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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 107. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased TELEGRAMS.

there is no doubt that the Chinaman con- trives to get himself beloved when other men would be listened to with prudent reservation, and have their assertions received with-at the vory least-the pro- verbial grain of valt.

CONFECTIONERY.vinced that ho is inferior. "

WE HAVE JUST UNPACKED OUR

NEW SEASON'S

to appoint Captain Willem Armstrong, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, to be his honorary aide-de-camp, with effect from November 15th. An attempt was made to burgle the safe in the offices of the Army Service Corps on Friday night, but the thieves were disturbed while st work and succeeded in makiig god their

Mesura E. 8. Kadeeris & Co. are in receipt of telegraphic advices from Shanghai, informing them that the Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bogh- final dividend of Tia. 73, and a bonus of Tie. 2) Landbouwexploitatie Langkas have declared a per share for account of 1907.

has under, and by virtue of, the provision- It is notified in the Garstin that the Crown contained in the Crown losse dated the 27th day of March, 1905, resamed and re-entered into Tin, in the New Territories.

upon survey district 102 Lot No. 141, San

and

It is notified in the Gazette that information

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LONDON, November 17th. The King and Queen are expected to visit Berlin in the Spring

INTERESTING MARRIAGE.

LONDON, November 17th. Prince Charles of Bourbon has married "Princess" Louise of France.

-OBITUARY.

LONDON, November 17th. The Rt. Hon. Evelyn Ashley is dead, aged 71 years.

EVOLUTION OF HONGKONG.

through the entire war not a single instance of useless destruction of life or property to be depkyred.

An

Canton was

An illustration of the manner in which CO., this power is exerted upon Europeans, of

marked intelligence and culture is given incape. the report which Lord Wrizam CECIL, who was sent out to China as a delegate to study the religious movements going on in Ching reccally gave in the Times. He mentions that Monseigneur JARLIN of Poking stated to him that a Chinese gentleman had ag serted. that "Before 1900 very Chiria man was convinced that he was superior to a European after 1900 he is con- It is a pity that the exact Chinese words used by the Chinese gentleman are not given, as the dictum is capable of being stated in that language in a pretty piece of antithesis which probably tinkled the good Catholic Father, and helped him first to believe the slatement and next to retail it to the wondering Lord WILLIAM CECIL. The cause of the alleged change of view is said to be the occupation of Peking at the time of the Boxer rising and what naturally occura to those who know something of the history of political events in Chine, is why this wonderful discovery as to the superiority of Europeans, was not made when Peking wae occupied by the Allies in 1860, which was a very much more startling illustration of the superiority" of foreigu notions than that of 1900. So far from the Chiness having about 53,50 crea, se a sufficient and proper place consequence of disappointment of hopes at departure from illness of the Admiral, sẽnt. Europe on a plan somewhat similar to that of

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recognised superiority on the part of European nations, we all know that they have persistently warmed themselves with the idea that there was no inherent superiority in the foreigner, even in purely. material power or knowledge; and that the Chinese, if they could only get hold of the weapons and learn a few of his tricks would be able to show themselvca vastly his superior in consequence of their higher mental culture and abilities, and this has in reality always bon the atlitude of

A. S. WATSON & CO., the Chinese wind and, in the main, remains its attitude to the present day. The Chinaman believes that there are a few things in the way of physical ssiques that he may with advantage learn from the for eiguer, and that the result will necessarily be that he will become as superior to him physically as, in his opinion, he always has NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

been andal ways will be unentally. In this idea ONLY communications relating to the news column

he is no little strengthened by recent 'events hould be addressed to THE EDITOR.

in Japan, which country, he has always re- Correspondents must forward their names and ad-garded as in every way inferior to his own, dresses with communications addressed

to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good

faith

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No anonymously.signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1907.

has been received from the Military Authorities the 11th, 15th, 21st, and 22nd instant, on the that musketry field firing will be carried out on southern slopes of Bacon Hill in a north. westerly direction, hetween 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

advised by wire from Shanghai that Langka's Mesars. Erich Georg and Co. have been Limited have declared a final dividond of Tauis 10 per share (making in all Tla, 324 per share for the carreat book year) and payable on the Saturday at Taols 345. 15th proximo. Shares sold in Shanghai on

His Excellenny the Governor-ia Council has, Buildings Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance No. 1 of under Section 90 of the Public Health and 1903) selected and appointed. Kui Lung Wan east cametery, situated on the east side of the Pokfulam Road at No. 10 bridge and containing to be the site of, and to be used as, a pametery of January, 1909, and it shall from that date, or burial ground for Chinese, from the Arst day. and until farther actice, be deemed to be an authorised cemetery.

the country, thought he would like to start. A coolie named Li. Po, a recent arrival trom business as a hawker in Hongkong. Vafor. tunately, however, he was without money, which was necessary to buy the stalls. Hat he expected another man's stalig, and possibly he would, had to get over this diffenity by appropriating not the owner appeared on the soane fa time to see him walking off with them, Li was giren in charge and at the Magistracy on Batarday Mr. C. D. Melbourne sentenced him to three works' imprisonment with hard labour,

The King of Portugal has expressed to Admiral Cesario Silva his satisfaction with the of six warships and two torpedo-boats, carried manner in which his naval division, consisting

out the maneuvres in Cascass harbour on the

a brilliant one.

occasion of the presentation of a flag given by rosu Amelia to the navy. The ceremony was A special festurs, was a procession of ancient gallege and ashing boats from different parts of the Portugese coast. After the ceremony, King Carics and the. members of the Royal family, in su electric launch, witnessed a display of aquatio sports by

seamen from the cruisers.

If. by adopting foreign methods" Japan has risen to the position she occupies, what might not Chins attain by the same process The argument a fortiori is It is notified by the Harbour Master that perfectly clear to his mind; but unfor- information has been received from the Military tunately he is apt to overlook the Authorities that gum practice will be carried difficulties which lie in the way of the initial berFrom Stonecutters, in a westerly direc.. step. Before foreign methods," as the tion, at rangas up to 10,00) yards, commencing out as under:On Tuesday, the 10th Novem- Chinese ofioose to designate them, can be at 9.30am, and finishing at 2 p.m. On Friday, adopted, China has to attain something of the 22nd November: From Belobers, in a the political morale which characterises westerly direction, at ranges up to 10,000 yards, large extent by Japan, but ia European nations, which was possessed to a

commencing at 230 p., and finishing at 5.30 p.m: If the weather is unfavourable on either China is conspicuously lacking. When following day. All ships, junks and other of those dates, practice will take place on the Japan entered into her forward career vessels are to keep clear of the ranges, ' she was thoroughly united, and a spirit of patriotism pervaded the whole nation, which made it possible to introduce the necessary reforms. It is at this point

which

battleship "Emplacable," in which Priase Vud The King of Siam at Malta inspected the hijai served as a midshipman, and he afterwards Innched at the Palace as the guast of Major.

[Written for the Day Press.) (Continued from last Tuesday.)

Kisten, though from the beginning he saw and pointed out to his master the hopelessness VIII.

of the struggle, never allowed this to appear to It is not necessary to enter into any details his subordinates, but did his best to inspire the sionally by pet'y as to the weary negotiations interrupted ocon- rest with his own determination to make at

warlike operations that good's defense as succeeded. Safice it to say that in the summor

Was possible; and it has buen a SOUTDO of 1841, a powerful dest went up under com-

Of satisfaction mase that all gave their ves willingly mead of Admiral the Honourable Geogs Elliott the cause, hopeless as it must have seemed and Captain Elliott, who had been appointed to the leaders, and after a little while to joint plenipotentiaries to the North, where after a the rank and file. Kishen, himself met with Chasan, and then entered the Gulf of Pechili mastor, on whose memory bis treatment of his lille preliminary brush at Amoy, they occupied but seant reward at the hands of his imperial Here they were received in the most polite to faithful servant must bring everlasting. manner by Kishen, the viceroy of the preage, his trial for treachery; was deprived of all his disgrace; be was recalled to Poking to stand who succeeded in persuading them that nego-" tiations could be carried on with groster comfort, and were more likely to be successful at Canton. Thes plenipotentiaries accordingly returneīns they had come, stopping on the road at Chussu, where meanwhile a regular govern. mout had heen establishett. Here they were mst by the viceroy of Nanking, when a tem- porary truce was arranged, suspending hostili ties and arranging that Kishon himself would conduct negotiations for a peace at Cauton on their arrival, they meanwhile continuing in oooupali: a of Caitsan. Commissioner Lin was at the same time deprived of his rank as Com missioner, and his predecessor Tang, who had been seting a double part, was degraded from his immediate position as viceroy of Minche, while Lin, was retained for the present in the position of noting viceroy of the Liang Kwang. Towards the latter part part of the year 1840 of every sort thrown in his way by the local Kishen arrived at Canton; but found obstacles efloials instigated largely by the two worthies Lin and Tank, and ungotiations made no progress, till on the 6th January 1811, Capt Elliott, now sole plenipotentiary owing to the

au ultimatum stating that auless some definite basis of agreement were come to by the next murning he would take possession at once of the forts at the entrance of the Bogue. A fight ensued, and after a struggle of an hour Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, after and a half, which convinced Kisbon of the ase- speaking at Colston, was seized with suddenlessness of further resistance, they were entered. illness, but is now out of danger. It is eminently reasonable. He offered to hand over Kishen's proposals, as became the man, were understood that it was beart trouble.

was the fourth son of the 7th rart of Shaftes

Decsed was a Privy Councillor, and bain the office of Vorderer of the New Forest. He bury. From 1858-1865 he acted as Lord Falmerston's private secretary, going on the Oxford circuit as a barrister for the next tan

inter became Under Secretary of State for the years. He took office in 1880 as Parliamentary secretary to the Board of Trade, and two years Colonies, a position he held for three years.}

(REUTER'S. SERV[OB.)

THE BRITISH NAVY,

LONDON, November 14th. A letter from Mr. Robertson, the Secretary to the Admiralty, was read at the London Chamber of Commerce dinner, yesterday evening, announcing that in the Hugue Conference, the Admiralty had decided to build an additional battleship. ILLNESS OF THE PRIME MINISTER.

LONDON, November 14th,

THE RUSSIAN DUMA.

LONDON, November 14th. M, Goulubeff has opened the third Duma; of which. M. Octobrist Chomjakoff has be n elected President.

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. IN AMERICA,

LONDON, November 15th. Mr. Cortelyou in a speech in New York, attributed the financial orisis to hoarding money; and deprecated any hasty ill considered measure for currency reform This statement is regarded as significant aa representing the views of President Roosevelt.

SOCIALISM.

THE POLITICAL DANGER OF THE DAY,

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The following letter appeared in the Daily

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Hongkong to the British in perpetuity as a place for conducting their trade, to pay for the spium surrondered, and that in fature the officers of the two Powers should mast on terme of equality; these formed the basis of a definite agreement a few days after arrived at, and were the ground work of the scope we have sketched out at the beginning of this notice,

It is hardly fair to blame personally Kishen for the want of faith in all this; indeed he had no other course. His entire work was frustrat-

offices, stripped of his property, and banished to the wilds of the Nov Dominion. a tacked and was in the power of the British

Meanwhile the war dragged on,

Plenipotentiary; when, to the astonishment of Foryons, he accepted a rateom and withdrew his troops, re infecta; then for some resson the fleet west on a wild goose chase up north. The island of Kalungso was captured and Amoy threatened, and the fat moved on to Ohusu and Tinghai vas sgain captured and occupied in force, Bat a great change in the personal of the British force of oupanay was made by the removal of Captain Elliott whose amiability had more than anything else forced on a state of war. Sir Henry Pattingar, Major. General in the II. E. I. Co's service, was on the 15th May appointed Sole Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of Trade in China, and on the 9th August arrived before Cauton.

(To be continued next Monday.) UTOPIA FOR EUROPE.

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ONA GOVERNMENT FOR THE CONTINENT. A remarkable proposal for the federation of the United Sates of Amories is made by Sir Max Waechter, who declares that he has sent Sovereigns of Europe, and has discussed it with A copy of bis proposal to all the reigning thong Sovereigns who hare granted him audiences and with many ewigent statesmen.

Sir Max declares that these influential person-

omphasise the difficultios. He has come to the ages are almost un nimiona in admitting that European federation is the only remedy for the evils which he points out, bat many of them

nchision that none of the great Powers will take the lead in propo ing a conference on the subject until the people have pronounced in ita ́ favour.

memorandam

The following are the principal points in bís

What are the circumstances which have Iopment of the United States of Americs, and combined to bring about the phenomenal deva.. how far oan Baropa follow the sample of America? This is to s great extent an economics! Theation. The United States Lave great natural but some of the principal causes of their success advantages which cannot be obliged in Europe, might easily be reproduced in Europe.

They have an enormous extent of rich soil, which only requires cultivation in order to large territory, and are a considerable source of prodass good resaite.

withdrawn from productive work for military "Minerals of all descriptioue abound in their

purposes.

"Only a very small proportion of men are

substantial advantage over the industries of The industries of the United States have a Europe: in the fact that they are not burdened, like Europe, with the expense of heavy arm.

aments,

trade between the different parts of their "Last, but not least, they enjoy absolute free onormous territory, which produose everything," and this must be considered as the main source

of their scoumulated wealth.

What is going on in Europe at the same

timep

against each other. Earops is spending an- The different suntries are ·all, arming armies and nation. This does not include the nually upwards of £250,000,000 sterling on its oat of fortifications in the different countries, nor the appalling loss which European countries suffer by permanently withdrawing four mil lion men at their best aga from productive

work.

spread discontent, and has produced Socialiam

The crushing taxation which is required to keep up these armaments une created wide- and other subversive doctrices.

creates a barrier against its neighbours, and "Each country has its own tariff, which

and very costly tariff wars.

ALTHOUGH only two well known to be the that China has now to begin-and the task General Barron, the acting Governor, and Mia.community is as great whether the plunderer England. He had therefore set himself to this system has already produced most serious

have one result, and that is a European war,

"Where is this leading us to?

As far as human judgment goes, it can only cos template

But Kisken's acts did not meet the approba tion of the Emperor, who refused to ratify his cession of Hɩngkong, or hear of British officials being received on terms of equality with his degrading Kishen from his high office, ordered own; and peremptory orders 'wers seat which, him to recommenco hostilities. By a curious incidence theso orders arrived on the very day potentiaries for the discussion of the details as to the reopening of the trade at Canton that had been appointed between the plani-wealth.

Kishen received Elliott as before with all dignity and politeness, but there plainly was something on his mind that he did not wish to mention; to enable him to come to a definite arrangement on some points regarding which differences of opinion had arisen a respite of ten days was granted by Captain Elliott, and the two parted, to all appearance on the same-friendly terms

you on a matter which cannot be brought too after his arrival at Misono the truth came out, Sir,-The growth of political Socialism preparations for some hostile measure were before,.. Elliott noticed however, that strange renders an apology unnecessary for troubling being taken all along the route, and shortly prominently or too frequently before the public.

The essential condition for the progres and a few days after hostilities again com- of a community is that the incentive shall be of the strongest possible kind efficiency on the part of its individuals

to monoed

the earnings of each individual shall be securely eat, sad he himself degraded, and eventually sout This required incentive can only be sup. plied by a strict application of the principle that preserved to kim,

The development of our individuels from pinadering one another, and stand that China, 38 she was, could not make system of justion has been governed principle, and its chief aim has been to prevent enough to see at once the situation, and under

by

into banishment, He had been clear-headed to maintain intact for each whatever he has a stand for a single day against the power of earned. But it is forgotten that the evil to the most plausible people in the world, there is undoubtedly no easy one, and must be a Barron. The guests included a number of the society itself. In either ease the citizen in there was nothing about opening additional

be merely an individual membṛx of society or ย are none who command more ready eredence work of many years. It is idle to suppose Genszal Barron, in the course of an appropriate tion is proposal of which the effect is to draw only as a station for residence from which catastrophe which nobody can

minimise the concessions he agreed to make, to their utterances than the Chinese. In that some sudden change will do away with speech, proposed the toast of King Chalalong upon the earnings of the slflicient for the benefit trade might be indeed carried on as at Macao, without horror, considering the present por-

principal residents and Prinse Paribatro deprived of the fruit of his labours, and the result ports, and as to the cession of Hongkong it was what way they contrive to secure this confid- the long standing defects of Chiucze korn, who, in reply, expressed his thanks for the of the inefficient. Year by year Parliament or in the old factories under the East India

to him is the same. Year by year more legisla.. pace is, to use the diction fashionable in administration, and reform in this direction kiad raception which had been accorded him, makes the harder for those whose labour benefits Company, but where duties were to be regularly the present day, a very interesting psycho must be a preliminary to her adopting Great Britain, in whose Army his sons had logical study, or, to adopt that of a few foreign methods with any real advantage to received their military education, and he drank now one now another section is vistimised, and could be no question about paying for the opium His Majesty said he was greatly indebted to

the State, and easier for these who are a dragonflected in the name of the Emperor as over- years back it is a very striking illustration herself: The recognition of this fact must the health of King Edward. After luncheon the liberty of the individual" through constret taken by violsuse and destroyed.

opon it.

To the supposed interests of the majority" lord. He was wise enough to see that there of the force of "humbug generally." In be the first stage of any efective awakening the King visited several places of interest, flaally The basis upon which cur civilisation reste- whatever light the subtle power may be re-

infringement becomes little more than a phraso. garded-whether as "personal magnetismn""

on the part of China, and it is to this point proceeding to Admiralty House, where he took

Curiously, too, a despatol from

board the "Birma" last evening. that she must, if she is in earnest, direct tea with Admiral Sir Charles and Lady Drary evolution from the condition

the central fact

Lord hich has guided its Palmerston defining his requirements with His Majesty was to give a dinner party on savaga

which Elliott's were entirely at variance prossed horde to that Empire of the world is being sapped, tud greatest

the latter's report on its way home; so the unloss this is stayed we shall be fed to the hasty agreement of Chaonpes was negatived NEW USE FOR COPPER.

enervation which characterised the latter days

on both sides, and all that remained of military and naval command in time of war, of the Roman Empire, and which bas heralded

That the Foreign Office always, and the interesting series of experiments is now being itself the task of awakening the public oon- the decay of most of the great civilisations of

Laat British troops were actually in should be in one hard-most likely in the hands We understand that a very important and the past,

possession of tongkong, though on what of a conducted in the North of England, in

The British Constitution Association has set

Termas remained unsettled for more than a

a permanent conference of the great. Powers, That there should be one tariff for the whole connection with steel plates. for shipbuilding science to this growing national peril, which is

There was not necessarily ill-fath on It is found that by the addition of a small ia danger of being overlcaked, in the clash of the Emperor, though plainly warned by Kishco,difficulties of agreement, and might wreck the insensible to corrosion in a very high degree, political parties who wish to uphold individual

and that there should be free trade one side or the other; on the Chineso side, percentage of copper the plates are rendered party polities. It appeals to members of all The amount of copper whick, so far, has given liberty as above defead to join in this work, as a soldier, misled by the clamour of a set of Add to this the productive power of, say, three who had all the instinct of a statesman, as well whole scheme. Europe ought to save annually the best results is said to be 4 per cent.; if this Anyone willing to help can do so by becoming unmorthy parasites, determined to strike to three and a half million men, which would about $200,000 0.0 sterling on armaments, be so, and the magnitude of the ship's plate established. industry is considered, it becomes apparent that

a member or by co tributing to its faudz. a very important new outlet for copper will be

The secretary will gond fall particulars of the another blow for his prorogative, while the more than double the above amount." Association, including the programme of a series English having in fair fight forced the enemy of lectures to be delivered during the autumn, to

Sir Max Waechter was born in Stettin, Ger anyone who may wish to know more about its expected to be content with the same terms that in 1899, and has bon High Sheriff of Surrey to surrender at discretion could hardly be

many, in 1837. He came

ame to England in 1859, werk and methods. Yours faithfully,

and was nataralised in 1805. He was knighted BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH,

they were willing to accept at the beginning of since that year. He is senior partner in the tea -President

thestraggle. From the commencement every British Constitutional Assistion,

of Bessler, Waechter, and Co.. and is a direstor fort was made by the British ofleers in com- Limited, and of several shipping companios.

of the Complidated Petroleum 23, Chiring C, October 2nd, 1907. mand to spare life, and confire the destruction

Magistrate of the First Class, and Mr. J. the loss of life on the past of the innocent of property within as narrow limits as possible. Mr. I. W. L. Bunbury has been made, a

and in no case to wantonly destroy private property. The result was that while all deplored Magistrates of the Second Cless in British forced into a hopeless struggle, there was Marwell Hall and Mr. W. C. M. Weedon Chinese soldiers and seamen, who had boon

The French Mail of the 15th October was delivered in London on the 15th inst,

or as simple gammon-there can be no her energies. Unless this be doue, she will doubt that the Chinaman possesses it in aa only awake from one dream, to fall into eminent degree; and that with its aid he is another. able to influence not only the cureless and credulous but many pereous of accurate. observation and high general intelligence, Probably the chief element in this power is a certain delicate and covert flattery-at art in which our celestial friende pre-crain ently excel. A Chiuaman of anything like education or parts, always contrives to con- vey the impression to the parson he desires

Botanical and Forestry Department, calls Mr. W. J. Tatobor, Superintendent of the teaders in the Gazette for the supply of labour, stores and fewer pots to this Department for the year "1808.

The King's Exequator empowering Mr. to influence that that particular individual | Antouis B. Agacia to be Consul-General for commands his very highest consideration. Chili at Calcutta with consular jurisdiction als over the British Colonies in Asia has received

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He is far too refiued to indicate this by His Majesty's signature. vulgar expressions of admiration-but, by deferential bearing and respectful ascent,

His Majesty the King of Denmark has been he gradually instils into the mind of his pleased to oreale Mr. A. Haupt, of Messrs, hearer that he considers him a very superior of Denmark, His many friends in Hongkong Melchors and Co., a knight of the Royal Order person and one to whom he can speak with will congratulate Mr. Haupt on being made perfect freedoni, confidence and sincerity.the recipient of this token of His Danish at 9 am yesterday. At all events, by this and other like urts, Majesty's appreciation....

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The P. & (). str. Nyansa left Singapore for this port on the 15th inat at 3 p.m.

and left again at 7 a.m. on Saturday, the 18th Nagasaki at 6.30 pm, on Friday, the 15th just, The C.P.R. str, Empress of China arrived inst., for Shanghai where she was due to arrive. The Boston SC's str. Tremont arrived Et Yokohama on 15th inst

North Borneo.

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which meets all the requirements of the com- "I maintain that there is only one remedy

are, and that is the Federation of plicated situation, and which offers a lasting

fection of the means of destruction.

After all, the difficulties appear greater than they really are, and many of them will dis apper if certain clear principles are adhered to. Above all, the independence of the several States extent, and only absolutely necessary sacrifices should be maintained to the fallest possible asked for. All that is really required can be reduced to two points:

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