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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, 1908.

Shanghai will probably be wading + TELEGRAMS.

football team to play at Kobo aganist an alk Japan tom.

he Rays; opposition to the main contention the people that they could and would perform all work of a tropicultural nature in Queensland has disappeared, the ques- tion is a thing of the past, and a deep thrill of bope has gone through the land that the Anglo-Saxon people will reach the culmine tion of its destiny in tropical lands.”. Statis tica are quoted to show the enormous expansion of sugar grown by shie labour

and

in Queinsland, from some 221,776 tons in 1908 to no less than 1,197,495 tons in 1906, --a wonderful advance for four short years, Various regions have from time to time been set forth by medical scientiate to upport the view that tropical climates are inimical to the white man, and the pigment- ntion of the skin of the tropics races has been regarded as the last word the CONFECTIONERY. the subject. What, it is asked, is this

NEW pigment but a God-given protection from We have just nopsaked our SEASON'S CONFECTIONERY, importe the actfule or short wave rays of the eut from the leading Indon, Parlian sud Dr. MacDonald shows that this view will

American House.

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not stand investigation. In the first place we are told that it is rather a staggering blow to this assumption to note that this CHOCOLATES. Average temperature of Japan is the same a that of England, and that not a scrap of the islands of Japan extends into the tropics. "They are a Don-tropical race, and as such can claim no climatic or peculiar toess for occupying any tropical"är sub- tropical region." We think this conclusion

In Fancy Boxer: CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOCO- LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE LA CHOCOLATE and VIENNA REINE,

Others, in Great Vari ty. FULLER'S

The Jownal des Tarife of Traiée de Comenece (Paris) reports the discovery of a new rubber producing tree in the mountainous regions of Northern Tongking. It is stated that this tree is an excellent species and thould yield first- class rubber.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library,

Museum for the week ending the 22nd No. vember, 1908, shows that of non-Chinose there were 338 to the Library and 236 to the Musc and of Chinese 2007 to the former and 2,198 to the latter. The Lattery was, therefore, used by 545 persons and the Museum by 2,434.

The French Mail brought news of the desth in London of Professor Fugellons, who was perhaps the highest authority in the world on Japanes art; also of Dr. Cuthbert Collingwood, who many years ago published a book describing

the Ramblesofs Naturalist in the China Sas

Admiral Forest, who was Chief of Admiral Courbet's staff in Chinese waters during the troubles in 1884-5, also died last month at Cames

Mesar. D. W. Rodger and B. Hamilton, ex port and import merchants, lately trading under the style of Thomas Hamilton and Co., 90, Cannon-street, E.C., and at Calcutta and Tien- tein, have failed. The debtors estimate their liabilities at £29,000, and attribute their failure to heavy losses on trading in China and Judis, and on imported goods. A trustee in bankraptor has been appointed.

[“ DAILY PHI85" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] THE DEFENCE OF BRITAIN.

LONDON, November 24th. The resolution moved by Lord Roberts declaring the necessity for a

land force adequate to safeguard the country against invasion has been carried inthe House of Lords by seventy-four votes to thirty-four.

OBITUARY

LONDON, November 24th. Sir Ralph Littler, the well known barrister, is dead.

NEW BEUCATION BILL.

LONDON, November 24th. A strong non-party committee has been formed for the support of the new Education Bill, which is expected to meet with little opposition.

[SITER'S SERVICE.]

AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.

"CANTEENS AND LICENCES.

IMPORTANT MAGISTERIAL

DECISION.

Other remarks which were not distinctly heard at the Press table were passed in which Mr Thornhill asked if he could write to the Secretary for Waz,

At the Magistracy yesterday the hearing of the His Worship replied that he could do what he rummons against A. M. Thornhill of the Royal

"liked" Enginess' Canteen for having retailed liquor

Mr. Otto Kong Bing asked his Worship if his without & licence was resumed before Mr. J.Braling was that canteens must be lleensed. Wood. Detective Sergeant Appleton conducted His Worship-At present you are breaking the prosecution, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing the lay by selling liquor without a licence, appeared for the defence.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing-He can sell groceries

The No. 1 bar boy, whe said he could road and writs English deposed that on the day in

liquor. Witness asked the servant if his master questions Chinese sorvant come and asked for

was a soldier and he replied that he was. Witness however was dissatisled and refused to myply him.". The servant returned later with a shit and asked for a bottle of whisky and a bottle of port. Witness repeated bis question as to whether the servant's master was a soldier, and on being answered in the affirmative he supplied him. Witness did not knew all the soldiers boys and he did not serve, unlese a chit was produced. He knew Chinese were not allowed in the

barraoke without a licence. His Instructions were not to supply sivilians and he had rofased to serve civilians.

His Worship-Have you had applications from civilians?

Witness Yes.

How often Abeat once a week. Did they come from Chinese or English Both

How do they get in I don't know. Do Chinese civilians get in P-Boys, yes. Do they get in P-No.

I'll start again, De you receive applications from Chinese civilians?-Only soldiers' servants

servants for liquor f~~No.

but

His Worship-Yes.

he cannot sell ignor.

This terminated the proceedings.

CANTON.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

November 23rd.

TO AVERT REVOLUTIONARY RISINGS, Viceroy Chang has received a blogram from" the Grand Council at Peking to the following

effect

"It has recently come to our knowledge that

will rumours are being spread of revolutionary movements, both in Peking and the Provinces of China. In the Palace, as well as in the City of Peking and its vicinity zormal condi. tione prevail. Yesterday we received two Imperial Ediots in which everything was clearly oxplained and we have sabled sime to you for your information.

From inquiries made we have learnt that many bands of villains have returned to Chine from foreign countries and have secretly entered Peking, Tientsin, Shanghai, Hankow and the villains have bees airenlating will rumours in Provinces of Kwongtung and Fookien. These

A boycott is reported in Tsingtau against the Harbour, says the Shanghai Mercury. The

are excessive: bat this is not believed to be the CONFECTIONERY. Japan is not tropical country, and while

it may also be true that the average temper- (real explanation, ne opposition has been shown COCOANUT TAFFY ALMOND ature of Japan is the same as that of to Cantonese compradores and stovedores, sto. TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCKE England (a statement, which we cannot at The real object of the boycott is believed to be a movement by the natives of Shangtung against. DE LA OREME, CARAMEL3, -PEPPER-

present accept as applying to Japan as a

the natives of other provinces-Shantung for MINT LUMPS, MARSHMALLON BALLS

whole) it must be allowed that the suminers the Shantung, There is practically no ship &c... &a..

of Japanare far better samples of "tropicalping at present between Teingian and Shanghai weather than England can furnish, We doubt if Dr. MacDonald would get from anyone who has lived in Japan-at all CONFECTIONERY. ante in Central Japan--any support for his assertion that the English agricultural NUTTONA.. TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS labourer is equally as well qualified as the Japanese so far as climatic experience goes for work in tropical countries. He certainly is not. Reverting, however, to the colour question, Dr.MacroNALD's observation are that the Chinese, who are inhabitants of a

is open to argument. While it is true that fostensible grievance is that the Harbour dues Semendrix, & some Austrian engineers who Do you receive applications from evilians different places in the hope of inoiting the

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The Manila Horse Show Association will give its second annual exhibition at the Hippodrome. Walls Field, Manila, on February 11, 12 and 13, 1909, immediately following the Carnival The object of the Association is to demonstrate to the Filipine the good points of horses and thus encourage the breeding of the proper kind of animals. It is the intention to eclipse in magnitudo the show held at Manila last year and present indications, it is stated, sugur well for the mocess of the association's efforts.

The special announcement made by the

A. S. WATSON & CO. country with a higher average temperature p. &0. Composiy, in our advertising columns than that of Japan are nevertheless several that the big ner Macedonia (10,500 tons) is degrees lighter in colour than the Japanese scheduled as a through mail steamer from the Again, if skia pigmentation or colour is Far East for Marseilles and London via Bom an adaptation to sunlight, we may well aik bay is of interest to the large number of why are the Eskimos, inhabitants of the residents who appear to be contemplating's trip Arctic regions, brown in colour, or the Fin-home next summer. The Macedonia will leave landers dusky, the Indiana of the American Hongkong on March 2011 he will make, a

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

6th November, 194

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news olum should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their names and addresace with communications addressed to the root for publication but as evidence of

stay of 24 hours at Borabay and is timed to reach Marseilles on April 17th and London on April 24th. Information as to fares is given in the advertisement,

Lonnor, November 22nd. Telegrams from Budapesth report that Servion troops fired across the Danube at

were measuring and surveying the ground.

GERMANY.

Lornos, November 22nd: The Kaiser attended the centenary of the Town Hall in Berlin, where instead of the sual extemporization His Majesty rend à prepared speech handed to him by Prince

Buelow.

THE FUNERAL OF THE GRAND

DUKE ALEXIS.

LONDON, November 22nd. The Tear attended the funeral of the

Grand Duke Alexis; this is the first time he has appeared in public in St. Petersburg for two yean.

The Tear and the Royal Family passed within a few yards of the spectators at the funeral of the Grand Duke Alexis, and

nothing would have been easier than an outrage, as Flis Majesty's apperance bad been pre-announced. It is hoped that this presagen a resumption of normal conditions,

[FROM: EDE MANILA: “ GABLENEWS."] :

SWIFTER JUSTICE WANTED IN AMERICA.

to a

You are quite clear about that? Yes. You commenced to tell me you received applications of some kind once a week not ordinary. What were they?—EuropeanS would come personally about ence a week and ask-to-be supplied with liquor,

Then you

ofviliam Yes.

do receive applications from

Buprosing yon receive a chit asking for liquor, and you don't know the name, would You supply it P-No.

When this man mo on the 11th he produced a chit and you capplied the liquor 3-Yes, there

was a hang on it.

Do you know the name ?No. There were some now drafts of soldiers come ont..

whose same you did not know P-—Yes.

On this occasion you supplied drinks to a ma

How often do you do that?

merchants and the people both in China and abriad to start a revolution.

"The spreading of these wild rumours by then in cansing considerable alarm in many places and it is feared that there rascals are werking to promote a rebellion. Stern measures must therefore he adopted to guard against disturbances of whatsoever auture. We have already instructed the Wai-Wu-pù "to" com= municate with end to tranquillize the minds of the Foreign Ministers in Peking, and we have dispatched infantry and police with instructions to make thorough inquiries and arrest` all such evilly.disposed persons.

"The official of the the different Provinces. must immediately inform the foreigners and make their malads easy on the subject. The officials must also pacify the people and exhort them not to listen to the rumours. Further- more, the officials are requested to dispatch

Mr. Otto Kong Sing thought the questionofcere of the secret service to make strict was not quite fair,

inquiries in regard to this important matter Witness said he relied on the word of the bad make the Polios and soldiers responsible for the maintainance of good order by servant if he said his master was a soldier,

rigidly searching for and arresting all persons who are spreading rumenra onlculated to disturb the peace. They must make it their specia object to rid their respective districts of thi class of bad charactors by having those they arrest most severely punished.".

How often do you do that Very seldom. By Sergt. Appleton How long was the boy absent when he went out ?--About ten minutes, Have you ever given drinks in response to ehite whose signature you did not know ?

No.

Were you in the canteen on 24th October before noon I don't remember."

His Worship-How long have you been employed there -Two or three months.

Upon receipt of the above the Viceroy afte holding a consultation with the Tartar Geners] has posted baauermen on the City walls and has

to excercise special"

instracted vigilance.

the Police

and Canadian prairies red, the Maories of New Zealand black, and the Eugeans from the icetound straits of Magellan, black, or why are some of the races of India, the so- called Dravidians, much darker in colour than many other races of India wh› have All letters for publication should be written on

equally been exposed for countless genera one vile of paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that tions to the same hot sun?" This seems to have already appeared in other papers will be effectually explode the colour theory of inarried should be sent before 11 am on day of ova theory of colour in that the pigment of The Governor-General at oice telegraphed to fiascos which often characterize the trials of the last witness and a Chinese who wanted to buy bine ink instead of red during the mourning

Driers for vatra copica of DAILY PRESS graphical distribution, Dr. MACDONALD'S Publications by supply for Cask. The supply

good faith.

Telegraphic Address: Puess.. Carles A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

PO. Box, 34. Tesiphone No. 14.

BIRTH.

On the 24th Novembor, the wife off. P. NALIN, (1800 of a dughter. HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, DES VEX ROAD C

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET BREET. EC.

The Duty Press.

termed

The British Consul General at Maxib has Aled with the Governor-General a complaint of a British subject, an Indian, in Albay, to the effect that his companion in business has been amusinated and that he himelf has been thres- that he has purchased with his own money. tened if he does not give up certain property

the provincial governor of Albay holding him the skin corresponds to the places in time of responsible for the safety of the threaten a man the racas, the blackest skine bing fuad in and ordering him to see that he is giver af the the most primitive and backward race, and protection due to the lives and property of that between the coal black skin of the chim-foreign subjects,

WASHINGTON, November 19th. made a public statement in which he emphasizes Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte has the vital need of swifter justice in the United States. He says that the country is suffering

Bergk Appleton produced a chit asking for severaly from the delays of the law, delays which

liquor when the request was. Whood. Ho have brod a contempt for law and have degree, been responsible for the prevalence of wished to do so in order to show that it was lynching. He says that new laws must be

His Worship declined to put it in. criminals and safeguarding the courts and the enacted proriding for the speedy trials of quite way for Chiness to get into the barracks

honest and canning lawyers, and the wretched as to what passed on the 11th fast, between the jury system ngainst the machinations of dia. The No. 2 bar boy gave corroborative evidence

rich and influential The Attorney-General's plea is in line with the pronouncements of President-eket. Taft, who has several times publicly condemned the jury system of the United States as antiquated to impede justice.

GREAT ISSUE OF PANAMA

ONDS WASHINGTON, November 19th Becretary of the Treasury Cortelyon has put

liquor

THE NATIONAL MOTHSING. Many of the Foreign: Conmile here attended the celebration of the funeral rites at the Kwan Tai Temple. The Wong Wah Hull served that

foreign firms are required to be stamped with

in the City.

AUL M. Castorur applications soat in by

perioda

zes, our remote cousin, and the skin of the white races there is a spectrum of colour. according to the degrees of lightness of shade which correctly indicate the degree of the evolation of the race, and its distance from sms were $500, alleged to have been embeuled on because the financial centers have been so dis- board the Soudan, suid be went to the R.E. highly complimented. Mr. Clyde was formerly &

its remote anthropei 1 origin. "Pigmeat," Bay■ Dr. MacDONALD," is dissolved by time out of the human skin. Climate plays no part in the operation." The wbi a races are the eller brothers of the human race the heirs of ail the ages, in the foremost files of time." This is a very interesting theory, but we fansy it is one which antiquarian research does not tend to confem.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1908, Tas idea is very commonly entegained that the white man carnot live and thrive in the tropical regions of the earth under any other than what have been

aristocratic conditions," that is to say con ditions similar to t. se prevailing in India The final practice dance for the St. Andrew's and the Far East where the white race Ball takes place at the City Hall this evening. · Several hotels at Hankow have entered into supply the brains, the capital and the organising power and leave the unskilled and compact under a ponaity of $100 for each manual labour to be done by theindigenous infraction of the same, not to accept chits races. This belief, we notice, has recently Boarders in the hotels are permitted to sign bees strongly attacked by an Australian shits for their personal requirements to the end physician, Dr. T. F. MACDONALD, who has of the present month.

or about Joxusy 23, 1907, and 8650, on or about turbed by the late panis and then by the anti January 25, 1907, and 8650, on or about May 7, election excitement that buyers would have bean 1903. The accused pleaded guilty and his counsel loth to take them up. It is antiaiated now addressed the Court in extenuation of the offence, there will be plenty of calls for the honds. stating that the money had been restored to the firm.

By be Court-It was seldom they received

BIBING FOREIGN OFFICIAL. applications from civilians and never from

I uiterstand that . · tariff of Native civilians' servants. There were between 100 and Cartoms dues is shortly to be issued. 200 customers at the canteen.a

The lack of a tariff schedule has caused By Bergt. Appleton-When new drafts of great incurenience to the Chinese merchante. Mr. Charles Sasone, formerly Manger of

soldiers arrived he did not know if a list was It is on Mr. F. L.. Clyde's suggestion that the Masra. Partile and Company, of Singapore was before the Court last week on two charges of on the market an issue d. 850,000,000 of bonds applied giving names of soldiers who lived pamphlet is now to be issued. This official has identified himself already with practical Sergt. Major Benfield, R.E., who arrived on reforms in his department on which he is to be criminal breach of trust from his employers. The of the Pausra Canal: The Secretary has waited neids the barracks.

until after the election to offer these bonds

canteen on the 7th in plain clothes and asked member of the Hongkong Detective force. Ho for a bottle of port wine, but was refused. joined the I. M. Customs about two years ago. Mr. Otto Kong Sing said he had made out and has received raped promotion. He is bona fides in this case. It was only by the will versed in the Cantonese dialect and reads false representations pursued by the police that and writes Chimes. they were able to get the liquor in the way they did. Defendant was put there by the military The snatching of gold earrings and bracelets authorities and he wished the Court to adjourn bas again become prevalent in the City. As the mourning regulations perserite that no gold the case for a week in order to consult them.

His Worship declined to do so.

jewellery shall be worn, the polics apparently His Worship, in giving his decision, sald-II show no disposition to arrest the thieves. want you to understand that in saling Liquor I an informed that that the Self-Government without a licence you comunita breach of the Association has reported the matter to th local law and any sale after this date will be an Viceroy and requested His Everd any to offence, and the fact that I have warned you instruct the Chief of Police to cause Du such here will be quoted against you if further thieves to be arrested and punished for proceedings be taken. It seems to me that robbery, canteens in this Colony should keep a list of cus-

Bentence of these months' rigorous imprisonment on each charge was passed the sentences to run consecutively.

COMEDIAN BECOMES A LAIRD IN SCOTLAND.

fifteen shillings a week...

exot

tomers and if any orders are received the

It is anuanced from London that Harry Lauder, the famons median, has required It is annouiced that an agreement lus been the extensive salate of Airde, Argyll shire. Although for two years past he had mysterious. arrived at between the English and the Amerly hinted to his friends that he had his can episcopates, whereby Bishop Melony's on a place in Scotland, the news that he taken this historic seat had caused surprise. title of Bishop in Mid-China is to be plageddus le ne oll. conntry place, with to that of Bishop of Cheklanga do 4,000 acres of well-wooded grounds. For which there are some 4,000 Chinese Christions some years it has been in the possession of at nearly 100 centres. An important gathering the well-known Liverpool family of Mache.

In taking over Airdr the comedian becomes of the Chinese Bishops is planned for nort

Scottle lai As in generally known March. There is a projot for making the Harry Lauder commened life as pit-boy in a Divinity School a contre for the isus of coal mine, and as late as 1892 was still a Chinese liteniture. There have already passed collier, ear his forthcoming twenty weeks' '-servaat issuing the liquor shall have his list at through the school 17 native clergy, besides many native satechists and schoolmastore

Householders, casinot be too careful of leafers oxt summer. The bill to sanction the closing on their premises, whether they be dismissed was rushed forward but was strongly opposed servants or friends of their servants. In sup by the members of the Dams representing port of this attention has only to be drawal te Eastern Siberie. «.

the case which we reported yesterday in which Prior to the departure of the troopship Tests Lowest 30% utente de six munti, tartutan at peilung tin duydui eat on country. The Doctor's luterest in the subjectdopted new inbels bearing the firm's trade labour for stealing a gold watch and chain the board and addressed a few words of farewell to liquor without a conce was apparently excited by the alleged exist mark for the candies and stories, and notify property of Isaac Elias of 6 Chancery Lane. Mr. the men of the Middlesex Regiment. ence in Japan of a party which is strongly of in our advertising columns (page 4) that these Elias reported the watch and chain and a pocket epision that the Japanese race is ultimately labols will come into use as from 1st December book containing $35 as missing to the police on Yesterday a gharry sevident took place nour desined to colonise and control a large next. Fuo-similes of the labels appear in the the Elst inst, and next morning a Chinese the Clock Tower. The two Chinese ponies portion of Northern or tropical Australis, advertisement, while in Europe there is said to be an uneasy feeling" that the leland-continent

lived and practised for many years in the bottest parts of Queensland. In a lecture delivered at the London School of Tropical Medicine he affirmed most emphatically that there is no essential reason why white Northern race ghould not flourish in the hottest and most tropical" parts of the

It is reported by a Vladystock desputeh, dated the 14th inst., that the closing of the fre port of Vladivostock will not take effect until

Mis salaay mi tour of the United States has now been definitely atated at £800 a week...

It is stated that the comedian has agreed to pay Beber Arthur und Messrs. Howard and Wyndham, ander whose joint agencies he was £5,000 as release money. to have appeared in pantomime at Glasgow,

THIEVES AND THE MOURNING COMMANDA..

MOURNING TRADITIONS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, There is some trouble with the Crockery hand to which hu ean refer. My view is fur- Guild who refused to lend ware for the decora ther that an account should be kept showing tion of the Kwin Tai Temple and the Wong how much liquor is bought by each of the Wall Hall where the ceremonies in connection customers in order to guard against them with the deaths of the Emperor and Empress. handling liquor to outsiders. I will impose the Dowager are Lod. The head of the Guild, named Lum Wäli, has been arrested and confined in the Na Hoi Friton and will be tried by the Na Hoi Magistrate when the curning is over. The Guild is now clamouring for the immediate " Tolours of Wong War Go-far the officials have not released him. Tradition has it that on such censions the merchants are to lend the neces ry articles for the decoration of the Temple.

nominal fine of one dollar."

Mr. Thornbill then asked his Worship what cons he should adopt.

Worship replied that he could not coll

Mr. Otto Kong Sing remarked that there was no provision in the local ordinance giving a of licences granted by the justices-a fall Licace licence to a canteen. There were only two forms Se detectivo azrived at tho Central Police Station which were drawing the vehicle in which were

holding a youth by the queue with one hand and scated two persons took fright and bolted. They or an adjunct.

Hit Worship--Well, then, a canteen must take Mrs. Raming, residing at the Italian Convent carrying in the other the missing gold watch ran for some distance when the gharry collided

out a full licence.

The andermicationed will represent the reports to the police that while she was and chain and pocket book. Some of the money with a lamy post, with the result that the shafts

Mr Otto Kong Sing Then it become a R. B. team in their match y Hongkong F. C. passenger on the America Maru which had gone to furnish the delugnent with a new were smashed. The occupants escaped with a

this evening. Kick off 5 p.m. Goal; McGregor, arrived in part yostery the loton the 21st inst. ontfit. The youth was, as stated, sent to prison severo shading. Not so the driver who had public ship was

1 His Worship was understood to say that if a Dr. MACDONALD says that the recent history a gold finger ring set with eight diamonds, value for six months. The police are anxious that jumped down from his seat and attempted to canteen was run by a number of mam it became Coron, Beardmore. Bucks Edward, McCrory

no visitors

are stop the affrighted animals. He was knocked a club, but if it was ran by a man for profit it Lamb. Half backs, Jackson, Morrish, Meaney. of Australia supplies an unanswerable $350, a lady's gold scarf pin set with a pearl nud householders should see that

became a licensed house

Forwards; Taylor and Ormond, twelve diamonds value 3500, a gold neck chala harboured by their servants on the premises. down and roaived a severe out on the face refutation of this theory. "In Australia," value $50, the total value being 8900,

is not adapted by Nature for the production

er continuance of a vigorous white race

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