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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 1909.

who exports and imports goods and sells TELEGRAMS.

them wholesale, "The 1902 edition defines

& merchant as one who traffics on a large sale apecially with foreign countries, & trafficker, a trader." JOHNson's dictionary says a trader "iz one who traffics to remote countries"; while the Standard edition of

A. S. WATSON & 00., 1908 describes a merchant na "a person

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

FANCY TOILET

ARTICLES.

HANDSOME TOILET SETS, SILVER MOUNTED

LEATHER CASES,

IN FANCY

HANDSOME PUFF BOXES CUT GLASS BOXES,

in Great Variety.

who buy and sells commodities as a busi- ness, and, for profit, especially one who has a place of sale and stock of goods, a trader.'. As one of the Justices remarked, the dedol- tion seems to grow wider and wider as we get nearer to-day. Baron BRAMWELL, in 1872 laid it down that a merchant of, or in, an article is one who buys and sells it and not the manufacturer selling it. According to this legal definition any man who buys or sells may claim tojba a merchant. But lawyers, like docters, differ, and as opposed

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SHIPPING ACCIDENT AT SINGAPORE.

THE "POLYNESIEN '

CUTS A DUTCH STEAMER IN TWO,

SINGAPORE, January 12th. The French mail steamer Poly- nesien," as she was leaving here for China, got caught in the current through the snapping of the tug cable, and cut the Dutch steamer Djambie"

in two.

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to Baron BRAMWELL's definition, STROUD'S Judicial Dictionary was quoted as saying :---

he also tore up the wharf *Everyone who buys and sells is not a

The British India Co.'s steamer merchant, only those who traffic in the way"Teesta ' in trying to avoid the of commerce by importation or exportation. Polynesien" got ashore and is still HAIR BRUSHES IN LEATHER CASES, Baukera and such as deal by exchange are fast.

The Polynesien proceeded after a few hours' delay.

PERFUME SPRAYS,

MANICURE SETS,

SCISSORS IN CASES.

RAZORS IN CASES.

BY THE BEST MAKKES:

PATENT RAZOR STROPS, SHAVING MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS,

&,, to.

SMOKERS*

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properly called merchants." That is a 'de- finition which, we think, fits the English conception of a merchant, but in Scotland, well as in the United States a merchant may be "one who kops shop or store for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper" Etymologically such 1180 of the word would seem to be justifiable and general practice must be regarded as the only authority for the restriction of the use of the term "merchant" to large wholesale dealers. The Justices at the Guildhall Quarter Sessions,

REQUISITES while they admitted the claim of the appell-

A Very Fine Selection in Great Variety-ants in the anse before them, did not

AUSTRIA'S

NEW AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN,

LONDON, January 12th. Baron von Call, of the Foreign Office at Vienna, has been appointed Ambassador to Japan.

ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL. ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

I had then the pleasure of congratulating the supporters of the school, in the first place on the muccess of the school which made extension neces- His Excellency the Governor, who was sooom-ty, and in the second place on the facility with panied by Captain Mitchell-Taylor, A.DC extension. To-day my task is an equally pleo- which they were able to raise the funds for the the St. Stephen's Girls' College and Proparatory now era in the life of St. Stephen's Preparatory presided at the annual prize distribution of

sant and very similar one, for to-day marks a School yesterday. The small hall in which the school. Today you come into larger premises, event took place was prettily decorated, but was and you have a new name. As before at St. not large enough to accommodate all who came, consequently there was some crowding at the Stephen's College so now I am able to con- We are officially authorised to state that, Bishop Lander, the Rovs. E. J. Barnett, J. which has neccesitated the acquisition of new

doors. Among those present were His Lordship

gratulate you on an extension of the school subject to andit, the Directors of the Hongkong France, A. J. Bunbury, Mrs. S. W. The and the Premises; and also on the generosity of the and hanghai Banking Corporation will recom. Hon. Dr. Ho Kai.

supporters of the school who have come for- mend at the forthcoming meeting

ward to give increased ront and to provide gratulate the principal, the staff and the a fond for furnishing the building. I oon.

*HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK DIVIDEND.

A dividend of £2 per share. A bonus of .................58.

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Add to the reserve fund... $5,000,000. And carry forward about $2,000,000.

THE EASTERN" STOWAWAYS. At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. J. H. Kemp, Mr. Gardiner (of Moser Brutton and Ratt) appeared to make application for a re-hearing in the case in which his Worship bad, on the previous day, sentenced. 20 Chinese stowaways to nine months' imprisonment each. tion with a view to getting a reduction of the Mr. Gardiner stated that he made the applica sentence. Nine months seemed a very heavy sentence, and he did not think the owners pressed for such a penalty.

His Worship-It is a very serious offence you know,

The proceedings opened with a lengthy programme of songs and recitations by the

scholars. The Rev. Mr. BARNETT then read

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Miss Carden's report in which it was stated that school, especially on the signal success achieved the School sent their first candidate for the by one of your schoolare, Alisa Win- Orford Local Examination this year. Th. (applause), in passing the preliminary Oxford candidate was Wan Suk Ching, daughter of Dr. this is probably the first occasion upon examination. As Mr. Barnett has told us Wan Tuen Mo, and she succeeded in passing the which a Chinese girl has passed the Oxford junior test in every subject presented. Miss examination in this Colony. That is an event Wan was to be congratulated upon being, so far of which this school, and indeed, the Chines as could be ascertained, the first Chinese girl to women in this Colony, may be proit, and I hope have her name placed on the Oxford junior list that in future years you will have more girls Mr. BARNETT then gave the following brief names on the list of those who have successfully since St. Stephen's Preparator School was open-appreciation and pleasure at hearing this nows I history of the school-It is almost four years passed the Oxford examination. To mark my ed in one room at Breezy Point, with five small shall be glad, if permitted, to gives special prize boys and girls, under the care of Miss Carden to Mise Wan-(applause). I always take special Rosd, the name being changed to St. Stephen'sing, and do not entirely speak as an harassed A year later premises wero rented at 33, Caine interest in these schools which are self-support- Mr. Gardiner I don't think the circum girls predominated, and, to be in keeping with its budget meet when there is not sufficient Preparatory and Girls' School. Soon, however, official who has to make both ends of the stances were altogether explained to your Wor-present character, the name was once again money, I speak from a wider point of view, ship. The defendants aro ignorant persons varied and now reads:-St. Stephen's Girls' because it seems to me that the wealthy Chinese from the interior, who were inveigled into going College and Preparatory School Steadily the gentlemen of the olany are gind to avail them- to Australia, and they thought they wore get school increased in numbers and proficiency salvas of the educational facilities offered, and ting there very cheap when they paid a total until recently there has risen a demand for to come forward and pay the expouses of their sum of $600. They were ignorant of the fact accommodation forfboarders The former house sons and daughters in schools, neither dependent that the owners of the steamer were being do was not convenient for this purpose. Conse on the Mission funds nor on the taxpayar. Just, frauded of their proper rights.

His Worship The owners pressed for the Ho Kai and Mr. S. W. Trio, the Com-the other day, when at St. Stephen's, to a warm quantly, in consultation with the Hon. Dr.is St. Stephen's and this girls' college. I listened full penalty.

Mr. Gardiner My instructions are that they extension. Seeing that the Church Mia Mr. Tee upon the warden of that college and was glad to consider a plan for elegy pronounced by the Hon. Dr. Ho Kal and President Roosevelt asserts that are rather sorry these people got such a heavy slonary Society does not provide funds for the staff. I think that the principal of this

Eight coolies who were on the Dutch steamer at the time of the collision were drowned..

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DAILY PERS"]

Jag ty

PRESIDENT BOOSEVELT AT

BAY.

LONDON, January 11th.

mittee

MEERSCHAUM and BETAR PIPES, CALA- venture to lay down any definition for the detectives had discovered Senator / sentence. The circumstances i et havo carrying on this school, neither do tho parente Girls' College, and her assistanta, merit no less

BASH PIPES, ( Special Assortment),

SHOLERS COMPANIONS, MEERSCHAUM guidance of the officials charged with the and AMBER CIGAR and CIGARETTE duty of compiling the Jury lists, but we HOLDERE, CIGAR and CIGARETTE CASES in real CROCODILE SKIN, BRAKE SKIN, gather, from the tone of the observations eto, TOBACCO POCOMES in BEAVER, wade by the Justices in the course of the CROCODILE, SNAKE and DOB SKIN, etc.,

ouse, that they did not regard shopkeepers TOBACCO Boxzs and Jans, ASH TRAYS.

and petty tradera “as merchants" within

ALL THESE GOODS ARE OF THE the meaning of the Act.

HIGHEST CLASS

AND SPECIALLY SELECTED,

Mr. E. Gordon Lowder, of the IM.C. is making a tour of inspection of all the Custom houses.

The Bijon Troubadours are now on a visit to

girem last night.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. Hongkong. Their first entertainment was

LIMITED,

ÁLEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON Dispensary. Hongkong, 6th January, 1909.

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At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. H. Kamp fined a honseboy $10 for wantonly ill-using a dog by pouring hot water over it. The prosecutor was Mr. C. H. Gale of No. 1, Des Voeux Vills, the Peak.

The and preformance of The Silver King the first. The production went with a pleasing wing throughout and the Kowloon Dock amateurs certainly added to their laurels by

on Monday night was even more successful than

their finished work.

The Vienna, semi-official Fremdenblatt an nounces that M. Ambro, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Japan, will shortly resign on necount of ill-health, and that he will be succeed. ed by Baron von Call, First Chief of Section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Tilman franking private correspond ence as official.

There has for years been a feud between President Roosevelt and Senator Tillman.

The latter declares that his desk at the Senate has been rifled of important papers of which he intended to make use in replying to President Roosevelt,

SENATOR TILLMAN'S RETORT.

LONDON, January 12th. Senator Tillman has admitted in the Senate that he wants a duty placed ou land sales in Oregon "if only Roosevelt's friend, the railway magnate, Harriman, is made to disgorge the large holdings stolen from the State.

Senator Tillman, in the course of his speech, described President Roosevelt as a dodger and a coward, inspired by personal malice.

TANG SHAO YI RETURNING,

HIS MISSION A FAILURE..

LONDON, January 11th. H. E. Tang Shao Yi, who was sent as a Special Ambassador to the United States, has left Washington without

The return of visitas to the City Hall Library accomplishing his mission to establish *[177

and Muscum for the week ending the 10th Janua closer understanding with America. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD Cay, 1909, shows that of non-Chinese there

were 394 to the Library and 199 to the Museum, AMERICA'S NAVAL ESTIMATES. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET Staret. EC.

and of Chinese 186 to the former and 2,631 to

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 13TH, 1909.

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the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by

| 580 persons and the Museum by 2,830.

This morning, at 11.30, a special Memorial Service for those who perished in the terrible

PROPOSED BEDUCTION,

LONDON, January 12th.

been misrepresented to the defendants, otherwise they would not have attempted the journey.

His Worship said he would consider the with any letter which Mr. Gardiner might be ristter without granting a re-hearing, together able to obtain from the agents.

THE ROBBERY AT MADAME FLINTS

IN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

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an mfurnished house.

secured

of pupils desire the Spoiety to do so, the pre- to face with serious financial responsibilities. At posal for expansion brought the Committee face praise than was bestowed the other day on the warden and staff of St. Stephen's with the anggestion that the financial risk this juncture Chinese gentlemen camo forward applause). And indeed, their works speak for them. The larger premises show attending removal into these larger premises parents and supporters of the school, who increased confidence and appreciation by the should be guaranteed in equal parts by the have come forward with these subscriptions, College Council and by certain parents of the and thesigual distinction which has been gained The three natives who were caught in the set on both sides, the building was

pupils. This proposal having been accepted by passing a pupil at the Oxford examination. of riding Madame Flint's millinery establish on lease, and

is a result which speaks for itself. While I the farther question of before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yes-our liberal friends that they should provide eloquently said on the work of Mr. Barnett and ment in Queen's Road Central were charged furnishing was solved by a proposal from listened the other day to what Dr. Ho Kai so terday. The first and second defendsate denied about 81000 for this purpose, It is characteris- his assistants, the thought came very for. the charge preferred against them, but the third tie of these hinese parents that when a list of tuuately to my mind what a daty not only St. admitted taking a small bundle of goods. He furniture was supplied amcanting to $1500. Stephen's or this Girls' College, but many other intended disposing of these because he owe they did not only not object to their free will good works in this Colony and most colleges immediatly he would be charged double interest, even want beyond this larger sam, with the repersonal generosity and unfailing energy money in the Country, and if he did not pay up offering being increased fifty per cent, but they and hospitala owed to the public spirit, His Worship sentended each of the defendante sult that to-day we are not obliged to meet in of Dr. Eo Kai-(applause). I am glad to to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.

take this opportunity of testifying my DARING ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY

The 'hurch Missionary Society provide wa admiration and appreciation of what ROBBERY.

the Principal of the Girls' Collage whom he has done, and is constantly doing. There parents and pupils have learnt to value so: is no good work in the Colony in which he has highly. The Society is also sending out not taken a prominent part with the able as- Miss Hunt to assist The School itself provides sistance of his colleague on the Legislative three other lady teachers, who have already Council, the Hon. Mr. Woi Fak, also Mr. Tse been mentioned in the report. That this and other Chinese gentlemen whose names are endeavour to meet the present needs of the familiar to us, but the list is too long for me Girls' College is appreciated by those for to recapitulate it now. I always feel that we whom the school is intended, needs no farther can turn to them with confidence and reliance proof that is afforded by the list of gifts whenever anything makes for the good of their appended.

fellow countrymen, Ladies and Gentleman, Every one of these gifts represents so much Lady Lugard my wife, esked me to s1- interest in the school: every one of them is press to you how deeply sorry she was gladly acknowledged and valged, And the that she was unable to be here this after. ommittee warmly thanks every lady and noon owing to serious illness, and she asked gentleman who has

80 generously come me to convey to the scholars and the staff forward and shared in the burden of the weightier of St. Stephen's her carnest hope for their responsibilities which the school has undertaken These is but one regret to record to-day, deeply interested she is in all that concerns this success in the coming year, and to tell them how that is the absence of the Venerable Arch school. She balleves, as I do, that the women deacon of Hongkong. Archdeacon Banister has of China in coming years must learn to appre throughout taken the keenest interest in the clate the work in which their husbands are welfare of the school, and has ministered in no engaged; to intelligently and sympathetically small degree to its progress. Much to their share it, and to help them in framing the INDO CHINA FINANCES, disappointment, he and Mrs. Banister were destinfas of their country whether it be the obliged to leave for England before the opening country of Chins, or whether it be this Colony The Governor-General of Indo-China opened of this building. They will be much missed. It of ours. No woman can be really a com a session of the High Council of the Colony at will however be a special satisfaction to parente panion to her husband unless she can share Handi, laat mouth when he delivered a speech,

committee. by Aroblemcon und Mrs. Hanister and in the work which he has set himself to do. showing the unsatisfactory condition of the to know that the placas vacated on the school sympathetically and intelligently, in his sotions The burden of interest presses heavily on the are to be filled by no less distinguished person To do this it is necessary that she should have Budea for 1000 Th for non uony has than the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of landed the olony in for enormous expenses, and the fall in silver had proved to be a sore Victoria and Mrs. Lander. This evidence of embarrassment. The balancing of the Budget their interest in the welfare of the Chinese depended upon the strictest economy next year. Any fresh loan raised, will be spent for the passaging of Hongkong will certainly not special purposes of the borrowing and for nothing else. There had been too much slackness on this point in the past. His ides is to do without borrowing as far as possible, so Colony might soon stand on its own feet, and that the might get on without ontade financial help.

In the busiest part of Queen's Road Centre at four o'clock on Monday afternoon, a daring attempt was made by three Chinesa to relieve a visitor of his ready cash. Evidently the thieves had been watching a money changer's stall and saw the complainant change $200 Singapore coinage into Hongkong money. He had not proceeded far along the street with his change when the rogues accosted him. One man blinded him by throwing popper in his eyes, while the other two made a bold attempt to wrest his bag of money from him. The visitor clutched this tightly, however, while his cry thief." soon secured assistance from among the passers-by. Finding their efforts fruitless the robbers hastily decamped, and although all were parmed only one man was arrested. He was charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday, and the hearing of the case was adjourned.

The Committee of the United States calamity in the South of Italy will be held at House of Representatives, appointed St. Joseph's Catholic Church The Rt, Rey to consider the Naval Estimates, pro-finances, now that all loan money had boon spent Bishop D. Pozzoni wil proaido at the ceremony

assisted by all his local clergy. Chev. Z Volpicell poses a reduction of the appropriation the Italian Consul-General, Captain Marques to $29,000,000 (from $75,000,000). the craiser Fuglia will also be present and the Casani Visconti, the officers and men from Italian community are especially invited to attend.

WHAT is a merchant? The question is one which often comes up for discussion in the Far East where every man who imports or exports a bale of goods designates himself "general merchant," and speaks grandilo- quently of his "firm." But much thesamestate of things obtains elsewhere, even in the City of London where "almost everybody vallu himself a merchant" In the City of London merchants" have hitherto been exempt from sitting on common juries, but under a new Act a fresh list had to be made and the Italy. Investigation into the damage done to

Judging that the destruction caused by the prosent earthquake in Italy will furnish much material for study, Professor Omori, the well- known Japanese seismologist is being sent to

buildings, waterworks, and other engineering.

They recommend that only two battleships should be built (instead. of four).

FIGHTING IN NIGERIA.

LONDON, January 12th.

At the request of the British Com- missioner, a German escort co-oper ated in punishing the assailants.

There were thirty-five casualties in the Anglo-German force, the Ger- commander being among the

unappreciated.

an education-an education which will enlarge her horizon and enable her to eradicate parcobisk prejudices, and to take a wider view of the work of the world, and the work in which her husband is engaged. I noted with great Hie LORDSHIP the BreнOP, before calling interest, from the report of the year read to us upon the Governor to present the prizes, remark by Mr. Parzett, that among other subjects helping them to inaugurate that building. The economy. I should like to know more precisely ed that by his presence there that day he was which are taught in this Collage is domestico Church Missionary Society realised now that what that term covers. I hope it coverB iris of the East. The time he come when treatment of servants, the knowledge of simple work not only among the boys, but among the intelligent care there was a great, opportunity for educational sanitation and hygiene of

Chinese ladies desired the best possible education, domestic remedies for household ailmente, and of children, sympathetic

the home,

News has reached Berlin that the his editorial connection with the New York Mr. Theodore Roosevelt has already began justices at the Guildhall Quarter Sessions works at Messina and Reggio will prove very Munshis fiercely attacked the Anglo- Outlook. In the December number there is last month were called upon to answer the instructive to architects and engineers and German Nigeria Boundary Commis-printed an article by him on The Awakening and that afternoon's entertainment was an last but not least, I hope it covers instructions question: What is a merchant? The accordingly an architect and a oril osion in British territory on December for the West to implant its ideals in the Orient, nesed. The education at St. Stephen's would be home bright and attractive. I think, perhaps, of China, in which he says "Now is the time indication of the talent these young ladies posin the way in which a woman can make her Jury Act of 1870 provided that, amongst will accompany Professor Omori. The party is others, any person who was "a banker or expected to leave Tokyo on or about the 15th 23rd.

a such fashion as to minimise the chance of a based upon Christian morality and would con- that the last is the most important of all; that a merchant" should be exempted from service instant for the scene of the calamity, travelling

dreadful future clash between two radically corn good manners and propriety. All were woman should make her homo reflect the qualities by the Siberian Railway. ou common juries. Accordingly last

until tomorrow, we may find that we have great regret was that Lady Lugard, through refined taste which education bring with different and hostile civilisations; if we wait delighted to see his Excellency present, but their which she herself possessess, the cultivation and month, & firm trading as Colonial merchants claimed to be on the special jury

waited too long."

indisposition, was not able to attend and give it. This then, is the advice which I would list in virtue of their business as "merchants,"

The appointment of Mr. J. Forster, of St.y the prizes. His Lordship was glad to give the pupils of this College that they Helens, Lauonshire, as Chinese Consul General hear from his Excellency, however, that she should endeavour to prepare themselves for what, in London, is described by a London contem. was better yesterday, and he hoped she would I think, is the beat work woman can do porary as an important landmark in the com

soon be about again.

in this world that is, to share intelligently mercial development of Chins. Mr. J. Forster

HIS EXCELLENCY, who was greeted with and sympathetically in her husband's work, is head of John Forster and Sons, & prominent applanse se he arose, said My Lord Eishop and to endeavour to set before him by her ideals For many years he has been interested in large minded me just this moment, it is only a day and bright as they themselves. I wish you all a Lancashire firm at constructional engineers Ladies and gentleman: As your Lordship read her standards of duty, the art of making their home bright and attractive; as attractive truding concerns in China. He has made or two age since I had the pleasure and pri happy new hinese year, and I wish overal prolonged visits to Chins, and has many vilege of laying the foundation stone at St. pilin of this College, Art, the staf eigi all the pu influential acquaintances in Peking and the Stephen's College for the extension of the new pleasant holidays. Treaty ports.

building, and of distributing the prizes. And

the rent they pay (£115 a year) when divided bətween the partners being insufficient to exclude them from the petty jury list, Hence arose the question. as to what con stitutes a "merchant." Counsel quoted thorities. First he took the dictionaries. The edition of WEESTRE of 1856 describes

merchant as a man who traffics in, or carries on, trade with foreign countries, or

Mr. A. N. Hake who for the past seventeen business of Messrs. W. Brewer & Co., of years has been associated with the bookselling

Hongkong and Shanghai, sovered his connection with the firm at the end of the your and with Mrs. Huke for England yesterday by the man Blus Funnel steamer Theseus. Coming out in 1891, Mr. Huke was attached to the Shanghai branch for four and a half years and then, having been admitted to partnership, he came down to ments to support the British, if needed. Hongkong where he has sinop remained in

The "Norddeutsche Zeitung" des charge of the business here. Mr. and Mrs. Huke have a wilde circle of friends in the Colony cribes this as a return for the British and many were prosent at the whart yesterday to bid them bon voyage,

co-operation in Demaraland.

wounded.

Germany has ordered re-inforce

HIS EXUELLENUr then proceeded to distribute the prizes to mecessful pupils,