found it necessary

to increase the insurance on the Cathedral

in urder to

cover its full value The only other increase as compared with last year was in special collections. During the year there had been six special collections sa compared with three during 1905. The general fand suffered in consequence, being $171 lass than in 1905. As a charch body they would have to consider some means of slightly inorsa- ing the incomeer slightly reducing the expsadi. ture. Their balance was now $2,495.

The report was adopted on the motion of the Hon. Dr. Atkinson.

The following six lay members were re-elected to the Church Body. Hou. Dr. Atkinson, Dr. Clark, Messrs. W. Armstrong. A. Dryer, G. Hastings and E. Ormiston, while Mr. J. C. Poter was re-appointed auditor.

The Chairman followed with ☐ apesch high tribute to the life and work of the deceased reviewing the events of the year. He paid a

Bishop, made a feeling reference to the lows sustained through the death of Captain Barnes Lawrence and also made appropriate aliusion to the recent death of the former Bishop of the

Diocese.

In reply to Dr. Atkinson, the Hov. Mr. Johnson stated that no steps had yet been taten with regard to the erection of a tablet to com-

be considered shortly by the Colonial Charsh Connoil.

The same process we see going on to-day England's sin against Chins in respect of opium, I joined issue, and therein. The plaintif escorted the Seyalite to Point-de-Galle. memorate Bishop Hoare, but the matter would

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the Wal bauk, or was a payment of the abare in the

JAPAN AND THE KINGSTON

DISASTER.

with regard to opium. Opium is a curse, we may allow, but the practical statesman before permitting himself to be carried away of power to act independently. Speaking by sentiment looks at the modene side of of very similar abuses which had grown up the matter; and asks himself may not the in the Roman Empire during the latter days attempt at its removal be accompanied by

LONDON, January 27th. of the Republic, a writer remarks:

capital of that lank which was agreed to

to be The Mikado-has-telegraphed a message of even worst evils? The greater we make At the request of several shareholders in the taken by Chan Twp. The Wai Wing Hong sympathy to King Edward in connection Extortion, whether it took the shape of the evil, the more difficult becomes the task Lino Kung Mow Cotton Spinning and Wessing Lauk started business on May 25th, 1900 with the Kingston, disaster, to which His illegal requisitions of eyelematic blackmailing,

About that date various people had ar straightforward robbery, was ofter all an evil of eradicating it. Some enthusiastic oppo: Co., F., it has been decided by the Board of hacome partners, among them haing Chart. His Majesty cordially replied,

agreed to which under an honest governor-and there nents of opium in- any form make out that Directors that the date of payment and ac-share was partly paid for by his own.

money, were many such was mitigated, if not removed. A far more serious defect in the system was

some two out of every five men are addicted to which shareholders are entitled in accordance absorbed in a tampenm through the Sai Wing curl-papers because she is going to a party in the ceptance for the unissued capital of 842 shares and partly through the money of others who The ever-neglected Present is like the Indy

| subsdrfhad through bio. The worey that it readered a comprehensive and consistent to the habit of opium smoking. They with the circular letter dated January 14th, Cheong firm, of which firm Chan Tan-po was evening. Only with Humanity, the evening who sponde the live-long day with her hair in imperial polies impossible. Under it the prov- would propose to eradicate it by lercibla 1907, shall be extended to March next for share the principal partner. Evidence was called party never comes off! We all wear our surl- inces were not so much departmouts of one empire, as deparate principalities, ruled by

holders resident in China and Hongkong.

and the case adjourned..

poporo in vain,

Votes of thanks to the choir and all who assisted in church work concluded the pro- ceedings.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The O. & O. str. Doric will sail from Yoko- hams on the 29th inet, and will therefore be due to arrive at this port on or about the 8th prox.

The C.N. str. Tean loft Manila on the th 1st Feb., s.. Jan., at 4 p.m., and may be expected here on the

The C.N. str. Tsinan left Port Darwin on the

on the 7th Feb.

Jan, at daylight, and may be expected here