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THE HONGKONG DATLY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21st 1908.

Macao correspondent, that this strong action complication in that part of the world TELEGRAMS. THE BRITISH POST OFFICES

has not been without effect. Evidently in his perusal of information available in Lisbon with regard to his future sphere of labour, Senhor ROCADAS has been impressed by the injustice the Home Government has lode to the Colony of Macae in starving

gain of the mother country. No doubt

traced to President CASTRO, who for nine years has controlled the destinies of the Republic. The government has comsed to be representative and in his hands it in mon power, which has not been used in the interests of the country but for his own

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TURKEY,

LONDON, August: 18th." The Turkish Minister of Public Works in

GORDON, August 18th. The trade depression in America resembles the conditions existing in Great Britain.

S. WATSON & CO., public improvements and withdrawing from

the Colony fonds which might have been ponsibility he quarrels with country after an interview, said that he had telegraphed spent in the Colony to its immediate and country, to the detriment of his own to England and France for specialists to Permanent advantage and to the ultimate As a Caundian newspaper sagely remarks, help in the great scheme of road making and his matter was well discussed with the he is a "lung distance"fighter, but pro-irrigation, and added that Turkey would be responsible officials and it will be sincerelybably he will become less bellicose when he assisted by foreign capital.

pod by all will-wishers of this Colony that huds, a hostile feet blockading his porta u TRADE DEPRESSION IN AMERICA. the Lisbon authorities have at last heruthe inhabitants rising in protest against the siajustice. The barbour dangers and hardships to which they are ex persuaded of this inj is row so silted up that the cost of dredg.posed. Whether the force behind the pro. ing it will be very considerable; and Macao test will be sufficiently strong to remove this Was Dever so ill able to bear that cost as she commanding figure frour Venezuelan affaira remains to be seep, but it does not is to-day Had the matter been taken in hand a quarter of a century ago when the take us far into the realm of conjecture Colony enforced previous appeals to Lisbon to declare that there will be little by a direct petition to the King of Portugal, security for peace so long as he is allowed to the work would have cost far less than it remain in his present position. Of course will now. Procrastination has provel very no one who knows anything of the mercurial expensive. Portuguese engineers who re-

temperament of the Latin cases in Bouth ported on the project warned the Govero-

America and the instability of the various ment years ago that the ruin of the port governments there would hope for great was inevitable unless dredging operations reforms froin a successive president and wore undertaken and the necessary works constructed for the regulation of the currents government, but conditions could not be

much worse than they are under the exist in the harbour. This prediction has to a large extent been fulfilled, and the longering regime and no improvement some these improvement works are delayed the worse will it be for the Colony nad also for the Mother country which has up to now been able to regard it as a valuable asset to the nation,

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THE Dews which we published yesterday from our London correspondent to the effect that Holland had decided to blockade Venezuelan ports was important not so Dinel because it indicated that the fiery litle republic which has caused so much trouble to other Powers of late was at length to receive a much-needed lesson, but because it proclaimed the fact that on occasion the Monroe doctrine may be suspended. It wil. be remembere I that when President GROVER CLEVELAND, who died only a few weeks ago, restated some ten or twelve years the

A. S. WATSON & CO.. More doctrine with an application to the

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circumstances of the time when Great Britain was in dispute with Venezuela, coa- -siderable irritatium was aroused in Britain. and feeling ran high. It was regarded as an undue interference with British at wrest and, however sound the doctrine might be, the fact could not be overlooked that from the point of view of the United States there might

an occasion when it would be impugued. Fortunately that evil day has not dawned yet, and if Americi display the same sound common sense as she does to day the unhappy contingency may be long delayed.

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It is well kdown that Venezuela has bean storing up trouble with a persistence which is almost akin to madness. only the United States itself has broken off diplomatic relations with the Government of the country, but Great Britain, France and Holland have claims again t her which demand settlement. There is something. extremely ludicrous in the spectacle of this

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possible without a change. The Dutch demonstration will doubtless bring the President to terms and if it also indirectly in brought about another revolution Venezuela no one would be surprised. But its effect in international politica is far that the Mource reaching. It showe doctrine has more elasticity than some European politicians, particularly British, thought and this coasent on the part of the United States Government to intervention by a Europeia Power on the American Continent establishes a precedent which must be regarded as of the highest importance.

armed

The third day's bearing of the action in the Supreme Court in which the Imperial Bank of China are the plaintiffs was oooladed yesterday

Mr. Maleni, Councillor of the Japanese Em-

busy at Washington, kas notied Me. Bacon

that the Emperor has ratified the Arbitration Treaty between Japan and the United States.

At the Magistrasy yesterday Me, J, H Kemp sentenced a native to six weeks' impri- Fonment with hard labour. for stealing the slothing of a passenger on board, the sa

"Fatahan".

With regard to Sven Hedin it is anggestód to account To: bho aontinued absence of all nawa that he may have turned north-eastwarde in his journey to Khotan and have made for Western Chine. In that case the first news of him may come from Peking.

For unlawfully failing to exhibit a white light on board bis fishing junk while under way in Aberdeen harbour on the 18th Jostant, the Hon. Commander Basil Taylor, RN, (Marins Magistrate), yesterday fiued the master 32.

Mr. Edgar G. Barrett, Manager of Messrs. Dodwell & Co. Ltd, who was elected sa Associate of the Boolety of Accountants and Auditors in 1901, after passing the noosmary examination, hon, we note, just been elected

Fellow of the Society which entitles him to

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX BOAD little Republic defying so many of the greater append F. 8. A. A. to his name."

LONDON OFFIC 131. FLEET SIDEERE

The Daily Press.

Hosarong, Avsusr 21st, 1908.

a century the FOR very nearly half improvement of the harbour of Macao bas been under consideration by the Government at Lisboa. Every year's delay has meant an aggravation of the cause of complaint, and now it has become absolutely imperative that dredging operatious should be under taken. The statement made by the new Governor in his first public speech in the Colony that his initial efforts would be directed to this importint question is a "welcome" "announcement aliki to the com-

Powers-of-the-world, and were it not so serious the world could afford to laugh at the little bantan cock which craws 8 loudly from its own little dirt heap. But patience has its limits, anF so has the Moarce doctrine. The Dutch Minister having been expelled from Caracas, the situation between the Netherlands and Venezuela became more acute, and the natural consequence followed that Holland should take steps to avenge this insult. Satisfaction was demanded, but none being forthcoming, the Dutch decided on a naval demonstration which would doubtless bring about the desired result.

A estive went into the accountant's room

is a boarding house in Winglok Street on Wednesday, broke upen a box and we do. parting with eight pieces of clothing when he was detained by a foki and handed over to the He was charged at the Magistracy police. yesterday with larceny, and Mr. Kemp sen. tenced him to one month's imprisonment.

THE NAVAL LOAN.

LONDON, August 18th. The London newspapers and city men are ceptical of the naval loan.

THE UNITED STATES AND HOLLAND.

IN NORTH CHINA. [FROM OUR PREINO CORRESPONDENT.]

August 6th.. The Hongkong Postmaster has caused to be published in Tientsin an announcement that the British Postal agency in this post will be closed on October 10 next. A similar announce-

office was not closed then owing to the British

ment was made last year, but the Tientsio

merce coming forward with a guarantee for the Municipal Councils and the Chamber of Coin.

of the establishment. Negotiations are now amount of the deficit involved in the running

foot with a view to renewing this arrangement

but it is by no. mosás certain that it will be

renewed.

maintain their own national post offiser without the slightest hint, being made of any proposal for their discontinuance. At the moment I cannot say whether sither of them is ran at a loss, though I should think It probable, in both cases, since both the French and Germa Communities in Tientsin are smaller than the British, But whether this bo actually the base or zot, for patriotic reasons they are kept p without murmur or protest of any kind.

It may interest Hongkong readers and others

is the heavy losses by the transit of letters over residing on the old tail route to know that it

have caused the Tientsin Oflee to be closed. the Siberian Railway and by other routes that

ALLEGED. FALSE. DECLARATION.

The trial of Lam Kiù, a Chinese woman, on a charge of making a false declaration before the Supreme Court, was opened before Mr. J. E, Wood at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when Mr. F. B. L. Bowles, Crown Solicitor, appeared to presconto.

Li Hon Mo, chief interpreter at the Sa preme Court, said it was part of his duty to fill up paper re the administration of estates The exhibits produced ander a small sum ware in his bandwriting. He dil saw the petitioner at the Registry, and after being told what he wanted took him to see the Registrar, Mr. Beth, who directed witness to fill up the necessary papers. The information for the petition, witnose obtained from the petitioner, and the declaration from a woman, but he could. not say whether defondant was the declarant, Witzes explained to the woman why the

Daring the past twelve months the general body of British and other residents in the British Concessions of Tientsin have been taxed to The imports for the past seven months the tune of $7,500 per annum in order that the have decreased by over fifty millione sterling, British. Postal Agency here might be main resulting from the existence of the agency are and the exports by nearly eighteen millions.tained and they contend that the chief benefits derived by beads of the commercial hopga. This is to say, the community at large pays for the conveniences of a small section of itself Hongkong naturally declines to bear the burden of the deficit, though last year there were Come in Tientsin who would not have objected to this and did not seem to see anything aunatural in a plan that would have been 20 economies to Tientsin. Hongkong, however, bas from the first stood to its guns; sit will not conduct the Tientsin agency at a loss and if Tientsin-wishes-the-agency continued, so long as the loss in working laste, Tientsin. must make it good. The matter is left, therefore, for local adjustment. There is every hope of the agency being preserved if the shipping and mercantile part of the community will baar aba no mistake, larger proportion of the Asancial burden (han His Worship--Is it part of your duty to they have hitherto been willing to do. But the

certify that you believe certain documents to be true! general body of ratepayers will probably kick if it is selfishly proposed, to victimise them on behalf of a specially interested section.

LONDON, August 18th. The United States Government have expressed sympathy with Holland regarding Venezuela, and have informed her that a Dutch blockade or other maritime measures will not be opposed, provided there is no military occupation."

DISASTROUS. COLLILERY

EXPLOSION.

LONDON, August 19th. A disastrous colliery axplosion has occurred at the Maypole Colliery near Wigan Luncashire. Soventy-six miners are entombed. Rescue parties have descended. the pit, but are bindered by the gases, and there is little hope of rescue, Three dead bave already been recovered. The scenes at the pit month where the wives and families of the entombed miners are congregated, are heartrending.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM CEYLON PAPERS. J M.C.C. INVITATION ACCEPTED.

London, August Stb. The Australians bave soospted the M.C.C.'s invitation to Flat England in 1949.

ENGLISH CRICKET.

London, August 4th. Yorkshire has beaten Lancashire by 190 FIBE

Angust 5th. Keat has beaten Basser by an innings and ten runs.

Derbyshire has beaton Hampshire by 126 runs, Honoestershire has beaten Essex by 48 rana. Worcestershire versus Warwickshire, and Leicesterabire versus Northamptonshire, were drawn.

verane Notis and Somerset versus Surrey Middlesex were abandoned.

RAILWAY AMALGÈMATIÓN.

London, Angust

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declaration was required, and she appeared to thoroughly understand what was said. After the papers were filed up they were handed to

Mr. Mackie to interpret to that there should

Witness-No, and this is the first Iromombor having sigued, saying I believed the contente

to be true.

Further evidence was heard, and the case adjourned.

TRAGIC AFFAIR AT PEKING.

SUSPECTED JAPANESE "THAITOR SHOT.

A Peking telegram of the 5th instant, translated by the Japan Chronicle from a Japanese paper, renda as follows:-

Kawakita Daijire, an Artillery Captain-in the Japanese Army, on reserve, who has been here for a long time without any fred profes sich, has been under surveillance of the Japanese Legation guard, his conduct being regarded né tuspicions. It was at last found that he was trying to tell Japanese military papers to Rassian officers and the Chinese army. Yester

WHI-HAI-WEI BRITISH POST OFFICE, There is a British Postal Agency at Wei-dai- wel, too, and there have come to my knowledge certain ourious facts regarding the working of

that the correspondence of port. A Tientsin

his wife, who was a lavalid. While there resident went there for a holiday with they had letters, papers, etc., forwarded from Tientais, In

took no lower than 23 days in reaching its destination, though ordinarily the time occupied should not exosed 48 hours. The postmarke on the envelope showed that the letter had been on a circular tour six Hongkong! The same gentleman laft his wife at Welhaiwer and returned to Tiantain. Before he left he wrote a letter in Tientsin. This was posted two days before his own departure, but was not delivered to the addresses till two days after he had arrived la Tientsin, so that it would haveday (4th instant), one of the Legation guard. been far quicker had he kept his letter in his visited the lodging of the offlor and asked him pocket till he got to Tiontein and then sout it to go to the Japanese Legation. Upon this. by chit.

Captain Kawakita suddenly drew a small sword Again, while he was still at Weltsiwei, and attempted to stab the gendarme.. some letters

from England arrived by struggle ensued botweed them, and, the gen Siberian mail at his Tientsin residence, darme in solf-defense drew a revolver and shot and were forwarded to him at the Wei- the officer dead. haiwel Hotel. When they arrived he had left for Tientsin, so his wife placed them (five in number) in one envelope, and posted them brok to Tientsin. So far they have not reached the addressee, who has in the meantime received several other letters from his wife in which reference is made to these homa lettera duly

It is reported that the Midland, the North-despatched but not yet delivered. Possibly the Western, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Ave letters may yet turn up after visiting. Railways have concluded an agreement with Hongkong, Singapore, and other ports where reference to competitive traffic, which, it is there are British postal agencies and effoes. estimated, will save a minimum of two hundred! It is obvious, however, that, whether the fault The stocks of all be at Weihaiwei or elsewhere, arrangements thousand pounds per annum. the three railways have advanced in consequence, which permit of such delayed delivery as that

CHINESE NAVY LEAGUE.

Thousands of pounds have been subscribed by Chinese merchants in Sydney, Melbourne, and Navy Association, which has been founded Adelaide towards the newly formed Chinese promote voluntary contributions from Na Chinese throughout the world, with the object of securing an enormous increase in China's Chinese women, pays a Melbourne dispatet, fleet, are conducting a vigorous sampaign in support of the movement. -

FAMOUS CHURCH BURNT.

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The partionists of the affair are kept secret for convenience of investigation. bat oven, though a military map has been offered for sale, thongh of an important nature, it scarcely eseme to come under the category of secrete

PIRATES AGAIN.

A trading junk was riding peacefully at anchor off Saikang on the night of the 6th instant Dack was just closing in when another junk ran alongside her and made fast. Before those on board the trader were aware of what had happened, eight pirater, armed with knives and

I have indicated-and there are also instances revolvers, swarmed on board and had little of absolute non delivery are deplorable, and difficulty in driving the terrified crew into the should be remedied in the interest of Britain's hold, no resistance being offered. When all good name if not la the intercet of those using wore under hatches the pirates battened them down and proceeded to ransok the vessel. Abother curious case came within my personal After transferring goods to the value of $268.90 the British post office in the Far East. knowledge. A letter was delivered in Tientsin to their own craft they sailed sway without California, U.S.A. It bore the address of the all was quiet, howevor, the latter set to work, addressed to a correspondent at Oakland, releasing the crew of the trading jauk, Whea gender, a foreigner in Weiheier, Shantung. and after much exertion succeeded in forcing How it over came to be delivered in Tientsin I the hatch. But when they regained the deck do not know. One would suppose that from the pirate craft was out of sight, so they Weibaien it would have been sent to ons of the promptly hauled up the anchor and set sail for - const ports and thence to Shanghai to be coa-Hongkong. On arrival here they reported the maltor at the Water Police Station, and Detective Sergesat Wilden took the case in of eight seamen, who were charged before"Mr. band. His investigations have led to the arrest J. R. Wood at the Magistrioy yesterday with August 10, armed robbery. The hearing of the charge was

adjourned. THE TIENTSIN BRITISH POST OFFICE. I have just obtained the latest intelligence

The death is reported of Captain Blansbard of 92, Maallonnell Road, Kowloon, from heart failure. The deceased skipper was well-known

A telegram from Ponta Delgada (Azores) royed to America. But Tientsin is cisarly off along the China osast, and was last employed as chief officer of the s. "Hoisang." His romaine states that as the result of a great fire the the route between Shantung and California. were intered in the Happy Valley cametery ancient and beautiful church of St. Vincent has This letter had been posted at the Chiness Post yesterday afternoon, alurge number of friends bean completely destroyed. The church was Office, so that the bungling is not confined to one of the wealthiest in Portuguese territory, The United States has attending thỏ funeral.

and whe famed throughout the world for the the British Post Office. great treasures it contained. These included priceless A cat was basking in the sun on the footpath chandeliers of solid gold and mall prich declared her sympathy with punitive measures of this description, and, as a n American journal remarks, "the Monroe of Hollywood Road on Wednesday. A native paintings, sculptures and tapestries,

Moorish an American recently offered munity of Menoad to, all marisers doctrine will take a vacation from Vene-named Ching Keng is alleged to have picked frist tapestry for four pieces of its old owner of the animal followed, gavo Ching in telegram afates that the fabsbitants of the town charged with the duty of taking ships in orzuela forn time. Of course it could not it up, put in a box and walked off. The £2,500; which, however, was declinet, The out of the habour. It will not have been well be otherwise: If toe-United States charge, and yesterday he was placed before made repeated and herois efforts to save the forgotten, however, that many, if not every wished to exercise a species of protection Mr. J. R. Wood at the Police Court on a building, and are inconsolable at its destruction. over the whole of the now world south charge of theft He told Mr. Wend that he one of Senhor, Rocana's predecessors in

of her own borders she must ako in- bought the cat for sixty conts. His Worship` `PHILOSOPHY IN MOROCCO. office were most sincerely anxious to see-

complainant. Defendant said he was. this important work undertaken, and none cura certain amount of obligatioain asked if he was willing to return it to the

was returned, and defendant discharged." more so than the last Governor. Recollec preserving peace and maintaining order tion of this faet certainly does not within that sphere. On the present occa and is inspire confidence in the publicou kovert alle has pot shown any by inclination to fat arfare, has not even threat mind that the new Governor

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with regard to the proposed closing of the British pated that fresh and satisfactory arrangemanta Postal Agency in Tiantein. It had been naisi.

as required by the Hongkong Postsmaster would be made for making good the deficit Ganeral. I now learn that, though prolonged negotiations have taken place with this in view, the attempt to obtain a fresh subsidy locally has been unsuccessful. As I have previously mentioned, last year's decision of the two British Maricipal Councils to contribute a sum of $7,500 out of the rates evoked much unfavour- and comment and the Municipal fathare, much

THE GERMAN TROOPS FOR THE FAR EAST.

It is stated that this year's ralisi contingant

consisting of ten officers and seventy-nine for the Gorman Far Eastern detachment, on commissioned officers and men, will be sent to its destination by rail through Rumis, Mancharia, and China, the Governments of Russia, Japse, and China Laying willingly ssusanted to the plan. The departure of the contingent for Peking from Wirballen, the Russian frontier station, was fixed to take place on August 4. Apart from the considerable

The policy of refusing ransom for the victims of Morocean brigandage seems to be working snoo ssfully. Mr. Clark Kennedy, the latest prize of the bil tribesmen. has been On Wednesday pvening a man pamed Voste, released, partly because of the conviction that accompanied by a friend, enterou & 10 negotiable security. Jet aim at 130. Wellington Street, and fuquired apparently because of his philosophic behaviour

having won the approval and adentration of they like out and-dried schemes, and ifftle as, saving va Lund die jourboy by suit will be mach

of £10,000, was they consult the general body of rætspsyked nie" "oferper thắn by cont made a first and final bidetectors, have this year hesitated to repost their

eble to, presail any more effectually than fened to use the big stiek" and the duty price of soda water. On being told, he called captors. bis predecessors against the blank wall of of bring her zucht Government to junction at Lisbon, but there are good res reason therefore fell to gre or other of th sons for adopting a more optimistic view of Powers concerned. Holland having perhaps the matter. If it be true, us report bad it the greatest suse for quarrel has been at the time, that Senhor COUTINHO resigned forced to take severe measures and there the Governorship of Macso as a protest can be little doubt that apologies will be against the stultification of his efforts by the tendered all round and that Venezuela will authorities at Lisbon, we may gather even be allowed to ventinue its independent from the brief summary of the new career... Governor's speech communicated by our

When a ransom

be

for the bottle copied the gând le lím. of 236 and when auslomers re about to depart without paying,ried that even the smaller, sum would financis) undertaking of last year. When and on a fok pointing out the ominion, Veste test by such a proceeding. Mr. Clark-Kennely, therefore, their guarantee of the deficit expires, ploked up a stool and chased-him-round the according to dne of his late custodians, is elo en Oct. 10 next the British Post Office in abop. The police were called, and the European type of man born to be a Moroccan which is Tientsin, will be finally olosed, and Tieten rens is capabla of earning in those latitudes. melee. Voste was charged before Mr. J. H. Another obserration from the same source is pout and will have to revert to the old 20 arrested, his friend leasing him during the dolls the highest compliment that a Nazi will loss the surantages of the British party Kemp at the Poliss Court yesterday with he decidedly illuminating. Asked which of the rafe. This will result in the advantage of the for both, sizos what you form ausreby" having in a disorderly manner and damaging rival Sultans he preferied, the hillman voted Imperial Post Office. property. On the first charge he was fined $3,

-Pall Mall Gazette,

It will be readily admitted that the source on the second 52, and he was ordered to pay $moans that there are no postering rulers at all. of all the trouble and all the international compensation..

It is to be noted that the French and

German Communities in Tentein manage to

- LATEST · STEAMER, MOVEMENTS.

here on the 23rd inat a m.

The Austrias-Lloyd's str. Bilcain left Shang-

The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived. hat for this port on the 19th lost, and is due

Nagamki at 10 am. on Thursday, the 20th where she is due to arrive at 10 p.m. to-day, ins and left sgain at 6 pm, same day for Kobe The Silk er M-M. str. Polynesies which left on the 10th inst. this port on the 7th ult, was delivered in Lyons