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in the expectations of valuable compensation, fell into a state of despantioney, and economic circles lost their activity until the Governinout augounced its intention-of- carrying out post-bellum enterprises "in conformity with a positive policy The Government, nilising the fever of CO, entorprise that then arose among the people, and taking advantage of the momentum of a victorious war, framed a largely extended programme of finance, converted inte ordin.. ary taxes the extraordinary special imposts levied on account of the war, and in addition in the State monopolies of tobacco, salt and camphor, encried out the precipitate measure of railway nationalisation," (thus WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. largely extending the phere of State enterprises and doing everything in its power to increase the revonus. In all these things" the Report says "is to be found the reason for the nnfortunato fimos that

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On the 9th July a child was born to Frinos į

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second child and is to be named Pa Kai,

As the Megistracy yesterday Mr. F. R. Wood sentenced a coolie to six weeks' imprisonment for stealing 19b of nails from the Kowloon

Godowns,

The Ministry of Rites has seized the Ministry. of Finance for Taala 200,000 for the purpose of parohssing presents for the Dalai Lama on his arrival in Peking.

The Board of War has wired to the Viosroys of the Liang Hu stating that it should be made known to the ofloors under their control that it is forbidden them to make soldiers do the work of household servants,

A native who was charged before-Mr, J, H Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday with stealing a gold medal from a houseboy at Aberdeen, was fined $10, and ordorod to pay $4,20 compensation, the price of the medal.

The Chinese Merchants in the South Seas

[“ WAILT FREIB "MAXOLUBITE BERTICE.}

THE SITUATION IN PERSIA

LONDON, July 22nd,

The Shah's troops which have been sent to Tabriz have revolted.

THE REVOLT IN MACEDONIA,

LONDON, July 22nd. The revolt in Macedonia is report ed to be spreading rapidly.

HONOURS.

LONDON, July 22nd. The Premier of Nepal (His High ness Maharaja Sir Chandra Shum

PERSIA

LONDON, July 20th. The Times correspondent at Tabriz wires that the Persian Royal infantry went from Bleheram to restore order in the town, left their rifles and uniforms at Tabriz and absconded en masse.

CANTON.

OPIUM CRUSADE, The Police have been instructed to stop the manufacture of all opium smoking implements and the Castanis Authorities have been request ed to prevent the importation of name. In future those who still continue to manufacture or import these articles will be savoroly panished.

PRECAUTIONS REGARDING DEFORMEES, His Excellency Viceroy Chang has received.

telegram from the Central Government instruct ghim to be osations with reformers taking up official positions in all the ordinance depart-

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 22nd July.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR F

PIGGOTT).

ETTERING A FORGED BANK NOTE, Two Chinese, fokis in money changer's ware charged with attering a bank note know.... Ping it to bi falss, The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. Rees Davies, E.,) instructed by Mr. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, who was assisted by Mr, E. P. Hett, of Mesra, Brutton and Hett, appeared to presente, and Mr. M. Slade, instructed by Mr. S. Dlakson, of the office of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, and Mr. Stevenson, of Messrs. Descon, Looker, and Deason, defended.-

The following jury-were empanelled :-L- Plummer, G. Bok, A. J. M. Thissen, E. Humphreys, J. F. Millar, 8. R. Ismail, and

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The Attorney-General, in outlining the cas

bavo now overtakan economio sircles, Eromaya Chinese Publis Opinion) so willing to Shere.Jang Bahadur Rana) has had ments and powder magazines and orderlag him for the Crown, said that the prisoners we

subscribe 15,000,000 Taels towards the con strastion of a Chinese Navy on condition that Chinese men-of-war are stationed in those as to protest Chinese interests there,

For behaving rudely to Captain Bode of the Imperial German Navy, Mr. J. B Wood yesterday fined a Kowloon cloths copiis $1. The defendant said the captain had not paid him so he caught hold of him and would not let go, sad the officer in endeavourlag to free himself, ripped his cost.

the stock market downwards" When the Government saw that in spite of these measures it could not possibly obtain all the funds it needed, the Report complains that they did not reduce their programme, but on the contrary the officials persisted in carrying out their policy of undue armamente" and, in order to provide for WHISKY the anticipated expenditure, adhered to the device of public loans, which finally ended in failure and impaired the

The hearing of the charge of murderens country's credit in foreign markets. Then assault preferred against Cheung Tes Hing the Government proceeded to increase the sacladed before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Police taxes, cansing considerable resentment Court yesterday afternoon. Defendant admit- among the people. This, together with theted in his statement to the pelios. that he newa of the failure of attempts to obtain further money abroad, produced a sudden change in business circles; shares foll sharply, the banke adopted a conservative

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attitude, finance drifted into a critical condition, and the general tendency, to say nothing of the question of fluctuations in the sbare market, was in the direction of a panicky feeling. The Report proceeds:

In spite of those circumstances the Govern mast, experiencing difoulty in maintaining its Baansee, leaned tresury bills in excess, and thus contributed to the depreciation of negotiable Bogarition, Then at the close of 1907, it suddenly raised the price of tobaco

ite persisting in

policy, ocmpiled & pro unsuitable budget for the fioul year which included a scheme of new taxes to cover the deficiency of income, The passing of this nemure deepened the distress in business circles and thereafter, at the close of March, in

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the latter's hope, the Government adopted a wrong system for repaying the first War Loan, haring recourse to competitive discount, and thus making plain the fact that it desired in every possible way to avoid paying out ready money. The ones was that read BIVF Ter for securities, and finally the existing situation was resched

BARON KOMURA is supported apparently by Prince Tro in his statement that the change of Government which has taken place does

Japanese policy. If that is so the reasons not mean a break in the continuity of the

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happened to out both men with a shopper," and he was committed for trial,

The Court of Directors of the British North Borneo Company recommend the payment of a

dividend of 4 per cent. for the year ending

December Bist 1907.

dividend yet declared by the company, and This is the highest compares with 3par cent distributed for each of the two preceding years, and 2 per cent, for the years, 1889-1905..

At a meeting of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and Chinese Charchen Committee hold, at the YM.C.A. zooms on Monday evening I was decided to pay over to the Flood Relief Fund Committee, the balance remaining on hand, amounting to over $900, from the sabscriptiona raised towards the Relief Fund by the United Chinese Christian Churobes, and Chipse YM.C.A.

A big fire oconrred in Tiantain on the 13th Inst. when the Aronde in the French Congas

sion was destroyed. The building belonged to the Tienfain and Investment Co. Ltd. It You inanead and will be rebuilt. The gu the Arcade Amusement Co, Wars Insured in German office only a few days before for $15,000, but it is stated that the salvagegill bring in a

good sum and the loss will not be a heavy one,

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conferred upon him the Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath, and the Earl of Northampton has been made

Knight of the Garter.

A NEW FIELD MARSHAL

LONDON, July 22nd. General Sir Charles Henry Brown low, G.C.B., has been appointed a field marshal.

OBITUARY,

LONDON, July 21st. The death is announced of Admiral Rozhdestvenski, who commanded the Russian Armada which the Japanese Fleet under Admiral Togo defeated in

the Straits of Tsushima.

General Pfleiderer is also dead.

LONDON, July 22nd.

It is reported that the death of Admiral Rozhdestvenski is incorrect,

THE BRITISH ARMY.

institulé investigations in all those depart ments and find out the antcosdents of the officials at prosent simployed.

PROMOTION OF TRADE AND AGRICULTURE.

charged with attering a forged bank note for the sum of $100. The two prisoners were the assbier and the runner respectively of B Chinese money changer's shop, called the Shuf Cheong at 116 Queen's Road Central The prosecuter was the owner of s`mlt_junk trading between Fokion province and Canton Hearrived in Hongkong for the first time in his

The Grand Council has telegraphed to H. E. the Viceroy instructions for the promotion of trade and agriculture in the Province, is Excellency is ordered to investigate thoroughly the nature (objects P) of the travelling public,life on the 23rd May last and went to his friend and mors especially to direct his attention to

Shi ffing. As he could not talk Cantonesa Shi Hing went round with him to assist in elearing his junk at the Harbour Office and to do other matters. Afterwarde the prosecutor returned to Cinton but same back to the Colony on the Betr May with a draft for $700: 8ht Hing want out with him to the money ohangor's shop where the prisoners were employed in order to cash the draft. They saw the first and sound prisoners behind unter and Shi

the steam launch servisa tu the interior; to hold meetings to encourage the people to open new industries and foster agriculture, The instructions enjoin the Viceroy to impress un the people ta da theas things in earnest,

THE DANGEROUS EXPLOSION,

Lust week a keg eɔntaining Afty pounds of smokeless gun powder exploded in the Wing Chat Powder Magazine situated outside the North Gate. Part of the roof of the building was "blown of and the wooden floor of the magazin ought are, but fortunately there were several bottles of are extinguishing chemical fluid in readiness and the fire was put out without further mishap The offer in charge of the Magasins not being able to discover the origin of the accident put It dowa to spontaneous combastion cansed by excessive heat of the sun.

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·Hing presented the drafh asked for bank notes, counted out the notes and handed them to bhe prisoner second who after counting them also handled the bundle over to Shi Hing, who counted them. himself. Shi Hing could not rand English sud was, of course, guided by the Chiness characters on the notas. The notes consisted of ons $100 not, one $50, "overal tens and fires- A4 a matter of fact the note which appeared to be for $10) was a five dollar note whiol It is the daty of the Provincial Trassurer to

had been allored to a hundred. Shui Hing furnish sunnally before the sixth moon and the prosecutor then went back to memorial containing a detailed account of the the shop where Shi King was employed. Tha Provincial expenditures for the previous year prosecutor afterwards at the crow of his jaok Shi Hing handed a letter and telegram to the to the Throne. His Excellency's accountanta

and they had tifa together, After the tifu

reator and as the result of these he left for Fakien to get a onego of salt. It was noosemary? to cash the notes into Canton silver and Shi

LONDON, July 21st. The Government has given a pro-have been rather late this your in furnish, mise to take measures with a view to stopping reductions in the numerica Strength of the Army,

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[dpropos, the following paragraph for which Postolaims to have high Opposition authority the Lobby correspondent of the Yorkshire is interesting shaft is understood that Winston Churchill nected with the financial side of Army admini & private room at the War Ollie, who has access to doonmants, especially those con-

stration. He is occupied, it is believed, in working out a new scheme whereby the cost of the Regaler Aray will be stil further reduced, Frominent features of the scheme

are said to be------

ing the oceants.

lug, taking a coolie with him, went to the Tan Koo shop in Bontem Strand where he had

So far Treasurer Woo has been able to draw up the memorial owing to the accounts not being ready. Yes. terday he summoned the chief asoonatant Chan to explain the reason of the delays, and His Excellency ordered Chau to kneel down in donasiess before, and after agreeing as to the on receiving an unsatisfactory explanation, the Court for two hours as a slight punishment, premium to be roosivad, Shi Hing took the

time, he would be dismissed from service. after which a limited time was given to have notes ont of the handkerchief where ho kapt the ocean and, if he exceeded the them since the morning. The sttendant saw. that the nata purporting to hs $130 was a --TH■ MINŢING OF COPPER CENTS STOPPED.

forgery and he drew Shf Hing's attention to it. Provincial mint here, Hongkong copper cents otes in hie handkerchief sad proces led to the Before the minting of copper cants by the On learning this Shi Hing wrapped up the There seems to be a growing demand in

wore in great demand. The market has been Shai Choong shop where he had received the simply inaudated with native copper asuta the purpose of redeeming the La Hau railway. China for foreign losas. The Throne has sanctioned the raiding of a foreign loan-for-

(3) The withdrawal of the South African sinse the Provincial Mint sommepood producing actos in the morning. On the way however he garrison.

them. They have donsegaently been at a big met his master to whom he mentioned the (b) The destruction of the Cardwell system; for the change are not very obvious,, The A Haukow paper states that the Wai-We-pa

discount and there has been a huge accumu metter and-off his suggestion they entered the If this be so two considerations of the lation of these coins at the Mist. The Os Loong Bank where the note was shown *All letters for publication should be written brostensible reason in the ill-health of Marquis has raised a loss of Th. 1,030,000 for three greatest importance present themselves, In Provincial Government had been making and declared-to-be-a-forgery. On arrival at nonymously signed communication that have SAIONI Public opinion in Japan, how-years at seven per cent per annum interest from tation with his military experts, has elaborated Bares of Logal Affure (Provincial Financial the Shri Choong shop Shi Hing showed the

the first place, Mr. Haldane, after long consul normous profits in cirot'ating them. Th the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the sum to Orders for emire copies of Dant Pasuu should be vor, rogarde the change as marking be dorated to the needs of the Ministry of souls the minimum requirements of the Army. Department) on discovering that the demand note

a schem: which, on his own statement, repre-

to the first prisoner who denied an important criale in Japanese financial Posts and Communications, We ses it ales Before this scheme has had any trial, or is even

was diminishing considerably, enforced that he had given him a hundred dollar note at affairs, and -it-is-obvious that unless some stated that the Kiangan-Railway-administrament to be allowed to re-open the whole matter, and 20 per cant. in copper cents as a means of up at that time and said the $100 note they had

regulation that all salaries of Government complete, is a Minister from another DapartOficials were to be paid 80 per cent, in silver all that morning. Ta second prisoner-came material change in the financial policy tion desire a foreign loan of three million and draw up a fresh plan!" In the second place, forcing those coius into the market. This was on the Hongkong Bank and not on the of the country is shortly announced, unless dollars.

the office of President of the Board of Trade practically means a small reduction of their Chartered Bank, so that the note producel has for some years past been rapidly growing salaries. It is reported that resently sony high could not have ben obtained there. Shi Hing On July 14th,, at Singapore, MART IBARR in short the indictment of the Chambers

With reference to the recant enquiry made in importance; so muck 80 that the CARRUTHERS, wife of John A. Martin.

of Commerce can be met by positive proof from Sweden about Dr. Sven Hedin, it is Clovernment are credited with the intenties of officials who were dissatisfied with the new insisted that he had received the note there and HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Das Vœux Roan that Japan is devoting her energies to the stated that the Government of India last heard raising the status of the President to that of regulation appealed to the Throne.

a quarrel took placa. A crowd gathered an? Secretary of State, and of increasing the salary result was that an Imperial Ellot was issued LONDON OFFICH: 131, FLEET STREET. EC improvement of her internal resources Garlek in Western Tibet and was going on to yes it is the public interest that the head ing copper can's for three months. The Hing and took him to the Police Station, from him last November, He was then attaching to the effos from £2,000 to £5,000 ordering the Provincial Mint to quise miat- a lukong coming on the soone arrested Shi rather than on sinistor military develop-botan for the winter. At the end of Noven of this important Department should place on the officiale are now paid-entirely in sitter,

value of these coira. is gradually rising sad telling the two man to follow. At the Station ments, the panicky feeling which is growing ber he wrote from Gartak to the authorities at in the country itself is bound to be in Leh stating he hoped to visit that place this

Shi Hing was searched and 8690. was found: creasingly reflected in the money markets summer. The silence which has aines taksa

upon him. Shi Hing's master and the prose cutor appeared and ultimately the two abroad. We can hardly doubt that the place is not surprising, remarks a Barma, paper,

defendants were obarged with attering a falzo bank note. The Attorney-General then described gravity of the situation is fully appreciated considering the inaccessible, though not other

it may not venture upon a direct re-full of resource and his safety nesl not yet be

be is travelling. He is moreover a travella

aziz before 11 am on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cask

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The Daily Press.

HON RONA, JULY 23, 1908 ::

BARON KOXURA, the Japanese Ambassad or

one side the daɛies of his own offles in order officially connected? Finally, the question may devote time to work with which he is in no way

be asked whether the reason for so sudden and dramatic a change in Army policy is to be found in the fact that the Prime Minister, finding it

maintain the Navy with the many at his disposal, has resolved to sacrifice the Army.

MRS, LONGWORTH'S MERRY WIDOW HAT.

The

to London, is telegraphically reported to by the new Ministry, and that even though Wim dangerous, nature of the exatry in which impossible to pay for old age pensions and Alice Boosevelt, daughter of the President, was the note, on which the figures 100 appiered

have stated at a luncheon that the change

of Government in Japan does not mean-avorsul of the policy which has evoked so despaired of.

break in the continuity of Japan's policy -and that Japan will continue to devote her energies to the improvement of her internal resources. In the light of the information contained in the Japan papera there two statements are rather difficult to reconcile. What is Japan's poliop? As the business men of the country view it, the policy of the Jate Government has not tended to the improvement of the country's interm) resources, but has definitely shocked, their healthy development. The United Cham. hers of Commerce in Japan have recently. endorsed a report prepared by a Special Committee which sets out with perepi cuity and frankness the grievances the business men of the country have against the Gosornuent.They condemn the Gaveza ment for having embarked on a aci

Al it considered scheme for

much resentment, somo scheme of readj aat- went may be possible which will serve to restore and strengthen public confidence.

Only one onse of phagus figured in yesterday's. return.

A Tientsin paper reports that Colonel Riuob, Cameron Highlanders, has baan very ill at Shanbaikwan, but is now convalescut.

An Italian subject named Vigas, an eatre prenor on the Yunnan line, has been shot by Yunnanese and his body thrown into a river.

A man named Abert Horaux (alis Wagner, alina Mission) who had absooaded from Shanghai with considerable sums of money bas been arrested at Hacker.

CORRESPONDENCE,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS. "

HONGKONG AND OPIUM.

22nd July, 1909. DEAR SI-With reference to the Artists under the apore heading which appeared in your lesne of this date, as Solicitors for the Opium Farmer of this Colony wo are instructed to inform you that the report of the interview con

tained in such article does not correctly represent thereof, which are of quite a different nature, our client's true views of the subject matter

ommnnication an equivalent publicity to that We shall be obliged. if you will give this

afforded to the article in question, the serious inaccuracy of which, if uncontradicted, might

en

(REUTAR'S SERVICE.]

THE QUEBEC TERCENTENARY.

LONDON, July 20th, The Quebec Tercentenary celebrations have practically begun. The entire city is fête, and ublažs with decorations, Twelve thousand five hundred troops have arrived from all parts of the Dominion, and British and French squadrons, also an American battleship, are lying in the river

The official guests include representatives of the families of Cunerals Montcalm and Wolfe, also other French and British commanders,

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, formerly Miss amongst the ladies attending the Republican Convention, and with her husband was seated in the centre and the same figures in the front row on the platform. Presently appeared in the corsets, though on the back the Assistant Borjaant-at-Arms dame to her and the figure five appeared in several places. The asked her to remove her hat Ms. Longworth

forged when they attempted to pass it.

Evidence was then called for the prosecution. Shi Hing was examined at length and ra cognised the noto produced as the one which he had received from the prisoners and which had been declared false,

The hearing was adjourned.

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stared at him until he wilted, shrivelled, and Chinese characters had been altered.___ The went away. A low m'autes later another forgery was calculated to deceive the Chiness serjeant, also ignorant of her identity, came but from the English point of view the forgery and made the same request, as har Merry was a clumsy one, It was unlikely that Shi Widow hat Dolossal even tor #fma

marry Hing would have gous to thres money changers widow," we chaouring the view of a a large number of the people on the platform. Mrs, and tried to pass the note if he had known it Longworth refused in s tone that soat the was a forgory. He would have tried to dupe. thermometer down ten degrees. At this point some one less aboustem to haailing notes

He loaned forward and said, "You bad better take than money changers. He thought the jary Mr. Niobelas Longworth intervened.

off your hat, my dear." "I won't," said Mr would-be satisfied that the note was obtained. Longworth, and she said it with plant guilty knowledge, that they knew the noto was from the prisoners as alleged and that they had. "Come,"

said Nicholas, in a los complaisant tono,take off your bat." "I won't, and you retorted Mrs. Longworth shan't make hotly. "Yes, you will," said Nicholas, raising his voice so that he was heard by half-a-dozen people in the neighbourhood, "Don't make a scene, Alice; take off your hat Mrs. Long. worth old wothing, but, the locked manus and her eyes darted angry fraben, LONDON, July, 20th.

said Nicholas, I want you to take off your hat." Mrs. Longworth's hand ross The untest in the army at Adrianople involuntarily toward her head, then fell Yours faithfully,

continues. Groups of alicers have tele-into her again and clenched itself. Are DEACON LOOKER & DEACON

the Sultan formulating thair. You going to take off your hat?" said Nicholas. ake off you parte de 8htopib, This refers to a roster written to Londo #MAH. Tad, The langse the Colaes by paper by the Hood, try

ocess which felide delay in promod balanced inedibo da istraz thehet Reverdisciola das bien the English mail on Saturday, was entertained the Society for the Suppression of the Opium vasar of pay, and delayed discharge rest of the Convention's session her smile was started in that Colony with a donation of by his comrades of the Engineer Volunteer Trade, who quotes from the "Malay Mail" a

mechanical, and

effe did not seem happy. Bat $5,000 by the Government. Some of the Company to a smoking concert at Headquarters Mr. Loke Yow (who is described as the holder

FRANCE AND DENMARK. statement parporting to have been made by

Nicholas batmed continuously. "If, sy the charitable institutions have subscribed $500 philosophical delegates, "the Convention in of the Hongkong opium farm) denying that

LONDON, July 20th. bossed by Mr. Roosevelt, it is at least some each. At present the fand amounts to about claimsmpsnéation should the opf und resolution hagen on board the battleship-Vérité" by his son-in-law. Some of the American papers given at the Macao Club in aid of the Fund, the bolders the monopoly threatened to Prezident Fallières has arrived at Copen consolation to know that his daughter is boss 48,000. Some amateur performances are to be of the House of Commons be carried out, and escorted by the French squadron. He was triumphant and avenging snort, which might and a smittes representing the Chinese

to-day describe the hat incltear with quite a further oreliting Mr. Loke Yow with stating received by the King, Princes, and puzzle Europeans unscqainted with the latitude population has asked the Government to sllow would pat no opposition in the

diplomats with whom he proceeded to the allowed and genorelly conceded to trans them to hold a Bazaar with incidental theatrical that he would welcome the appression and govornmont-Er.

Royal palace.

Atlantio journals-Daily Telegraph.

Klobukowski, the now Governor-General

for the Far East of the 27th lust, sccompanied of Indo-Chine, is expected to leave Marseilles Lubstantially damage our client's interests.

Moss. Picanon and Deloasto.

for planning excessive armaments, and they urgo the imperativo necessity for au amendment of this armament scheme and the exercise of last night..

the strictest economy with a view to the Mr. T, M. Haskins, Clines Seorotary to the adicatment of the State's outgoings to a American Legation at Peking, died of supposed proper and Arad sum of income. In this cholera at Poitaibo on the 12th inst. He had indictment we are reminded that after the just been promoted to be Vies. Consul General war the nation, having been disappointed at Shanghai and was quite a young man.

THE BALKANS.

116 DAME TUSU again aru

THE FLOOD RELIEF FUND..

ELP TRÖM MACA Cut Macao correspondent writes that a

entertainments & in aid of the relief fund.