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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1909.

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to pay a visit to the German capital the representative industrial and commercial which was arranged to take place at Et. organizations have evinced the keenest Pal's Collage this afternoon, is indefinitely

postponed, desire that the Kisa daring his visit sbould get into personal touch with a class in Germany which has been described as more Anglophile in sentiment than any A. S. WATSON & CO., other section of the German population. There is a precedent for such a welcome, for it may be remembered that in 1904 when paying a State visit to the Emperor WILLIAM St Kiel the Kisa interrupted the

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The Kaleidoscope ** Tom Swaby's Magazine " may this time be described as a special race number and is in all respecte an improvement on the first number. Its most interesting feature is the reproduction of a series of sketches of Hongkong racing half a century ago,

There will be a new series of pictures som- moncing at the Alexandra Cinematograph The films include a Chinose view illustrating

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[REUTER'S SERVICH TO THE “' HONGKONG DAILY PRES"] THE MOROCCAN QUESTION SETTLED,

LONDON, February 9th. The Franco-Gorman agreement

CHINESE OPIUM STATISTICS.

AN INTERESTING COMPARISON.

THE LATE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.

Lily Duchess of Marlborough, she of the first American women to take a great place in English society, died last month at her resilence, Deep, dene, near Darking. She had been in ill-health for the last twelve months.

The late Duchess was the daughter of Com

Price, an American naval offer, She had three husbands

Mr. Lonis Hammersley,

In our leading article on Tuesday attention was incidentally drawn to some statistics of the cultivation of opium in Chins which were on tained in a Memorial to the Throne and publish- ed by Imperial rescript in October last year.modore Those statistics represented the total production of Chinese opium to be but two or three times as large as the foreign import, whilețin the opin- ion of the British Opium Merchants the native production is from sight to tạn times as much The notoriour unreliability of Chinese statistics

was mentioned in the article, and an evidence of

The late Duke of Marlborough,

The late Lord William Beresford Her first husband, Mr. Hammersley, was a young Now York financier, who married her in 1879 His father died in 1833, leaving his vast fortune to his son.

Four months later Mr. Lonis Hammersley,

Court festivities for a day and went to to-night, and a good programme is announced.with regard to Morocco, sigued this our attention has been drawn to other statia died, and left his widow a life interest in the

ing with the life of Samsos, and several other

quarter sterling.

business mou' of the city at the Stook trip on the Imperial Canal, s biblical study deal- Borlin to-day, concedes to France tics, which must necessarily have been obtained estato, which was valued at a million and a Hamburg where he was the guest of the

predominant political interest in by the British Legation from Chinese official On the present occasion

Morocco and secures to Germany sources, and we give below in parallel cofurans Exchange. magnificent fête which the Municipality. hal

two returns in pienis for the year 1906---the one commercial and industrial equality. taken from the Rescript above referred to, the intonded to arrange in honour of their

pictures of a humorous and interesting xisture. Captain James Home of the Hong Bee has been fined $500 at Singapore for being the

The will provided that unless an heir was born to the legate's cousin, J. Hooker Hammersley. the money was to be distributed among the various charities of New York State. This will Hammersley's faroar.

Majesties was abandoned on the KING Captain of a vessel used for importing opium into THE ROYAL PROCESSION IN/other from a Report on the Opium Question in was contested, and was finally decided in Mrs.

Per Cass, expressing a desire that an informal afternoon should be substituted to afford him an opportunity of conversing with the Councillors and others on municipal affairs. The presence of the Krie and Sir CHARLES HARLINGE in Berlin provides an opportunity for an exchange of views on the general political situation, and the latest mail papers contain anticipations that the question of a reduction of armaments would be discussed. But nothing we in- agine, is likely to be added to the very definite statements made on this subject quite recently by the German Govern. The expansion of the German 25.00 ment.

navy, was declared to be essentially defen 34.00 sive, and it was further declared that Germany has no intention when the present neval programma is carried out of entering прод another programme of like dimensions How far these defensive programmes are Wine required for IMMEDIATE use should inspired by British political action it in There is evidently a bo ordered to be decanted before being sent out. | difficult to say,

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perpetual thunting after alliance, en, tentes and understandings," which has oharacterised British policy in recent years has been governed by a desire to secure the isolation of Germany, and until that im- pression is removed he relation between the two countries would seem destined to remain

the Colony. The evidence for the Farm showed that twenty-two tins of Amoy opium valued at $624, were found hidden in the vessel near the engine room. The opium was confiscated by the

Farmer.

The Hanoi newspapora, contain reports of a

memorial service held in the Cathedral at Haiphong on the 30th ult. for the repose of the soul of M. Pierre Marty, who died at Hong kong on the 22nd alt. Mass was celebrated by Monseigneur Arellano, assisted by his Carte The Cathedral was draped in black and a large catafalque stood in the centre of the are. All the notabilities of the town were Present including many ladies.

BERLIN.

AN ALARMING INCIDENT.

LONDON, February 9th. In the royal procession through the streets of Berlin to-day the horses of the carriage in which Their Majesties the Empress of Germany and Queen Alexandra were riding were frightened by the Bands and the cheering of the crowds. They reared and jibbed and finally felt.

Their Majesties changed into The man who murdered his wife recently on board a French mail steamer, between Singapore another carriage. and Saigon was named Massol and is described.

in the Indo-Chins papers as being honourably THE ROYAL VISIT TO BERLIN. known in Cambodge where he had resided for ten years. He was manager of a cotton factory SPEECHES BY THE KING AND KAISER, at Koch-Kandal. He appears to have fired five shots from his revolver at the unfortunate young woman four causing fatal wounds in the head. They had been married four years, and there are three children of the marriage,

The ingenuity of the Chinose opium smuggler

LONDON, February 10th.

At the State banquet held at Ber. liu in honour of Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra, the Kaiser said the whole Empire regarded the visit of Their Majesties

China (No 1 of 1908) laid before Parliament Inat February

Province.

Manchuria Chilli Кадзо

Imperial British Rescript. Report. Piculi. Pionls.

15,000

5,000

10,940

3,870

10,000

7,988

5,000

Shanai.....

9,666

5,000

Shantung

6,863

10,000

Shenzi.. Honam

10,815

10,000

6,283

5,000

Kiangeo

9,919

Szechuan

57,463

200,000

Hupei Antui

1.293

4,000

4,048

3,000

Kweichow Hunan

7.928 30,000 9,940

15,000

158

3,000

Kwangel (Practically Suppressed)

Chekiang

4724

500 5,000

Kwangri.

under

3,000

Kwangtang

500

1,514

2,000

Shanghai

Fukien

Hongkong

Plouls 148,100

331,000

As representing what is covered presumably by the term "Manchuris" in the British report

we have given from the return incorporated in Kirin, Amur and the New Territory. the Rescript the total production for Shenking,

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It will be seen at a glance that the figures sup plied to the British official who was charged with

the special duty of collecting the information are more than twice as large as the figures quoted in the Imperial Rescript, and those who know

is great. On the arrival of the Paktat recently at Haugkok the Customs officials found 87 taels of opium on the person of a Chinese. The opium was very cleverly concealed in a sun topee, the as a token of friendly sentiments and how largely the incomes of provincial officials lining of which had been removed, and fitted a new pledge of the peaceful and in China are supplemented by "squeze" have with tin. By unscrewing the top of the topee, friendly development of Anglo-German returns supplied for the purposes of the British ample justification for aming that the the opium could be extracted. When the Loosok

His Majesty arrived in Bangkok the same day the officers relations.

expressed Logation report are considerably under-rated himself as confident that the visit rather than exaggerated. would contribute to the preservation of pence.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. "very cool and sometimes even frosty handed over to the Customs officials 279 taols

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Though no announcement of bigh political importance is anticipated as an out- come of the present visit, the King's presence in Berlin at the present moment is certain to contribute not only to wards improving the relations between the

of opium which they had found on board.

The remains of Constable Tyrrell of the Naval Yard Police, which were found at North

ARMED ROBBERIES.

In 1888 Mrs. Hammersley married the late Duke of Marlborough, who, when he was Marquis of Blandford, had been divorced by his wife, sister of the present Duke of Abercorn.

A considerable portion of the large income possessed by the new Duchess was spent on the improvement of Blenheim, which was in a very impoverished condition. Four years after his marriage the Duke of Marlborough diod.

In 1895 the widow married the well-known soldier-sportsman Lord William Beresford, who

died in 1900.

The son of the lat marriage, William Beres ford, is now thirteen years old, and will inherit all his mother's fortano,

The ninth Duke also married an American, Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, and in 1900, after the death of Lord William Beresford, Lily Dnahess of Marlborough sued him for hor jointure of £1,500 a year from the Blenheim estate. The Court of Appeal decided in her.. favour.

For several years past the Duchows lived at Deepdone, a beautiful place in Surrey, full of art treasures.

The late Duchess has left express wishes that her body, shall be oremated, and this was done. The funeral took place at Curraghmore, Portlaw, Ireland-the barisi-place of the members of the Waterford family, where the ashes of Lord William Beresford now repose.

ADMIRAL LAMBTONE VISIT TO CAMBODIA.

A daigon paper relates the following story of a trip taken by Admiral Lambton and Mr. Ceylon

Hagh Clifford, U.M.G., Colonial Secretary of in Indo-China, in which see the of Cambodia of angkor. Both expressed themselves as astonished and amazed at the magnificence of pitably entertained by the French officials and the rained cities and temples. They were hos by the King of Cambodia who received them st a special audienco.

The King, speaking to the Admiral and to the fourteen naval officers who accompanied him, expressed pleasure at seeing representa tivòs of the British navy visiting the Kingdom for the first time. The King then promised lately visited Park, where the dancing given in entertain them with dances. His Majesty hai that, on their return from Angkor, he would

his suite had created a great seamation.

The dances were duly given to the intense that the dances of the F.M.S. and Java fell far shart of those of Cambodia, which, in his opin ion, were far more beautiful, graceful and charming, The Admiral was quite pleased and warmly thanked the King for himself and his officers.

They visited the Protected State

the two peoples, but also to the improve uniform, as well as by numerous sailors and ing to the world the close ties of with others not in custody at No. 9, Reclamia dellght of the visitors, Mr. Clifford remarking

mant of these existing between all the great nations of Europe. Id a sympathetic. com ment on the subject when the intention of the KING to visit Germany was announced a month ago the Frankfurter Zeitung wrote: "No special political object need underlie the visit, but the conclusion may perhaps be drawn that if King EDWARD anticipat d a warlike collision in the near future be would hardly pay a friendly visit to the very country which Englishmon have be come accustomed to consider would be

THE RECLAMATION STRENT AFFAID.

· King Edward, in reply, reciprocat- Point on Tuesday, were interred in the Phed these sentiments and said the J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday after Two more Chinese were placed before Mr Valley Cemetery besday morning.

unfortunate constable was visit aimed not only at demonstrat noon, charged with committing armed robbery funeral of the followed by a large number of his comrades in:

tion Street, on January 2nd. soldiers, Commodore Lyon was present and

Assistant Superintendent King prosecuted, the funeral service was conducted by the Rev.

and the prisoners were not defended. M. Longridge, Naval Chaplain.

Mr. King informed his Worship that on the day mentioned the two defendants called at the use of complainant, told his wife they were sanxious to rent for, and wished to know what her husband would charge for one of the houses in the block. Complainant's wife told them 39, sud just then she was pushed into her

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A bill providing for the restablishment in the Philippines of the insalar lottery, as conducted under the Spanish regime, is now in preparation

by one of the members of the Assembly. It is claimed for this bill that it will produce for the insular treasury more fands than any law on the statutes barring the internal revenue set. This is claimed for it in view of the fact that the income from that soures in 1897, the last year of

relationship between the two Houses, but the strengthening of the friendly relations between the two countries, and thus the preservation of the general peace.

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CHINESE OFFICIAL CHANGES.

PEKING, February 19th:

On the visitors leaving, the King presented a golden casket to the "Admiral, and a silver casket to each of the officers.

Needless to add, continues the journal, oham- cakes and fine flavoured cigars at the festivities, pagne sparkled, and there was no end of delicious in honour of the visitors.

ROMANCE IN THE RUINS,

house and tied with two other woman who were there. The first two calles were followed by four others, all of whom were armed with kaives. After securing the women, they made proceeded to ransack the house, and although RESCUED FROM UNDER A LADIES' COLLEGE. A story related by survivors from Beggio shows the even an earthquake est produce as romance. A young student for the priesthood, to aged twenty-two, having himself escaped, cot

England's opponent in any possible futureita operation, was $5,431,012 Mexican currency It is officially announced that the this took place in broad daylight in one of the

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of which $1,347,743, or 25 per cent, went to the, conflict. One the contrary, it is justi-insular government, the rest being expended in fiable to regard the visit, if not as at the cost of operation and the prizes listrifested HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD Cunqualified, at least to some exent as a to the winners. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STERET. EC tranquillising, sign that the existing difficul- ties of the European situation will soon be overcome in a posceable manner. Further more, should the visit be the commencement of improved relations between the two Council, 1904-1-On and after January 1st. nations most nearly concerned no one will 1909, any British subject importing into China greet each an effect more cordially than the morphia or instruments for the injection of mor-

The Bully Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 11TH 1909.

The following regulations made by His Majesty's Minister and declared to be urgent have been published under the authority of

Article 15 of the China and Koren Order in

Presidency of the Board of Com-busiest streets at Yaumati the men got clear munications is to be filled by Shu away About a week later, the two defendants Shih Chang, the present Viceroy of were arrested. They admitted that they went to the house to rob, but denied being armad. the Manchu Provinces.

Three witnesses for the prosecution, however, would swear that they were armed,

Evidence was called and the hearing adjourned.

He will be succeeded by Sik Liang, Viceroy of the provinces of Yunnan and Kweichow.

The Viceroyship of these provinces

THE ROBBERY AT CHEUNGSHAWAN.

The hearing of the case in which five natives were charged with armed robbery at Choang ahawan concluded before Mr. J. H. Kemp, and defendants for trial at the Criminal Sessions.

work to find his sister, who was beneath the rains of a young ladies college. After three days, and quite by chance, he found her alive and well in a collar full of dead and living People, but when they had embraced the told her brother that somewhere among the wreckage of the college lay her great friend who, she believed, was still alive, and they determined to fry and save her.

guided them to a fallen beam. Beneath it they To their great joy there came a voice which

THE State visit of King EDWARD to Ger. German people." The words which fellphin except in accordance with the condition will be filled by Li King Hi, a son of on the evidence his Worship committed the found the girl for whom they were looking.

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS,

many at the present time can hardly fail to from the King at the State banquet on laid down in Article XI of the Treaty of Sept. the late Li Hung Chang, and former

Tuesday night are explicit enough to clear have a tranquillising effect on the political the air of all doubt and suspicion concerning situation in Europe. It was recently Great Britain's attitude towards Germany, remarked in the Frankfurter Zeitung that and can hardly fail to bring about the the relations of England and Germany improved relations so ardently desired on during the past few years have been often Loth sides. "very cool, sometimes even frosty, although" there is absolutely no cause of conflict, Even to-day when we have on the one hand Berlin's leading "Liberal organ charging England with plannings European war, and on the other a conviction in the minds of many people in England that the expansion of the German navy can only me in an effort

5th, 1902, for the importation of morphin, ly governor of Kwangsi. or say British subject manufacturing in Chine morphin er instruments for the injection of morphis shall, en conviction, be liable to a fine term not exceeding three months, er to both not exceeding £50, or to imprisonment to apy

such penishments, and the morphin and the in- struments for the injection of morphis may be declared to be forfeited. 2. These Regulations playing "Lady Hunsworth's Experiment" on may be cited as "The Morphia Prohibition the 22nd and 23rd inat.

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The first case of plague in the Colony this year tras reported yesterday. It occurred in Kowloon city.

to wrest from Great Britain her navaj The as Hong Wan I, which arrived from supremacy, the tension must be regarded as Singapore yesterday, brought another 29

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Regulation"

A TRIAD, BOCIETY MEMBER:

Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistrasy yesterday Inspector Dymond charged a nptive with stealing a bundle of clothing, and with being a member of the Triad Society. From evidence tendered it appeared that

the

SIR ROBERT HART ON ME. GUY HILLIEE.

taken last night by a large crowd, who enjoyed Hart said he had had a great deal to do with one The advice not to be afraid of the rain was Shanghai Bank's staff in London Sir Robert Speaking at the dinner of the Hongkong and

to the fall the programme at Harmston's of their men in Peking at the present time, Mr. airgus. To-night there will be a complimentary Guy Hillier (cheers) and in fact with all benefit tendered to Mr. William Schultz, who thirty years. During his, frst years in china 'during the last twenty or will again attempt to loop the open loop, but the Oriental Banking Corporation did the work the attraction on Friday night is supplied by for the Castoras, and when that disappeared the the daring of a well known local gentleman who

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was not badly burt, and when the weight lifted off her the three made their way together to a safer part of the town.

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young man, however, had fallen in love with the rescued girl, who was strikingly beautiful, and gratitude for her life had perhaps

student knew, and to whom he announced his they shortly afterwards mat a priest whom the inspired similar sentiments in her. At any rate,

renunciation of his career as 4 seminarist in order that he night marry her. blessing and united them.

Then and there the priest gave them his

will enter the den of tigers accompanied bything Bank took position, and every. LATEST STEAMER 'MOVEMENTS.

their trainer.

SECRET TORPEDO LOST.

REMARKABLE STORY CIRCULATED. The Standard says:A rigorous search is

had gone off to the satisfaction of himself sa head of the Customs Service, in connection not only with Customs secounts, but with the management of loan money and other things, The courtesy of the bank officials had always appeared to him as something worth knowing and remonbering. In Mr. Hillier they had an extraordinarily olever mau. He began his work with perfect eyesight, and now, unfortunately, nor lost his power of work. In fact he ride, swim, climb hills, go out on his

The P. & O. str. Banca left Singapore for this port on the 9th instant at 11 am, and is due here on the 16th instant at 6 am.

The PM, str. Mongolia sailing from this pert on 9th ult, arrived at San Francisco on the 6th inst.

considerable still. But happily on both deportees to the Colony. They will be forwarded the defendant snatched a buaille of clothing going forward in the English Channel to rohe was blind, but he had neither lost courage at this port about the 20th inst.

sides of the North Sea there is a large,, and,

frightened by these war soares and se ke all

The PM str. Manchuria sailed from Yako- hamia on the 10th instant, and is due to arrive The OP.R. str. Monteagle arrived Kobe at 11 pm on Monday the 8th inst. and left again

from another Chinese in a temple at Yaumati, cover a lost torpedo of great power. The dead he could attend to the work of the at 7.30 pm. Tuesday via Nagasaki for Shanghai

of

"we think we can say, w growing section of Nine pullers of private deshus were charged A quarrel followed, and when the police is 21in type, with the enormous range

is one of the very Istest, prachoally a secret, and the public which stand fastly refuses to be bofors Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy appeared on the scene the defendant took to his yards the torpedo is of a new Bosign the bank in a most marterly manner. His know where he is due to arrive at 5 am. on Saturday

7,000 yesterday with leaving their vehicles in public heels. He was shed as far as Brushoito, efforts of the naval authorities are directed with ledge of Chinese was excellent, and his relations the 13th instant. stroofs, and were fined $3 ch

where he rushed into a house.

to house. The Zuce the atmest rigour towards its recovery Divors the bank at Paking. It was a bank holiday left Singapore on the 9th lust afternoon, and with the Chinese

Chinese officials of very great use to The Apcar str. Gregory Apear from Calcutta have gone down ef

* Portland, where the torpedo what surface, but proved to be an old pattern which learing Poking and he found him working at a evening

doveloped himself for teaching The LG.M. str. Desinger which left here want aatray some months ago.

The lost torpedo is the much-talked-of invenness the Braille system, with some changes arrived at Genoe on the 9th instant at 5 p.m.

the blind Chinese to road. He was putting into on Wednesday the 13th altimo at noon, has tion of Enginter Lieutenant S. Hardcastle, which he had made himself, and he was very periments have been made with it, and all the much struck with the devotion of the man who Tancouver on Thursday the 4th inst and belongs to the Vernon School Many ex-

The CP.B. str. Empress of Japan arrived experts are of opinion that it is a formidable spent his holiday in that particular

Load dostroyer. It travels 2000 yards further than i ohoors.) Thiero was nothing he could say too The F. and O. Company has subscribed five great past, it had a fine prosent, and he was

Any other patforn, and has an average speed of nice about K. Hillier The Bank had had plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Créme Charmante, Tait hundred guineas to the Mansion House fasil for ordinary gunnery calculations Buch torpedo sure it had a great future before it. It had Charmsit will enable you to and Ponder to goliat of the Messins sufferers, and the work at long range would revolutimmige maral hemoch to do with assisting the commerce Specialities for the Skin are the study of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has given warfare, and the Admiralty are certain that the between East and West-tant commerce which lifetime, A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd, Solo Agents, hundred guineas,

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available means of removing the misunder Brigadier General Claranes Edwards of the entered after him, sad a search of the premises lost, one torpedo as brought to the when he called to good-bye to him before may be expected here on or about the 14th inst.

standings which give rise to them. It is certain that nothing but good can be the Bureau of Insular Affairs, urges Congress resulted in the finding of & Triad Bousty book to pass the measure recommended by hint and on which the defendant's name was inscribed outcome of the visit of the King and by the Berciary of War, giving pensions to His Worship dismissed the charge of larceny, but sentenced the defendant to three months QUEEN to Berlin. Their Majesties have certain classon of employes of the Philippe imprisonment for being a member of the Trind been welcomed in the German capital with government. General Edwards made a masterly no less enthusiasm that the people of statement of the matter to Congress and both ocisty. Loudon welcomed the KAISER & couple of by writing and orally begged the members to pass the bill at ones. The Bill applies only years ago. King EDWARD's visit apparantly

to officers receiving for ten or more years will not be purely a Court affur. Since it service at the time of retirement an annual was announced that His Majesty intonded salary of not less than 6,000 pozos,

Hardesstle invention will sussed.

was certain to grow. (Loud ehters.)

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