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confirming the cession of Hongkong in important interests in Chinh. The era of perpetuity to Great Britain as a place reform seemed suddenly, to have dawned, wherest British subjects might "caroon but the cloud of the Boxer rebellion quickly and raft their ships when required, came over the scene. Ones again military and keep stores for that purpose." intervention was necessary to protect the CO., Driven by threats of annihilation from lives and property of foreigners in the very Cantou and Macne, the British merchants capital of the Empire, and we have the uni. had sought a refuge on the island of Hong. que spectacle of the urmies of many nations kong, uearly four years before, and when marching under the command of a single retribution followed, an Imperial Commia. Generalissimo to Peking to exne i retribution sioner ceded the Island to the British Crown from the Chinese Government. The last the British flag being hoisted on the peak in great scene of all in the panorama of the January 1841. But as the reader knows, last half century in China is the sanguinary that agreement was repudiated by the war between Russia and Japan on Chinese Emperor of China, and in like maants the territory. The astousing completeness of the success achieved by Japan has changed Treaty engagements solemnly entered i te aspect of Eastern politics. En gland's at Ninting were als studiously ignored, offensive and defensive since with the the provincial Chinese authorities, decretly island-empire of the East-guarantees peace CELEBRATED directed no doubt by the Court, manifesting in Asia and leaves all nations free to determination to make the Treaty prosecute bore the le sanguinary wars of commerce and industry. China has a very That was the position of affairs in 1857. long way yet to ga befars her claims to Two further military expeditions were admission to the counity of nations can be necessary before the Chinese Government admitted, but the educational · movam 'a was brought to understand the binding now abundantly in evidence in Chion, the nature of its agreement with the Fowers establishment of railway communication When the Daily Press made its first in every part of this vast Empire, facilitat appearance Hongkong was showing its ing Trade and commerce, inaugurates an era ralue as a naval and military bise. Proin the history of China which in the course parations were in progress for the military of acother half century will be fraught with operations which resulted in the Tientsin results, not only to the Chinese nation itself but to the entire world, which we ty Treaty of 1858 whereby the Treaty of

leave the render to himself foreast. Nanking was" renewed and confirmed," and many further concessions, granted, including the right to appoint British Minister to the Court at Peking, the opening of the Yangste river to foreigia trade and the addition of Newchwang, Chefoo, Formosa, Swatow, and Hains to the list of places open to international commerce. But no sooner had the expedition quitted Tisatsin than it became lainly apparent that the Chinese Government never intended to carry out the terms of the Treaty if they could avoid it. When Lord ELGIN was proceeding to Peking to exabange, ratifications, his ships were fired upon by the garrison as Take lords to d se the strait of Shinonosekiity during the whole course of the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 1907.

secure General Sir Andrew Clarke, and the peace-broadly what has beou accomplished. The i

ful development of the country since largely immediate future is pregnant with great and recommission for further servis on the along western lines: Further southward possibilities in Asia. Chips at last seems China atation. The Amphitrite, cruiser, is we have to note the grand achievement of to have definitely entered upon the paths of bring out the new brow which will be made up. the federation of the Malay States, the progress. The success of her neighbour of the nndtons crew of the ship and drafts from prosperous development of Singapore, and Japan which she affected to dispiss but Devonport. On recommissioning, the Kent wild the establishment of a British Protec little more than ten years ago las mani-

become a Devonport ship for manaing and othert purposes. torate over the territories of Sarawak, festly opened the eyes of China's leadin Brunei and British North Borneo.

statesinen to the eflete condition of the Popular belief as in the snodel candidate The last fifty years embrace too the success celestial empire, and it is a remarkable

in the forthcoming U. 8. presidṣadini elocut lies between Mr. Tafi and Me. Hughes. I ful efforts of the French so enlarge their sign of penitence and a pledge of

generally hoped that Mr. Taft will be elected empire in Asia. It is nearly a century and reform when we read in Imperial Edicts President and Mr. Hughes Vice-Presiden

quarter since France first sought to

acknowledgement of the Recently 520 senators and journalists belonginį to the Republican party conducted a tria create a dependency in Asia as a counter. superiority of Western institutions and

election, and 380 vots were given for Mr. Taft eight to British India. In 1787 Louis methods of government. The leaven of

and 218 for Mr. Haghes. XVI. obtained for France a number of reform is clearly working in China, and commercial and political privileges what the next fifty years may hold for this Cochin China in exchange for assistance vast empire and for the world at large as a given in establishing on the Throne he result of the awakening of Chios, would rightful king of the territory who ubbe a bold man who would atte a pre- sequently conquered and added to bisdiction. But the signs and portents at the domains the province

There present time certainly point strongly to an after the French scheme

ation, and that the lines adopted empire dropped out of sight

puram followed. When the

will be clos when a treaty was signed at Saigon com

hits next half cen ing the southern provinces of Blen-Hoa,

island of Condor to the French. In Gia-Diab, and Dinh Taong with the case

1874 a treaty was concluded at Saigou with the King of Anuam by which the King recognised the sovereignty of France over all the territories occupied by her. The Tsungli-yamen immediately on the terms of the Treaty becoming known to them took strong exception to it.

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When we turn to Japan and view fifty years of progress there, we see much more opened to foreign trade until 1858 Com. rapid development. Japan was not.rently medore Perry sigued a preliminary treaty

Annam was

à dependency of Chint, and the right of the King to make a treaty without the sanction of his suzerain was streamonsly repudiated.

of China to interfere in the matter and the France refused to acknowledge the right

two countries were brought to the verge

last fifty

to chronicle in the Hryvew it may ilous a change as the

Foduced in Japan.

Cains as a

of the Hongkong Parase, Cricket t. as.

A Bombay jonraskhas published a photograph

M. Yaolew, the Russian Coneal-General at Jerusalem, has been appointed Russian Minister Resident in Siam:

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It is reports from Poking that a sum of Ti 200,000 has been drawn from the treasury of the Kinking Customs for the purpose of par chasing aoruiser for Kinnggi.

At the instance of Inspector MoHady tickets, and Mr. Melbourne ordered him to pay native was prossented for selling. Saupui lottery

of commerce between the United State and Japan in 1854, and similar treaties with European powers followed, granting formal protests, but there is little doubt foreigners the right to reside and trade with that the Chinese government secretly out molestation at Tokohama, Hiogo, Naga-assisted with money marauding sipedi saki, and Hakodate, but the early history of tions of the Black Flags from the mountain foreign intercourse was very similar in Japa to what it had been in China. In 1863 there was an attempt on the part of the Feudal

of war. China, however, was not pre-fius of $.5 or go to jail for one mouth. pured for further overt weenies this

frontier between China and Tonkin. Their

success against the French encouraged the King of Anam (who had lost no oppor-

Princess Louise, Doobes of Argyl, has notified the Council that his Majesty The King has becoms Patron of The Royal Draw Sosiety.

The President of the Society, H.R.H. The

At a recent Grand Council mesti H. E. re-employ ex-Viceroy Teen Ch'un hausn Shum}, Yuan Shil-kai urged the Empress Dowager to but her Majesty promptly declined to receive the suggestion.

engaged in the construction of two audinarines

sin features similar to the class, built by for the Japanese Navy. They are in their the Barrow firm for the British Admiralty, and each have two torpedo tubes forward. The for the Bellerophon sad the Temersire same firm have also constructed the 12in. gua battleships of the Dreadnought class, recantly Isauebed at the Government dockyarda.

of Fakier, and one of the Five Travailing H. E. Shang Ch'i-bêng, Provincial Treadlifor

Commissioners in 1906, has memorialized the Throne strongly urging the necessity of allow ing full liberty to the Pros to criticize and may komthe testinge and opinions of the discuss public affairs, so that those in power massse. This one of the foundations of national strength, and it will be unwins to introduce methods of farther muzzling the Press

Owing to a constitutional crisis, the Parli ment of Cape Colony has been dissolved. D Jameson, the Premier, declares that the conflic between the two Houses randers the transaction; of the country's business impossible. A general

་ མ་ election is to follow, the now Parliament-mating been voted for the expenditure required in the on March 31. Three millions sterling have;

Dutch voters will turn the seala against Dr meantime. Possibly, the owly onfranchised

Jameson's Ministry, making South Africa Rhodesia. politically Dulch as far Martha South

A polat which was missed by most of the chroniclers of the luncheon at Marienbad was the decoration of M. Clemenoma by King Edward. According to a trustworthy account, for paying a visit with no ribbon or bloss in His Majesty twitted the French Prime Minister his buttonhole, and thereupon took flower from the luncheon tabla and pinned it in bing. guest's coat. The flower chosen was a white carnation, and Frenchmen. will now be able to

In consequence the Taku forts were taken,ngai at the passage of foreign ships. A dispute in emphasising his depen lence upon

There was no further outbreak of plague A. S. WATSON & CO.. and an Anglo-French expedition wont to joint foreign naval expe lition to the Strait China) to declare war against the French last week, so the totals aland at 229 cases 221 discones, whether the King's Choion, who

Peking. The Emperor det from the resulted and the Japanese forts were bom The result was the French occupation of destha Diber communicable diseseo was con-deliberate or otherwise, for the selllet blaue capital and as a retributive act of justice barded and silenced. Toro years later thee, and the placing of a protégé of fined to a Chinese case of smallpox, and one the Summer Palace was burnt to the Emperor at Kyoto accepted the comine roi al

France upon the Throne with a French Americane of enteric fever, imported from ground by the allies. A convention of treaties which had been made by the Resident to guide his policy. Annam again Canton.

yielded by formal treaty her independence | peace was signed by Lord ELGIN at Poking Shogun at Yedo, and since the accession of French hande. Further military operappolated Postmaster-General of the I. P... Jubilee isare that a conspicuous figure in Hong embodying an expression of the Emperor the present Emperor, the history of Japan of China's deep regret at the "misunderinsimilate the Western arts and science and result of China's hostility to the treaty, extending the new conditions throughout the "thing"IR_1569 War Udlezy! Engard, R.E., a

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Editor, not for publication but as cuidence of gond remaining six millions for the liquidation reader. Possessing, as she has done all France has been peacefully developing per minute; the bat sablevem nt being that of

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has special signideances in France. It is che Rower of the Royalista, and to manke M Clémencent wear the Royalist badge was a masterpiece of royal wit if really intentional. g. It is a coincidence worth mentioning in our

It is at bed that H.E. Li Hai-hxan is to be

and that he is to join. Siz Robert „Hart Jo Chinese Government consented to pay ter nations in every department of treation confluded between France and the provinces.

but in 1884 ʼn convention was signed Empire. In this connexion it has been decided ancle of our present Governor. His Excelloony to bring herself in complete accord with by which China andertook to respect the to abolish the Imperist couriers of the Sir Frederick Lugard, Colonel Lagard was ONLY communications relating to the news colume to the British na indemnity of eight million public life. How magnificently she has King of Anuam in exchange for an under-

in command of the Engineers in the Expeditio of 1857, but did not live to take part in th taels, two for the indemnification of the succeded in so short a period it is not taking by France to protect against eight 12-pounders of the Berwick, poured December lat and was buried on the 3rd wh Correspondents must forward their names and ad- British mercantile community at Canton,nccessary for us to dilate, upon for the story all aggression the

A Portsmouth oprrespondent states that the attack on Canton. He died in Hongkong n to the for losses sustained by them, and the of Japan is more or less familiar to every of China and Tonkin.

Southern frontiers oraiver of the Home Flat, during the light all military honours "la the cemetery hardy

quick ring gunlayer's test, averaged eight hits the re-cour. Wingrove Cooke, 1 Since then All tellers for publication should be written on of war expenses incurred through the had a long, leaders of commanding ability like these territories, but though great expecta-sored xins hite

a gan which fired nine rounds in 15secs, and Timare correspondent, wrote: “It was na. Tr faith and insolence of the Chinese Govern. Marquis Ito, Cenat Okama and scores of tions are formed of their future new that

posing spectacle, for all the offers of all this No anonymously signed communications that havement. Another provision of this Treaty others who could be mentioned, an intellee-railways are spreading in all directions, the two, sulgré the opinion of the aft quoted on which he was borne to his grave. Many of European nations now present in Hongkong There may be under the sun a new thing or followed in long procession the gun carriage? tual influence has been excercised over the

benefit of the colonies to France up to the pessimist, but the awakening of China" is not thone present not only know him as an officer, minds of the people inspiring even the humblest with ideals of national power and present time has not been strikingly mani- one of them. On eptember 26th 1857 our whose loss at this critical moment, in dienstrone Sbangiai contemporary said "the hour of to the public service, bat loved him as a man. fested. industrial and commercial advancement.

The beginning of the half century under have stopped for fifty yours, as the hour of awakening is at hand," The clock seems to The newspaper prèss has been a powerful

rovien saw the Portuguese settlement of awakening is still on the point of striking. factor in this connection. Though ico-the oldest foreign settlement on the China, Japan had no newspapera until Eng- lishmen introduced them. The are now in China coast-in the hey-day of its prosperty John Forrest, Minister for Finnes of the treacheron climate. He had much to do and

A late telegram from Sydney states that Sir Lugard was a vistām to hard work in thị t At the clons we view it as a relic of the Australian Commonwealth, resigned on August small materiald to work with, He was a leader pers published daily,whileinChina we doubt bistoric past rather than as an important Later the following alterations were made without soldiers. He had to form and fashion centre of trade. It has not ceased to be a in the organization of the Cabinet: Sir ftabla colony to the Mother Country, since toms, was appointed Minister for the Treasury; self-supporting Colony-it is even a pro- William Lyne, Minister for Trade and Cue

Mr. Austin Chapman, Postmaster-General, to Samuel Morgan, honorary Minister of State without portfolio, to be Postmaster General..

already appeared in other papera till he insertad."

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BIRTHS.

On September 23rd, at Leer (Germany), the

wife of H. BOEENER, of a daughter.

MARELAGE.

On September 24th, at Shanghai, Owa Lwia ILARET, and GERTRUDE MARGARET Houwad MOSIPENNY.

*CNGKONG OFFICE : 10A, DES Vaux ROADC

The Daily

Press.

Hongkong, October ler, 1807.

FOUNDED on October 1st 1957 as a daily

tnels.

Japan upwards of a thousand veroacular pa-

hear no more his frank hearty laugh and receiveg no more his malý, soldier like grooting. Poors

I was one of those who mourned to think we shall,

a corps of engineers and sappers and miners out and he paid the penalty which these trying of troops of the lins. His labour was incessant, Hongkong beats almost alwaya exnot for oVER- exertion."

newspaper-the first newspaper to make a sibly established a friends bip with the fleet of about 1500 steamers with a capacity statistics of 1857 with those of 1907. In 1857 and sold her. The case was remanded until the \ it is associated with the name of a relative of our

the

was the absolute cession to the British crown of the territory at Kowloon which not long before had been acquired on perpetual lease. One other clause, regarded by the Chinese perhaps as even more humiliating than the others, contained the provision that Her Britannic Ma On September 23rd. at Shangani, the wife of henceforth reside, permanently or occa

jesty's Representative in China would W. Aro. WRITE, of a daughter.

On September 24th, at Shanghai, the wife of sionally at Peking, as Her Britannic whether throughout the length and brea it h E. W. THOMAe, of a daughter.

Majesty should be pleased to decide. From of the land more than fifty daily newspapers this time onward commerce has proceeded can yet be counted. In shipbuilding, en. without serious interruption and has develo-gineering, motton weaving, and sugar refio.it derives from the gambling monopolies be Minister for Trade and Customs; and Mr. ped enormously. The foreign trade of ing Japan is continuing her marvellous story which give to it the character and descrip.

tion of a Monte Carlo of East, an annual | I ONDON OFFICE: 131, FLERT STEART, EC China coming under the supervision of the of progress. The end of the half century sees.

About two years ago amcheme was submitted Imperial Maritime Customs now amounts Japan building in her own shipbuilding revenue fargely in excess of its expon-

Zen Ah-pan refused to marry her betrothed to the government on behalf of a foreign diture, t

at Hangehow, so her adopted father promptly syndicate for boring a tunnel through Vistoria annually to over one hundred million yards battleships of 19,000 tons displace

We have yet to comment upon the sold her to a man of his own choice in Shanghai. Peak with a view to developing the other sido pounds sterling and Chins derives from ments and passenger liners of 13,500 tons

which compare favourably in their

growth of the Colony of Hongkong, On September 26th the girl told the Mixed of the island, an's residential district. It was it a revenue of about thirty-five million struction with the ships built in the ship We have touched briefly on its nequisition: Court magistrate that she was born at Hang- not a new idoe and we may appropriately mention

chow, but her parents were dead. They had in the present issue that the suggestion noOURS. yards of her Western, tutara, At the and we cannot illustrate its marvellous de betrothed her to a man to whom she objected. facetionaly in a letter to the Times written from Though the Treaties with China, esten present time Japan possesses a mercantile velopment better than by contrasting the Her adopted father brought her to Shanghai Hongkong afty years ago. Carlously enough daily appearance in the East the Hong Western Powers there was no approach to is the aggregats of 1,000,000 tons, and her population of Hongkong was

Whites adopted father could appear, the girl haing present Glorerior. Here is the extract from » kang Daily Press to-day attains its Jubilee, friendship until about 1875 when China naval fleet ranks fourth or fifth in the li

Coloured 75,633. (In 1841 when meanwhile sent to the "Door of Hope

letter written by Mr. Wingrove Cooke :~~~ Looking backward over the history of the announced her intention to establish Mis of the world's navies.

aland was ceded to Great Britain the

A recent telegram from Japan conveyed Colonel Lagart is maditating deep thing past fifty years we may well claim that it gious and Consulates abroad. Chius invoked

Chinese population was ascertained to be the news that Moses. Dennison and Stevens about mysteries which I attempt not to fathom Coming southward again we note th6,650) The population of the Colony had been rewarded: Jami papers state more for Colonel Lagard is the head of the Eug- forms an era in the bistory of the world, the aid of European Powers for the first change of ownership of the island of For according to the census of November 1906 Fally that Mr. Dennison, of the Tokyo Foreign ineers. I wish he would think it necessary with which no similar period of time can time to secure the retrocession of the most from the Chinese to the Japanese na compare in richness of achievement, com- Linotung peninsula which the Japanese had one of the spoils of the war of 1894-5; and the Chinese land population 293,251,

was: non-Chinese civil population 10,981 with the sum of Y10,000 and the Grand Cerdon for some military purpose to drive a tannel. Department, has been presented by the Emperor. mercial, political and scientific. Especially occupied in the mir with China which still further southward we witness the the floating population 45,582. In 1857 of Merit, which carries with it a pension of south-west monsoon." Mr. Cooke however, , and of the Rising San, with the First Class Order through this Victoris mountain and lat in the interesting and remarkable are -the com.. broke out in 1894 in consequence of dis- passing of the Philippines, also as the the number of ships entered was 1070-of-a Y84, in-recognition of his meritorious services thought a more practicable thing would be to mercial and political developments in Asiateregarding the independence of Korea, result of war, from the sovereignty of the tot 1 tonnage of 541.063. Now the number during the late war. A sum of Y10,000 has take possession of the opposite pexionals of during the past fifty years. When we take and ended in, 1896 with the signing of the Spanish to the more benevolent control of ships entering the port every year in Korea during the same period."

also been granted to Mr. Stevens for his services Kowloon. "It is quite incomprehensible that a bird's-eye view of the half-century's events Treaty of Shimonoseki, Since the Peking of the United States whose Government averages about 20,000 and the aggregate |

this has not been done. If say other power in the Far East, we begin by witnessing the crowded with events of such momentous of public improvement in the islands, Hongkong in this respect above every other Court yesterday Inspèster MoHardy prosscated:

on worke ton unge exceeds ten millions, placing

Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne af the Palica should do so—and what is to prevent them

the harbour of, Hongkong is lost to be? persistent efforts of China and Japan to import as the last. Following the con- and notably on the education close their doors against the commerce and clusion of the Japan-China war we witness people, with the idea of helping them Colony has advanced in fifty years from procuring water from a street hydrant at.

of tho

a coolie for cutting and wounding his overseer. History revesta that this was patent so the port in the world. The revenue of the Evidence showed that a number of coolies vare authorities and especially to the late Sir Hare the friendship of the Western" barbariane." in the panorama of events, a scramble by to rise in the scale of civilisation and 958,842 to $6,526,144, exclusive of land Youmati, the defendant belag among the foresight, diplomacy and indomitable energy we Parkes (then in the Consular service) to whoko Fourteen Jears before the Daily Press made the Western Powers for territory, for spheres sīts- appearance Ghia hac seemingly bướn 1 7 in duengy and for railway concessions in the end trendy will be amor wit

es of capacity for self Groveritiset, hoping sales, andthecolony has, in short, developed not take muru at the hydrant, and re- are largely indebted for its acquisition. As an brought by British Military operatious to in Catur Germany scizes Kinochow and stand, if not entirely alone, yet in some national trade with China estimated to he was not more energetic, the coolia imm diata Info & great distributing centre for inter-merked that he would have to stop his pay it

taking his

esteemed correspondentpointed out in the Baile Press three or four years ago, it is remarkable revise her estimate of the Western nations, obtains from China a lease of territory, such relation to the United States as Cuba approximate to the figure of £00,000,000 ly left his work, vetarning shortly with a

in a Colony which has done so much in the way of and Treaty was signed at Nanking in 1843 Russia secures a usufruit of Port Arthur now stands, `·

sterling á year.

street nomenclature to perpetuate the names granting to British subjects the right to and Great Britain, to preserve the balance Tu Siam the main feature of the past half reside for the purpose of carrying on their of power, leases Wei-hai-wei Thereafter century bas been the settlement of the fend. Afty years must be when compressed within Imperfect as a sketch of the events of

| men who have been conspicuously identified

with its history, that there is not a single mercantile ursuite without molestation or comes the scramble for railway concessions, between the present King and his brother the limits of a leading article, what we have

distinguished man to whom the Colony in i Ween the

memorial worth the made in Hongkong to the restreint at the ports of Canton, Amor, in which Great Britain. Germany, France, by the diplomatic arbitration of the late written will sufficiently serve to show defendant to fifteen days imprisoum÷nt:

early days owed so much.

Treaty was concluded no decade has been ins lavished money freely

on

chopper. Without warning he rushed on the

second gas severing sa setery. overseer with the weapon, inflicting & wound the shoulder and another on ons of hie loze, the

case was proved His Worship sentenced the