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ments, where almost nightly outrages, for hush money; and these latter taking ad- the most part outside the limits of the vantage of the discontent stirred up by the foreign police, but ocentionally within the Provincials in Chebkinng by men like boundaries are reported; and is is only Breng KusG-Pao and others, seized the through the energetic and constant contra | opportunity to make themselves even with CO of the armed and well disciplined foreign their former "pala," but now, as they police of the Settlemente that these disor- regard them, their appressora ; and deter- ders are prevented day by day from break-mined to give them a lesson not likely to ing out into open violence. More recently, be forgotten. An incident overheard at encouraged by the impunity accorded by the the looting of the tow-boat Pengl, clearly incapacity of the local government to control lende support to this contention, and is, in fact, otherwise inexplicable. A leader him. so powerful an organisation, these outrag self of the robbers, struck with sympathy when he saw a wounded father bending over the dead body of his son, a young studeat, gave the old man a douceur of ifty dollars, adding that "If he applied to the Total

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agitation, nominally against the Bri.ish and Chinese Syndicate and the proposed Railway loan, are really at bottom directed against the Central Government, and its efforts to bring under Imperial control the hitherto semi-independent Provincial administra tions. Of this we have evidence on many sides, not the least in tractive' of which is the part being played by SHENG Kɛng÷pao, who almost openly is finning the fires of

disorder.

Certain of the higher officials of the province have apparently bean-making feeble efforts to ense, or put an end to, the general state of terrorism, and there is little doubt that the late attack on the train of passenger bosts proceeding under tow from Hangchow to Shanghai, and in a well traversed waterway, was carefully planned haforehand, and was intended as a distinct threat to Peking of armed resist- ance in case of further attempts to inter.

of Shanghai he would make it more," Doubtless the Taotni fully comprehends the meaning of the hint.

Of course, and herein lies the especial danger of the position, when the worst spirits of lawless men are once excited, they become regardless of all control; and the present is an instance in point. The attacks of the gang are no longer ennfined to government property, but are indifferently applied to paralysing the entire trade of the inland waters of Kinngeu. *-

The Colonial Boeretray has been tələgraphi-

locally informed by H. M. 8. Consul at Batavia with tubonic plague.* that Hongkong has been declared to be infected

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by Lieutenant J. T. Hayton of his commission fu the Hongkong Volunteer Corps,“.

It is notified in the Gazelle that the Govern meat of Caasla is not, as yet, prepared to extend the benefits of the British preferential foriff in Causia to the products of Hongkong.

Shortly after noon on Thursday, the ex

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE SERVION] REGICIDE IN PORTUGAL

KING AND CROWN PRINCE

ASSASSINATED

LONDON, February 2nd. The King and Crown Prince of Portugal have been assassinated.....

Three of the murderers were killed.

LATER,

wounded in the affray, the Queen The Queen and Prince Manoel were

being attacked in attempting to shield the Crown Prince.

The Royal party were driving from the landing stage to the palace when the revolutionaries boarded the car. ringe. Three of the assassins wore arrested.

BRITAIN, RUSSIA AND TURKEY. the Hongkong men who seemed to play a much betler game üfler getting the two goals to their LoxBox, January 31st.

oradit. In another attack on the visitors' not The Porte bas replied to the Anglo-Eager defeated the keeper, and added the third Russian representations by promising to go to the Club's soore. Shanghai thon led the telegraph and arrest any forward move, attack and a trying time followed for Kew, bat mont. It is denied that there is any in

he succeeded in keeping his goal_intact until "the whinule sounded. tention of moising Sajbalak, which is

Final H.K.F.C., 3 goals: Shaghai, 0. admittedly Persian territory.

CORPORATIONS AND TRUSTS IN-

THE UNITED STATES.

CRICKET.

A Pick-up match was played on Saturday last on the Craigeugower ground between Mr. LONDON, January Bist

L. E. Lammert's beam and Mr. G, A. Hancock's President Roosevelt, is sending a special teams, and resulted in a win for Mr. Hancook's Mesgo to Congress denouncing Corpor- team by li runs. Mr. Lammert's team made

demanding fresh and rigorous legislation. ations and Trusts notably the Standard. 72 ruas, and Mr. Hancock's team 83, Qil Trust, in the most vehement terms, and

NEW YEAR STABBING AFFRAY.

"ONE"BAILOR” WOUNDED,

-YACHTING

B.H.I.TO.

In the sixth arniser race of the Royal. Hongkong Yacht Club ailed on Sunday air boate started, all getting away well A quarrel, attended with serious results, together with the exception of "Tremens," took place in the Colonial Hotel on Sunday which vessel was ten minutes lata. On the night when a party of bluejsoketa from run to the beacon most of the boste took the HM. S. Bedford fought with party of Kewloon shore, "Eva" and "Caruss" being in Italian sailors, the result being that one the load with "Dorothy "following. The bluejsoket and a palloeman were taken position was practically the sins on the run to "Cars" gained on "Eva" who rounded 30 seconds behind, "Dorothy" following with

On Sunday the house of Senhor to hospital The quarrel is said to have Meyern Bucy, and on the boat to Kowloua rocks

Franco, the Prime Minister, was at- tacked.

TYNE SHIPBUILDERS LOCKOUT.

LONDON, January 3rd. A lockout of Tyne shipbuilders is notified.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.

LONDON, February 2nd, Wales scored six points to Scot

ativiedTM because the Italians monopolised the piano: they word having evening of song, and some of the bluejackets wanted to sing as well, but the Italians refused to give up the piano, In tho fight which followed the bluejackets' attempt.co take pensasion of it; one of the British sailors -was stabbed in the back, and Polion Sergeant Cooper who rushs into the hotel and endeavoured to stop the fight had his ear badly out with a knife. One of the Italian sailors has been arrested, and relaased on promise by his offisers to bring him up for judgment.

It does not seem to bare boon as serious sa affair as rumour made it. The wounds were supericial. As the Italians (men just reisased from servies at reking) were not allowed to

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Dareen" fourth. On the home run "Era" and "Caress" closed, the boats finishing as under.

Eva

Caress Dorothy Iris Doreen

remons" gave up, and Caress" won on time allowance. During the race Mr. Forbes who wanarsisting to sail the "Dorothy" fell overboard as the result of jiba. The veBIS Į was haaled to, and the unfortunate yachtsman was resonad, but the si no lost probably lost the "Dorothy" the race.

foro in provincial affairs. The stemmer and tors engaged on the Kowloon-Canton Railwayland's five, in the international font take knives sahore, if a knife was used (and one design class was sailed on Sunday, Codesst..

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train selected for the first attack belonged to the Chinh Morchants Comping, which is essentially a metropolitan institution, and as such, is not viewed by the previne als with aver loving eyes; the second was the property of a Japanese Company, and there is little doubt that this was likewise inten- tional in order to embarrass the Poking administration as much as possible, quite' as

DR. JAMESON.

works at Bhatia joined their shaft with the ball competition. tunnel from the north face. This carties the work so much nearer to complation and lessons the auplesenators of the lot of the men om. ployed in the tunnel, as they are now a plenti. ful supply of fresh air.

Viceroy Chang Jên-chuc, of the Liangkung provinces, according to a telegram from Peking, asked the Central Government the other day that, as the financial situation of his Viceroyalty.

greatly depressed, the Liangkuang provincial governments may be allowed to reduce their quote of the Boxer indemnity. It is under- comply with his Excellency's request. stand that the Central Government will not

A. S. WATSON & CO.. much, or more, as from any local anti-is

Japaness dislike. Wo have pointed out in our previous notice, that this powerful organisation of the Kiangsu Salt Smugglers, unless brought under control was likely In. the near future to prove a public danger. Not only has Mr. Harry Lauder coma biok Practically, as being a source of private-from-Amerios full of praise of the audiences income to the local administrators, the who took so enthusiastically to "I Love a Lasne," and "I'm the Saftest of the Family," existence of the association was winked at, if but he also returns with evidence of his skill se Bot covertly supported as a means of eeking golfer. He has silver loving cup which he out the revenues of the Provincials, and | won against Mr. Jerome Travis, America's Correspondents must forward their names and ad- they entered tato this with all the more matour gall champion. Mr. Lauder, who

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communicationerstating to the news-column- should be addressed to The EDITOR.

Crassics with communications addressed to the

Faith.

began life as a Bootch sellier at 15s, a week,

LONDON, February 2nd. Dr. Jameson has resigned Premiership of Cape Colony,

TRUSTS.

the

LONDON, February 2nd. President Roosevelt has issued a special message in which he urges the duty of legislation to control the Trusts

· THAW ACQUITTED.

LONDON, February 2nd. -Harry K. Thaw, the millionaire who shot an architect at New York,

Hone was found)-it must have kuite snatched up.

LOCAL SPORT.

INTERPORT FOOTBALL.

-HONGKONG DEFWAT SHANGHAT

Keen interest, was taken in the interport match between Hongkong and Bhanghai playad at Happy Valley yoalerday afternoon, and by tho starling hear there was a very large crowd lising the rops. The men who played wore -

H.K.F.O. Kew; Aucott and Hamilton; Hall, Plerey and Gregory: Williams, Wishart, Eager, Turner sad Mead.

HONOKONG.CORINTHIAN. YACHT CLUB. The sixth race for the championship of the tabloyeemun Beacon, Meyer's East Duoy, Kowloon Rocks and Channel rooks; all marks to storboard, The boats grossed in a bunch “Gael" taking the load followed closely by Mats," and "Toinette," with all the others close up bat slightly to wind ward. Most of the boats kept mid shanuel, but owing to variable wlods lost what advantaga they would have gained, "Meta" "Spray," | Arial," and "Doris," headed for Quarry Bay and gained considerably when the beacau was renobod, sa the wind on the Hongkong shore Wes south oast. The beacon was ronoded a follows; "Mets" Doris," "Ariel ** and "Spray," the mat of the fast being some minutes behind. "On the run down to Meyer's Shanghai Harris, Daris sud Olleriewen: East Booy the wind was not at all steady, Wilson, Tycok and Drew; Cooper, Winning, "Doris," "Arial" and "Spray" making upɔu || Barrett (capt.), Chadwick and Bootson...

"Meta" and in roanding Meyers East baoy Appearances were all in favour of Shanghai there was only a few seconds between eroh bost. a yesterday's matob. They were, as a specta On the reach across to Kowloon Rocks tor expressed it, & hoftier team, and in the Doris caught up theMeta" and led her by two minutes with Spray sad "Arial" opening stages they played a far better game than Hongkong, bat the sound defense of the closeup. The next mark was Channel local men detasted all their efforts and they Books and the position of the hosts had ended as they began, without a goal to their not changed much with the exception that the "Spray" took second place. This position was Williams put in a pretty centre and Mead took Ariel" managed to cross the line a little

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Editor, not for publication but as evidences of good readiness that they conceived that in a has been earning £500 a week in the Blases, and who was remanded, owing to the credit. When the Club forwards got away maintained until nearly the fluish, when "All Letters for publication should be written on cepting hush money from the Smugglers IIa is offered twice that sum to return net jury's failure to agree, has now been the shot but kicked too high. An exciting ahead of "Meta," The rest of the fleet were "

one side of the paper only.

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

Orders for extra copies of DAILY Pawgs should be sent befors 11 am, on day of publication, dfler that

Association, they were really deflecting into

year,

their own pockets money which would

found not guilty, on the ground of otherwise have gone to Peking. It is fourth mile stone on the Tai Po Road on

There was a daring highway robbery near the insanity. hour the supply it limited. Only supplied for Cash unfortunately the case that in this miser- Thursday, the victim baing the "boy" em

Telegraphic Address: Fazon.

Codes: A.B.C. 6th Ed. Lieber,

P. O. Bux, 84, Telephone No. 12. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DE VEOX ROADO. LONDON OFFICH: 181 FLEET STREET. E.U

DEATH.

Oo Yorouber 9th, 1907, at 125, Hotham Street East, àdbourne, Victoria, Australia, EDUND. the beloved husband of Lilias Jane McLeod.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1908.

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abla basses the bands of Peking areployed by Mr. Logan, the District Engineer of scarcely, if at all, cleaner than those of the Provincials. Peking was, in fact, as wide awake to the încrease in the insome of the local officials as they were themselves; but Instead of taking measures to repress the evil, it has by increasing its vails on the appointees to local office really contributed to making them more permanent. Long ago the ancient Chinese balled sngs

Who learn no right, know no ram rse, Are woman and her unsexed orew.

the Kowloon-Canton Railway. When pro ceeding on his way to it. Logan's house, the boy" was overtaken by three Chiness, one of whom put his hands over the boy's" eyes, the abcond throwing him to the ground while the third made out at his throat with a knife, but missed his sim. Another blow, however, cut the "boy" across the cheek. He received a rough handling from his assailante who rafieved him of 83) and a watch and ousin and made good

their escape.

| REUTER'S' SERVICE.]

CANADA AND JAPAN,

LONDON, January 30th. The Canadian House of Commons has

been defeated on a motion dissenting from any Treaty depriving Parliament of the control of immigration. Sir Wilfrid Laurier made natiering appeal for imperial interests aud asked whether the Japanese were only admissible in the event of war when joined

And the aphorism is as true in the present of vitality, and now comes a report that the with the British in protecting the Cariadian

Italian abipping has lately thown many signs principal companies the Navigatioue-Gateraleshores.

Italiana, La Veloos, the Italia, and the Italian- Lloyd, representing a total share capital of over £4,000,000 have arrived at what may prove to be a very important understanding. The Italians aro themselves very capable ship builders, but they often have recourse to Eng. list yards. Quite lately there has been launched at Belfast, for the Italia Company, an emigrant steamer named the “Ancona, "800 clause the bands of the provincial admini" | ft loug, and of about 9,000 gross tone. ~Bhe is atrations so long as the system of vails, now more than ever in full play, prevails in provincial appointments. No officer who has left in a corner of his mint a spark of financial honesty, could remain in a post where lying and concealment is the first requirement for success. The stream of

dny, as in those olden times when it was We have had occasion more than once the common bruit of the empire, lately to slide to the Balt Smigglora of It is things like this that occurring Kiangsu and their extraordinary relations from day to day go far to cast suspicion with the local officials, which has long boen on the genuineness of the Chinese ory a disgrace to the entire administration, not for reform. At all events, ns we have only of the province but of the Empire st-often remarked, reform in China, to large. Originally sprung into oxistance be possible, must begin at the fountain through the connivance of the provincia] | hend; it is utterly impossible to attempt to officials, who made use of them to draw into theirown bands the imperiat revenus doe from the Bait Gabel:e, of late years the completely organised society of the Salt Smugglers has assumed a conjoint authority in the froutier districts of Chebkiang and Kings with the Emperor's own officials, and practically rules whole districts from Shanghai to the regiona eurrounding the Tai Дu. In the districts adjoining Shanghai it carries on its proceedings practically openly, and

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promotion is poisoned at the source, and the promote must drink of it, or perish from thirst. There is indeed a good deal of reason to connect the last outbreak of

destined for the passenger service between Genos, Naples, and New York. She can carry about 2,500 people, and when she is not needed spacious commodation of emigrants will offer complete equipment in the matter of derricks, spacious holds for cargo together with very

LE ROI EST MORT: VIVE LE ROL

The Portuguese Consulate has been offleisily notified that Prince Manuel, the only survi ving son, who is 12 years of age, has been proclaimed King of Portagal.

ASIATICS IN THE TRANSVA AL.

LONDON, January 30th. The settlement of the Asiatic difficulty in the Transvaal is virtually arranged.

THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION.

basob.

The finishing timen were

Doria ... Spray...

ime followed before the Club's not and rather badly left "Gaol" bending the second Ker had some hard work to defend his goal. Two shots were sant in by Shang- bai in succession, but each was deftly turned aside and a foul bring awarded the Club saw the play transferred to the visitors' territory, Williams was on a fair way to goal whan he was raled oz-side and the stoppage saw the play transformed, and although Piercy made several valiant attempts to cross the border

Shaghat still led the attack at half-time when there were no goals scored.

The Clab set the ball rolling in the second

a

Ariel

Mets Joan

Toinette Gael Fas

* Authore" Benson,

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23 10.

23 12

gave up after rounding the

MOTOR BOAT SECTION.

There were six starters in the Fifth Clab

Championship Baos. "Bridgeport" getting away with the gun followed by Nellio." Thistle," Daisy," and "Vital Spark," "Kelvin" being start Vital Spark's" propeller got fonled by three minutes late in starting. Just after the some fosting debris sad a minute or more was lost in clearing it. Bridgeport was fiest round the Bascon, with Thistle" wood and still increased her lead and

Nullie" third. On the run home "Bridgeport" Koirin" passed Thistle" and " Nellie."

Times at the Anish were..

62 40 Thistle

balf, and some minutes after play began pat the visitors on the defensive. Williams took pass and made a smart run along the right wing, but when a favourable opportunity open- ed he was ruled off-side. Shortly after thie play was stopped, a Shanghai man and a Hongkong mon coming into collision, and both being injured. They were not long down, however, before the whistle sounded for the re-start, and then there were some anxious moments! before the Club net. Cooper, Shanghai's our-

Times side right, made's very good attempt to sure, Bridgeport... 53:30 Bridgeport. 53 30. 1st

Correated, bat toand the outside of the net. Then the Keltin

55 00 2nd Club assumed the aggressive, and Hamilton Thistle

62 52 Nellie

57 14 3rd sent in a nice long kiok which Harris held, but Nellie 64 12 Vital Spark 57 25 4th falling back into not scored Hongkong's first Vital Spark 60 25 Daisy... LONDON, January 30th,

... 61 15 goal smide great cheering. On the re-start Daisy .... 75 15 Kelvin...

***62-40 Lord Ripon referring to the Macedonian Sestaon got on the ball carrying it nicely

HANDICAP OLABS question said that the Government would along the field and defeating Aucott, but he one design class with Leymoon B soon added as Sir boats started on a similar course to the use every effort to maintain the concert of

in turn was defested by Pieroy who returned the last taark. There were light northerly airs pre- Europe. Questions wore involved which lather to midfield, Still the Shanghailandera vailing at the start, which worked around to

the E.N.E. and died away. Then a breese from. might give rise to a war between Greated, and play waxed fast and furious N. B. sprang up anil lasted until the finish

European war, the greatest evil conceivable. however, and sleared succesfilly each time third: On the run to Meyers East Buoy Britain and Turkey, leading eventually to a proved the right man in the right, place the Beacon with “Câ-ood

before the Club's stronghold, Ancott of the race. The boats got wall sway togather and *** Doreen established a lead around

until eventually ho aout the leather for adeld and "Caress, passed "Doresti, and Williams got on to it, being stayed by Davis near the Abwogħti goal and a corner resalting. This was well sentred and Wishart took the shot, but went wide of the mark, A second-shot by the same player wat better placed, but Harris made an admirable save:

THE GERMAN NAVY,

LONDON, January 20th,

savagery with the exaction of the 50,000 The telegram received by H. E. the governor The Naval Bill has been read a second tasks indemnity for the damage done in the of Marno statos that the terrible tragedy time in the Reichstag. In reply to Herr Foreign Settlements at Shanghai by Taolaired on the 30th January and that the Bebel, who protested that the increase in YUAN and his confederates of the Salt leaving the Vills Visaza

attack was made on the royal party as they wore the navy was only aimed at Great Britain. Play wasthen transferred, Winning carrying the Smugglers. After shuffling without avail to get out of responsibility for the affair, it was announced that Yuan himself, to save

has ita own officials and its police who bring notice of any infraction of its regulations, and whose energies are more especially devoted to the rooting out of informants who may give any clue to the machinations of the confraternity, Since the mischievous total Yvan in 1906 formed an unholy alliance with the chiefs of the Smugglers to destroy the Foreign further embarrassment to the Weiswa-pu, Beitlements at Shanghai, the fraternity has would pay it out of his own pocket; suck felt itself powerful enough under threata of a solution seemed to west admirably the exposure to set at dedance the regular justice of the case. But there was some provincial officials; and the whole of the thing behind this pretended magnanimity. lower country may be said to exist under a The officials Implicated in their turn tried rale of terrorism. This extends to the to lay it off the Salt. Smugglers, already immediate precincts of the Foreign Settle discontented at recent additions to their

The telegram reached Macie s 5 pm on Admiral Tripitz declared that Germany was Chinese New Year's Day and at Midnight as strenghtening her navy on the principle order was issued enjoining public mourning that those who were friends-to-day might be and other buildings in the city were flying at where a cause of conflict with Great Britain. Yesterday the flags at Gorerament House renomics tomorrow. He failed to ace any half mast,

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zounding shout two minutes ahead of the second boat. This order was maintained to the Kowloon Rooks but on the beat again to the

the mark 7 minutes ahead, "Dorothy" being Boston "Caress" passed "Eva" and rounded third, while Doreen had dropped to fifth place. On the run home "Eva" again passed

"Caress,” Enishing three seconds ahead,

The times were as follows:-

EA

Caress Dorothy

Iris... Dorean

Tremors →

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leather towards the Club oftadel and attempting an unsuccessful shot. Then the visitors were placed on the defensive, Williams essaying a flying shot which went behind. Wishart fol ing the upright. A feeble kick out by Shang lowed this with fins attempt to contre-sleik-

bai's kespor kopt play in the violaity of

ONE DESIGN ANNUAL BOYS' RACĘ. ~~

•In the annual boys' raas in the one design the visitors net, and in a struggle before alass the course was Autos buoy (starboard) and this Track souceded a corner, a ascond goal Kowloon Basoon (starboard). The race was being added to Hongkong's soars by Gregory miled in a stift easterly breese, “ Arial" taking who at the ball in the net from scrimmage home the leaders were paased by "Guel" and the land and “ Doris” following. On the best in front amid loud cheering. Shanghai were Authore," "Gual winning easily, with "An- still forood to defend and were outclassed by thörs" "ooond, and “Doris third.