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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 1908.

TELEGRAMS.

["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSİVE GERVICE,] INDIA AND SELF GOVERNMENT.

CANTON,

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Deember 17th.

THE 6.8. "FATSHÄN” AFFAIR. The meeting of the Self-Government Association, to which I alluded in my previous porrespondence, took place at the Wah Lum Temple, the Association's head-quarters, yester day at noon. There was a great concourse of people. Many short inflammatory speeches were

in the Fatihan incident. The speakers assured

that Consulate would be exnotly the same as that

LONDON, December 18th Lord Morley's Indian Reform Bill provides for larger Councils which On Thursday while Mr. Jose G. Aquinas, à clerk residing at Shelley Street, was admiring shall be partially elective. It also de condemning the British Consul's decision the display in the window of the Lucics provides for the election of native the people that the decision of the Portuguese Solentific Diamond Palace, he was relieved of a members. The Bill is me ting with Consul in the new trial which will take place at gold watch and chain. Yesterday he decided to have another look at the diamonds with the general approval and in consequence object of apprehending some of the light of its introduction the seditious socio-

agered gentry. He had not been gasing long ties in the country are dissolving. at the window when he felt a hand in his coat pocket, and promptly seized the owner of it by THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT. out of the arm and handed him over to the police. Mr. J. B. Wood, found guilty, and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.

it should be moulded in conformity with of the majority of the peers. If the majority On Thursday the police visited a homse in U |

for spium. On arrival they were refused modern ideas on Constitutional Government. of the Lords are Tariff Reformers it may be Lok Lnue, West Point, to institute a search At present the reform of the House of taken for granted that they will secure the admition, and had to forge the front door. Lords is contemplated both from within return of a preponderance of Tariff ReWhen they entered the premises they arrested and without. The Government have not formers to the House of Lords. There is two natives who had apparently been only expressed the conviction that the veto one innovation, however, which ty xwashing a quantity of opium away, 6 of the Lords must be restricted, but have pected to reo ive universal approval. That traces of the drug were found in the indicated their intention of introducing a is the inclusion of nominees of the self-gu-kitchen drain. They were sharged before Mr. Kerip at the Magistracy yesterday with being S. WATSON & CO., bill to give effect to this. Nay more, theering colonka and ex-governors of Crown in uniawful possesion of a quantity of opium,

Premier, Mr. Asquira, has declared tht Colonies. That will have the effect of and son defendant was fined $50, this will be the dominating issue in the next investing the new House of Lords with sessing of Parliament. Consequently the an Imperial character and its delibern ions question is likely to be one that will rouse will, in consequence, have greater weight no little debate in the immediate future. Even, the voice of Hongkong can be heard The reform proposals made from without theu. Therefore, on the meagre telegraphis the Gilded Chamber are of varying degree) information we possess of the recommen from total abolition to a mere limitation of dations we may regard the outline of the the numbers who shall ait in the legislative proposed changes in the constitution as Lesenbly. The reforms proposed from with- fairly atisfactory, and, if reform is to be in, however, are the most concrets before us, intro laced, such a scheme will, while mak

doubtless commend them to all but the most extreme on both sides. The Com- mittee of the House of Lords in its report makes certain recommendations, the most important of which are the abolition of the bereditary right to a seat in the House of Lords; the introduction of the elective prin ciple in providing that the peers themselves shouki appoint two hundred of their number to the positions of Lords of Parliament; the invitation to solf-governing colonies to each

Mr. Fletcher 8, Brockman, National T. M. Fond & representative to this Imperial Assem-C. A. Secretary for China, Korea, and Hong. bly; and the recognition of the knowledge kong, will address a meeting at the Y.M.C.A. and experience gained by men who have filled Rooms on Sunday night, gubernatorial offices in the various Crown Colonies by giving them seats in the recon stituted Uppor Chamber.

VERY SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS

HANDSOME TOILET SETS, SILVER and they are not without a merit which willing the assembly more reprezentative, retain The native was charged with larceny before

MOUNTED in Fancy Leather Cases,

HANDSOME PUFF BOXES,

CUT GLASS BOTTLES in Great Varlety, HAIR BRUSHES in Leather Cases, PERFUME SPRAYS, MANICURE SETS,

SCISSORS in Cases.

RAZORS IN CASES,

BY THE BEST MAKERS: PATENT RAZOR STROPS, SHAVING MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS

&C. dc. &or

SMOKERS'

REQUISITES

A Very Fine Selection in Great Variety MEERSCHAUM and BRIAR PIPES CALABASH PIPES (s Special Assort menti SMOKERS COMPANIONS, MEERSCHAUM and AMBER CIGAR and CIGARETTE HOLDERS, CIGAR

and CIGARETTE CASES CROCODILE SKIN, SNAKE SKIN, &

the historie il character of the Upper House in the constitution of the country.

Col. W. G. Bedford, C.M.G., Army Medical Servico, on promotion has been appointed Administrative Medical Officer at Hongkong.

During the abacuse of the Ven. Archdeacon Banister from the Colony, the Rev. E. T Barnett will be Acting Secretary of the Church Missionary Society.

A native visitor residing with friends in Hollywood Road yesterday fell from the third floor of the house on to the pavement, and died before he could be removed to hospital.

RXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS.

LONDON, December 18th. The Turkish Parliament was open ed by the Sultan.

Many residents yesterday availed themselves of the opportunity of inspecting the fine collection of oil paintings from the Paris Salon now on exhibition at the City Hall, In their massive gilt frames the pictures range in size | from about 6ft x 5ft. to about 1ft. x 9in. There are among them works by artista who have already earned renown and the outstanding merit of many is obvious to all olservers. The greatest work in the collection is one by Plagerra which depicts Napoleon being pre. sented to Madame Beauharnais at Fontainebleu. There are in the picture some twenty or thirty portraits. The grouping and colour, ing is altogether admirable and the picture" will be at once recognised as the work of a master

PORT OF LONDON.

LONDON, December 18th. The Port of London Bill has been passed.

OIL STEAMER BURNED AT

SINGAPORE.

BOMBARDED BY FORT.

SINGAPORE, December 15th. Fire broke out on the oil steamer Kaloma " in Singapore harbour

hand. There is another fine work in the colles. As the vessel had eighty thousand tim by the same painter, the subject being cases and three hundred drums of oil Talms, the actor, before Napolson. Among on board, the danger to shipping was

of the British Consul They advocated, the boycotting of the s.8. Fatshan and wondered why the people still have the audacity to travel. by that steamer and it was anid that the ears of those daring to travel by that steamer would be

The principal agitators held a private meeting at which a certain prominent Hongkong resident strongly urged them to drop the matter as it would lead them into trouble. Subsequently the Honam MON who is the principal member of the Association telephoned at about 2p.m. to the Association to stop all propaganda until the issue of the new trial. None of the

speeches made at the meeting were publish. 1 in any of the local papers to-day,

"MARTYES" EXECUTED..

The two reformers, Yim Kwok Tung and Kot Him, who, while under arrest, wrote their confession, were executed a 7 a.m. yes- terday. The day previous to their execution they were photographed in Admiral Li Teun's Yamon and certain questions wore put to them, Kot Him romarked that the Chinoso know of a Washington who succeeded, and will now know of Washingtons who had failed. He un fortunately was one of them, he said

Two men were arrested and later deported to their native village in Hunan by Admiral Looking at the first proposal mentions),

The title of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozzoni was

Li who is reported to have said that he would the abolition of the hereditary right to a seat in the House of Lords, it must be wrongly reported in our issue of yesterday: his

not take account of what the prisoners had TOBACCO POUCHES in BEAVER regarded as embodying a very drastic | Lordship is Bishop of Tavis, not Timor. Timer other consplonous examples of portraiture may

is under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of he mentioned J. Renard's large work depicting unusually great and the Singapore valged omerning those alleged to be im- plicated, many of whom were high officials, as a group of fishermen earnestly discussing a ship forts bombarded her with solid abot, he was afraid that this information was Major General John F. Weston has turned which is seen in distress on the horizon; four or This failed to sink the ship, but the nereliable and prompted by a epirit of revenge,

five admirable pictures of homely scenes by J. over the command of the Philippine Division to Harley; two or three charming works by J. authorities were afraid to order the use

CROCODILE SNAKE and DOE SKIN, TOBACCO BOXES and JARS, ASH TRAYS.

&3:

All these Goods are of the Highest Class and Specially Selected

obange. It goes right to the rout of the constitution, and, were the principle accept- ed, it would have far reaching effects in

British polity. It may be urged in its

Macao.

MACAO BOUNDARY QUESTION. A few months ago the Viceroy instructed a

SUITABLE FOR XMAS AND NEW/favour that it is only a retura to original Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss at Fort Zormati; and small works by J. Giardiello and N. of shell. It was extremely necessary Magistrate to make investigations relative to principles. That may or may not appeal to Santiago and is proceeding home by the Formandy. G. Rovello, C. Ferry, F. Linnette, J. to sink the vessel in order to prevent the dates and rights, if any, on which the

YEAR PRESENTS.

THERMOS FLASKS

A most useful XMAS PRESENT for SPORTSMEN, YACHTSMEN and TOURISTS.

the ultra.Conservative, but it is a matter of

Sheridan

"A Feep at the Heavens was the title of an interesting lecture delivered by Mr. J: I. Plummer, MA, F.R.A.S., at the YMCA Rooms last night. The lantern illustrations were a feature of the lecture.

Bartoan, J. Gerrard, G. Guesta, C. Briand

and many other more or less well known portrait the burning oil floating over the painters are represented.

Conspionons among the landscapes are the works of C. Charpentier, noted for his forest scenos. His winter eceries are especially striking-

A. S. WATSON & CO. Disguise it as we may, the co-existence of and for foreign things, his capssity for under excellent works by paintors who are as yet litlo

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON Dispensary. Hongkong, 11th December, 128.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. O communications relating to the new sedum should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

Stories favourable to the new Prince Regent are being told his fondness for photography

standing, and his often expressed recognition of the need of bringing the country into line with Western Empires.

A native of Annam, Indo-China, sentenced in Paris for theft, wrote the following apology to his employer: All Annamites, whether emperora, mandarine, searetaries, literary men, and others, are born thieves. It is a grave and deadly complaint, and there is no cure for it. I know people do not like thieves in Festes, but it cannot be helped.”

Ten thonsand pesos' worth of opium was

history that neither our Buxan_nor Celtic forbeare recognised the hereditary principle until feudalism had become established. They preferred to plect their rulers, and, it is interesting, to say the least, to see proposals being made to re-introduce the old system.

an elective chamber and a hereditary chamber, is an anomaly, and, though other cuntrics and other peoples have done as the honour to accept the two. chamber principle which distinguishes the mother of Parliaments, none of them have fellowed our example by instituting au elective assembly and a non-elective assembly. No, they have established both houses on an elective basis. The franchise on which they are electail may not be very broad, but still the principle of election is there. Had the House of Lords not dis- charged its functions with some discre- No anonymously signed communications that tion, it is safe to say that it would not hava have alrectly appeared in other papers will be remained as at present constituted for such inserted.

Orders for extra copics of DAILY PRESS long period. Of course it has made should be sent before 11 am. on day of mistakes, but so has the lowerhouse, publication. After that hour the supply is

Naturally, when the upper house vetos a Waited. Only supply for Cush.

measure which has passed through the lower Telegraphie Address: Pansa. Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lisber.

chamber there is a large body of opinion P. O. Boz., 34. Telephone No. 14.

which regnede the action of the Lords as "mistaken," and attention is consequently HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FELFT STREET. EC.

directed to the constitution of the House. Different ideas to those formerly held on the subject of popular representation prevail nowadays, and public opinion inclines to the belief that, if the House of Lorde is HONGKONG, DECEMBER 19TH, 1908.

to remain, it must undergo change. Even Any change affecting the "Mother of Peers themselves recognise this. Hereditary Parliaments" is a subject that naturally right, it is recommended, should not entitle attracts more than a national interest Peor to sit in the Upper House. The hoarded wealth lying unprednotiva in the

All letters for publication should be written ma one side of paper only.

The Daily Press.

When "extreme mossares of the Radicals, forced through the House of Commons by shear weight of numbers, have been rejected by the Upper Chembor, "Down with the Lords!" has been a favourite cry of the disappointed politicians. The feeling of which this is the expression is no new one As fir back as 1832 when the House of Lords impeded the passage of the first Reform Bill threats were male to alter the constitution of the House, not so much by ending it as by appointing new peers who would vote as required. The dissenting Lorde, however, absented themselves on the day the Bill came up for its final reading and this contlugeuey was not resorted to

to be a Filipino laundryman from Cavite, where he lives. Twenty-five kilos of the drug, vained at P400 per kilo, are now in possession of the anthorities and it is expected that still further arrests will be made.

harbour...

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

OF SOUTH MANCHURIAN

RAILWAY BONDS.

LONDON, December 18th.

F. Dupin, L. Jorant, J. Holmstedt, N. Hansen ISSUE and J.Rellinare among the painters of this class of picture figuring inthe collection. There are many

known, and, altogether, the exhibition is well The “ Standard "states that £2,000,000 worth seeing by all lovers of art.

Next Monday and Tuesday the pictures are to boods of the Manchurian railway, bearing be sold by public auction at the City Hall, by 5% interest, will be issued shortly. The Mr. Geo. P. Lammert. The exhibition remains issue is to be guaranteed by the Japanese

govern-mont. open to-day and prospective purchasers would to wall to take the opportunity afforded to-day for the leisurely study of the pictures

· COXSWAIN'S REWARD FOR

BRAVERY.

LATER.

The South Manchurian Railway loan has been lasued at £97.10, and is now quoted at I premium.

BANQUET TO SIR ROBERT HART. LONDON, December 16th. The London Chamber of Commerce has

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Kemp sized last Sunday morning on board the U. S ordered the payment of $5 out of the poor box to cruiser Charleston lying off Manila behind the the coxswain of the stean launch Willy for his breakwater. It was found in possession of s bravery in attempting to save the life of a Filipino named Arnesio, who, on arrest, claimed Chinese woman. It will be remembered that on given a banquet to Sir Robert Hart, at the 9th instant, after the Willy had cast off from which Sir Robert predicted a great future the wharf at Kowloon City in very rough for China and said that he believed the weather, a Chinese woman carrying a number of buckets on a bamboe pele rushed on to the wharf Regent would carry on the work of progress. Mr. Mackinnon Wood said that China with the object of catching the departing launch. The strong wind prevailing at the time must rejoice in the Japan-American agree. Before Coromander Basil R. H. Taylor, R.N. blew her into the sea and she grasped one of the ment, which was a guarantee of peace and at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday the buckets to save herself, and retained her hold the open door. master of a coolie boat was fined 33 for failing to when it filled and sank. The coxswain of the exhibit the necessary lights on his craft between wally put his launch about with the object of sunset and sanrise. A junk master, for neglect picking her up, but finding that he would be

LONDON, December 16th. ing to furnish full particulars of the armament unable to do this, dived into harbour, after her.

President Roosevelt in a special Message of his junk at the Harbour Office, was fined $10 Unfortunately, however, his gallant attempt was er a month; and the hearing of charges against successful. Nevertheless it was not allowed to Congress denounces in the most vehement five boatowners of mooring their craft within to pass unrecognised, for in addition to the $5 100 yards of low maker mark was adjourned. paid to the coxswain by order of the Magistrate, manner, the allegations of corruption and similar amount has been paid to him by His acquisition re the Panama Canalas infamous Government. The real offender is Mr. Palitzer, the editor of the World. It is lency the Governor in appreciation of his lies upon the individual officials and the

therefore the high national duty to bring to justice this wicked vilifier of the American people.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS TRADE. The Earl of Crewe was the principal guest at the annual dinner of the Straits Bettioments Association, held at the Hotel Métropole, last month under the presidency of M. W. H. Shelford.

Portuguese Government had encroached on Chimese territory in the vicinity of Macao, Partionlars wore needed for the purpose of disopssing the Macao boundary question with the Portuguese Government and demanding the return of those places. It is reported that the Magistrate bas sent a report to the Viceroy stating that he has discovered that the following places represent encroachments by the Por tuguese Government --

1. Green Island is situated between Macao

and Wan Chai and on the North of the Sea. The Island is connected with Chin

Kwang Su the Portuguese - made a new Shan. During the 15th and 16th year of road leading up to the Island and subsequently treated the Island as Portuguese territory.

were

2. Mong Ha Kok and Loong. Tin Villages were planes entaide the Maono boundary, Chins formerly established military guard houses and had forts in those places, "which included in the Portuguese territory by the Portuguese in the 1st year of Kwang Su. In the 13th year of Kweng Su Governor Wu was deputed to settle the Macao boundary question but, owing to some argent Government affairs, it was put off, and in the 24th year of Kwang Sn these two places were claimed as Por- taguese territory

3. Kwo Lo Wan is an important place and forms the door of Maeno, giving access to the Sea. To the left of Kwo Lo Wan is Kan 0, and to the right is Wang Kam Kwo Lo Wan itself is several times larger than Macao. The Koong Pok Castoms formerly bad launches and cruisers on patrol there to prevent sangg ling. In the 1st year of Kwang

Su the Portuguese Government placed sollier, at Kwe Lo Wan and also in Lai Chi Wan and Shek O and annered the torritory. Afterwards t they also administered and controlled the ter

ritory of Wan Chai and Ngan Hang. These places hare still Chinese guard houses and forts as a proof that they were Chinese territory.

ZA BIG-GOVERNMENT, ORDER. Burgan of Local Affairs to purchase several The Viceroy has given instructions to the

storm dredgers to dredge certain inland rivers so as to prevent a repetition of foods such an those that took place recently which were so disastrous to life and property:

A HONGKONG BOY AT OXFORD.

Our London sorrespondent writes:-I' boar Mr. Shelford, in proposing "The prosperity that Mr. Arthur Dyer Ball, the allor son of of the Settlements, and the Federated Malay Mr. J. Dyer Ball, IS.O., is doing well at States," said that, judging by the reports of Oxford, having gone up to the University from their Singapore correspondents, the part rest

Dr. Morison in a communication to the Times situation to which attention is given is the action. last month said:One festare of the present

BANDMANN COMEDY COMPANY. Peers should clast 200 of their number Palace and amounting to millions sterling. Thờ to sit in the legislative assembly, to be bullion entrusted during the foreign military

The wonderful philosophy of Mrs. Wiggs, a known as Lords of Parliament. Neither occupation of Peking in 1900-1901, first to the work-a-day philosophy which was never found is this principle a new one. It obtains protection of the American General Chaffee, wanting even under the most tragic circum- both in Scotland and Ireland. When the and afterwards to the English General Sir A. stance in life, was expounded last night in the Theatre Royal when "Mr. Wiggs of the Gannine, was estimated, approximately, et Cabbage Patch was produaed. Certainly Mrs. English and Scottish Parliamenta were

£9,000,000. Whatever was the amount of the Wiggs entlookfe could not have been united, the Scottish Peers were not allowed hoard, it has since considerably increased. Ursoon under better conditions. Mise Rayner took to enter the English House of Lords. They der omaro salightanod Regency there is hope the part to perfection, and illustrated the philosophy of the dear old American lady who had to elect sixteen of their number to that this treasure may become reproductiva.

never put up her umbrella before the main came represent them in that august assembly.

The ordinary general meeting of shareholders on. The hambar, distinctly american, Was emphasised by Mr. Vane in the role of Hiram This arrangement was due to the fact that in of the Singapore Electric Tramways was held Stubbins and Miss Beaumont as Miss Hazy. the Scottish Parliament Lordaand Commons last month in London. Bir Frank A. Swetted. Both were clever studies, admirably rendered.

was not a prosperous one, but the disasters of Mill Hill last year. It is his intention to enter sat together. Again, on the union of the hum, who presided, moved the adoption of the Tonight Zaza will be produced.

the past twelve months had apparently loomed the Indian Civil Service, ul already he is larger because of the prosperity to which they nating dinners" at ons of the Temples to had become accustomed. They were suffering qualify for the Bar. British and Irish Parliaments, the Irish report. He said that although the accounts for peers could not enter the British House of the year ended December 31, last showed a loss

from the effects of reaction which was affect- as the net result, yet there were a great many

He is playing regularly in the Oxford hockey Lords en masse. They had to elect twenty-favourable features in the outcome of the year s

ing the whole world, and there was no authority eight of their number. So, it will be seen, working compared with that of the previous 12 the wife of Professor Binckis in 1842, after, the What they required was development in benk Cambridge this winter. Oxford best for hy Mrs. Blackie, who died last month, became to make them despondent as to the future. team, and will probably get his half-blue against Since then there have been repeated the principle is not altogether new. Its months. During the later part of 1907 there Times, states, a somewhat eventful courtshiping and shipping channels, not in recldess ampton by two goals to one and Leicester by agi ations for the abolition of the House of chief advantage will be that it will make the was a decided falling-off in the passengers and Blaeldo's attentions to Miss Elida Wyld, as she gambling, but in the direction of sound common-nine goals te uil. A critic of the matekos writes Lords, but they have never crystalised into house a real body of legislators. The receipts compared with the figures of the early then was who was his cousin, when he was on a sense commerce

visit to the family in 1837, were not encouraged, Mr. Hugh Fort, in responding, referred to the in one of the leading papers -- part of the your. It was found to be attributable and, although thay bail to separate at the time, currency question, which he regretted had not Oxford University do not seem able to pro continues to exercise its influence on present

to general depression in trade, which had been they kept up a correspondemnes. After he had yet been settled. In such a caso the anticipa duce a good forward line. F. G. Mirfield, who is day legislation. Admittedly the House

most severely felt by the Chinese, to whom the won his professorial chair the profesios sp. tion of the reputed sporting prophets vors of the only one of last year's line, is also the only one to show anything like first-class form, in an idle moment, will be excluded, and company looked for the bulk of the passenger proached his cousin again, and in a letter refused Lorde is not all that it might be. It is one will give place to a more earnest budy of receipts. The depression stall continued, but to accept his dismissal at her father's hands, tipsters. As regarded the opium question, they at outside left, & D. Bell is fairly good, and her lover, but at length she rebelled, of the, Opium Commission, that the health of will doubtless improve, but Marcon, Brocks and part of the constitution of Great Britain

politicians, because it follows that only those the Governor of the colony had stated that in its young lady was forbidden to write to or must remember, when they received, the report which has changed least with the progress of who are keenly interested in politics will his opintos the worst had been reached, and and one morning ahe very early walked to Leven the opium smoker must be considered, and the Murray are very weak.

that an improvement might be looked for. The and got a boat to Leith, where she took a cab to provention of illicit sales of morphine and the forward line showed better combination, the country and the growth of the present offer themselves for election. At the same

a relative's house in Edinburgh. At the cocaine enforced by law. Unless that were done, political system, and even its most ardent time it has to be remembered that even the apply of energy for lighting and power purposes marriage Sir William Hamilton was best man, they would expect no improvement in the health but suffer somewhat from the weakness

continued to increase. Sir Charles Petrie and Sir Theodore Martin was also present. of the poorer portion of their population. admirers realise that the time is nigh when reconstituted house will reflect the opinions seconded the motion, which was adopted.

action of any kind, and the Gilded Chamber

of

pasmodic legislator, the peer who only participates in the consideration of measures

PROFESSOR BLACKIE'S LOVE STORY

no more value than of the common

Mathow at centro-helf in attack."

At Leicester,