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in Tokyo au a sufficient safeguard against. further intrigues of the brazen sort just coms to light. It was characteristically Korean of the Emperor, whose faults had been found out, and who was waiting for no one knew what punishment, to nominate his sucesssor at the moment of resigning. Of course the nominee was the obvious one, un there is nothing much to envil at aaunreason able in the Emperor rosigning "in favour of the Crown Priure" but if the situation be

regarded through the eyes of Marquis Iro WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. and his Government, there appears a cor- tain colour of impudence in the assumption that there would be any successor at all. The Japanese might have been considering that very question. The deposition of the Emperor was in the air, nad it is possible that the Powers were being diplomatically sounded us to their views-whether a

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successor of the bloud royal, or a Japanese regency. This, we admit, is only a guess but it would be such an effective solution of the Korene problem, with all its anomalies and possibilities of trouble under the late régime, that we should be surprised if it had not at least untere the rain of the Japineau Government. Moreover, although soute Power or Fawers night protest for mally, or to exact some quit pro quo, it is unlikely that the rest of the Governments would be greatly perturbed by such an issue. The pre-eminent importance of Korea to Japan has been-admitted, and the result of the war undo the arrangement of

1905 a matter to be viewed with surprising equanimity by the Powers. It left fature relations very much to be settled be-

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 22ND. 1907. Mr. J. F. Miller has been appointed by H.E. TELEGRAMS. the Acting Governor to be a surveyor of boilers of nalioensed steamships under 60 tons' burden.

of tho oril

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community in the efforts of a number of Chines That great interest is taken by the Chinese gentlemen to prevent the dumping evil was made manifest by the large gathering at the

BISLEY SHOOTING, Ko Shing theatre on Saturday afternoon when the third leotaro was delivered by Mr. Ho Kom-

LONDON, July 21st. tong. Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, Registrar- General, presided, and introduced the speaker

England has won the National sanitary laws who, after A lengthy discoured on the Volunteer Challenge Trophy with a

of the Colony and tho growth Chiness of casting away their dead, asked bir hearers to avail themselves morn freely of the advantages of the free district dispensaries which had primarily been established for the benefit of the poor. "By observance of the

(Since the institution speaker, the Chinese are certain to secure has been won on 17 occasions by maitary lawa of Hongkong", continued the National Challenge Trophy in 1883 it insure for themaalves botter and healthfal is the first time the King's prize has greater immunity from epidemic diseases and Scotland and eight by England. This surroundings,"

gone to Australia.)

The speaker concluded an

interesting address with a Noug which ambodied in verse the salient points of the lecture. A vote of thanks to the speaker and the chairman ended the procasdings.

BUNDAY MORNING'S SENSATION.

MURDER IN DES VOSTI ROAD CENTRAL,

CROWD PERMITS POUR DESPERADOES TO ESCAPE, Shortly after ten o'clock yesterday morning a quarrel with fatal runnits nooarred in Des

four coolies, two of whom are said to have been

Licut. Addison, of Australia, has wou the King's Prize.

of the

THE KOREAN EMPEROR ABDICATES:

TOKYO, July 20th. The Emperor of Korea has abdi. cated the throne.

In

፡፡

He therefore

vacates the throne in favour of the Crown Prince.

JAPAN AND KOREA.

A NIGHT OUT.

[Written for the Daily Pran]

M

Charol-going folk who babeld two disrapa- table looking sitiza skalking through the if they entertained a bad opinion of the pair. city yesterday forenson are not to be blamed They bore, all the stigmate of dissipation, the shamefacedness of the

LONDON, July 18th. Reuter's Agency in Tokyo wires that the abdication of the Emperor of Korea is probable, and that henceforth the Sover eign'a powers will be curtailed and exercised only through the Japanes resident Placarde have been posted in Seoul urging diskerelment and. | the sassination of Japanese officials. The

Korean Ministry has resigned.

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF BOMBAT.

LONDON, July 19th. Lord Lamington's resignation of the Governorship of Bombay, owing to the health of Lady Lamington, has been accepted.

THE EXPLOSION IN THE U. S..S. "GEORGIA."

LONDON, July 19th. Ten deaths have now resulted from the explosion in the "Georgia."

HEAVY RAINS ON THE BOMBAY COAST-

LONDON, July 19th. Heavy rains continue on the Bombay count, fifty inebes have now falles, but the lateness of the Monsoon intard is causing

anxiety.

Prodig, and they manifestly know it. You they lud boon morotinued agalasi than sinful. A mon who had prated sons days before about the "dozens of four ib. bream" that were to be caught at a certain spot in Hongkong Har- bear was really to blame, not they.

They started on Saturday tu catch those big and saved thoir reputations at the expense of bream. They might have taken a steam launch. their pocket money. They might have taken a motor boat, and bean warse off. What they did was to take a sailing boat-and they get book, as I said before, at church time yesterday forenoon.

"The proper way to catch bream is this," place. "He takes the bait in the side of his said the li-, the geatleman, who indicted tho. month only, and goes away some distance to eat it, like a cat with a mouse. Don't strike then. Wait until you feel him begin cating, then hau him up."

Two pair of guileless pare drank this in. Two pairs of yes glistened

"As to bait, if you can't get hairy worms, He didn't say what to get it got prawns."

paws were not procurable, and that expision

why one of the men took small cuttlefish. There were no praves in the market. The "boy" of

RESULT OF THE ECLIPSE STAKES. the other man got some somewhere, but they TERE odd volumes-irly editions. The lady of the house urged au early start. Thy had taken their buit into the drawing room.

LONDON, July 19th 1. Lully.

2. Saucy.

3. Benzoniau.

THE UNITED STATES.

message to the Korean Voux Rosd directly opposite the Daily Prees People Y Fin says he has occupied efice. A Chinese foroms in the employ of the throne for forty years, but owing Messrs. A. B. Watson and Co. was attacked by to the incompetence of his ministers previously employed in Mrs. Watson's sods he regrets that the country has gone tween Japan and Korea; and the suicidal

water factory. In the mé és one of the noolias from had to worse. mission to the Hague was so flagrantly in

aitsoked the foreman with a knife having a

"It's his prawns that you meticu,' blade about foar lashes long. This be plunged defiance of the Convention giving Japan to the hilt in the unfortunate man's obest,

said the Sepia affie salis proprietor, 3 thought thay control of Korea's foreign relations that it penetrating the heart. With the knife thas

hummed a bit when he put them in the basket," would aram political bad taste to med sin his body the doomed man gave chase, follow.

"It isn't," retorted the possessor of Pencus with Japan's management of the excedingly jog bis sailant as far as the Taiwan Giuko

Bel ferus, "It's those confounded jelly-fish. No sensible man would expect them to keep in awkward situation With or without a (Bank of Forms) where he dropped dead. The

this weather, especially shut up is a cigar box.” Korean ruler, there will be practically little four men who attacked him then zonde good

This acrimonious beginning had its sequel in difference between the status of Japan their scope, notwithstanding the large crowd

the fleet of battleships to the Pacific, and the bat.

Nervousness as to typhoons waE in Korea, and the status of Russia in

of Chinese who witnessed the affair. It appears

issued to that effect. The mancouvres of vatory signs! staff, and it was completely that he was not aware an order had bean allayed by the absence of cubes on the Obsar- Poland, America in the Philippines, foreman, and when he found its! any of the men that deneaved was an exceptionally conscientious

the fleet have been discussed for some time, dissipated by the absence of wind an hour after Great Britain in Egypt or even India under him were not doing their duly satisfag, him, Marquis Ito finally yielded to but they were not connected with the essential they should arrive just at the tara People who cannot govern themselves pro- torily. heinvariably bad them diemirsed See this request and went to the Palace. perly lose their tisle to national indepen. sash incident appears to have led up to

or

Minister for Foreign Affairs, arrived Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese

at Seoul on Thursday evening.

Prior to Viscount Hayashi's arrival the Emperor repeatedly asked Marquis Ito (the Resident General) to come to

LONDON, July 19th. The New York World is authorised to state that President Rosevelt never-ordered

Japanese question. The fleet may go to the Pacifo but its destination is as yet not this as a deathblow to bellicase agitation.

the start. Both

wero agreed that it was

A.S. WATSON & CO. Pdence, and Japan is likely to govern the the tragedy of gesterday. Because the two of De listened to the Emperor's pleadings determined upon. The World, describes do the nossary paddling. One developed a

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Osty commentations relating to the news cafum ve Simovich he wldressed to The EDITOR.

Koreans as well as any Power would, and curtainly better and more wisely than the present Dynasty has done. Besides, not one of the Imperialistic nations is in a position to throw stones at Japan if she carries matters in the Peninants with rather a high band-self interest demanda that there shall be no abilly-shallying, and Japan's interests there are not those of mere aggrandizement, but of self-preserva- tion, than which there is scarcely a higher law for uations. Our Tokyo correspondent

Correspondents must forward their names and ad. | bints at further steps to a solution being

dresses with, communications telesand

Biter, not for publication kat ng evidence of good

faith.

All letters for publication should be written VR one side of the paper valy.

to the regarded as necessary, and there is just the possibility that he tas heard of something ou the lines we have been indicating. If our guess turn out to be a fair one, we da not think even Mesers. HULEERT and com- pany can honestly express surprise. There will very likely be on their part an out- burst of virtuous indignation, but after all, it may be reflected, they have had their share in helping the Koren Dynasty to its present fall,

No ay masy signed conication that here sireauty appeared in ather papers will be janzted.

Orders for refra enpies of Day Pangs should be ent before 11 aan, on day of publication. After that i hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash.

Feleyraphic Address: Press, Codea: 4.3.0 5th Bd. Lizber; P.O. Box, 34. Telephone No.

DEATH.

On July 28th, ut 7 m, at the Governmwat Ciril Hospital,, Bavrtok 1ERERA BENNETT, al 58.

HCNGBONG OFFICE: 10A, Das Vucux ruAD U LONDON UPFICE: 131, Fuat Brunst, E.C

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 22ND, 1907.

Ook Tokyo correspondent Ind prepared our readers for interesting devlopments of the Korean situation, which had completely ousted discussion of Japaness relations with America from its prominent position in the popere. Nothing could be of greater importance to the Japanese, save, perhaps, some imitation of the Commodore PERRY incident. The telegram which we published in our Saturday morning"Extra," and the subsequent message which appears with it in this issue, is very interesting indeed, aud may have surprised the Japanese as much as it has surprised foreign observers In view of all the incidents lealing ap to the present crisis, which have been narrated in our colume and commented upon, the

The plague total at date is 158 cases. were three ou Saturday,

There

The German Mail of the 19th June was delivered in Lontian on the 19th inst,

Both the Banitary Board and the Legislative Council meet on Tuesday afternoon.

fiut. Treaty between Great Britain and Pera.

his four sailants who were formerly employed but refrained from making any state.

in Mature A. 8. Watson and Co's faotory, did not carry out their dating to his satisfac- tion he dismissed them, and on Thuraftsy or Friday last they sought revenge by assaulting bim. On that occasion they wore arrested and

taken to the Central Police station, but, as the manager of the factory did not appear them. Two men have been arrested. to proserate, the Inspector on daty discharged

THE LATE MR. JOHN DODD.

inent.

Ministers net in the throne room and Subsequently at night the Cabinet

advised the Emperor to abdicate. His Majesty, however, stubbornly opposed the suggestion throughout the night, but yielded at six o'clock this inorn ing.

The Decree was then published.

LATER.

-

Ministers decided

It is now known that the Seoul

initiative to recommend the Emperor

on their

Own

OLD RESIDENT'S MEMORIES.

Dodd when he was

An old resident, who knew the late Mr. Joha famous old firm of Dont & Co., supplements the

a shipping clerk in the

information given in our obituary notice ou of one of Dent & Co's famous clippers, and is to abdicate, and that Marquis Ito, Saturday. Mr. John Dodd's father was Captain the first Chronicl & Directory (1863) we Gnd the the Resident-General, had no know name of John Dudd entered as a clerk i the frm of Dent & Co., Queer's Road, 1864, when the firm failed, that Mr. Dudd went.

It was in ledge of it. to Formest and started business on his own

While he resided in Hongkong was devoted to "the spart of Kings," and was one of the Colony's best jockeys. Those were the days when local sportsmen despised the Chine pony and imported horses from Australia an slsewhere, John Dodd rode in a famous rase for the Championship in 1863. The race lay ba-feited all confidence in his good faith. The abdication of Yi Fin is regarded as only a first step towards a 'solution

nocount:

tween a horse from Dout's stables and one from Jardine's. Mr. Dedd rodo Daat's horse and so keen was the interest taken in the event that one gobtlewar, jast before the race, made a bet

NEW GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION.

to arrive here on Sunday, includes in its The as. Empress of Japan, which is expected passenger list the name of Sir Frederick here to asanme the post of Governor of Hong Lugard, K,C.M.G., D.8.0., who is on his way Long.

PREBENT ARRANGEMENTS,

of the tide, when the big bream were most hungry; but they joined insue as to who should sick feeling in the epigastria reginu. That trumped the other's soca hand, and he called apades that is paddles.

The tide had turned some time when the twain resobed 'the plios of big braam the outtlefish.

So had They were thrown overboard, Neither had had a bite. There was further Au interval of two hours bere elapsas

had or had not poisoned all the big broam, argument as to whether the discarded suttlefisk

thus accounting for their failure to nibble.

As the time of arrival of the vessel in The man who had thrown the tentacled refu® uncertain, un deñaits arrangements have yet overboard pooh-poobed the anggestion, buf

be

It

Another interval of two hours elapsos. Still

made for the reception of His Excellency.privately had qualis, expected, however, that the vessel will b moored between 10 and 10.30 am, when the neither had had a bite. So they hauled in their Governor will be met by the A. D. C. and the pines and attacked, the sandwiches. De year be fired, and a guard of honour will be drawn up He had meat carefully washed his hands Harbour Master. The castomary salutes will andwieler taste sort of fishy?" oue enquires! ad proceed to Mountain Lodge, and the route, the other,

far as the lower tram station, will be lined The other man, relieved, drank the last at Blake Fier, where His Excellency will land before eating. "They ought to," grunted "They're eardiae sandwiches with troops.

At the Legislative Cousuil on bottle of beer, looking furtively at his com- Monday morning is Lordship' the Chief panion to sae if he had actioзd the emptiness of In audience later with the Emperor, Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, will administer the basket. He hadn't, but he did later, with the Resident-General declined to an- the oaths of office to His Excellency. Leading some billornesa, the bitterness of the Bitter- members of the community will be invited to less. The other man was asleep then,bad swer pressing questions as to Japan's attend at Blake Fior, and at the legislative been asleep for hours, stretched at full fangth policy. The attitude and tone main Conveil Chamber, to welcome the Governor.

in the cockpit, his feet considerably incommod- tained by Marquis Ito convinced the decorated for the occasion, the scheme of sleep, decided to go on fishing. He caught a Blake Fier, of course, will be fittinglying the survivor. He, fading himself unable to Emperor that he had completely for-decoration being in the hands of capable brean "reck-fish," length 23 inches, and a largo Already the pier is a scene of activity workmen officers of the Public Works Departineat.orab, with vs.inch pigeera, which bit him is understood; will not be removed until work in masked about twenty pipes of tobices. Then he being engaged in erecting a matched which, it

when he was taking it off the hook, and he connection with the permanent structure in

went to get a bottle of boer. begun.

He felt more kindly disposed to his wearied friend. Poor old chap Perhaps he really was a bil I'll not wake him." And he groped

of $20,000 that Dont's horse would win. The of the problem presented by Korean The Gazette contains a copy of the Extradi- bet was taken, and Jardine's borse came in affairs. It means also an upheaval in

wianer by a neck. The bat was paid with the best possible grace, and the winner of it took the

political circles. The principal streets at F. & U. boat home. Those were days of Seoul on Friday were filled with when the Mexican was in betler roputs than it excited crowds. is'to-day.

On Saturday morning Mesura. Hughes and Hough offered for sale the launch Progress, at she lay at Queen's Sistan Wharf, but as the remarre prive was not reached the vessel wa withdrawn.

Before Mr. G. Orme at the Folies Court on Enturday two Chinese were charged with being on board the steamer Manila without the corsent of the master and with the object of obtaining a passge to Australia. His Worship imposed a Ene of $500 in eso esse, the alternative being four months' imprisonment with hard labour,

We must face

HONGKONG WATER POLO SHIELD COMPETITION.

SECOND ROUND PIXTERES.

87th Co. R. G. A play V.R.C. B. Lean on Wednesday, 24th inst., 5.30p.m. Royal Hong. kong Yacht Club play Corinthian Yacht Club an Friday, 26th inst., 5.30 p.m.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS The LGM. str. Zieten which left here on Thursday the 18th July at 7 a.m. arrived at Shanghai on Saturday the 21th July at 8 pm.

The G. N. B. S. Co. str. Minnesota luft Sanghai for this port on Saturday 27th July at 3.m. and is expected here to-day.

Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 19th The N. Y. K. str. Wokosa. Mara (Europsan

and is expected here to-day,

18th July at 4 p.m., and may be expected here to-day p..

The str. Chutes from Liverpool and Glas

REUTER'S SENTICE:]

MANCHURIAN RAILWAY LOAN.

LONDON, July 18th.

£4,000,000, guaranteed by the Japanese A Southern Mutichurian Railway loan of

Government, will be issued in London and Switzerland on the 19th instant at 97, and 6 per cent. interest.

LATER.

THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS.

LONDON, July 18th.

THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS. | Biok."

A

ear

A striking article in the Tuy dealing with for the boor. He even managed to suppress a attracting the question of the limitation of armsments is noisy ontburst when he knelt on a parcel of

wide attention. T

writer maintains that the British Gore mont mist

spare bocks. The lamp had gone out, for lack Lare know beforehand that Germany could

of oil. But the ara were shining in a clear not accept even the principle of the question.ky, the sea was calm, and "the moon on the Germsuy, which has created and developed water was dimmed by a ripple, affording a modern compulsory service, can nover admit that chequered delight." "Die Lichten auf dem this foundation of ber international position is even discussable. Germany with open frontiers.

Wasser," he murmured appreciatively, and then towards the North-East and West, and owing added, in something more thaz her existance to the girdle of bayonets which at "damit."

England on permit the Powers to deliberate and means only therewith." It was, parhaps borders, van uo more permit her artaments by is the proper ending of the German quotation, any moment she can zammon around her [This is not a swear-word, Mr. Editor. IL land to

be a subjent of internationel debate than on the strength of her Fleet.

a fortuitous veineidenen, for he just then discovered that there was awoks his friend.

What have you done with all the beer?** he demanded.

England. it is too often overlooked that The writer of the article thinks that in German armaments are as much a question of as of foreign politics. Even were Germany not encircled by a chain of secret or

hom

no more beer. He

"No thanks, old shop: had enough," the other drowsad out, and straightway fall on sleep again,

Several more hours elapsed, and the antennas

Mr. Morley said in his speech:-"British Rule in India will continue, ought to contiune, and must continuo There is a school who say that we might walk out of India and leave the People to govern themselves. We have no right action of the Emperor is perhaps not to be bloody obans that would follow.

to tako the responsibility for the anarchy and wondered at. His Miuisters, having not the problems that lia bofore as courageonsly, long ago been selected by Marquis Iro raly, and, whether the weather be fair or foul,he H. L. str. Spain tolt Shanghai on to replace the old, corrupt gang, would with a hopeful spirit." naturally be suspected by some people of |

Sir Edward Fry bas informed M. Nelidoff of his intention to introduce the question of having acted under the inspiration of the for a promenade ouzoort at the Greek on éstar" Kowlcon Bowling Green Club had arranged Bosidoni-General, and to those who refuse day evening, and an excellent programme bad bere on the 25th July,

limitation of armaments to the Hague gow left Singapore on 19th July, and is de Conference. M. Nelidoff has communicated to believe anything good of the Japanese been drawn up. Unfortunately the rain which our corespondent's last dispatch will be fell in the afternoon and evening decided most

The N. Y. K. str. Kawachi Maru (European this to the delegates of several of the Grentia more, & British National Army will soo suggestive of the excuse that accuses; as io, people that the concert would be postponed, au

Line) left Singapore for this port on the 19th Fowers, who will ask for instructions from Jaly, and is expected hers on the 25th July. the shrewd French adage. We do not opinion shared by several of the artistes. How German Mails with dates from Berlin of the proposal requests the Conference to confirm

The I.G. M. er. P. R. Luitpold carrying the

their Governments. The text of the British think there has been anything of the sort, ever, as the rain cezsed, the committee decided 2nd July left Colombo on the 19th July pan the resolution of the first Peace Conference however. The mere abdication of the Seoul smited gathering prosent were very wall this port via the Strails on 18th July, und may as the question is now more urgent exhorts draw, more or less, all nations into their sardines, but plumper. "Now lo's hars &

to proceed with their arrangements, and the and may be expected here on or abent 29th July. puppet is hardly likely to be considered

The Indo China str. Laisang loft Calcutta for respecting the limitation of armamenta, and be expected here on or about 3rd Augant,

entertained,

The Manchurian Railway loan is already avowed onemies she would not disarme. It is his quot dat half per cent, pram

position BJ War Lord which insures the German Emperor sad King of Prussia bis power, and general military servico is as much a national institution as general compulsory Bobool attendues. The article concludes by an expression of the writer's opinion that the Lon. the dawn-buttery waved shove the horiaun grest at the Hague will be followed, not by any Presently the gorgeons wings outsprad, and increase, and certainly the British will not Editor, to breakdown with such a brand-new and imitation of armaments, but rather by their the diapered fritillary-well, I'm sorry, Mr. will be diminished. For every ship which promising bit of imagery; but anyway, the tolerate that their relative strength on, the seas Germany builds they will launch four, sad what

sun rose. So did the sleeper. "Might as well have another cast or two," he remarked chearily, appear by the site of the German Army. All this is the inevitable rosult of the transition manism is still very romote. We have now to auyway, they wore batter than nothing," said from the period of National policy to that of

do with a period of great notional strain, and the anglor, when the other awoke. He exhibited Weltpolitik. The epoch of international com

"They aren't foar-lb. bream, old chap, bat

perhaps we are on the eve of an age which will be so for laternational that they will about twenty beautiful little silvery fish, like

dig, and go home,”

the Government to study it

"vortex."

WATA

as the other; now overcome by sleep, took bin place.