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JAPAN AND CHINA:
THAT BAKUMEN RAILWAY.
The. Nowchwang General Chamber of Cam- merca desire us to publish the representation. it bau made, and the resolution it adopted, as follows:
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. (FROM OUR COREMPONDENT,}|
LONDON, February 28th. ARMY AND HAVE EVTIMATES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 31st, 1906.
The suggestion is further put forward for Master and Fellows to make an award to Sir Edward Grey's consideration that when the any member of the University. Bir Edwin was discussion is resumed as to mixing the import always extremely fond of this College and the duty on foreign oplom in China the Chinese urn containing bis nahen rests in the college Government might be invited to define and shapel. The scholarship has been founded by Generally speaking the estimator for the
limit the posers of the Provincial govor umauta ↑ "the public subscriptions of his admirers. 1-The line of the proposed Hinman.tive of strong fealing on either side of the taxes. Considerable friction, it is widend, has Ary and the Navy this year are not provocain regard to the levy of losse or consumption
AMERICAN ITEMS A Mr. Morey Carlion, one of the best known Fakumon Railway, at its nearest point of Hone. There in &raduction of £30000) on resulted from attempts to collect the "pre residents in St. Louis and a millionaire has been convergence, namely at Fakumun itu, the Army while for the Navy, there is an in. pared opium far from others then the for nine years the foster father of a Chinese, dourishing township of some 10,00 ivhabitant areas of £900,0x, due to unavoidable causes of actual retailers, or to make it fail more heavily girl, whom he has never seen, and after her ia 15 miles distant from the existing system of
on foreign than native ophum, sed if the con- graduation from a school at Sung Kong, China, the Bouth Manchurian Railway, and separated Indeed the Board of Admiralty expressly state solidated duty payable at the parts is to be this summer he will offer hor the choice of therefrom by the River Line, an imprint Cay have to fre strofalo and automatic enhanced it is contended it in desirable that in going to St. Louis and becoming a member of water-way, itself constituting a natural afte
Exterous which make any reaction of the return the Chinese government should give his family or of remaining in Chia boundary intween the existing and proposed
total estimate impracticable. Though the some guarantee that opium which has paid bemissionary. It was on the death of his daughter Railway-guit
ipbuilding programme is very muilent import duty shall not be sufairly faxed, by the | that Mr. Carlton adopted the Chinese girl then LEN SEATS, DR and ho gave hốc the name La daughter had. If she choose to remain-in-Chips | the Carlton family will visit her in the summo
Thatenda of Fakunen-and its hinterland, || hit always found its natural outlul te, and. the larger town of Hsiumutun, a tride
an automatic charader for the most part
showy grelnotion of hair a follias 1. May will be that
ner Fear more wi bo undertaken. That will depend largely of ouatio of growing importance, and then the action of Germany Count vou Mternini, way city Kuopateko. ¿fsilania;an line of tho Imp-risk kailway of orth China, to the waitress Ambassador, ut a dinner this work: bait at Norchwang and Chiurangtas. It hegou te strand towards the to
and distrista oporated by the South Manchatini "Rail wing, "Ani slawrefore digite ava res jounds for dupar's contention that the propósit line which
y
sowever,
spech and declared that what was now!) for mudeignificantly pro-British the farturator of le friendship st. the tar bations was a tremendis zelam between Choo.
of trade
provincial governmen
The nocieties bore which take the anti- opium movement most seriously are not salilled with tutes to listen the India Office, but they are the progress of the Indian rostriation (and kry
1 under-
not likely to secure all they want,
and that with ell his sympathy with the mose is advisable, for by this self denying ordinance ment Mr. Morles dors mad think greater speed-
ais, fadia reduces her revenue by over Ep. In 1933-7 the venne from opam was £4,839,00 out of a total of £2,500,000,
will eaton only for the trade at these region part of outh the little navy elki t❤ If the reduction is carried out for foarteet>
Fust be colspotitive with, and detrimental te, the iristof the Japanese lins.
“Thé proprosed dine has for its primary and wolu" objetive (the devologouout of that, rast region of fertile country, holding count commania potentialities, stralening and Soch. Weat of the river heretatation ant colonisation of which sevorni years. and already has with marangon_bwoy {'sterid on wvery mugly the paternal disserament, and
now for
There will depletions he sortiers on the
Raty section of the Liberals but for the most pa the get mates will pass withou tackars this spares of revenus will be done away The Territorial Army scheme of r. ne with. This will be à verions affair for fatia, in another matter Aboeady there are Mag for last year her exge of revenue that if an oxy sir busies, and ash, expenditure was about rim, so that the premily admiteedi it is battute, vill be a defien at the rud of fourbon yours of enantry and concription which is about the the thing the marks batwop the jugayangre miles to w souces af avenue popular idea in Gros Baitțin.
stoped or, as 18. less likely, there is a rednets.
in expenditure
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On two matters this Pook there has, however, in the benefit muheuse of das bombon remarkable pantsuity of oplácit, and boil Lue preĝos railway is an abisinteleg "Ceresitiul
are foreign affairs-Macdonia and the Congo and vital flor, as these regrin schoonjg poor in
ebosta stronąć, apósoles have beau Datural feties inches navigable water wayk
deliverdil...bs--humanitarinas endemping the by no ha nem, excepting only the cou!
thietkeno branch. His wstward From the of the Turks on the ous hand and the Belgians, the mother. Inthalo the South Malaria Railway system, on this attitude of Sir Edward Grey has been devolorist and promo Suelynpath-tie and in regary to the Congo by Eng
newa gone so før is to threaten King that, unless there is a te the mile of th
brauch hindi consigueled, would not bay se
afficient demonic goals of this davale tungt as "kidireet, lis proposed, and wild necessarily indeuable injury to the pro spec's and do the port of Newchwang, which is thetalural outlet and listributing base for the mairy in questio
from it to Digit legitii
54 Amate
TRAVELING MF.
over
constituents
Mr. Hebe Lidt SEP, addressed his
a Pollo Seba
Monday night ofter his Fa. Easter.
ton, reception being given to clorals to retire. Provost.' Wilson, presided and gave south account of Alluding to: Jaraude which ca
Souster Lodge, providing for the remission of Tue passage of the US Bill brought in by
£2,600,000 of the Bover indemnity, Bar boon the signal for the suscitation of numerous claims
through this Ecive of Representatives. ong since forgotten, and there will be some warm skirmishing before the Bill is pushed- Department of Stali-trougly against The widening the extent of chips but the claimants aro wing political influence and may make things awkward. Acadliny" Mis
propired admit to the Military
the Naval Academy respectively. five Flipinos to be nominated by the Philippine tommission, on the same pay and allowance as given cadets and midshipmen appointed from The United States.
in Manchuris, in alleged to have embe zaled 1500 Willian C. Rol who, relilaangage diz.business.
from a concern at akden, has been arrested by the authorities in California. There is no +tradition-frenly between-Chin and but he will be fried in Californ stolen goods into the state
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SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW WHARF CO. LTD.
The annual geni ral meeting of the Shangha and Hongkew Wharf & Lad, was lield qu March Brd at the Shanghai offee of the General Agents, Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co. Mr. David Loudal presided and said
Gostlemen, with your permission i prapose to follow the usual procedure and take the Report and Accounts, which have been in your hauds for some time, as read think we may congratuleto ourselves on a very succenafią} pear The working account shows
sleeve of Ts. 787,278.79
318,770.29 trust the N P
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NO EST FROM BUPING HUMOUR
·Pair Swellings Formy
and on Bac
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Want
three Full Sets of
"KEDENDALE.
Lord Redesdal
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And ni
Mayuria Ka
World
gould
the Portemouth
Adil hal
able to state. that the hasing a very irrita inge the regards thich
Froeiving from China si alleged, which is dienperfially oppend on prinsiple ail prictice to the pledge shejhad herself given to the knowledge of this obitu
receiving a pan denier and he aceros that anger,
transfer Belgium will are
World Powers, must be considered to have been-i ultra vires," and then fore the said under taiding by China to be null and void, and of of
effects.
If however we asep further the validity
of the said undertaking by China, it auth: remains to be urged that such undertaking
her Congo sphere then-Cribats
Crown Colonias.
I have touched upon thy ethily but I have done becau
manifestly could not base application or to became one of the byly quit
reference to this territory/westerly from the your.
is a motion thing to
river Liao which, at the time of the recent Medunice question Angle ended,
Britam crald tack this big matt Russo-Japan War, was by Chius specifically proclaimed, nad by the late bell gerent Powers may do so if the gar do hot clea officially
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recognised to be neutral lerntory gaan stabie
Sir Edeur ibne ale teen
outside the area'of hostilities, and therefore
outside sise of the political sphery dating them to the piracy trent negotiation or engagement, wherein China's Sovaroign rights remained neque ull ur whinese water tioned and unimpaired, obviously her intuition tort prate of pirangereden not regard in such undertaking could only have had it all that piracy is more prevalent in referauto in action within the area which other forter then at ang lime since 19jt.
OPIUM.
Sportly there is likely to be another debats
TO LECTURES.
Satay has been selected as Redo present year and will give his letare is the Lecturar at Cheridge University for the Senate Hall on Saturday, June 13,
chu af Contempt of Court 1 emazey, under falso pretences Kidrapping 2, Allowing pigs and cattle to stray 6, Selling liquor withoutz lisense 2,
JUMMA BY ARRESTS..
Theft. Assault 1. Robbery Found on
enclosed premises 1.
(Signed) W. H. WALLAC
BERKELEY FTCHELL,
Secretary.
or hamil. Ten ste bring Gunduar that the
-expecting the riparain.
Who
Mods -5 of the skin
ass of bair, yet cuple “proof of whicir, a zihglo Zam, with Gutienga. Dint mént, pre- ceded byna hot bath with Cuticura Soar and followed in the soverrensosby a desi of Alara Piks, is oferp Sufficient an alecendiate relief in the most dis- tressing forms of inling, burning, nuut sealy humours, gemas, rashes, antin kations, pupinit rest, ami sleep, and yoản to & speedy Zure la tena porin when all vlke
Salt throughout the Work Hendray Letters (Elit v. Cape) Tr Free, Cathura Buck 220p, Bale Prass.
There were no further questions at the resolation as proposed was put to the ameting end declared unitacusly carried
and the whole of the Shangbai harbour with Concrete or Sheetpile banding, Free of cost to Ilus territorial. A athoritios, lery heavy tonnage does, are asking too much, but as the matter is now under negotiation, 14] is uncosary for me to say more for the present. Last your the Chairman repented bis predecessor aatement, by stating that in The option of the Goutal Acute. finger baginess was absolutely on the
The Chairman then proposed that most crest of the RENG, depression in the triport Trade having sept car gedowns file, that dividend for the gene 190, of a Mngray and goods moved off more siwly that was then be paid. This wa***
Satou proposed at Mr. Harf anticipated is well known to you all. But now, paved
Messer. A. Mclegi, E. M that Gent meu, there is more life ili markets, and earce, C. W. Wrightson auf 11. A. goods are going into consumption, there ou
Macray and the senior representative of disguising the fact that mer unref Messrs. Jardine Muthu &. Co, Ltd, be
house to strengte what they have been
MOVEMENTS OF BRITISH TROOPS. | Jurig the past few years. The earrings for re-elected direton for the current year,
On the proposition of Mr. A. Fleet, secunded osrk. Mengys ti. R. Wingrove
The Chies Timessa cheth win their tale. The past tulis pear plainly te ! British 2 Tudian troops of the North Ching Lowever, these nx al although our good yours and H. W. G. Hayter were re-elected directors Arrangement
have generally in followed by a period of for the ma Command: TRIMS. Differin leverenced earnings, while curge left us to go into Bombay on March 19, embarkhe 1051)
hita Light Infan ry and at long. consumption, the business has invariably recover: ng on April 3, where the 105th Mahratta with ever increasing vitality, and I have ut Infantry dirembark. She lenvas Hong- every reason to believe that we are in a bostei
this Part-than we have been befor on April 8, the Battalion of Cameron posting today to compete for the business of landers en barking and arrives at Takn on 3rd 13, when the 2nd Battalion. Cameron Ighlanders disembark. Sho loaves Taku on bril 17 half the 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regi-
The Chairman-Gautlemon, the report and at and 47th Sikhe embarking, and reselios
gkong, on April 24, lenging again on peil accounts are now before the meeting for dis- aving disembarked half the 3rd Battalion cussion. I shall be glad to answer any ques
tions to the best of my ability, Josex Regiment. She reaches Karpcbi Mr. I. R. Michai-M. Chairman:
nn
I now beg to propose that the Report and counts as presented, be passed, Mr. A. BoLewd seconded."
In
when the 47th Sikhs disembark, Tho.
Northbrook Leaves Madrsa on Marchrior of the generally admitted. foot that is an unsastuni Cepres this stagnation has not made a difference in our China, She reaches Hongkong on March 3 sion is trade I should like to ask on whether and leaves on April 1. She arrives at Take on April 6 at the 7th Punjabis diombark. She business and if so to what extent. If you have no objection 1 should very much like to know leves Taky on April 10, embarking the 41st
what our Barnings have been for the wo
completed: April 1sting April 18, arriving at Calonta months of the present year-190-already on May 1, n the 41st Dogran disembark. Dogres to Cicutta, reuclies Hongkong ou
THE IMPRESS-DOWAGER'S
HEALTH.
Mr. F. Anderli preponere errou DINO SEJA MAK DA JE pay abouus 10 the Hil and that the amount, Mr. Michal seconded and this was carried. be left to the discretion of the directors,
The hairman-I think that is all the basi ness. Dividend warrants will be ready to morrow.
Mr. Duncan Glass-On behalf of myself and other
wimbare of the staff thank you for the bonus:
Mr Michal propose a rote of thanks to they are done so broundingly well, and I hope the Chairman and the directors for the work they will do the same in the future.
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WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday inaned the following report-
On the 3th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer depression whiob is moving Eastwards over the a fallen quickly in Japan owing to the N. part of the Sea of Japan..
Frese has increased rapidly and is now highest over N, Chias.
The wind is expected to freshen from N.E. in the Formora Channel and the N. part of the China ea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending. ut 10 s.m. to-day, 0:00 inches.
The Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
Hongkong & Neighbourhood to-day is as follows:
Formosa Channel
N.E. winds, freshening cloudy, misty
Same No. 1.
The Chairman-I think if you will book back to the history of the company you will find that in times when business has been THE, OLD GAME,
depressed, we have benefited by it because sa I There is a very widespread idea that China is furnished the ones of the lite war, and became
say our chief sources of earning is from storage, and for the last two years there has the territory which formed the subject of treaty,
A N-C Daily News correspondent wrote been a large amount of stocks held here and the and their such undertaking cannot on the opium trafic. Offcial papers were inced of Japanese aggression and will take
this year amount to Th inte sur bar or obstacle to the construction of peterday giving correspondence that is mesures forthwith to offset it." It was this
posal in the last eighteen months as to the week reported in Washington that Wu ting: from Peking on March 15-News emanates company has benefited by it. The earnings for the proposed Hainmintunţ Fakumen Railway.
On all these grounds in the opinion of the arious proposals put forward since the Chinese fang would start negotiations with certain from the Imperial Palaces that the Empress anary and February
with Japan
shall be glad to answer them. Committes of this Chamber she attitude of Imperial sdiet prohibiting the use of opium, powers for the guaranteeing of the integrity of Doneger has been indisposed since last week. 69,000 compared with The. 119,0.0. last year.
an open feld for Western commerce.in China. Talau Wasting from the case of the
Her Majesty recently granted Mr. MichaelThere is a difference of Tls. Japan in relation to the proposed railway in December Sir John Jordan wrote detailing Chins and Chinose interests, offering in reward chiefly on sccount of the diplomatic difcalties If anyone has any further questions to ask I Simultaneously a similar report came out in andiences to Princes Chan and Su, and Duke 50 000 in two months as compared with last indefensible as it is directly opposed to the the measures isken to enforce the odiot and
"year": principle of "Equal opportunity to all enclosing comments of the Wai-w-puu Berlin that the Chinese Minister there, Bua Tsai Ts in the Ching obêng Throne Hall, eren.a munaes to "the integrity of Chins," the British proposals in regard to the Indian Pao-ki, was ontrusted with the negotiations and and talked with them for over an hour about The Chairman-That is 83.
Hongkong and Lamooks. Mr. Micbsel-I am sorry to trouble yon South coast of China between Same as No. 1. critical condition of the Chinese Empire the therefore the following Resolution has been spium exports. At the end of January last Sir would try to receive security from Germany or and her old age (avventy-four). Daring the again, Mr. Chairman, kut art wo lossland wil
South coast of China between | Sama si No. 1.
Hongkong and Hainan..} unanimously adopted by the said Commineral John telegraphed that the Chinese had accepted the United States or both combined. Be far andienos, the Empress-Dowager twice burat provision for the loss which I understand will
RESOLUTION The Newobwang Chamber of Commerce being convince that the the reduction of the total export of opium from however, the German Foreign Office denies any into tears and told the three Imperial clansmen be necessitated as a consequence of the Whang extension
of the Imperial Railway men and
of North India by 5,100 chests yearly beginning with knowledge of the idea.
that, in consequence of the unsatisfactory state poa Conservancy work, and if so, how much are of anairs in Paking and the various province we satting aside for that purpose?
Reports to Japan papers state that the Chisw from Hain-Min-Ton to
1.908. development
The Chairman-We are making no prepara and China's present relations with the Powers, beyond is vitally important to de
In memory of the late Sir Edwin Arnold she has been feeling very much depremoltion finansially, The cost of the Conservancy authorities concerned have decided to carry out and prosperity of Manoburias trade, strongly protests against the steps now being taken by quantity of opium exported overseas from India there has been established at University College, lately sad that, although she has held the reins the Government of Japar
and probably debentares will have to be issued to enfores the
At present we are Tairen harbour at a cost of Y10,000,000, the death of the Emperor Hsien Fang, she is now two bars to carry it out. abandonment of this extension, Japan having must be limited to 61,900 sheets this year. Oxford, a scholarship for the encouragement of of Government for over forty years, since the work to a great extent will be a capital charge the first period of the improvement of the specifically undertaken in de Treaty of Ports 56,800 next year and $1,700 in 1910. It was the study of Oriental languages and literature.
at a loss to know what to do for the salvation Zegotiating through the Conval-General with work extending over Ave years. The aim is to While it is a scholarship primarily intended of Chins. Her Majesty's condition has now the Conservancy authorities as to what pro-euable the port to rossive or export 1,000,000 mouth "Not to obstruct any general measures added that these restrictions would be enforced common to all countrier which China may take without waiting for assurances as to similar for students at this college, should such a improved, but she still keeps her room where ceedure is to be followed and the matter is tons of cargo annually. At present the annual for the development of commerce and industry restriction in the Chinese imports of non-Indian suitable student be undiscoverable at any time she is being sttended by three doctors from the really not in such a sufficiently advanced state volume of trade is about 500, 00 tons,
to say very much about it. in Manchuria.
opium being made effective.
therein, it will be at the dirorotion of the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Nowelwang, 16th March, 1908-
:
To this the India Offee replied that the
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