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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 1909.

Senhor Gronealves Pereira, the Brazilian Minister to Chinu and Japan, was in London last month. His Excellengy intended spending a few days in Paris before returning to the

and possibly the Secretary of State was invited to express an opinion concerning the resent advocacy of an alliance by a section of the American Press. Tano - SHAO-XI, | Erst, however, is statesman enough to be able to

The sentence on four of the murderers of the anticipate the sort of reply he would late Dr. Barrack, at Kuantan, Straits Settle receive. Apart from this matter whichments has been committed to imprisonment for A. S. WATSON & CO., may be regarded as outside the pale of life, while Chia Sam, the ringlender, and three

practical politics, the Special Ambassador others were to be executed, on January 4th. doubtless, had many matters to talk over with the Secretary. In well-informed circles in Washington it was believed that financial questions would take a leading place in the discussions at these conferencen, This is not unlikely, for prior to leaving for

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FANCY TOILET

ARTICLES.

HANDSOME TOILET SETS,

SILVER MOUNTED IN LEATHER CASES,

HANDSOME PUFF BOXES CUT GLASS BOXES,

in Great Variety.

A soheme has been, formulated by the Grand Council at Peking with the assistance of the Beard of War for the unifying of all the military forces of the Empire, the Begent being

Commander-in-Chief.

Between Monday evening and Tuesday

morning there were stolen from a drawer in

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Mr. H. Clausen, of Melchere and Company TELEGRAMS. appeared to prosecute an earth coolie for steal- ing a gold ring belonging to him. He had left it in the bath room of his residence at Peak Boad, and as it could not be found, suspicion it next morning, and on confessing, was handed fell upon the earth coolie. She was taxed with over to the polico. Mr. Kemp sentenced her to one month's imprisonment.

My..

Captain Price's airship made si ascent at Shanghai on Christmas Day, but the N.C. Daily News says, misfortune dogged ita path, for almost immediately something went wrong with the engine and the airship became a zaere non-dirigible balloon. The wind carried it, at varying altitudes, in the direction of Wowrung, and ultimately the maronant was compelled to let

sunt gas and descended nest a Chinese village

Some ten miles away. While he was engaged

Copyright Ordinance, 1894] ["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] JAPAN'S SYMPATHY WITH ITALY.

SUPREME COURT, Wednesday, January 6th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).

H. A. Lammert.

THE PEAK MURDER. The hearing of the capital charge preferred against Kwok Leung, Li Skek Chung and Hung Hoi was continued before his Lordship TOKYO, January 6th.

and a jury composed of Messrs. T. F. Hall Opening a national earthquake fund Durvos, H. Reeves, H. E. Craddock and The Red Cross Society of Japan is (foreman), H. J. van der Bosch, J.-P. Ulderup,

for the relief of the sufferers in Italy,

The Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.C., Baron Komura, Minister of Foreign Attorney-General, who was instructed by Mr. Affairs, convened a private meeting Dennys, Jr., from the offos of the Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, the prisoners instructed by Mr. R. D.. Atkinson (of MessTE- Deacon, Looker and Deacon).

occupied with financial affairs. The Dead Meara Deason, Looker and Deacon's office in making arrangements for the transport of to-day at the Foreign Office, and Yon being defended by Mr, H. G. Calthrop, who was the United States, TANG SHAO-YI was much

IN CHINA.

stampa to the value of $140.60. The stamps of foreign capital to assist in the develop. aged from ten cents to fifty cents, 81, 82, 83, the airship back to Shanghai, Chinese curiosity 70,000 was subscribed on the spot. mant of the resources of the Empire was $5 and $10. An office coolie who is missing iso manis for curio-henting prompted these

The Mitsui, the Mitsu. Bishi and spectators to make off with most of the frame- FANCY forcing itself prominently upon ble atten- suspected.

work, which had been damaged by the fall, and the Bank of Japan have each con- tion, and it is highly probable, therefore,

No fewer than fifteen pages of the Perak to test the workmanship of the balloon by insert-tributed Yen 10,000 to the fund. that questions of this character did figure Gazette are occupied by notices concerning ing knives into the silk. Ultimately, towards 3 largely in the conferences between the the resumption or sale of land by the Governm. the truant airship returned to head quarters JAPAN AND THE SITUATION Special Ambassador and Mr. Roor. 1fment for abandonment, arrears of rent, or TANG SHAO-YI has a leaning towards any particular foreign country it is towards America. When, by virtue of the famous Edict of May 1906, he became Vice-Im-to four and a half pages. perial Commissioner of Customs, he

The county cruiser Bedford, Captain Seymour dispatched, under Dr. Texny, a selected E. Erskine, will terminate her two years' com band of Chinese students to America fo* mission with the China Squadron next month. instruction in Western methods of adminis" | She will be kept on the station, and to that end

HAIR BRUSHES IN LEATHER CASĖS,

· PËRFUME SPRAYS,

MANICURE SETS,

SCISSORS IN CASES.

RAZORS IN CASES.

BY THE BEST MAKESS:

tration with a view to their becoming fitted PATENT RAZOR STROPS, SHAVING to fill the higher posts in the Imperial

MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS,

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SMOKERS'

REQUISITES

Maritime Customs' service. Educational as well as financial questions were therefore probably discussed, but the only tangible result of these conferences that the world has far beard about is the deal-

Hon of the United States Government to raise the Legation at Peking to the rank of A Very Fine Selection in Great Variety--

MEERSCHAUM And BRIAR PIPES, CALA Embassy. When BASE FrYES, 12 Special Assortment), SMOKERS COMPANIONE, MEERSCHAUM and AMBER CIGAR Snd CIGARETTE

WO recall

on the shoulders of fourteen coolies. General breach of conditions. In the Batang Padang sympathy will be felt with Captain Price in his district alone the list of those who are called misfortune; but, doubtless, he will be well advis upon to show came why hand should not beed to postpone, as he intends, a further flight for forfeited for bresch of the labour clause rans

a new crew will be despatched to Hongkong this month, and on arrival thero Captain Erskine recommission the cruiser. Captain Erskine's will pay off the old craw and his successor will

period of command expires on Jan. 12th and also the foreign service of 20 other officers of the Bedford.

We have bear bearing so mach abentaraform

Yuan Shih-Kai's

TOKYO, January 6th. for months until he has perfected his vessel.

The Japanese Press is confident The ascent on Friday of the "Messenger" shows that the situation in China will be that Captain Price has an airship in posse, and renders pardonable the enthusiasm which led

undisturbed by him to advertise prematurely its capabilities removal from office. The money already spent on the ship amounts, we understand, to a good round sum, but Cap- tain Price should be able to count upon being mimbursed as soon as it is an airship in cres.

The oase for the prosecution closed in the forenoon.

Mr. Calthrop, in the afternoon, opened the defence. He told the jurors that this was a case

in which the evidence brought by the prosecution

was of a most extraordinary conflicting character. If the jury was to believe one of the witnesses, they would have to come to the conclusion that question of a mistake which a man might make, another was committing perjury. It was not but the most deliberate perjury that he thought he had over heard since he had been in the Colony. At the end of his speech, when opening the case, the Attorney-General - said the only way he could possibly reconcile the evidence of that they were giving evidence as to two auderent the witnesses was by coming to the conclusion nessalts down by the Peak Church. If the nors believed the first witness they could not possibly believe the second. He would ask them to say on the evidence that it was impossible to The Foreign Office is silent on the beliere any of the witnesses, except the European constables. It was a peculiar thing about this case that the three prisoners were Hoklos, and all the witnesses, including the lakongs, were Evidence was then called, and the bearing adjourned.

While regretting his loss as a friend to Japan, the leading papers express the opinion that the negotiations on pending questions between the two countries will suffer no check.

The Dalai Lama, when he left Paking at 7.0 am on the list. alt, was escorted to the station by many high officials. Amongst these were Prince Kang, H.E. Chang Ying Tang, HE Ta Shoa, the Comptroller of the Imperial matter. Household, the Police Magistrate and a number

of

military ofloors. The Prince Regent, H.E. THE STRAITS OPIUM REPORT. Pantis. That was a very significant fact

Chang Chih Tung, Prince Ching, H.E. Yunu Shih Kai, H.E. Shih Han, H.E. La Ch'uan Lin and other high officials sent hi valandis

of the Chinese currency during the past twelve months, and seeing so little of any setual results how that one is almost tired of reading of the Chinese jealously the leading States have always Government "propoasia." But the latest is worth noting. We are indebted to a Peking striven to assert their superiority by resist-contemporary for the information that "the set, Mr. Rockhill, the Minister for the

United States, called on

SINGAPORE, January 8th. Official authority has been given

the Dalai Lama to-day for the publication of the MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

HOLDERS, CIGAR and CIGARETTE CASES, izg demands on the part of interior State Government proposes to endeavour to institute on the 20th instant and presented him Report of the Straits Commission on

a gold currency next year." Chinees us with a porcelain jar and stand. The Board the Opium Question gested by an official that 15 Chinese half-tal coins should squal one pound sterling.

Heal CROCODILE SKIT, SNAKE SKIN, eto, TOBACCO POUCHES in BEAVER, CROCODILE, BRAKE and DOE SKIN, ste.. TOBACCO BOXES and JABS, ASR TRAYS.

for a step in diplomatic rank, the report le somewhat surprising that the United states contemplates in this way the recognition of China as ranking equally with her in the ALL THESE GOODS ARE OF THE diplomatic world. Though none of the Powers

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raised the status of their Legations in Japan until after the abolitionofextra-territoriality it has been reported that the elevation of the Legations in Tokyo has been a sore point with China, and that the hint bas A. S. WATSON & CO. been given to the Foreign Powera that

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· HONGKONG, JANUARY 7TH, 1909.

THE visit of H.E. TANG SHAO-TI to the United States as a Special Ambasador to convey to the President an expression of gratitude for the action of the United States in reference to the Boxer indemnity has given rise to much speculation in the American Press as to whether the visit did

China would like to be placed on the same footing in her diplomatic relations, There does not yet appear to be any official confirmation of the report from Washington and, though it is quite possible. that the United States may have flattered China by such a concession, it is doubtful whether the other Powers are at present prepared to follow the example.

Sergt. Major Higby, the general stall officer of the Hongkong Volunteers, leaves for home en holiday part week.

The Portuguese Lilliputians scored another success last night with thoir rendering of "The

Geisha."

The marriage of Comte de Silguy to Ankarets, daughter of Mr. C. Ewens, of Hong- kong, was celebrated at Bayswater on Dec. 3rd. The dress rehearsal of "The Silver King" by the Kowloon Dook A.D.C. last night was very

successful It promises well for fine per formances on Saturday and Monday nights.

Nations and their rulers" was the subject of discussion at last night's meeting in connec tion with the universal week of prayer. The leader was the Rev. J. H. Franco.

The Governor of Ceylon paid a public tributo American battleships during the floet's visit to

to the exemplary behaviour of the crews of the

Colombo.

The special service craiser Hawke, Captain Arthur H. Oldham, in the Home Fleet, has bean detailed to pro-sed this month from her port to Hongkong with the relief crews and ratings for the China Squadron.

It will be remembered that the form in which Reuter's summary of the Rosebery Committes Report on reform of the House of Lords conveyed the impression that ex-Governors of Ceylon, Hongkong, the Straits Battlements etc., would be awarded seats in the improved Uppor House. This, however, is not borns out by the text of the report to hand by Isst mail qualify for a seat in the case of persons who are Governorships of a Crown Colony will only hereditary pears-amely, it will raise them to the higher degree of "Lords of Parliament." "

An instanes of a man who preferred prison to liberty was discovered yesterday when a Chinese was brought before the Magistrate on

charge of returning from banishment. Apparently he found difficulty in getting his daily bread in the country and he, resolved to return to Hongkong and outer prison. He came up to the Falice Station, gave his name, number of photograph, so that his identification was oney. As it was found that he had been baishel, the Magistrate granted the man's wish by sending him to prison for six months.

By lind permission of Major Evnus and Offcors, the band of the 13th Rajputs under Bandmaster Coke will play the following pro- gramme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, daring dinner, on Thursday the 7th January, 1909 (weather permitting):- Two Step Liston to the Big Times Band

Liebeslied."

Serenade....... Grand Operatio Selection (Hy Request

Ia Travista-Il Trovatore. The Chorus from "Nebucadorosor Bigdel Lancara

***Love Dealand," Cake Walk... "I'd give 100 dollars for the gal." "State Ball"

Vulse

the Im-

of Finance has

to reported porial Household that the total, amount expended in connection with the visit of the Dalai Lama, including all presents, mounts to about 200,000 Taels. The presente made to the Dalai Lama by the Throne are as follows:-8 Horses, 20,000 Taels, in cash; 8 pieces porcelain, 8 pieces glassware, 4 pieces fur, 16 pieces silk and about 150 pieces of edible delicacies. HA Combo have also been recipients of many presents. In returning thanks to the Throne be presented a golden "joss" which was accepted. The Government has promiced the Dalai Lama to sea to the instruction of young

studenta which he will send from Thibet at the

beginning of the next year.

THE CANTON-HANKOW、

RAILWAY LOAN, Cablo news has resched Canton, our corres pondent says, that the Wai-wn-pa hové negotiated a loan of £2,000,000 with a British Syndicate for the Liang-Hu sections of the Canton-Hankow Railway.

{REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. ")

YUAN SHIH-KAI.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT APPREHENSIVE.

LONDON, January 5th. Reuter's Agency is informed that the Government regards the situation arising out of the dismissal of Yuan Shib-Kai as fraught with serious possibilities.

Sir John Jordan, (British Minister at Peking) is in communication with ques-

the Foreign Office regarding the tion of making representations to the Chinese Government on the subject. KING EDWARD'S VISIT TO

GERMANY.

Wednesday, January 6th.

BEFORE HON. COMMANDER BASIL B. H. TAILOR, R.N. (MAEINE MAGISTRATE).

ABOARD WITHOUT PERMISSION.

A native servant and two boarding konse runners were fined $50 each for being on board the BB. Catherine Apcar without the permission of the master or officers,

IN THE HARBOUR OF REFUGE, The masters of 32 Chinese craft appoared boforo his Worship on charges of unlawfully anchoring their vessels in the typhoon shelter at Causeway Bay."

Two of the defendants were fined $3 apiece, and the remainder $1 each.

A DESERTER. Seaman. F. Gehmann, one of the crew of the 8. Batuan, sppeared before the Court on a charge of deserting from his ship,

After hearing the ovidence his Worship sentenced the defendant to one month's imprison- be forfeited, ment, and ordered that his wages to date should

NEGLECT OF DUTY.

Japan sppeared to answer a charge of continued Seaman W. Allison of the s.s. Empress of and wilful neglect of duty.

The evidence showed that defendant gat drank, rofused to do his work, and created s disturbance with some of the other searen on board.

On the 3rd instant His Excellency Chang Chi Tung dispatched, a telegram to Viceroy Chang in which he reminded the Viceroy that the Canton-Hankow Railway will be one of the most important railways in China and that the constraction of same cannot be delayed any longer. The Liang-Ha sections of the trunk jine being much longer than the Kwangtung section, it would cost a larger sum of money to Queen will pay a State visit to Berlin

Their Majesties the King and dare, or until his ship sailed. construct than the two other sections. HE in the second week in February,

in the

Chang Chi Tung further states that he had consulted with their Excellencies Chan Kwel

obtaining the necessary funds for the construc Leong and Shum Chun Ming with regard to

were in favour of a foreign loan: tion of the Liang-Hu sections and that both

It was decided to request the Wai-wn-pa to negotiate for the loan with a British firm whose representative had already arrived in Pering,

LONDON, January 5th.

THE POPE AND THE EARTH- QUAKE REFUGEES.

LONDON, January 5th. The Pope visited the earthquake refugees in the Vatican hospital which

His Holiness thus passed beyond

His Worship ordered the defendant to forfeit six days' pay and committed him to jail for 14

A DISHONEST BOY.

Mr. J. J. Stabbings, of the Electric Works, Wanobai, prosecuted his boy" at the Magistracy yesterday for stealing twenty cents. It appears that the boy had been engaged ou the 1st December and on the 8th gave notice of his intention to leave. Since the 21st various small sums of money amounting in all to about

816 have been missed and suspicion fell on the boy. On the 4th inst., Mr. Stabbings marked some small money which he placed in a drawer morning Mrs. Stubbings marked a twenty cent in the bedroom. This disappeared and next

The London Times, in noticing the death of Sir Ewen Cameron, KCMG, lite Londen Manger of the Hongkong and Shanghai and Ko Ling Wai and Tsang Kwong Yang were stands on Italian ground. Banking Corporation, said of him - Bir Ewen delegated to enter into negotiations. As funda Cameron has been greatly missed in the City are being raised for the speedy construction since his retirement nearly four years ago. He of the Liang Hin section, the part of the line the area wherein he enjoys extra-piece which she placed in her pures and deposited had a wide circle of friends and a great many which is under the control of Viceroy territoriality.

in the drawer. When the boy was in the bed. acquaintances, who appreciated deeply his Chang, must not be allowed to be de-

room she went upstairs and examining her purse unfailing courtesy, as well as hi remarkable layed any longer. Chang Chi Tung säded

found that the money was gone. She detained power of expressing himself on all business that he understood that the Kwangtung gentry

the boy and sent for her husband who brought matters. He was well known es an unrivalled are people who have always been very energetic In a lecture at the Society of Arts, London, authority in regard to Chinese finance, and in subscribing for railway shares-- thing

the police. Bergt. Pitt searched the boy and Dr. Mott said he had been devoting a great was frequently consulted by the Covernment on that has hitherto never been done by the

found the missing coin, and a search of his box revealed other stolen coins. Defendant was deal of attention lately to the brains of the questions having a hearing on Sir Ewen people in any of the other provinces, but he is miralty notice advising commanders sentenced by Mr. Wood to three months' hard Chinese, and had discovered that they were Cameron died at his London residence, and the not aware of the agirial amount subscribed by the of vessels to exercise the utmost pasessed of very fine brains indeed interment took place at Inverniss, His rufficient for the construction of the whole caution in navigating the Straits of

To speed sway 1908, and to

welcome"

was 67.

Cantonese or whether the amount subscribed fa

THE STRAITS OF MESSINA:

LONDON, January 6th. The "Gazette" containe an Ad

Kwangtung section of the line. If there should Messina, owing to possible changes in Mr. W. B. Mason me consented to be the be any shortage, it would be necessary that it perzsent secretary of the British Association should be covered in the Liang Hu, loan, which the depths on the coastline. of Japan. A prize fund has just been opened would serve to expedite the construction of the in connection with the Japanese Language Kwangtung section. In conclusion, H.E. ⠀⠀ AUSTRIA AND SERVIA. Examination Scheme. It is hoped that Chang Chi Tung requests Viceroy Chang to prices offered to candidates passing the thrd instruct the gentry of Kwangtung to go into stage under the conditions outlined in the d. the question at once and cable the decision na vertisements will prove an incentive to may

soon as possible. Britishers to enter for these examinations,

FEELING KÅSTER.

LONDON, January 6th.

Servian

not have some additional significance. The letter from the late Emperor of China to 1909, the Members of the Amoy Club gave the President, did not, however, contain a on the 31st December, a Fancy Dress Ball at single phrase which could be construed into the Club Theatre, which the Amoy Gazette

describes as a huge success. a hint of any desire for closer diplomatic relations, nor did His Excellency or the The Regent has ordered the Grand Connell President let fall anything in the course of to again send despatches to the various Provincial anthorities, urging them to submit proposals in their speeches foreshadowing the Treaty connection with the abolition of the eight banner megotiations so confidently predicted by a regiments during the present Chinese your.

It is reported that the Kwangtung gentry

M. Milovanitch. the have reported to the Vicary that they could Minister for Foreign Affairs, in his section of the American Press. Yet we The question of mesting the enormous reduc- which were only commenced some six monts get the necessary funds for the construction of observe that a telegram is published in ation in the revenue of China which will result. Mr. V. G. Bowden, after eight montes the section of the line st his end without the reply to the Austrian representations northern contemporary stating that His from the suppression of opium has recently been The first prize out of the fund has therefore Railway Company of Kwangtung does not par- the Skupstchian, declares that he has

study, has already passed the required standed, hoip of a foreign losi

If that is the case the the Canton-Hankow on the subject of his recent speech in Excellency TANG SHAO-YI's efforts to considered by the controllers of the Customs at been awarded to him. induce the United States to enter into Peling and it is proposed to tar all articles of 275 members of the Association.

There are now slut ticipate in the loan closed with the British lujury.

The Co-yndicate by the Wai-wu-pu. alliance with China have failed.

mittee elected at the annual meeting, held st It is natural to suppose that, at the

A peculiar theft was reported to the police mouth, is as follows:-Chairman, Mr. F.. conferences which the Special Ambassador from the laisine at Bowrington Canal: Hon. Treasurer, Mr. AH, Cole Wat: yesterday. A lady's bicycle valued at 345 was Bala, Vice-Chairman, Mr. H. D. C. Joza; has had with Mr, Boor, matters Another theft was that of a private riosha which Committee: Means, P. 8. Bent, A. J. Cors, affecting the policy of the two countries in was taken from the aide channel at. 257, Dea L. J. Healing, J. Williamson Jones, C. K regard to each other were freely discussed, Your Boad.

Marshall Martis, and J. C. Ward.

an

labour.

TRANSPORT OF SPECIE.

the cases of the falling off in fraight, the

In the course of a reference in their report to

directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company observe that the loss of zevenne this year might be superficially accounted for by the restricted movement of specia, which is a business entirely dependent on the exchanges, and is in no sense within the company's control." There is, of course, says a writer in the Globe, a great deal of truth in this, as, owing to the

sent out from this country during the last ten famine, the exports of silver from London to India have very largely diminished, the amount 23,000,000 below the value of the silver exported months being £7,672,000, which is nearly

in the ten months of 1906. Less gold has also in the corresponding period of last year, and about £6,000,000 less than the quantity sent out

altogether the shipments of specie by the P. and been dispatched from London to India, so that company in the period covered by the latest report must have been far below the average, and account for a very material portion of the decline in revenue. At the same time it may not be amiss to remark that, according to reports Feeling in Vienna is easier in concurrent in the City, the shipments of specie by German boats engaged in the Indian trade sre increasing in consequence of their charges boings less onerong..

been incorrectly reported and asks LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. a suspension of judgment until the

authentic text of the speech

for

is

left. Singapore on the 5th inst., and is expected published.

The NY.K. str. disa Maru (European Line), here on the 11th insta

The H. Linie str. Andalusia left Sings-

pore on 6th iust. at 7 s.m., and may be expected sequence of this reply.

hero on 12th inst. a.m.