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"ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

HIGH-CLASS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10ra, 1908,

purposes. It is curious to note that even as early as the time of Lord MACARTNEY'S Embassy to Peking supposed interference on the part of the East India Company with the frontier of Nepasul was represented to the Emperor as a reason why he should refuse to receive the Mission, and throughout the past two centuries the key-note of much CO., of the exclusive policy of China is to be

CONFECTIONERY.

We have just unpacked

our

NEW SEASON'E CONFECTIONERY, imported From the leading London, Parisian and

American Hoages.

CADBURY'S

traced to the Tibetan connection. From an economic point of view it is not easy to discover the mainspring of this policy. As an appauage Tibet has certainly never paid its expenses. It has indeed from time to time sent into Chim in return for tea, the univoren drink of the Tibetan, a large quantity of gold and precious stones it has sleo as tribute remitted annually or triooni ally a certain amount of the peculiar.

products of the land-musk borax, rhubarb, skins, te, but in presents sent in return, and in the free entertainment of the enibasics and their trains China has far more than repaid the cost to Tibet. The maia natuating incentive has been political Tibet, and more especially Lhasen, has corne

CHOCOLATES. in modern times to be the headquarters of

In Fancy Boxes :

CHOCO. CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE LA REINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE and Others, in Great Vari-ty.

that peculiar phase of Buddhism known as Lamnism, and this on account of its influ- ence over the rule Mongol tribes overlying the whole northera flank of China, "has always been specially protected by the Chinese Government Under K'ANG and his immediato successors this protection of FULLER'S

Laumuish was effective, and the DALAI CONFECTIONERY. LAMA, whose religious supremacy over the

ALMOND wandering Motgols was a very real TAFFY,

was adroitly brought to be little more than TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, BUCRE DE LA CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPER-a pain in the hands of the Chinese Govern MINT LUMPS, WARSHMALLON BALLS ment of the day. Naturally, then that

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power,

The 2nd Battalion of the East Kent Regi- meat is coming to Hongkong from Durban în

the B.I.M.8. “ Dofferin."-

representative of the DALAI LAMA, who had himself fled asked for terms, whicb, every thing apparently being settled, the British

Mr. J. F. Boulton, axecutive engineer in the Government was only too ready to grant But if China had been inactive, when any Public Works Department, who went home thing had to be done, jahe in her usual three months ago on business connected with style saw her opportunity to hoodwink the new typhoon refuge, returned to the Colony the British Government, who only dimly yesterday by the French mal steamer. Mr. saw the game. On one pretence or other Bonitos, wo not, has drcing his visit home also

found-arefage" in matrimony.

negotiations were delayed while the Cuinase officials were taking steps to recover their lost prestige, and re-establish themselves under cover of the army of occupation in their old quarters.. As soon as this was doug, the Chinese openly declared that Tibet was their possession, and warned the British off the land. But by this time the Tibetans who had been looking to China to get the English out began to see the trick

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TELEGRAMS.

DAILY FRESS EXCLUSIVE 823VICE}

LANCASHIRE LOCK OUT ENDED.

LONDON, November Sth. A settlement of the trouble Lancashire has been reached.

in

9bangkai papers report the sudden death of Mr. W. H. Marabell, a journalist popularly known as-“ Volcano." Marshall, who the. N.-C.

The mills restart on Monday on Daily Acts, saye, "just missed being one of America's great writers." The death is also the understanding that the reduction reported of Miss Violet Bandy. Kuine, Super in wages takes place next March. intendent of the Telephone Company. She diad in Lond in at the residenss of her father,

Mr D. D. Kenue, K.C. Another old resident, in the pagan of Mr Jose Maris Guedes, passed away on the 3rd instant after an illness extend.

to Shanghai in the eighties from Hongkong,

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.

LONDON, November 8th. The Kaiser and the Emperor of and begane proprietor of Messrs Noronha and Austria have dined together at Sous printing establishment. Later on he was Schoenbrunn and it is announced interested in several mining enterprises and that the relations between the two subsequently carried on business as a obate and land broker. He was member of several reli-Powers have been strengthened. - gious socistigs. At various times Mr. Guedes

that had been played on them, and to fading over fourteen months. Mr Gardes went that while Great Britain had been content to beat thea with whips, Chint had quite unde up her mind to chastise them with scorpions. Such was the cause that brought about the gall revolution in Lhass, and we cap readily sea how grievous inust have

been the awakening. But perhaps the most

curious incident in a curious chapter remains to be told. The DALAI LAMA had found in his talks with DORJEFF that Russia was profuse cough with promises, but when the time of need hid been presi- pilated responsible statesmen were not prepared to put in practice the things promised by responsible talkers on their

behalf. The Datai Lama had evidently

left Lhassa under the impression that all The good things spoken of by Doaners were at hand, but hasan was permitted without a word of protest to fail into Britis' hande, and TUEDAN GYATSO found himself stranded

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expended large sums iz. Shanghai in assisting

cases of distress. Many yaire ago ka was decorated by the King of Portugal for services rendered to bis Government at now.

Au appeal has been issued in England by tho British Committes on behalf of the Interna tional Institute of Chiss at Shanghai. The Lope is that suficient funds may be raised in England towards meeting a moiety of the cost of constructing the basin lmll of the Institute. A meeting of reprezentativo Ukinuzo was called in 1958, and these subsocibd the requisite sum for the purchase of a site, the expectation being that money for the mais auditorium would by ebtsiad in the United Blates and Great Britain. A plot was sedated on the French Consasion of about 24 pores. Two buildings, biliary to thi mida ball,

have already been ersoled, one by different Chiness and foreign contributore, aud: the other by the mugitives of Mr. William &. Low, of New York. The indiats work ai The British Committee is to raise out £1,000 from subscribere in Grant Detaire solieme has the support of Bie Robert Hart, Donations are being received by the honorary kong and Shanghai Bsuking Corporation, 31, treasurer, Mir, A. M. Townsend, at the Hong.

Lombard street, London.

THE AUSTRIAN CABINET

RESIGNS.

Loynoy, November 8th. The Austrian Cabinet has resigned.

FRANCE AND GERMANY

LONDON, November Sth: Mutual expressions of regret on the part of France and Germany are expected.

Presumably this has referencs to the feeling aroused over the Kaiser's recont stateroots regarding the Boer War.-Edj.

NAVAL CHANGES.

LONDON, November 8th. Admiral Sir Charles Drury has been given the Nore command.

BIRTHDAY

HONOURS.

LONNON, Nóvember 9th.

Sir Matthew Nathan has received the Grand Cross of the order of St. Michael and St. George and Mr Stewart Lockhart, Commissioner at Woihaiwe, and formerly Colonial Secretary at Hongkong, has been. made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

OBITUARY,

LONDON November 9th. Victorien Sardou, the famous French dramatist, is dead. The death is also announced of Professor William

Edward Ayrton, electrical engineer and inventor, who gave to the world some remarkable discoveries, and whose wife is the only woman mem- ber of the Institution of Electrical Engineers..

JAPANESE NAVAL MANŒUVRES..

TOKYO, November 9th H: M. the Emperor has left Tokyo to witness the Naval. Maneuvres. His Majesty will first go to Nara and will proceed from there to Kobe where the naval review is to be held,

THE JAPANESE DIET.

TOKYO, November 9th. The Diet is convened for the 22nd“ instant.

[RACTER'S SERVICE)

THE LATE BOER WAR.

LONDON, November 7th." Admiral Curzon. Howe succeeds Telegrams from Dr. Leyds to the Boor

Chief of the Mediterranean Squadron. Germany, while sympathising with the Boers Admiral Drury as Commander-in-Government before the war lately published in Pretoria, show that France, Russin and Admiral Prince Louis Alexander refused to help them, Germany pointing ou

that Great Britain was Mistress of the Eeas,

AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.

Government had ovary object in provant.ug any acces of strangers to the supreme Lams with no one to take pity on in. It was who might suggest to his mind fleas strange revelation to him of the methods FRENCH subversive of his reverence for Chinese of gorerament, and, however unwilling, he CONFECTIONERY.macy amongst Asiatic natione. China thought it beter to accept the only course was herself Tibet's next door neigbour on left open. The Chinese Government on NUTTONA, WALNUT the north and east, aut clearly she could learning after the occupation of Lbase a of bis TOFFEE, FONDANTS CARAMELS prevent all necess from those quartera of Bight had officially deposed him from his new-fangled idene, so she flattered bérzelf exalted position of Sovereign Pontiff, and that on that side all was secure. Tibet's had made a mistake. So negotiations were both sides now came to the conclusion they, only other neighbour was India ong the

opened and the Dalai Lama asked to retraso south and wet, and here, unfortunately, his a op. TUBDAN GYATSO may not be an A. S. WATSÓN & CO. Châis thought, Egland was supreme, and

able man, hat he has learnt the trick of worst of all was progressive, and it was supporting his dignity, and has apparently LIMITED,

necessary to oppose every step and if well only yielded on receiving fulssurances of have recourse to force. This was the tradi-being completely reinstated, and under pro- tional policy inculcated on China's repromises of the sort he has permitted himself to lately placed before the Legislative Council, NEW BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED. Bentative in Tibet, and Eugland, being ba cajoled to Peking, and the ExeRBOR and and which, inmehow or other, received really quite indifferent to Tibet, whose self

honour of premature publication in the lossl Press It was not intended for publication,” seolusion answered admirably her own

wrote Mr. Clemssti after the event, and "serious policy, was perfectly contented in her tum

inconvenience" has been caused by giving it to let waters lie.

publisits. Why, however, should such a paper be suppressed to tell the truth and to expose certain rather glaring and mischievous miscon get hire there. Bleanwhile the Resident inceptions? Alas! the Society referred to above Tibet been tele

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

Mongkong 6th November, 18.

A

NOTIOR TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the newer cowari- should be addressed to Tim EDITOR.

Corresponiente must forward their names and ad drcasse with communications addressed to the Pditor, hat for publication but as evidence of goop. Futh.

2.

dil lettore for publication should be written on

Bút meanwhile quite unsuspected by either England or China-another influence was at work, and it is this influence that, for good or evil, bus brought about the

DowAGE Lave had to receive him with unprecedented honours. So far so good but the end is not jet. TUDDANTM has ex- hibiteu no great alacrity in returning to his capital, even with his accessious of dignity, and the court at Feking is at its wits end to

trade, remarks the Pall Mall Qizito, has had

The Bciety for the suppression of the opian of Battenberg has been appointed something very like a bomb dropped into its Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic midst in the paper which Mr, C. Clementi, Squadron. Assistant Colonial Secretary at Hongkong, has

the

LONDON, November 8th. The new battleship "Collingwood". has been launched at Devonport.

The Collingwood in the sixth ressol of the Dreadnought typo to take the water, ber five predecessors in the order of laying down being the Dreadnought and Bellerophon, at Ports

Armstrong. Whitworth, and Co., Newcastle.

LONDON, November 7th. Austrian Monitors, at target practise above Belgrade, have stopped a Servian steamer trying to pass Semlin.

SWATOW AND THE ELECTRIC

LIGHT.

Swaton is in the peculiar position of baving an électrio installation but no light, The nu- dertaking, which started so well a year or two is now closed down, and the plant is lying whole of the Chines Empire is steeped in Soperb, now being scmplated by Sie W. Glo. The Chinese company which owns it is. No Gongmously signed communications that have prescot juccture. The young DALAI LAMA graph that order has been restored in bassa misery becaure of the pernicione poppy, become ou-True; and the St. Vincent, at Portsmouth, averse to foreign capital being invested in the

by hoe TORDAN GYASO, whom China but the Lama has not yet left Peking, Ou lathargic, incapable of setinn, and physically t before 11 a.m. m day of picblication. After that and England supposed to be telling his beads the whole everyone connected with a very and mentally ruined. Of ourse, everybody Dreadnought was on the slip only four months, Europeans to obtain control of the undertaking: How the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash at Lhassa, had really been listening all the curious piece of business seems to have been who knew anything at first hand about Chins the Bellerophon seven months, and the Temer.

uire, Super, and St. Vincent eight months, the have proved unavailing. more or less disappointed in the result, knew that such was not the case, and that, as a Collingwood has been nine months in building Wha the company commenced lighting it Telegraphic Address: Pass

Chinese Government, The Dalai Lama, matter of fact, there is no more robust nation stage. But this is due to the simst unique had only contracts for thres hundred lights but

-one side of the paper only.

already appeared in other papers will be inserted,

Orders for extra pies of DAILY PRESS should be

Codes 4.BC. 6th Ed. Lisber.

P. O. Box, 34. Telephone No. 1.

while to a chance visitor who, enmo to him

in the ordinary way of things as a visitor

in September. It is noteworthy that while the enterprise, with the result that all attempts of

from his Mongol representative at Urga, the Tibetans, and even the Russian officials in the world. It la, however, well to have a facilities for rapid couelraction provided in within three months that number had grown On October 29th, it Hankow, to the Rev. and Urgit is oot far from the Rusai frontier. in Siberia. Of the whole there is, however Government official Baccking all this exaggerconnection with the slipway on which he to 900. When the company ceased work.

BIRTHS.

On October 20th, at Shanghai, to Mr and Mreud across the frontier for some distance no doubt that the most sold have been theated nonsense on the head,

Mrs. H. CASTLE, A SOD.

M. JAFFER, A 200

MARRIAGE.

On 7th November, at the Registrar-nos Office, Hongkong, JAMES CAMPBELL 'Loa ef Hongkong, to KAZI LALLAN SOSIREVILLE of London. hanghas papers please copy.

DEATHS.

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Da Gotober 8th, at London, VinaT DEADY KIANE, of Shanghai.

maism is still the religion of the land. It British Government itself, which after pay-

is not interfered with by the Russian ing the piper for the whole, bay found itself Government, and pilgrims from these in the end in a worse position that when it districts are admitted to Lhas n as of equal commenced. right with any other devout Limais. Now seeing that in the Lama they had a clever

Dr. Sven Hedio was prevailed on to deliver

PRESIDENT TAFT AND THE PHILIPPINES.

Collingwood is being built. So well has the

progress been mainlained since he was ing on the frat consiou it was supplying "oficially commenced" on February 3rd that some 1.700 gfs It was re-started there has been built into the structure nearly and did very well antil lightning struck -7,000 tons of matoris, including a large quantity a dynowo. Since thou the worke have of armour. This has been done without resort. In the event of his election Mr. Tafting to overtime, and it was hoped that her been closed down. authorized the Publicity Committes of the launching weight would reach the record of The light was remarkably cheap, perhaps. Manila Merchants Association to make thé | 8,000 tone. She is to be ready for the pennaat too cheap, the charge being only a dollar par following statementán his name and behalf. two years from the date of commencement. Mra, month per tamp, and it is declared with con

The

of the United States is to be able to perform the ceremony of naming the Colling seanre the legislation that would put the wood] Philippine Island on the road to development, such as I would like to aes them enjoy.

On Oc-ober ich, at Southsea, England, Assa, lad open to instruction, the Russian author a1 lecture at Shanghei on" Journeys in Tibet, siden greatest pleasure I anticipate as Pre-Asquith, wife of the Prétoier, had oneerted to \ fjäènes by those who ought to know that at

widow of ToxAS TIEDERY, Forguio

of Chefoo

On Dvembor lat, at Shanghai, WILLIAM

3146HALL, aged 65 yours.

On November 3rd, at Shanghai, E. BUDLAND, aged 59 yere

On November Fr, at Shanghai, Josa Mania Gurnes, aged 62 year?,

ities had encouraged him to leurs, and then

seeing be was well disposed to be aful had sent him to college at St. Petersburg. It was this youth who interested the Datar Jama by telling him that there were other countries of which he find never dreamt HONGKONG OFFICE: WA, De Vaux Roapoutsile England and China, and the st wy. LONDON OPTICH: 181 FLEET STREET he told prored to TUBDAN GYATS so much.

of revelation, that he determined to break through all traditions, ard study for himself the language and institutions of this strange country. England was the first to nove in the affair. Under the inspiration

The Daily Press.

Hoya coNG, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1908.

of the Russian Doniere Tibet commenced

Mr. A. C. Perry, foronian of the engineering bravok, recently invalided from Hongkong, has lean "ppointed to saimilar position at Portsmouth,

Sugar and tobaco are not everything and if Fesa got a free market for everything siss and eoncessions on those two things, in the immediate futors the Talands should enter upor The cash resp payments for the Bhanghai such an era of property as they have never Championship at the recent race meeting ware; before drasted of. I'll do it if I get to be Pro lat, $19,68120 ; 2ad, $5,623,20; Sed, 82,811,60,sident and it will give me, greater happinesss

The total value of the tickets takon was $3-1,240.

It is reported in Chinees oiroles, that H. Yann Shih-kai, Grand ouncillor and President of the Waiwapa, proposes to purchase the library of Dr. G. E. Morrizos, "The Times' " correspondent at Peking.

Ihan anything else that high effies has to offer

THE CASARLANUA

DISPUTE

LONDON, November 9th. The dispute between France and Germany over the Casablanca affair is

UVET IN INDI

One of the dreams I am indulging in- | still unsettled. and it may not be anything more than a dream is to be able to make a trip to the Philippine Islands as President of the United Stater I will inice a fast oraiser and go straight out there just for sake of shaking hands with my friends in Manila as their Pre- The T. & O. steamer "Somali" Ler leetsideat, and inquiring as to their needs and Roosevelt went to Panema.

trip brought out nine brides to happy residente progress President or 16. Voss American in the Far East, leaving one at Fenang, two at Soil there is no reason why I should not do it. Hongkong and the other six are now in the It is the thing I want to do above all others." Farin of the East (Shanghai;)

WEATHER REPORT,

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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday inated the following report:---

On the 9th at 11.30 am. The barometer has fellen over 13. Japan, and siam olsowhare, particularly in the North.

LONDON, November 9th. Another attempt has been made to Assassinate the Governor of Bengal.

THE NEAR BAS

LONDON. November 9th." The situation in the Balkans unchanged.

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81.50 per lamp the undertaking would bare paid even on the existing basis, Ba lack of onpital handicapped the work and as share- holders who had already paid ou! $30,000 bey and the stated capital refused to contribute further there was no other recoures but to sint down the works Thus it is that Swelew presents the anique spectacle of a town with an electric installation but no illuminat except the primitive para lamp.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S CHRISTMAS GIFT BOOK.

The Queen has made a selection from the many photographs taken by herself with a view to their publication in the course of this month in volume under the title of "Queen Alexandra's bristmas Gift Book: Photographs from My Camera." There are 135 photographs in-all, including one of the meeting at Reval the King and the Tear, and there are many pictures which afford evidence of the Queen's love for the sea and the Navy, The frontispiece will be a Rembrandt photogravura portrait of the Queen. The proscale from the selo of the volume are to be distributed among her Majesty's- charities,

As if in mockery of their more; civilised neighbours in Europe the Lamas of Tibet

to think that she had a grievance, and to have been essaying a revolution of their show signs of uneasimas under the rule of own Having by means of the Chineso

a general movement against China, and Government finally got rid of their English Chinese rule and Chinese methods was the troublers, they found they were only

result. Sluggish as usual the Chinese The Lnouncement that Admiral. Bir James exchanging King Loo for King STORK. Government only woke up to the position of A. T. Bruce, some years ago, second in command The story is as old as the bills, bat nations adairs when it, found that Tibet was well of the China Squadron, was stont to be placed who fancy themselves distressful still try. the same forcar hope, and still learn to big lost, and that nearly all the important on retired par, owing to non-employment, was & bit promature, as be does not come under the

GERMAN POLICY. positions bad, one after another, been occa. their cost the same lesson that the people plod by Tibetans, the Chinese garrisons being

seven years' rule, onlled in to help when successful invariably quietly expelled. The Indian Government The ruleer. "Bedford," Captain Beymons Bares remalus over Chins to the North of the

LONDON, Novembeth. elect to remain. Fortauately the situation was more alert, and soon became acquainted Erskine, will go out of commission next Gradients are rather steep, and very strong Prince Buelow will reply on Tues- in Tibet is not likely to disturb to any with the position in St. Petersburg, and February, when she will complete twch years: monsson may be expected in the Formoes day. to the interpeliations in the

under her present pennant. The river atendera Channel and the N. part of the Chins Bea. ⠀ extent the equilibriam of the Powers, and how DoEJEFF had actually been received Robin" and "Sandpiper go out of commis. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Reichstag regarding the Kaiser customers to deal with this morning," he

at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches sion similarly the following month,

the Lamas and the Chinese Bendent in at court as an acknowledged envoy from the Lhasa will probably be permitted to settle DALAI LAMA. It was clear that affairs were thair quarrels in the good old way, but the bescming serione, and that something had The absence of Lady Lugard was naturally a episode is still worthy of some notice as an

to be done at once On the affair being subject of sympathetic commant among these illustration of what is going on throughout the whole of Asia. Ever since the time of explained to the Chinese objection was who attended the Ball at Government House last night, but the community will be glad to

The depression is still shown over the Pacific. to the E. of Hokkaido, and the autlejolonio

Yangize

to-day in as follows an

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noor

3.E. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood, strong fair

NË. winds, Formosa Channal 27

strong to gals. Hongkong and Lamooks. Same as No 1 Same as No. 2. Hongkong and Hainan,...

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K'ANGHI China has sought to moropolise raised and an advance on Lihassa was do know that Lady Lugard will Isave London on South coast of Chins between 7 the government and commerce of Tibet, and termined on. No opposition was possible, the 27th inst, sud is expected to arrive in Bouth cast of Chins between

to exploit the entire country for her own

the army marched into the capital, and the

Hongkong on Christmas Day.

interview.

OMINOUS FIGURES

LONDON, November 9th. The October trade returns show decrease of twelve million pounds.

TOUGH CUSTOMERS.

Mr. Pott Ridge relat ed at the Working Men's Club London that a magistrate's friend visited s police court, and was invited to sit on the bosob. Ise you have a remarkably tough lot of

remarked to the magistrate." Hush" replied the magistrate" these are the solicitors."

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