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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1908.

friend Manoon, who entirely ignores The Caledonian Bill of Shanghai has now TELEGRAMS. THE 8.S. FATSHAN*** AFFAIR.]the

political frontiers. An allusion was made to this subject by the Chairman of the Eastern Cable Co, at the recent annual meeting of shareholders, Bir WoLM HARBY referred to the report of the Inter-depart mental committee which considered the cost of cables in 1902 and declared at the outset

00., that the suggestion of a penny rate to America and Australia to be quite impractical." From Mr. HEATON's Isatura we take what we conceive would be the main feature of his answer to that declara tion. "It is futile to argue" he said, "ss regards, say, the transatlantic cable rates (16. a word) that this rate is based on supply and deraand, because the number of words sent in these cables (20,000) represent only a twelfth of the carrying expacity of the CONFECTIONERY. lines. This, therefore, in what it amounts to To pay on the unused elevon-twelfths the We have just unpacked our NEW two owners of the Atlantic lines combine to BSASON'S CONFECTIONERY, import from the loading Lonon, Parkin and charge a prohibitive tariff on the other

American Hocker.

HIGH-CLASS

CADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES.

In Fancy Boxes :

CHOCO [CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE L REINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE and Others, in Great Varity. FULLER'S

twelfth, thus rendering what is a necessity a luxury for the few." The argument, it stands, is not entirely convincing. Increased use means increased cost of

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been fixed for the 22ail inst

The Hongkong Government has declaroj Singapore to be an infested port.

The King's Exequatur empowering Mr. P. H. Tiedemann to be Coneal for Russia at Hong kong has received His Majesty's signature.

It is notifled that the sale of ferns and other

plants to the public from the Botanic Gardena will be discontinned after the end of this year.

Owners of property am reminded that Crown; rent for the second half-year of 1903 is payable at the Treasury on or before the 24th instant.

and for purposes of economy Departmanitat reports will not in future. Le published in the

In order to reduce the bulk of the Gazette

·Government Gazette.

Mr. L. C. Hopkins, lata Brîtiali Consul General, at Tientsin, and Mr. H. Brady, of Chefoo, bave retired from the service, after long and meritorious careers.

Department, Siam, was married last month in Mr. Harry A Thompson, of the Royal Barvey London to Miss Benita Aris, danghter of Mrs. Aria of Chestor-place, Regent's Park.

verandah near No. 1 Police Station in Leighton ▲ coolie engaged in the demolition of a

Hill Road was killed by being struck on the head with an iron bar which fell from above.

administration, but this does not seem to be admitted by Mr. HENNIKER HEATON who looks to the cheapening of cable rates to give a filip to the scientist bringing about

We are advised by the U.8. Consulate that greater economy in working. We are only the following telegrams were received yesterday: Jet, he tells us, in the entrance hall of tele-Manila, December 6, 6 am. Typhoon near or

over Mindoro, moving W.N.W. Manila, De graphy. He points to what is known as

camber 6, 11 am. the POLMAX-TAO development as a surs

Typhoon 8.W. Manila CONFECTIONERY. indication of what has yet to be learnt concerning the adaptation of electricity to TAFF, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE the needs of modern life. Mr. HEATOR'S DE LA CREME, CARAMELS, FEPPER-suggestion is that the Governments of the MINT LUMPS, MARSHMALLON BALLS civilised world should buy out the cable monopoliats; the present high cable rates that the British and Colonial Go- able-malmget

COCOANUT TAFFY,

20. &o., &c.

P\SCALL'S

ALMOND

moving W.N.W. or N.W.

Before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy on Saturday three of the crew of the as. Longang were charged with being in unlawful possession of 700-tals of opium, which was found concealed in the ventilators and on the bridge. His Worship Bined one of the defendants $500 and each of the others $250.

["DAILY PRESS'

MIŪLUSIVA SHEVICE.

ANOTHER GOVERNMENT

FAILURE.

LONDON December 6th The Education Bill has been with (drawn.

AMERICA AND CHINA,

LONDON, December 6th. The United States and China are negotiating an agreement. RECONSTITUTING THE LORDS.

one of them not only said that. beat them to death

the

bat

died because

death

REX v. C. DE NORONHA

Inlaw of the public discussion which board of inking place at Canton with rug, noe to this | DABIN, STILE DÜZEespondi rends us" i all notë ul the gumarks made Mr Fox, the British Consul General, at the inquiry into the car omstances of the death of a Chinese passenger on the Fatshan. The precise nature of the charge the Consul was required to investigate was that a Chinese passenger had been kisked to death on the **. Antehay on the night of No- vember 29th. C. de Noronha surrendered him

at all. The pas fl when he went on And he died a natural actually hashed up a case of noh importance. This can only be described with contempt. The evidence was false and as arbitrary, and treating the Chinese people trumped up and there were many contradictions. For instance the chief officer said that the watchman pushed the man on the shoulder, the Indian watokman said the same thing, bat the sailor said the watchman only sawed deceased to get up, and called him twice, whem he got up and that no watchman pushed the deceased by the shoulder. Although this is not very important point in the case, it show blame the British Consal for saying that the discrepancies in the evidence and we cannot evidence was not clear. The British Conen) further said that there was no evidence to show that the acred committed a brime. It is only

as being the person referred to in the charge and pleaded not guilty.

The Consal General, addressing the Chinese been shown copy of the Chinese new reporters who were in the Court sald Late paper Kwok Sea Po issued yesterday morn LONDON, December 6th... ing in which the depositions of the Chinese The Government announces that awitnesses examined yesterday are printed almost Bill will be introduced with the object word for word in an article entitled: The Mur of restricting the veto of the House the Fathon. This article, published before time to think of public justice. It is really an socount of racial distinction that the der of a Chinese passanger by a foreigner on matter was hushed up and the Consul had no

Lords.

of

THE GERMAN BUDGET.

LONDON, December 6th. The German budget shows an increase in revenue of £650,000 and an estimated deficit of £5,600,000,

[KEUTER'S SKKVIOR.]

GERMANY."

LONDON, December 3rd." The Liberals and Radicals have started a great constitutional debate in the Reichstag on Ministerial responsibility in connection with the Kaiser's interviews and speeches.

ITALY.

LONDON, December 3rd.

the enquiry had taken place, had the effect not only of prejudicing public opinion against the semised, but of rendering the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution | untrustworthy and of little value. Any one of the 600 passengers on the Fatehon forward and corroborated in detail the evidence having read this article might have comu of these witnesses. To publish the depositions of witnesses while a judicial enquiry or trial is pending is entirely contrary to Western ideas, and it will be my duty to bring the condust of the editor of the Kwok Se Po to the notice of the Viceroy with the request that he will take such steps as he may deem advisable to punish the editor of this paper for this unwarranted

publication.

THE DECISION.

a. very great pity."

THE STAMP ORDINANCE.

A FEQULIAE SITUATION,

Son were summoned for having failed to com- The case in which Messrs. H. Ruttonjes and ply with the Stamp Ordinance, by not placing a stamp on a receipt for over $25. was mentioned at the Magistroay on Saturday, Mr. Wood hay- ing dismissed the summons, the Crown appealed against the decision, and the Supreme Court remitted the matter to the Magistrato in order to impose a fine. Defendants were not present whom their names were called, and Mr. Wood (the Magistrate) asked if they had been served with a copy of the order.

At the conclusion of the enquiry the Mr. Dennys, who condnoted the case for the Consul General said:The proceedings at Crown, said-I don't think defendant was this preliminary enquiry Are not alto-served with a copy personally, I believe it gether regular, for two reasonsIn the want to Mr. Goldring, but if he has not been

The debate in the Italian Chamber we first place no definite charge has been framed served he can be served now and I therefore otable for a speech by the ex-Minister against the watchman, Noronha, of having ask for an adjournment.

caused the death of this passenger. The condemning Signor. Viceroy's letter simply states that a Chinese of defendants):-There is no case to adjourn.

FRENCH jeuchter to dearly a quarter of a millione large the coomed at Slaught of the Signor Bornino FRENCH

Mr. Goldring (whe watched the case on behalf

CONFECTIONERY Eterling, would go far, he says, towards the 29th ult., one being at the Travellern Hotel in Tittoni's attitude in regardto the annexa-poasengor on the Fatehan his been murdered by The case was concluded at the previous hearing. interest on the purchase price of the cables Hangkow; the second at the corner of Nanking tion of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a grave a foreigner; no further details are given. There was nothing to bring Mr. Ruttonjes

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and Chekiang roads. The total insurance in NOUGAT, NUTTONA, WALNUT The cable companies tell us that the initial force upon the promises burnt out in the latter TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMEL amount required to buy out the cable com-Bre is stated to be in the neighbourhood of

panies would be atupendous, "running into Tis. 100,000. an indefinite number of millions.” Mr. HEATON is not appalled by this aspect of the question. In regard to cables to India and

The death is announced in the Home papers of Colonel J. A. Han Stuart, C.B., C.M.G., who served in various military and civil capacities

mistake.

CHINA AND THE JAPAN-AMERICAN AGREEMENT.

Lounos, December 3rd.. The Times correspondent in Peking wires that before signing the Japan-American

However, as I learnt from other sources that the watchman Noronha was accused of having done this thing, and as he voluntarily came to this Consulate General and offered himself for Investigation into the truth of the allegations against him, I decided to hold the enquiry.

In the second pisce, Noronha is a Portuguese

subject and as such, if a serious charge of this

A. S. WATSON & CO. Į the East, and to America, including the in China, Formoss and Manchuria. He Agreement it was communicated to the Wai- nature is preferred againt him, he should ba

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND

DISPENSARY.

Hongkong. 6th Nariai Li

Canadian service, the public, he says, is pay ing in the present high cable charges for abandoned cables, for superfluous cable and also for unnecessary working staff and apparatus. "In other words, the public is paying £6,000,000 a year for what can be manila starter tir, if the present cab! service were wiped out or destroyed, it would be possible to reconstruct the whole system

present at the operations before Boochow and at the siege and storming of Changohow, and he accompanied the Anglo Chinese contingent in Colonel Gordon's Taiping campaigns.

ment,

THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA

LONDON, December 3rd. Shao fi and suite at the White House. The President Roosevelt has received Mr, Tang

A very fine collection, of paintings by walle on French artists has been brought to small charge will be made for admission, the **MEDEN RECxants at the City HiL A PA the proceeds being divided among local charities, There are apwards of over 200 pictures in the Correspondents must forward their names and anew for less than one halt the original out. collection, and many of them are very valuable Envoy presented a letter of thanks to the public and thorough a manner se possible- address with communications addressed to the lay. He is as convinced of the f asibility of Further particulare will shortly be announced, Editor, not for publication but as evidence of peony-a-word cables throughout the empire good faith.

Returns of the average amount of bank

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news solun should be addressed to THE Entron.

before the Court.

Mr. Dennys-He got your Worship's note. Mr. Goldring. The order under the Ordin- ance provides that defendant must be summoned again.

Mr. Dennys-I understand defendant bag been summoned.

Mr. Goldring-No; he only got the letter. Hie Worship (to Me Goldring).-Can you give me any authority?

All letters for publication should be written on se he is of the practicability of international batos in circulation and of specie in reserve Roosevelt replied in suitable terms, con. members of the Chinese press, have been allowed "No anonymously signed communications that penny postage, He seems to have a notable | November, 1908, as certified by the managers of doling with China on the death of the late General has occupied a seat in Court. I have dont on a form. I sent a notification which

ne side of paper only.

kave already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESE should be sent before 11 am on day of publication. Ater that hour the supply is limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Code: 4.8.0. 5th Ed. Lieber. P. O. Boa., 34. Telephone No. 11.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10s, Des Vœux ROAD C LONDON OFFIOS: 131, FLEET STREET, EC

The Day Dress.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 7TH, 1908,

supporter in the Postmast-General of Canada, 'whe, speaking for himself alone, looks upon the penny a word cable as "an ideal, as a blessing, which some day should be attained and secured," and he has ox- pressel a hope that an unbiased inquir," should be made into its feasibility and prospects of suceras,

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in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th

the respective Banks..

BANKS.

AVEBAGE SPECIE IE AMOUNT BESERVE. Chartered Bank of Indio,

Australia and China, $3,632,097 $2,700.000. Hongkong and Shanghai National Bank of China

Banking Corporation...15,915,287 11,000,000,

79,134, Nil Total,... $19,626,518 13,700.000,

Canada has been invited to send a reer sentative to the international conference on the February. Mr. Mackensie King has boon naked opium traffle called to meet at Shanghai in

Wu Pu with a hope that Chins would re-tried by his own Consul. But I decided, in cognise the United States traditional friend-consultation with my Portuguese colleague, M. Mr. Goldring-The Ordinance in such appeal ship. Chins fully approved of the Agree.de Moraes, that, in view of the fact that the case refers to persons who are disatisfied with the alleged criminal offence had been committed on decision of the Magistrate and not to the Crown. steamer's articles, and in view of the popular new summons but the letter informed him the I Worship. This defendant has not got B excitement prevailing in regard to this case, it would be expedient that I should arst Supreme Court might be obeyed.

case would be called on so that the order of the

stances attending the death of this panger Buttonjes "kindly call" at the Magistracy that hold a preliminary equiry into the sum Mr. Goldring read the latter which asked Mr. on the Fatshun. This I have done in a morning United States for cancelling a portion of the A deputy from the Vicorny has been present dismissed at the previous hearing it was dis Mr. Goldring-Immediately the mure war Boxer indemnity. The Envoy also gave at the hearing, taking notes and cross-exam-posed of most courteous speech, to which Presidentining the witnesses. The public, including

His Worship There are no forms provided? Mr. Goldring-No. to be present and the Portuguese Consul

His Wordship-I am told to summons defen- come to the ponelusion, after carefully consider gave all the information required... THE NEAR EAST,

ing all the evidence that has been brought Mr. Goldring-Yos. But I submit he must forward yesterday and today, that there is not be summoned on a proper form. : LONDON, December 3rd.

aufficient evidence to justify me in handing over The Pester Lloyd states that twenty mured the death of this passenger. Of the 600 case is finished.

the accused to his Consul on a charge of having

His Worship-There are no formis, battalions have been ordered to Bomis,odd passengers on the Falshan that night only

Mr. Goldring-My contention is that the A Turco-Montenegrin Agreement rounding two came forward to testify that they had seen served with the order, I would wish that he be Mr. Dennys-It defendant has not been has been concluded. off the frontier, to avoid future quarrels, the accused samalt the deceased, and their so served and I ask for an adjournment so

evidence, for reasons which I have mentioned that he may be served. before, I am bound to regard with grave suspicion. On the other hand Dr. Davenport evidence, given in the clearest and most deceased explicit manner, goes to show that the

as the Court is concerned, is discharged. It is a natural desth. Under

AS far

Emperor and Empress."

THE EDUCATION BILL WITHDRAWN.

LONDON, December 4th. Owing to a further dead-lock regarding

Asquith has announced that the Education Bill is withdrawn.

GERMAN HIGH SCHOOL AT

KIAUCHAU.

LONDON, December 4th.

died

open to the Chinese Authorities, should they oonider the result of this enquiry ansatisfactory, to charge the scoused in the Portuguese Con sular Court, where, I am sure, all charges made against him will receive an impartial and fair hearing. I will ask Mr. Greaves, Moskru. Butterfield and Swire's Agent, to hold himself responsible for Noronha's appearance when called upon

Mr. Greaves gave the necessary assurance. CHINESE COMMENTS ON THE CASE.

be served with the order. Defendant was in His Worship-I don't think he is entitled to court and heard the order.

Mr. Goldring-Oh yes, he is.

His Worship:-It bears the Registrar's signature,

Hia Worship--Can I hear evidence again? summoned twice with respect to the same case. Mr. Goldring-A person cannot be The case was adjourned antil Thursday.

THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA' DIAMOND JUBILEE.

MESSAGE OF. THANKS TO HONGKONG. As we mentioned at the time, Mr. von Wiser, The local Proxa is still publishing hostile to Vienna the respectful congratulations of Hig the Consul for Austria and Hungary, telegraphed articles concerning the matter, and a petition has Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard been a sent to the Viceroy praying that the body upon the attainment of the Diamond Jubilee of of the deversed, may be exhumed and a fresh post. the reign of H.M. the Emperet. On Saturday: mortem examination held by three doctors, vis the Consul received an acknowledgement from the Japanese Doctor of the Reform Army, one the Foreign Office at Vienna asking him to English Doctor, and one Doctor of the Canton convey to His Excellency the Governor Hin. this time at the Portuguese Conmiar Court. Ambulance Society. It is reported that the Majesty's, best thanks for the kind wishes Chinese fasist that another trial should be held, conveyed. “

As for Mr. Maaconr he is convinced that wireless tolegraphy for commercial purposes and over great distances, possibly roun the world, is bound t,b come general into represent Canada at this gathering by reason the course of time—and that not a very long of the knowledge he acquired of the workings time. Whether it will or will not injure or of the opium traffic in Canada when investigat-grants for the Contract-out schools, Mr these eirenimstances the accused, PANNY-A-WORD telegrams throughout the displace the cables le still a matter of spec ricts of September last year, Mr. King is ing the damages consequent on the Vancouver Empire sounds an impossible ides nowa.lation, but in Mr. MARCONI's view it de dava to most people; but one may count up penis a great deal on what the cables could to Parliament and his prospective assumption of reluctant to accept owing to his recent election Moores of achievements to-day which, half d in the way of cheaper rates. Mr. Max the duties of Minister of Labour, but, as it will a century ago, the world looked upon us cont when questioned by Mr. HEATON, said be some months before the Labour Department mpossible of realisation. Every institution, he would be prepare now to transmit can be organized as a separate Ministry, he may ome great writer has averted, is the messages from shore, to shore between the be induced to secept.

It ie oficially announced in Berlin that lengthened shadow of one man, and those United Kingdom and Canada for one peony who consider the matter well cannot be too a word, "providing the Governments cou- Railway Company in its new form was adversely £30.000, expending £7,500 per annum. The The first year's working of the Manila School for Chin so at Kiauchau'at a sost of the Government will e-tablish a High confident that we shall never see the oerned, or one of the Governments, will affected by the fact that in the twelvemonths the institution of penny-a-word cables. A new pay for the wurking expenses of stations on islands suffered from a bad rice crop, which Chinese Government has promised a subsidy astor has of late years entered into the both sides of the Altauti, and also give a amounted to total failure in certain provinces.and to provide suitable scholars, admitting consideration of the question by the invention comparatively moderate subsidy," The This caused traffle receipts to delima owing to to the examinations for Government of wireless telegraphy. When we dip into reply evoked some laughter, but Mr. HEA. poorer revenue from the carriage of rice, whils the future" far as human eye can ses; sse TON said the reply was such as he anticipat much diminished. The president of the line, st the spending power of the agriculturista wna the visions of the world and the wonders ed, "and it turns out on that speculation the annual meeting held in London last month, that will be" it can now, we think, confident that we can carry the million words to pointed out that the severity of the shortage, ly be anticipated that wirelom telegraphy America for about £25,000, as against which was the worst experianed for twenty will contribute enormously to the practic- £180,000 now given to the cable companies years, was forcing an irrigation policy on the been opened at the Foreign Office to prepare ability of the idea. Mr. HENTIEEE HEATON, for the same number of words." We can Government, which should place fature rice however, in his advocacy of Penny-s-word not see that Mr. HEATOx makes a strong/rope. beyond the range of doubt. In spite of an elaborate Code of International law, by A dispatch to that effect is said to have been LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Telegrams disregards this factor at present point here; at least it is not very clear. earnings of the line are important, and this Hague will decide cases. The six Great General. A boycott of the steamer is also on this adverso start, it is very evident that the which the International Frize Court at the sent by the Viceroy to the Portuguese Consul. It's lecture recently delivered by him at What we want to know is what these work places the "A" debenture bonds of the com- Powers, Spain, Holland, America and Japan the programme at the instigation of the Self-day the 5th inst, and is due here to-day at 6 the Royal Colonial Institute he set hisg expenses of the stations on both sides of pany in a comfortable position. For instance, finger on the "political frontiere" as the the Atlantic are likely to amount to ad handicapped as it was, the net revenue for the chief obstacle in carrying opt the policy.

what the aniont of the " comparet vely past year was £124,000, out of which £112,278 The Java Bode is sasured, on highly trust Therefore the first move must be to abolish moderate subsidy. These two items are was applicable for interest upon the "A" and worthy authority, that General Van Hentes, the

to be provided by the taxpayers. If we

"B" debenture bands. The amount required Governor-General of Netherlands India, has was wounded by s kick he received near the In reviewing the case in which the deceased political frontiers, so far as telegrama are concerned. In this matter, Mr. Hearos subsidise the carrying of uile why not bonds was only £64,000, so that a large mergin asked him to stay on til end of 1910, blow given with the hand, both of which were for payment on the existing "A" debenture decided to remain in office no longer than the heart from the foot of the acensed, and alas a urges that "political" frontiere, by arrange-

Cables also? And if mails and cables, existed over their charge. As they stand at a Throughout his

of next The Home Government administration

The N.Y.K. str. Hakato Maru, (European thorough" in in both instances there were marks of bruises inst, and is expected here to-day, par cent, which, remarks & London paper, is signal success attended the andinching ang persons proving it beyond doubt. Therefore Lane) left. Singapore for this part on the 4th

it was slack in distant possessions and

provinces, very fair return for the first charge upon a cation of this policy in Borneo, Colebes, net it was impossible for the scoused to be ex inst, and is expected here on the 10th inst.

success in Achsen, however, owing the Governor evidence given by the follow passengers of 4th inst.

The Indo-Chins, str. Kutsang from Calcutta inevitable an international penny postage? extension and improved earnings in the future.

General's ideas being departed from.

INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONFERENCE.”

LONDON, December 4th.

An international Nasal Conference has

were represented.

Government Association.

of

the Court as follows:- The 72 Guild Press comments on the decision

F

The C. & M. str. Rubi left Mandis on Satur-

p..

The H.-A. Linie str. Aragonia left Cobu on the 4th inst. p.m., and may he expected here to- morrow A.10.

morrow 8.m. on 5th lust. a.m.; and may be expected here to- The H-A. Linte er. Segovia left Shanghai

on 12th.uli, arrived at Sydney on 4th inst

The E. & A. str. Faster which left here

ment with foreign governments, ought not why not commerce and travel? Until it little above 80, when accrued interest in allowed General has followed a polierhe Governor canses of the man's death, it should be said that. Tine) left Shanghai for this part on the 4th to be taken into consideration at all; between t can be shown that penny-a-word cables for, they give a yield to an investor of just apoa enforcing the authority of Govertiment wherever and thire was the clear evidence of numorous The N.Y.K. str. Kawachi Maru (European

man and man they should not exist. It is only in the event of inilure to get over this

will entail no appreciable burden on the

taxpayers we are not likely to see them, but

自印

à feulty that he places his hopes on who can really doubt that they are railway system which has promise of great Sumatra, and Flores. It met with but partial cused er held blameless. In reviewing the and the Straits left Bingapore for this port on