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INTIMATION.

LIMITED

THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19rn, 1907.

if only to a neighbouring hamlet, will be sub" ject to a like tax.

Be it remembered that the Chinese postal authorities are not in any way burdened with the delivery of these newspapers, any more than the Post Offices

A. S. WATSON & CO., in England is concerned with the distribu- tion of the bundles of newspapera sent daily, say, from London to Birmingham or Manchester. The tax is therefore clearly set in its proper light as an in WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, port or export duty, and to call it

ESTABLISHED. A.D. 1841.

The following PORTS and SHERRIES bottled in Europe have been specially selected and procured from the celebrated

firm of

G. G. SANDEMAN SONS & CO.

LONDON, OPORTO AND XERES.

PORTS

DOURO

OLD TAWNY

INVALID

ESTRELLA -

FIVE DIAMOND

VERY OLD TAWNY

OLDEST AND FINEST ·

per case. 815.00

18.00 18.00

24.00

27.00

42.00

50,00

SHERRIES

per base.

LIGHT DRY

$12.00

SOLERA.

18.00

VERY FALE DRY

18.00

FULL GOLDEN

21.00

PALE DRY NUTTY

24.00

FINE OLD BROWN

36.00

postal tax appears to us a mere subteringe to disguise a very obvious evasion of a Treaty right. That a tax on the admission of Chinese newspapers into Chino is an evasion of the Tariff Conventions is apparent to any. one whe knows the bistory of the free import of Chinese newspapers. We believe we are correct in stating that when the Tariff of | 1858 was negotiated, in which tariff it was specifically stated that Chinese newspapers were entitled to be imported free of duty, the only Chinese newspapers in existence (apart from the Peking Gasette, which is of hoary antiquity.) were owned by British

present state of newspaper development in TELEGRAMS.HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. plan, but the building of the house was delay-

China, we fancy the cost of collection will

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EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

OBITUARY.

LONDON, February 18th. Giosue Carducci is dead, aged 72 years.

exceed the revenue derivable from this " DAILY PRESS reactionary and verations impost and the only result likely in be achieved is probably the result anticipated by its originators the diffusion of slightesed ideas will be checked and u longer lease of life will thereby be assured for those effete and corrupt methods of administration which prevail in all the provinces of the empire to the proft of dishonest officials, the impoverishment of the people, and the detriment and defout of all efforts aiming at administrative reform and public progress,

The German mail of the 16th January was delivered in Tondon on the 16th inst.

Communicable disease, with the excaption of smallpox, had greatly diminished last week, according to the ofloiai returas received yesterday. There were 14 smallpox fatolitiar, ne European and thirteen Chiness.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Lary and Maseum for the work ending the 17th February, 1907, shows that of non-Chivess there are 118 to the Library and 148 to the Mossom; and of Chinese 69 to the former end 5,563 to the latter. The Library was, therefore used by 187 persons and the Museum by 5,700.

The declaration of the French Bishops, of which His Holiness the Pope has approved, has bean published. It displays a general dia- Losition on the part of the Bishops to secept the benefits of the amended Separation Law of this year, providing that certain prerogatives of the Church can be upheld.

bjects as the most important Chinese newspapers are to-day. For example we may cito the Chung Ngoi San Po (the Chinese "Daily Prese") which was founded fifty years ago by a British subject and renina a British property. So also is the Wah-tse Yat Po of Hongkong. In Shanghai there are two

or three old-established British-owned Chinese newspapera, and in recent years several Chinese newspapers have been started we believe by other foreign subjects. In so far, therefore, as the new impost affects these newspapers we (repeat that it is a distinct evasion of a right

Although desirous of Universal Buffrage for intended to be secured by Treaty, We men and women, the conference of the Labour bare remarked that in the earlier Tariff Party, which is being held at Belfast, bas Convention specific mention was made of rejected M-. Keir Hardio's motion granting to

Chinese newspapers" among the free

womon the franchise men at present poss, be case the Party coneidsre that the motion would imports. In the existing tariff there is uoave the effect of granting votes mainly to specific mention of Chinese newspapera, int women of the middle case, the general term "uowspapers, we may ussume, was preferred by the Treaty-makers HB embracing all

newspapers-those printed in foreign languages as well as those printed in Chinese--because in the earlier tarif no mention was made of "foreign newspapers," and a strict application of that

A.S. WATSON & CO.. tariff would have entailed the taxation of such foreign newspapers as were imported into Shanghai and the other Treaty ports by the booksellers.

LIMITED.

Agents.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 23rd January, 1967.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. CHLTCommunications relating to the news solumn hould de widraseodžto TstwjEorrow.

The amount of this new tax at first Right seems, to the foreigner at least, as too trifling to make a fuss about. But when we consider the absurdly low figure at which Chinese newspapers are necessarily

Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Palico

Court yesterday the master of the steam launch Jack Lee was prosecuted by Inspector Langley for plying for hire after his licence had been cancelled, and with refusing stop when hailed. Mr. 0. D. To pleaded Bot guilty on

red at 8700. defendant and the case was adjourned, bail being

(Senator Carducci was appointed a professor at the Bologas University in 1860, and is the works which have been pablished in Italy.} author of mony interesting and instructive

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT

NEW YORK.

sd, and all through the fault of the engineer in not giving proper levels, and the Board passing the plan. Mr. Hooper condaded by stating that he wished to enter his pretcet, and call public sttention to the matter."

A meeting of tho Sanitary Board was held on February 19th at the Board Room. The Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (president) presided, and there were also present Dr. F. Clark, The ParaDENT-Before the matter is made Kedical Officer of Health, Hon. Mr. W. public the offour should have an opportunity of ! Chatham, Vice-President, Dr. H. MacFarlane, replying to your romarks. Assistant Medical Offloor of Health, Mr. H. Humphreys, Mr. Shelton Hooper and Mr. G. A. Woodosok (secretary).

NEW MARIES FOR KOWLOON POINT..

Tho Registrar-GENERAL minuted as followa regarding the erection of a new market at Kowloon Point for the sale of European food-I find that in October, 1900. the Govern- ment promised to prepare a home for providing a market at Kowloon Point for the sate of European food. The non-Chinese population LONDON, February 18th.

of the Kowloon Peninsula was then 895; it is Twenty people have been killed, now 2,245. In 191 the European population was 668; it is now 1,467. I should like those and one hundred injured, ́in

all facts brought to the notion of the Board. accident which occurred on the Harlem branch of the New York contral line,

when the train left the metals.

AN IMPORTANT COUNCIL.

Tokyo, February 18th. The Council of State, including the Elder Statesmen, was called together to-day. It is believed that the subject of their consideration was the situa- tion at San Francisco.

REITER'A SERVICE]

OBITUARY.

2. LONDON, February 17th, The deaths are announced of Rear Admiral Hamilton and Signor Carducci the Italian poet.

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

At the request of the Registror-General, who was absent, this matter was deferred till

next meeting.

FUKINERY CEMETERY BOR ROWLOON CITY.

Mr. Hoors-Quite so: Therefore I move that the matter stand over.

The PRESIDENT-The prosent queation bo fore the Board is whether the plan atall be approved. I move that it be approved,

The VICE-PRESIDENT woonded, so the motion was agreed to.

MORTALITY STATISTICA.

At a death rate per 1,000 per sanam the mortality statistics of the British, foreign and Chiness community, solading the Army and Navy, for the week ended January 25th, shown a percentage of 17.1 as against 15.3 for the corresponding week of laat year.

Mr. HUMPHREYS asked whether thesa statistics were based on the estimated population of the Coloug, or on the actual population.

The PRESIDENT-I don't think the result of the cansue is made known yet.

Correspondence was submitted relative to the Mr. HUMPHENYS stated that he ascertained | proposed erection of a cematory for the Bakiness from the Colonial Secretary's offob that the

in survey district No. 1, Kowloon City.

statistics were based on the estimated population. Mr. Ng Li-ling applied for the Board's The estimated population leat year fell short of sanction to make use of B certain piece the actual population by something like 50,000 of ground in Kowloon City for a public poople. That was to say that in the report on cemetery for the Fukinoso residing in the the health and condition of the Colony in 1905 Colony. The ground referred to was the the estimated population was given at something 150 sores and it was his intention to give it up applicant's property, and had an oros of about over 50,000 more than the actual, consequently for the use of bis countrymen as a cemetery. If, however, from a sanitary point of view tha aita was not suitable, he was prepared to surrender it to Governmeat in exchange for another on the Kowloon side which might be considered suitable.

Dr. MACFARLINE, Assistant Medical Officer of Health, minute: I don't see any objection from a sanitary point of view to the site of the proposed cemetery. I think a register should be kept open to inspection by the Sanitary Department as I understand is the case in the Christian cemetery 2. here. We have no jurisdiction at all.

The SANITARY, SURVEYOR said the site was suitable for the purpose as the Fakiness was a very email community.

that would considerably throw out all the figures in the mortality statistics. It seemed to him that we had boon living in a fool's paradise for some two or three years, Some of our ordinances wore deaatle and barak, but we were told to look at the improvement in the mortality Statistios. He took it that there was no improvement at all, but rather the contrary,

The PassIDENT-The only way to remedy that would be to have a ccusat every year. Statistics are faken in the same way all over

the world.

Mr. HOOPER-Is this present list calculated on the figures taken in Novemborf.

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH Those figures have come into my pozzasaion only within the last few daye. They will be put right in the monthly returns.

OVERCLOWNING,

The monthly report relative to overcrowding, in the different health districts showed that 425 persons were ordered by the magistrales to

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH-I LONDON, February 17th.

should like first to know what is the opinion M. Demartens, who is on a special mission of the Dirvetar of Public Works on the subject, to the European capitals from the Tsar, with as the allocation of this site as a cemetery with the projected laying the object of making arrangements for the may interfere

rocate tenements, behalf of the Hague Conference, had a prolonged audience out of Kowloon in regard to roads, ate., in

which case it is o aseful suggestion, with the King on Friday. M. Demarten's mission to London has been of a

most, satisfactory nature. He leaves for the

Hague to-day.

Another good.bouse witnessed the third and final performance of Facing the music" st the Theatre Royal fast evening, than our looal amateurs once again acquitted themselves' with the same skill a heretofore. The play went without a hitch and the performans thoroughly deserved the brarty opsleuse that

Correspondents must forward their names and ad. Bold to secure any circulation at all, the, was accorded them, and likewise the bandsome Brass with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication? but as evidence of good faith,

All letters for publication should be written on ona side of the paper only,

No anonymously signed unications that ha l'in other"puparafwili de insertiă, already appeared

tadors for Retro sovies of Batty Prman should b. ent before il, va day of publication, After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Wash Telegraphic Address: Pus. Godet: A.B.C.

Lisbop*1

r.O. Bon, 88. Telephone No, 12

BIRTH.

Ed

post appears exorbitant. On the Hong-bouquets they received.

newspapers entering Canton it is

ANOTHER TYPHOON TRAGEDY,

A SAD SEQUEL.

Mrs. Maxfield, whose husband was drowned by the foundering of the as. Hongkong in the typhoon last September, has been staying with equivalent to an import duty of 19 per Mr. Marriott, the noted English motorist her brother-in-law, Mr. William Fleming, of cent; while on the Canton nowsimpera, met with severe injuries while com. Linthorpe, Middlesbro.

Recently she gave whose subscription rates do not exceed $4poting at the Ormonde Beach, Daytona, Florida, birth to a baby, and diod, Har death is 1.9.A. Ho was travelling at a rate of 125 attributet principally to the shook and auffer- per annum, the tax is equivalent to an export duty of from 15 per cent to 30 por the beach and the car turned a someresult three survives. The correspondent who sends us the miles an hour when he track an inequality on ing caused by her husband's fate. The infant The Chinese newspaper press is times. Marriott was picked up in an unconnews mentions local paper giving more plant of tender growth. In no country in scions state. Ho has lost the sight of one eye, This tid soho of the typhoon sorrow will information, but we have not yet reosived it. the world are newspaper readers, even in and one of his ribs is broken,

nádoubtedly elicit much sympathy for the deceased lady's relativos.

cea!.

On February 11th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and large cities like Carton, so few in proportion

and Mrs. Leer, a dɩughter.

BIARRIAGES.

On February 9th, at kaughai, HENAY JACKSON to OLIVE BE TRICE STOKES, of New Zealand.

On February 12th, at Shanghai, ROBERT JAMES CAIN, C.N. Co., to ESILT ELIZABETH Laws, both of Douglas, late of 37an.

DEATH

On February lith, at Shanghai, ANTHONY VINCKET DE Hago, aged 50 years.

ECTOKONGOPPION: 104, DES Vœux Road Cl LONDON OFFIce: 131, FlasT SİREET, B.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGBONG. FEBRUARY 19TH, 1907.

As the result of a dispute in a game of fantan.

to the population. The majority of Chinese to Chinese seamen on the se. Komer came to inland cities are still without newspapers, blows. After they had been fighting forn time but the spread of Western education in

one of the men scoured a chopper, and with this

THE RRIDE WHO DIDN'T.

China is creating the appetite for nowe, and dealt his asugilant a stunning blow on the head. GVE LADY SAVED FROM THE NEXT EMEUTE.

a recognition of the newspaper as an organ of popular sentiment and a powerful engine of public liberty. The rule holds good all the world over that in proportion to the freedom of the press is the freedom and prosperity of the people; and it is greatly to be regretted

The wounded man was removed iv kospital, and the other appeared halore Mr. F. A, Hezsland at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of salt. He was found guilty and rentenced to two months' imprisonment.

While on duty at Kowloon

on Sunday

The VICE PRESIDENT-I think there is no objection to this sita haing used as a cemetery.

The REDISTRAR-GEN ÉRAL-It is so dificult to induitable cemetery sites on Crown land that I think this offer of private land should be accepted.

Mr. HOOPER think this offer should be accep' provided the land is surrendered to Gorerumont and that the aemstory be subject to the regulations of the Sanitary Board,

Mr. Liv Chu-PAI-I agree with the Registrar-General that such gonorous offer should be accepted.

The application will be considered at next manting.

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION REFUSED, Correspondence was submitted relative to

Public Health and Buildings Urdinane», 1903, section 190 and clauss 11 of schedale G of the

in respect of the 1t houses on the Southern 57 (houses in Des Voss Road West and Ko Portion of Praya Reclamation Marine Lol No.

Shing Bireet),

LINEWASKING,

For the fortnight ended January 29th, 4,354 houses were limewashed in the Eastern, 1,833 in the Central and 3,793 in the Western district.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 18th February.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (ŠIE

FRANCIS PROGUTT.)

MAIDEN BESSION",

The February Criminal Sessions were set down for yesterday, but there were no anses

summone Ior trial. A number of jurers and however been

The Attorney-General (the Hen. Mr. H, H. The PRESIDENT—The reason why this is J. Gompertz) in ad dressing the Chief Justion brought before members is because the letter was addressed to the Baird, apparently for the consideration of members. I move that it be referred to the Department of Public Works,

reimarked that whether the millennium bad dawned on the Colony or whether the criminals were reserving themselves for the races he could not say, but he congratulated his Honour. Mr. J. H. Kup, Depaty-Registrar, caid it fall to him in the absence of the Registrar .. to present to his Hancur on behalf of the Registry a pair of white gloves in accordance with the custom at a maiden session. A maiden session bad ussurred in the colony only eight times within the last thirty-three years, and

Mr. HOOPER-With regard to the first part of the latter the appli cats ought to be informed that the Board hava vo jurisdiction.

A young missionary from the interior has bad it severely brought home to him this week that

The PRESIDENT-With reference to the nothing can be accounted certain till it is accomplisted, least of all matrimony. He had second part regarding verandah regulations, travelled

down to Shangbai to most his fianose from England and the wedding was to have the Medical Officer of Health minutes that he

place at the Cathedral

on Monday

All sex nn objection to the curtailment of the open preparations had heen made, the carpe laid,

taken

that the Chinese Government while making Sergeant Caygill stopped a coolie who was clergy and organist notified, and guests invited paos in the rear, as the grond floors are used he considered it aigaificant that three of those

blatant announcements of administrative wheeling a bingole, and asked him how he cams referm along the lies adopted in the most by it. The coolie was at a loss for an answer, sulightened countries of the world about but eventually explained that an Indian cor: stable on duty had made him a present of it

for the

tor the ceremony.

For the moment there

occasions were within the last two and a half The VICE PRESIDENT-With regard to these years. As his Houour remarked on the last

ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF SANITARY OFFICI 118.

Mr. HOOPER stated that he wished to make

Jonasios. uns swallow does not raise a samm dest

parts of the Empire by the same official to its social state; that where journals are yesterday Mr. Hazeland fusd the defendanthelady, who was eridently enabled at Shanghai a few observations concerning drainage at Nos. pair of white gloves within snob a short space of

mere slaves.

The bride hereal had reached Shanghai, bat godowne.

mads her sea she suddenly changed bor wind, and intod of ooroudly particular houses 1, don't think any cundification

husband to the interior decided to return to should be allowed, and I move the application and he was afraid there was still an insufficient THE Chinese Imperial Postal Administra- at the same time cantonsuce a tax which, The Indian, was found bat denied the assertion for firo years. Tho withdrawal was other be refused. The Board is only entitled to number. It was however important to remem-

England. The parties kad not e

t seen each

SO sudden tion bas taken the reactionary step of im- whatever be the motive for it, will assuredly whereupon the coolis was taken to the, Water that the gues's and clergy could only be grant exemptions or modifications if it (ber that the number of persons tried at the posing a tax of two cash per copy on the check the growth and development of the Polioo Station There he pointed out thres notified a few minutes before the time find it satisfied that the Lousea are of a souitary type Criminal Sessions had in spite of increasing import and export of Chinese newspapers. most potent menus of educating the uation the Indians who, he alleged, had given him the is much sytupathy with the lockless bridegroom, Hooper's amendment that the application be past four yeare sad one might express the hope The motion was seconded and carried, Mr. population showu a steady falling off during the Officially the impost is described as a "postal in the new idealo.

that serious oxime in the Colony had boom tax," but it is clearly of the nature of a that the prevalence or scarcity of news charged with being in unlawful possession. Daily Press,

It has been well said machine, but as their movemente during the who it is anderstood bal everything prepared granted not tinding a seconder.

day were satisfactorily explained the coolle was for his new home life.

Thus far the North-China Daily News. The

permanently diminished. In conclusion, he said Customs duty and will be collected in many papers in a country affords a sort of index When he heard the evidence at the Police Court the groom's very

while not withholding condolence for

that the Registrar desired him to congratulate natural disappointment,

his Honour on bing the recipient of a second who combines the two offices of Customs numerous the people have power,

rejaicas at the very ren! courage exhibited by in. $25. Commissioner and Postul Commissioner.telligence and wealth; and where they are

to gain a truer conception than cho before 68 to 82. Ko Shing Straat. He thought it time and be hoped that his Honour would We view this tax as an evasion of the Tariff few, the bulk of the people are in reality

onjoyed of the unsatisfactory conditions she should be brought to the notice of the Board receive many mora, At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon before was about to enter. Her moral courage must that now drainage plans were being submitted

His Honour thanked Mr. Kemp for his kind Conventions as well as a characteristic

Mr. F. A. Hazeland sitting sa coroner, and be marvelled at, but her common-sense deserves attempt to check the spread of enlightened this remark will convince the reader of . M. Wong, jurors, sa inquiry was beld into

A very cursory study of Messrs. N. H. Butkerford, H. Ratton jee and oply applause.

for the eight honses in question.. The observanes of the traditional custom of the plan for the drainage of these eight houser was English Criminal Courts on the occasions of ideas among the people of China. According its truth and if the Chinese Government the canes of death of Tam Yuen, a prisoner.

submitted to the Skaitary Board on November Maiden Sosions. White gloves bad long boon An extraordinary fate bes befallen un entire with the Foreign Powers, newspapers reforms and general progress, nathing could wan to the Central Police Station to answer s

Schenck, near Phasisville, U.S.A. The herd being signed by Mr. Jackman on November white was chosen, because white was the are entitled to admission into any part of serve to frustrate that desire more effactually charge of kidnapping. On the journey the ponce, the rosiduo fram eider-making, and proceeded with, and the owners were about to used was a matter for discussion amongst the happened to come across a quantity of apple 22nd of the esus year. The houses were being emblems of purity, bat. why gloves should be the Chinese Empire free of duty, For

than this tax on the circulation of Chinese became suddenly ill and was at one taken to with snimal onriority immediately sampled it. put in the drains when they were informed that learned profession. It might be on seocaut of kome unexplained reason it has apparent newspapers. No other country in the world found that he was dead. The medical evidenca 8 drunk did the cows become the old plan. Therefore a fresh plan would have for a month. Reference had been made to the the Civil Hospital where, on arrival, it was The scene that followed was comic in tko utrost the work could not be carried out secording to their perishable nature, because they lasted only now been derided to draw a distinction

rolled and i

d frolicked on the ground, enable no showed that death was due to bmmorrhage, to moo" for biccoughing. When they found between newspapers printed in Chinese and enlightened country-sooks to derive a caused by a ruptured ligamont of the spleen their feet the staggered about the crab to be submitted to the Board, as a drain in fact that during the two years he had bean Sutherland Street would not permit of the con- Chief Justics of Hongkong this was the second revenue from the taxation of its newspapers The detective who brought the prisoner to lurching after each other like drunken men in this way. So far no explanation has Hongkong stated that while boarding the ferry rug which time their milk was said by the were also altered to pick up two existing drains, white gloves, and that maiden sessions were nection showo on the approved plan. The levels occasion on which ho had been presented with Their hilarious state continued for two days, nese newspapers published in Hongkong been given by the authorities of the wharf, the prisoner fell on to the deck and fevent, and was hamaronaly described by the part of officials of the Board, and to put the he thought, could have bee a chosen by criminal laurah, which was some distanes lower than the neighbourhood to have acquired distinct Those feats showed a great negligence on the beaming more frequent. No more fitting week, ́and sent is bundles by steamer to Canton * objects and ressons" of the measure, and bamped up against the expetan.

we are at a loss to conceive any sound and bandouffed at the time. The jury returned s

disappeared as the cows recovered owners to the expense of sending in a fresh than the present one to be good, and he had vory satisfactory argument for the tax. In the verdict of death from mitadventure.

from their dissipation, much to the sorrow of plan mas a matter that called for some remark, mach pleasure in disoberging the jurors to the inhabitants of the district.

It was not only the expense of getting a fresh their more pleasant function

to the import Tariffs arranged by Chine is sincere in its desire for administrative The deceased was being conveyed from Shanki- herd of cows on the farm of Mr. George/17th, 1905, and received the approval of same, made the emblem. They could understand why

the 83 printed in a foreign language, and in

future to take a particular case-all Chi

will be subject to a tax of two cash per copy, and similarly all newspapers scot beyond the limits of the city of Canton, even

that we

AWAIO

of certainly

He was owner as " milk panob." The peculiar flavour,