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resources there are others that are only beginning to be developed, and al though it may be surprising to those who are not soquainted with conditions la the Northland, agriculture is included in them. The United States Government has been carrying on experiments in agricul.

A. S. WATSON & CO. tura, cattle raising and dairying and it has

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been found that Alaska has great agricultural possibilities. It is estimated that in time the territory will be able to support population of 3,000,000 persons, it is partly for the purpose of showing the Northland in its true Hight before the world that the 1909 Exposition has been organised.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1909.

The French Man of the 16th February ward delivered in London on the 17th Imet.

Kwang Yung Hang, formly Becretary ef Legation in London, arrived at Wellington last month to take up his position as Conral-General in New Zeland. He expressed to an interviewer the opinion that Chins should have in the British Colonies year ago.

The return of the imparts into and

exparte from the Straits Settlements for the qiheter ended December 31st last, shows that there was an increase in imports of $1,108, equal to £128, a compared with the same period last year, and an increase in exports of $2,064,962 or £240,914. Two opium prosecutions took place at the Magistracy yesterday A fireman on board the

in his possession twenty taels of opium. The

ment believe that the island is

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"[BEUTER'S BOBYION TO THE “HONGKONG DAILI PRESE."1

THE NAVAL DEBATE.

THE COUNTRY PROFOUNDLY

IMPRESSED.

LONDON, March 17th.

It is impossible to exaggerate the impression produced throughout Great

The Japanese who are alleged to have taken possession of the island have acted without the authority of the Government.

REBEL ACTIVITY IN CHINA.

PEKING, March 18th. The Viceroy of Nanking has wired to the Peking Government to the effect that Dr. Sun Yat Sen has stor- ed thirty thousand rifles in Saghalien ten thousand of which have been dis-

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS Equally important is the plan and constrainer Loongsung was Raod 3500 for having Britain by the debate on the Navy patched by boat to Siam and thence

of the Pacific World's fair is the bringing of the shores of the Pacific Oesat closer together commercially through the exhibits CHAMPAGNE from the different nations. Seattle, where

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the Exposition will be held, is rapidly be. coming one of the great commmercial

parts of the world. It la the gateway to Alaska and the Orient. It has grown more rapidly in the last few years than any other Ameri- cancity and now has a population of 275,000. Although the title of Seattle's Exposition

First Lord

quartermaster on board the sa atong was Estimates, coupled with the announce carried into the interior of China. hartantor on board is on Aufongsarment by Mr. McKenna, opiim, but the hearing was adjourned.

The Budget Committes of the German Reichstag has approved a vote to the amout of erection of a German Consulate in Tihtig similar vote was rejected by the Reichstag Inst year. The Budget Committee has rejected vote for the requisition of the site, which is at

in Chefoo.

£8,750 as the first instalment of the cost of

FOR CHINA.

of the Admiralty, that Germany al-PROPOSED GOLD STANDARD ready possessed fourteen slips for Dreadnoughts, that three more are preparing and that similar advance is

PEKING, March 18th. shown as regards guns, mountings &c, to mint a new coin weighing und The Prince Regent has decided The Radical papers have ceased all tael.

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, March 18th. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR F. PIGGOTT.} FORGER SENTENCED TO THREE TEARS" IMPRISONMENT.

Un Lam was charged with attering three forged notes on the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, each of $10, at Yannati,

and also with being in possession of 13 forged sotes of the samo denomination. Sir Houry Berkeley. K.C. Acting Attorney General instructed by Mr. H. Dennys, jr., conducted the prosecution, and prisoner was undefendel.

The following jury was empanelled :-Mesars

B.

Webb (foreman), B. L. Hughes, W. M. G.

Weston, F. M. Lane Crawford, G.‘Rapp, J. D. F. Müller, and H. G. Priedemann,

Sir Henry Berkeley said it seemed that the only question for the jury was whether the man know that the notes which he had uttered amal which he had in his possession were forgeries. The evidence is very clear as to the forged character of the notes and to the possession. The only question would be us to intent.

Mr. F. 9. Alleu, cashier at the Chartered

He also proposes to introduce Bank of Indin, said the paper on which the

apparently limits its scope to the Pacific present rented for the German Consular Service opposition to an increase of the Navy-the gold standard in the currency of notes woro printed, was quite different to

No little amusement was craned at the Supreme Court yesterday when a man under trial for attempted robbery called three men to

In the House of Commons, Mr. China.. McKenna said that Great Britain had seventeen slips suitable for Dread

sens; such is not the case. It is, in fact, a world's fair, in everything that the term implies, and in many ways, the promoters Bay, it will be such a world's fair as has never ay that he was a good man." None of the noughts and others could be prepared been held, for, to that portion of the globe which has been largely represented at other

if the need arises. Expositions, it will introduce other portions which have never been exploited and whose

that they had known him in the country but came up to his expectations. They sanitted

they knew nothing of him since. One went so far as to say that when he was in the country

THE VANDALIA "-" CRANLEY " COLLISION.

THE JUDGMENT,

that of the genuine ones, while the signaturas of the sub-accountant wore printed instead of being written.

His Lordship-How would an ordinary 107- son recognise them as forgeries? Supposing I got thein, how could I recognise them? LONDON, March 18th.

Witness-Well, the whole work is very crude, Mr. Asquith said the Government's which was tried last month in the Admiralty there are a large number of Chartered Bank A report of the judgment in the above case

and the paper is entirely different. After all proposals more than maintained the Mr. Justice Baronet of Thatice, bulere note about. two-Power standard, which was not of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House an ordinary person who has not seen many Bargrave Done, sitting with two Hi Lordship-Yes, but just tell me what Presahed us by yesterday's mail,

measured in Dreadnoughts.

he was poor and a good man, but since he had come to Hongkong he did not know what he was There are many in the East who will rpgreet resident of Shanghai. Death took place on 14th to learn of the death of Mr. David Reid, in old alt. in London, at the age of 75 years. MY, Raid

The sympathetic and courteous was one of the senior partners of Reid, Frans tone of the debate on the Navy and Co. On his retirement from China he

THE IMPRESSION CREATED IN BERLIN

The plaintiffs were the Hamburg-American Line, owners of the steamship Vandalia, and the defendants were the owner of the steam - ship, Cranley. The action was brought to recover the amount of the damages rantained

Kool Bay Hongkong, on Son of a collision between the two venela

morning of July 28th last, during a typhod

the early

stanchor and that the other vessel was either ease for both parties was that they were under way or dragged and came into them.

$54.00 peoples, products and ways of life area closed book. That the world may become better acquainted with the Philippines,, the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska, the wonderland of the Arctic", the United States Government is spending 1600,000 #pon arhibits from these territories. Ca ada tee, is playing a big part in the fair. It has sent its Commissioner took charge of the firm's business in Lodon. Estimates in the House of Commous of Expositions to superintend the work He was one of the promoters with the late Mr. has created an agreeable impression and is erecting a palace which will be one of Albert Deacon, Mr. David McLean, and here the architectural features of the exposition.any, of which he was chairman for some years. of the China Mutual Steam Navigation Can Canula's many provinces will also make

He was also a director for a lengthy period of independent display of their resources. the National Bank of India, Linsited. Japan is reported to be taking a great in- terest in the show and besides sending my interesting kinds of exhibita is contribut A. S. WATSON & CO., reproduce on the exposition grounds "the ing largely to the floral display. It will

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THE US. TARIFF

PROPOSED TAXATION OF TEA AND SPICES.

PHILIPPINES.

LONDON, March 17th.

been introduced in Congress and The U. S. Tariff Revision Bill has

referred to Committee:

The e

notes would think.

Witness They are crade workmanship; that is the only thing. They are exact copies of our notes otherwise.

Prisoner-Could I tell they were longerías? you are used to handling, but our notes are in Witness-I don't know how much money circulation here and all about South China.

His Lordship-But would a man in his position know they were forgeries?

Witanas-I don't know his position. His Lordship--Would any Chinaman know them to be forgeries

Witness-Am I to answer “You" or "No" P His Lordship-Yes,

Witness-Well, in my opinion I should say

Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane in giving judg. mant, said that both the vessels had been lying- st wharves at Hongkong, the Fundalia dis. charging, and the Crente undergoing repsin, with no steam in her boilers, 11 am. on July 27 signals were hoisted, visible to both hips, that's typhoon was expected, and it was ztanifestly the duty of both vessels, which could not lie where they were, to be prepared. The out into the bay, and she was taken to the same anchorage where she met a typhoon before. She was brought to an anchorage about 6 p.m., and the Court accepted the bearing as to her position he was innocent. A woman, who had boem bearings as to her position, which he believed unknown to him. She asked him to go to her as accurate. The Fundalia steamed out to her described during the hearing of the case as his anchorage about 11 pm, and she gave crossweetheart, placed the bank notes in his wa also. Taiding these two points, he found that

King has been pleased to grant to the following The London Gazette annonces that the gentlemen his Royal licence and authority RECIPROCAL FREE TRADE WITH THE master of the Cranley engaged a tag to take her conferred on them by the late Emperor of accept and wear the decorations mentioned tos house in Tokyo in whieb Admiral China in recognition of valuable services SPERRY and his officers were entertained when rendered by then-Mr. Paul Henry King, the American Armada visited the land of of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, the the Rising Sun." A Japanese theatre, with James Russell Braiser, the Third Class of the Second Claes of this Second Division: Mr. one of the leading troupes of Nippon, will Second Division, and Mr. Leslie Senderbook be another feature, and "there will be an of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Custom array. of Japanese manufactures and the Second Class of the Third Division of the products, such as bas never been shown at Imperial Chines Uriler of the Double Dragon. any exposition." China is stated to be planning and already doing as much as is Japan and will likewise be represented not only by exhibits but also by a theatre and à tes house. There is also to be "a full-fledged Chinese village, with its will be presented to the members of this Club at joss houses, restaurants, bazaars and all the annual meeting to be held on Monday, 29th else that will make the exhibit true to life. Marel. The report states that the club is in a The Exposition grounds are said to be ordinary expenditure, typhoon damage, ex

prosperous condition, although, wwing to extra. sconically the finest ever utilised for such a tension of ground, etc., the balance sheet does purpose. Sot between two beautiful not show the profit anticipated. The member- fresh-water lakes, Union on one side ship now stands at 99, an increase of fire over. and Washington on the other, the last year."

LOCAL SPORT.

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB,

The annual report and statement of necounts

The results of the matches played during

On February 14th, at Ely, J. H. E. Acize, grounds present beautiful stretches of water the season are given, The Clab played

Inte of Manila, aged 20 years,

Ou February 1 th, at London, DAVID BRID, formerly of Shanghai, aged 75 years.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC

The Daily

Gress.

which they lost

he could.

Prisoner I could not.

Prisoner maile a statement to the effect that

The Hill makea various increases in Tanggestion had been made that the Vandalia's this," said prisoner, "is the ontsome of it all." the Cranley was N.E. from the Vandalia at house which he did, and then the naked him the duties on luxuries and revenue for story was untrue, and that it was too dark for

11pm, and distant something over four cables, to stay for a meal, which he also did it Ami

the purposes of making reductions on He was sorry that the imputation had been the orudeness of the forgeries, and said the jury her to take bearings when she came to anchor. His Lordship, summing up. commented on clothes and tools to the extent of the made, for it was not true. He was satisfield might infer guilty knowledge from the way in with the Vandalia evidence that she did take and míninun tariffs, about 20 per very thick until the typhoon was at its height, difference between the maximura bearings. The Elder Brethren advised him which the notes were disposed of after, they

that it did not follow that the weather would be came into prisoner's possession.

The jury found prisoner guilty on botla cent. Spices, which are now free, did see the lights she said she did. The Cranley and he was satisfied that the Vandalia could and

charges, will pay an average of 30 per cent had let go her starboard anchor with 75 fathoms ad valorem. Toa, now free, will pay first, and it was suggested that she ought of chain,She only let go on anchor at

directly and mine cents when imported wait as she did before letting go her socond eight cents per lb. when imported thren were of opinion that it was, wiser to to have let go both; but the Elder Bre

indirectly.

anchor. The Fandalia lot go both anchors when she brought up at 11 pm, and apparently

rode through the typhoon without The Attorney General said he would wocept dragging. During the night the gale increased. and the weather got very thick." Both vessels that. He explained that defendant went to a swore they put up their anchor lights, at first firm here representing that he was a feki of a oil, which later were changed for electric lights, well known flen at Pakhoi and obtained $20 and

The Bill provides for reciprocal free trade with the Philippines.

THE QUEEN.

LONDON, March 18th. H. M. the Queen has received

James.

front, anu tall stately giants of the forest, fire howling matches, to against the Civil entrancing vistas, gentle slopes and com- Service one of which they won and the manding terraces add to the beauty of the other lost, two against, the Pelics, both of t picture. That white cloaked sentinel, Mt. which they won, and one agalust tlie Ko¥“ Rainier, the bighest peak in the United loon U. C. which they won. They also played Madame Kato, wife of the Japanese States proper, ring to a height of 14,526 one tennis match against the Kowloon C. C. Ambassador to the Court of St. feet, is in plain view from the grounds, as is likewise Mt. Baker, another formidable peak, and the snow-covered Olympic range, But to add still further to the beauty of the site we read that tons of thousands of dollars The next world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-ara being lavished upon flower beds and Pacific Exposition, is to be held at fields, which during the period of the fair Seattle, U.S.A, opening on June 1st next will flame with the colour of blossoms from ing for the year of $233.06. and closing October 16th. This exposition,

HONGKONG, MARCH 19TH 1909.

A number of spoon competitions in bowls and keenly contested. tennis took place among the members and were

The ground has been considerably extended by the inclusion of part used at present as a quoit pitch.

The balances eet shows a loss on the work-

NEW BARRISTER.

D

by the Exposition's publicity department At the Supreme Court yesterday morning the staff of which is now exercising to the before the opening of the Criminal Sesalong full their powers of persuasion to draw the before the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott), world and his wife this summer to the city Sir Henry Berkely, KC., Acting Attorney of Seattle.

which will be the second one held on the every clime under the sun. We have Pacific Coast of North America, will be an gathered all this from the literature issued international, industrial and commercial exposition and will have cost the sum of $10,000,000 when the gates are opened. It will not celebrate any particular event and will, therefore, not depend upon historical sentiment for its success. Its purpose is to A shop coolie was arrested by the police on exploit the resources and potentialities Wednesday for having in his possession a of Alaska and Yukon and to make revolver sud 150 rounds of ammonition without known

and foster the importance of a permit. the commerce of the Pacific Ocean and

of the

General moved the Court to simit as a barrister of the Supreme Court of the Colony, Mr. Janga Orr who was a member of King's Inn, Dublin, and a member of the Irish Jat. The papera were all in order.

His Lordship-I have admitted so many thonght the time would soon come when I solicitors during the past three years that I countries bordering thereon. from Paris of the death of Mr. Theodore should be called on to add to the roll of barristers.

Telegraphic news has reached Haiphong

THE GOVERNOR OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

LONDON, March 18th.. Sir John Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements, who is home on short leave, lunched yesterday with H. RH, the Prince of Wales.

DEATH OF A PEER.

His Lordship sentenced. prisoner to three count, to run concurrently. years' imprisonment with hard labour on sach,

SPALSE PRESENCES, SE Wong Chun Fa was indicted, on four counts for obtaining money by false pretences. Prisoner pleaded guilty on the third indictment.

Defondant was sentenced to two years".. imprisonment.

and he was satisfied on that point. He attached no blame to the Cranley for not seeing the Van $10 dalia's lights before she did, her after light was sbserved, and those on the Vandaliasan the riding

out ten minutes before the collision, which lights of the Cranley, bat neither vessel saw the other till shortly before the collision. The l'andalia said she saw the Cranley ahead of her took place shortly after midnight, when the

gold bangle wall knowing it to have been

RECEIVING STOLEW, GOODE Li Chuk pleaded not guilty to having received stol

The facts as stated by the Acting Attorney General were that the prosecutrix, au atalı, who lived in Des Voeux Road, was surprised one day last month by three men entering her house and telling her that they had come to

Vandalia's stem came in contact with the star- board bow and side of the Cranley, and the two ressels hung together for an hour, and separated sbout 1.30 am The Crumley said that the Vandalia steamed up and struck her, and the Vandalia said that the Cranley dragged Certainly one of the vessels must have moved. The conclusion be had come to was that the make cubicles. They, however, sef upon her and Cranley had dragged and the Fandalia had not stole a gold bangle. Prisoner was subsequently His reason for that conclusion was that the arrested as he was attempting to pawp the Court accepted the evidence that the Fundatia's article and in trying to get sway he broke his” bearings in the morning were the same they were on the previous night. The Cranley admitted that her bearings were not the same in the morning she had, dragged in a S.. as be mw another man throwing it away. direction, and therefore would drag down on the Vandalia. The Craple was 34 eshtes to the 8. and W. of her original point of anchor age, and she could not have got into that position unless she had dragged. Her evidence was that her anchors did not drag (until the Pandalia

· Prisoner stated that he picked the bangle up

The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment.

THE KOWLOON ÄTTEMPTED ROBBERY, Tam Hop was arraigned on the charge of LONDON, March 18th. The death is announced of the these on board must have been mistakon, Captain Spink at Lochiel Terrace, Kowloon, came foul of her); but attempted robbery at the house occupied by Earl of Egerton and Tatton..

and they might not notice that the anchors were last month. - dragging through the mnd. He had no fault to [The Earl of Egerton and Tatton was chair-find with her up to that point, and but for

Sir Henry Berkeley, who conducted the pro. man of the Manchester Ship Canal 1887.34 act he would have held that the dragging and secution, stated that Captain Spink's boy, and was Chairman of the Royal Commission on the consequent collision was an inevitable in answer to the ringing of the bell, opened the the port of London 1900.3

accident; but Eller Brethren advised him that door, when he was attacked by two men, one of ou a point of seamanship under Article 29 the

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Alaska, which was purchased by the United Speidel, chief partner in the Firm of Epředal I am sure we wish you overy success and welcome ALLEGED JAPANESE SEIZURE and he did nothing except to get a tug. He time, and Mr. Lee, a neighbour upon the scane.

States from Russia in 1867 for the sum of and Co. The deceased gentleman, who was 68 yon to the Bar of Hongkong.

years of age, died in Paris on the 7th inst. -

$7,200,000 gold (about two cents an agre), is represented by the promoters of the Ex-

Another member of the unfortunate sisterhood position to be a land of great resources and came before the Magistrate pastorvlay. Amare possibilities. The prevailing conception of Maris, of 20 Lyndhurst Terrace, was fined $20 the territory is that it is nothing but a land by Mr. Wood for having behaved in a disorderly of ice, snow and gold. The same is declared E to be true also of Yukon, which belongs to the Dominion of Canada. "Although the Imperial Maritime Customs at Dairen, now on Mr. Kurosawa, formerly Commissioner of the wealth of these countries has only been leave, has been, appointed Commissioner at scratched on the surface they have yielded Yochow. This is the first time a Japanese

Mr. Or made his seknowledgments.

THE VISITING SQUADRON

The men of the visiting squadron are settling

have won from the Denver by five runs and nite

OF A CHINESE ISLAND.

TOKYO, March 18th." The Japanese Foreign Office explain

Cranley was in fault. At 11a.m. the master of whom throw pepper in his eyes. His screame the Cranley knew that a typhoon was expected, brought Captain Spink, who was in bed at the hul ne steams in his boilers, and he said it was They captured one of the mon but the other got impossible to gut steam up in the time, it would take 24 hours. If that were so, he had not DWAY

got time; but evidence was that at midnight, when The man captured was the prisoner. On him typhoon was at its worst, he gave instructions were found a quantity of pepper, a fighting:

up by 10 am, when the Crauley went back to the engineers to get up steam, and they got iron and a coil of galvanised, iron which is

it

up in ten hours. The Elder Brethren said that beries, etc.

down to the baseball tournament. The Cleveland with regard to the alleged seizure by under her own steam, so, in fact, steam was got generally used for binding victims of rob- have also defeated the Denver by seventeen tocha that the Japanese Government have been done by 9 p.m., and with the help of pleted, prisoner called three men to "say that hits to four runt and five hits, and the Charleston Japanese of the island of Ta Tung had they been there they would have got up After the case for the Crown had been com

steam at once. The facts showed that it could sixteen.

do not declare that it is Japanese her engines the Cranley could then have ridden he was a good man, but none of them would millions of dollars worth of gold, furs, fial Commissioner has been appointed to ■ Yangtze good time store and making the most of the it, is Chinese territory. The Governantion which Article 29 required, and he held imprisonment was passed, as well as twenty The weather being fue the men are enjoying territory. Neither do they admit that Cranley did not exercise that seamanlike preverdict of guilty. Sentence of five years to her anchors as the Vandalia did. The nocept the responsibility, and the jury returned

and other valuable products. Besides these

part

Teave,

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her alone to blame."

four strokes with the birch,