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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 7TH, 1909.
General van Heute, the Governor-General of
special department is being
soon to take the form of secret conclaves, Netherlands India, will retire from high TELEGRAMS. etablished at Chiswick
and these to lead to the formation of secret political associations. Once these last are formed, it is almost impossible to deal with them directly; and the only course which can be adopted to bring them to an end is &C. to remove as far as possible, any bona fide
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grievances which have brought them into existence. This, oven, is no easy task. When a system of combined secret opposi tion to authority has beau well established, & force is at once oreked which ere long
office at the expiration of jis term of service in October.
We notion that, the Hon. Mr. Grouson back, has been participating in s training at Tintain for the coming races. He was riding Majer Nathan's best gray
Atthe Marine Magistrate's Court yestárdly Commander Basil Taylor, RN, feed two hoatwoman and a boatinan eich $30 for falling to exhibit regulation lights
Tententiay afternoon, s Chinaman at East
Point made su unsuccesful attempt to end his life by cutting his throat with a knife. He was removed to hospital, where he is now unter treatment,
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PROMOTION_FOR MR. ROCKHILL.
The Admiralty and the War Office are building a number of dirigible Balloons,
MEETINGS OF MONARCHS, LONDON, May 6th The Tsar will meet President
-TOKYO, May 6th.
Fallieres at Brost in June.
meet King Mr. W. W. Rockhill, who has been The Kaiser is to the United States Minister at Peking Emmanuel at Brindisi on the 12th since 1905, has been promoted to St. Petersburg.
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DETECTIVES IN A DESTROYER.
THEY RAID B. M. GRAFTON AND HAND
A CAPTURE.
STANDARD OIL STEAMER
-ASHTABULA.
INSPECTED BY CHINESE SHIPPRNs,
At the invitation of Standard Oil Company of New York, a number of Chinese merchants and shippors yesterday paid a visit of Inspection to the British steamer Ashtabula, a Lemmedions oil ship trading between San Francisco and the East. The object of the visit was to acquaint the Chinese with the excellent cargo accommodation which this ship pousouses, and to disabuse their minds of tho idon that cargo carried on an off ship would be. affected in any way from the fumes of the oil, After an exhaustive inspection, and explanations
of the methods adopted for "the" preserva- tion of perishable cargo, which ap peared to be appreciated by the visitors, the Standard Oil Company may expect to receive a fair share of the carrying trade to the Pasile Blope.
The Ashtabula has a cargo capacity of 13,500 tons. After the discharge of her oil cargo for the East the large tanks are firt steamed out, then washed with caustic sods, and afterwards coated with limewash. Then woodwork, similde to that used in ordinary cargo steamers, is placed at the bottom of the tanks. The tanks are
obtains a dominant influence in the secret society itself. The more temperate members soon loss all power, and the loud blustering desperades are those who are most listsued to who are able to exert most power over
Mr Behaghel, a German mining engineer, has the other members and who force. their
entered the service of the Provincial Govern action into the most dangerous directions.ment Mining Board nt Tientsin as an advisor. This is perfectly well known to the Chinese Mr. Behaghel was, formerly Director of one of themselves; and the wonder is that poople the Shantung Mining Companies. of so practical and common-sense a character are so readily attracted by such observe that on St. George's Day the British Concession at Tientsin "presented a Tientsin appears gay and festive appearance" they may be. In Singapore such societies to be about the only place in China where tary of State, Feb., 1896: Minister of the US Portsmouth by Detective-insp. Matthews and ventilated from the fan room by a.15 foot fun have existed for long time past, and have the Patron Saint of England is thus honoured. caused the Government no little trouble DAY AUTOR
The native who recently attacked a woman in Gough Street with a chopper, and infited several nasty wounds on her head and body,
Magistracy yesterday to six months imprison meat with hard labour,
societies and so proue to form them wherever
WHISKY Of late years we have not heard so much-
them as formerly, but they are still there
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BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE and may at any time be an element with se sentenced by Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the ton, Oct., 1901; Minister of U.S. to Chinese ined-one a second-chase petty officer, the compartments for the reception of sensitive
MALT WHISKIER DISTILLED
IN SCOTLAND
OF
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE-MELLOW FLAVOUR.
PER DOZEN
$16.50
THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS.
which the Colonial authorities may have to deal. During the short period that the Chineas have been in the Transvaal they
Hundreds of foreigners have recently boon began to form their inevitable associations, though fortunately no doubt from the fact visiting the Summor Palaos at Peking, applies-
tion having first to be made through the logos) that the Chinese were a constantly changing tions. The accommodation at the Feking Hotels population, they did vt do mach barm has been taxed to the utmost. So great is the there, beyond endeavouring to back up the crush," says a report, that mati are forced to Indian, in their claims for full recognition sleep on billiard tables and is other inconvenient British subject in which attempt, they places." The hoora in the Hotel trade in Pek effected very little good for their Aziaticing is described as unprecedented. Iriends. Dangerous secret societies, such as those which exist in China itself, do not fortunately seem to take deep root in the various Colonies to which the Chinese re Fort-but the same tendency to combine mainfested "agin the Gowrament" wherever the Celestial goes, and this is no doubt one of the reysons why be is looked upon as an unwelcome visitor in many places. In an ordinary way, however, such combina tions in the Colonies de not go beyoul making it necessary for the authorities to A.S. WATSON & CO., intervene to put down sothe disturbance
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between rival faction, as with the "Ghes Bing" and "To-Pai-Kong" in the Straits; but in China itself the large secret societies have long been a terror to the officials and have often been able to set them at defiance With their temporising instincts the Chinese authorities have been generally inclined to look upon such societies when possible with a blind eye; and often to go so far as to
The Hippodrome Circus continues to receive fair share of public patronage, and the many good turns provided are greatly appreciated. Acrobats, gymnasta, equestrians and clowns éarned much applause again last night; and all connected with the show should have agrecable recollections of their stay in Hongkong, for the Toest public generally are used to a high standard of entertainment, and unless this is forthcoming they are not slow to exhibit their disapproval. This disagreeable coarse, however, most of the remarks passed on the Hippodrome has not been necessary in the present instance, being highly congratulatory,
BANDMANN DRAMATIC COMPANY.
The Sign of the Cross," Wilson Barrett's great masterpiece, was performed last night at the Theatre Royal, and the production is un- doubtedly the beat which has yet been staged by this talented Company. Mr. Henry Dallas na Mars Superbus made a perfect prefect and his
Varions
Mr Rookhill's caroon is thus set forth in Who's Who in the Far Eust-Børn, April 1, 1854. m Edith Howell Fokins. Educa at Paris; France Appointed 2nd Secretary of Legation, Peking, April 9, 1884; Secretary of Legation,
d'Affaires,
orea, Peking, July 1, 1885, Charge Dec., 1887, to April, 1887; with two scientifle All day long on lat ult., detectives of Parts- missions to China, Mongolia and Tibet ander mouth were busy investigating new clues to the auspices of Smithsonian Institution: received mystery of the disappearance of £2700 pay Victoria gold medal, Royal Geographical Society mousy of H.M.S. Dreadnought from the craiser 1893; Chief Clerk, Department of State. Inimitable.
The trail was in the first case picked up at Washington, April 1893, 3rd Assistant Store.
Roumania and Servin, July 1897; Detective-sorgt Shepherd, of the borough force, Dieses
of International Bureau of American, but now Scotland Yard has some upon the sesas turning 1,500 revolutions to the minute. In Republic Washington, May, 1899
1899 Special with Chief Insp. Collins directing inquiries, addition to the task socomipodation there is Commissioner of U.S. to China, July 20, 1900: The detectives have been at Whale faland gina large space on each of the ship
the Plenipotentiary of U.S. for settlement of Boxernery school at Portsmouth, ponducting investi
twson deck, which runs the ations,
which are of a very delicate nature. troubles, Feb., 1901; resumed duties at Washing
suspects, both unmarried, have been delength of the vessel. This is divided into sinon March, 1905. Publications: Oriental and geographical works Clubs other a leading Regina, Prausnired at Porta cargo, these compartments being ventilated in Metropolitan, Washington: Comot, Washing A clue to the mapects i con Address: American Legation. Peking, moath through Pars notre missing from the tons of cargo can be stored on each side of the endeavouring to cash the manner previously stated. Five hundred one of North China.]
ship's safe. As the result of their ingnirics the dear, the space available being divided into tan local detectives caused a man on Whale Island
ander detention and wanted compartments five on, each side. to be placed another.
The latter was ssnertained to be on board H.M.8. Grafton, tender to the gunnery school which was then carrying out firing operations off Belsay. Detectives were taken out to the Grafton on a destroyer, and they brought the suspect back to Whale Island with them. A search of the tre man resulted in the discovery of some lank nules and some gold. This, however, was not in ineelt enspiolons The total was not large, and might well have been It is worthy of mention that the dohtabula accumulated by saving.
But at. Whale Teland a startling find was was chartered by the Russian Government at made
ale of a complete burglar's outfit, including the time of the Russo-Japon war, and that she and a number of akceleton ompanied the Baltic Fleet as far as Saigon revolver keys. It is believed, however, on the island
AMERICAN SQUADRON AT
YOKOHAMA.
"Torro, May 6th. The American Asiatic quadron has arrived at Yokohama.
Receptions are being planned similar to those which have just been tendered to the British Squadron,
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GERMANS MURDERED IN YUNNAN.
LONDON, May 5th.
It is reported at Cologne that two
Details are lacking. in Yuunan,
A
a
Although it is a new departure on the part of the Standard Oil Company to bid for Chinese cargo, their flest running to India have been engaged in the carrying trade for a nam. bor of years with much success, the vessels turning out, better care, than the average tramp steamer, owing to the fine system of ven- tilation.
!
that the rifled safe was opened by means of autorship, Subsequently she was purchased duplicate key, and the paymaster's offeo entered by the Standard Oil Company from the builders, and left through the window, the plunder boing and since she has been taken over some £1,500 deposited in a boat in waiting, which got away have been expended on alterations and improvs- to Chathan ander cover of a fog. Action, it is
manta She has now excellent accommodation expected, will be taken by the Admiralty, upon the report of Scotland Yard, under the Novalta limited number of passengers, but when Discipline Art, and will be by court-martial. alterations which are in progress are com The police investigations are very involved, as ploted, she will be able to carry twenty-eight. the evidence is purely circumstantial, and will not be completed for some time. Very few of the votes and none of the money has been recovered, and further arrests are possible.
THE OPIUM DEPARTMENT OF INDIA
Her speed averages eleven knots. She barns dil on her trip from America, but uses coal on the return, voyage.
*
The visitors -yesterday were entertained by Captain Harding and his wife, whose hospitality was greatly appreciated, and whose kind invita tion to visit them again on their retara, will in many instances certainly not be overlooked.
on the 31st October last contains interesting THE SECRET OF "STANDARD OIL.”
BY TIS CREATOR;"
The report on the administration of the Opium Department for the twelve months which ended
references to the reduction in the cultivation of
Consequent on the policy which aims at the eventual extinction of the trade with hina in Work Mr. J. D. Rockefeller describes the way In his random reminiscences in the World's ten years, the Government of India are steadily he came bo organise a firm to refine and deal in curtailing manufacture of the drug. The aron it. In 1865 the firm of Clark and Rockefeller which is
is settled" annually for cultivation was
addresses with communicatione addressed to the come to a tacit understanding with them. interpretation was undoubtedly powerful. Miss German travellers have been murdered the, poppy in the Bebar and Benares Agencies, Bailor, not for publication but as evidence of All letters for publication should be written on one side of paper only.
good faith.
Needless to say such a poling inn frequently. forms an encouragement to them, and upon general principles is open to serious objec.
No anonymously signed communications that tion. It is natural that a great deal should martyr. Mrs. Henry Dallas appeared on Being THE EX-SULTAN'S WEALTH. ordered to be restricted to 900,000 bighas in the was dissolved, and the firm of Rockefeller and
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have been esid from time to time against what seems on the surface anpardonable weakness; but, if temporising has often been carried too far by the Chinese, it must in fairness be admitted that there has been some excuse for it. When we consider how impossible it has often proved in European countries to deal with the same.difficulties, we may make some allowance for the Chin es having equally failed to do so. We have not to look further than Ireland to
Tillies Lloyd madotte Mercia, and Miss Edas Earies Stephanus fully invented her part with the true feeling of a Christian the wealthy patrician beauty, and Miss Florapes Dalton as Poppoes, the Empress, Mr. Pease ok the part of Tigellinus, Mr. Altså Nere, and . Grandy as Lioennes. Tonight die sensational drama "Ite never too lata fo mard", will be zinged.
ANTI-OPIUM MEASURES IN HONAN
A correspondent writing to the Tiestain Times from Changteko, Honan, nar
For the first time in this region we observe an effective blow being dealt at the opiumi, evil. Sporadie and fitful efforts at closing sp op
LONDON, May 5th.
Documents found show that
there was
year 1907-6. bat later on It was umornoad that a Andrews established, having purchased the old further reduction of 50,000 bighas might be car-
organised the Standard Off ried out. Eventually the area actually dealt with
the Standard Oil Company to its consistent policy was just under 845,300 bighan against capital of £200,00 % He ascribes the snocees of 952,000 in the preceding year. This doel making the volume of its business large tsupament de petree of lion for the through the merit and cheapness of ila the Department in refusal of licences for the products. It has spared no expense in utilising les productive lands in order to effect con-
*basinser for £14500 with a
The Commission appointed to take an inventory of the property in the Yildiz Kiosk discovered bank notes
centration, partly to the growing popularity the best and most efficient methods of manafa amounting to £450,000, a large of the poppy erop end partly to the unfavour ture. It has sought for the best superintend quantity of jewellery, and mosary
able opening of the season: A reduction of ents and workmen, and paid the best wages, He sary ever 100,000 biglaas in a single year is certainly weained many of them from boyhood; wo goes on to say: "We educated our own men ; ramarkable, but this would not have boon valued at £75,000.
strive to keep them loyal by providing them full [nicured
had not been drought there, Abdul in the Banates Agency, where many of the sedpe for their ability they were given oppor
cultivators abandoned their poppy crops and tunities to buy stock, and the company Itait It is noticed also that the best land is no longer say that the company has been is all its history
a most happy association of busy people." being the devoted to the crop. In both Agencies
The dividends of the Standard Old Company cultivation will be slowly but surely compen
The capital stock REGULAR AIRSHIP SERVICES. trated. Advances will not be made to cultivators cum up to 40 per cent on the capital stock of
whoes lands are poor, and as the very beat lands twenty mullions sterling. will probably be given in an increasing ratio could be raised several hundred per cent without LONDON, May 6th to other crops it seems likely that the POPPY increase in the value of the Company's posses- penny of over-capitalisation of water." The will finally be grown only on soil of medium
form some idea of the diffiulty that has to divans have been made, but now the cultivation Hamid possessed over a million pounds betook themselves to famine relief work helped them to finance their purchases, I may
of the poppy is being vigoronly
be contended with. By all accounts at the Preseat time there are parts of that country It has leen a favourite subject of discussion where the government is simply paralysed in the Far East how far the secret societies by secret associations, and where a man who which exist so largely in China, and in any incurs their displeasure is as helpless assy place to which the Chinese-resort, under who might be denounced by similar societies
· mine all effective government, and how far in China. In Italy, in Russia, in Franon another large and fertile valley, torty miles The Zeppelin Company has arrang-pality. The result will be a decline in the slon has been natural and absolutely normal, he
One informant reports that not a single plant in foreign banks,⠀ can this year be found throughouts considerabide region which was formerly being devoted shore and more exclusively to opium growing.
The district magistrate says he has been nisking trips incognite through every part of his country and that he knows there is none being produced there this year. In west of here, the inhabitants have been it might be possible, by firm action, to put to some extent, and even in so steady-going especially deflant towards official proclamations ed for a regular service of airships them down. Experience seems to prove and sober a country as Germany, among the on the subject, but a deputy and a force of between Lucerne and Fredrichshafen early yet to say whether any hardships will be Standard Oil Company, he insists that it was that when once a secret society has been so called socialists, similar combinations have sent in, and everywhere the poppy is being also for two trips: daily around | för many years, but the official reference to the the coming together of the men who had the-
tempted in a way to hold a candle to the. devil," and to abstain from adopting rigid methods which might possibly lead to mis chief greater than th ́t against which they were directed.
soldiers sufficient to over-awe them have been
plowed up.
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CHINA'S PROPOSED' CURRENCY
GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS AT FIXED EXUHANGE
Lucerne.
Bays,
CHARACTER THE CLUE
annuel ontturn, and automatically, the prodao. tion of opium will be less and less. It is too
In speaking of the real beginning of the experienced by those who have grown the poppy not so much the consolidation of the firms, bnt. increasing anpopularity of the crop is signis combined brain power to do the work, which was cant:-"Pioneer."
the essential thing. It is not merely capital and plants and strictly material thing which made up o a business, but the character of the men behind these things, their personalities and with."
CHINA THE FIRST HOME OF GOLF abilities. These are the essentials to be reckozed.
THE GAME REPENSIVE)
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
LONDON, May 6th The House of Commone has voted the Ten resolution by 332 votes to 179 after the closure had been car ried on the motion of Mr. Lloyd George by 308 votes to 201 for the country responsible for the birth of way's method of business. The profits of the
The smallness of the majority on
He disclaims very emphatically certain alle? gations of having bought property from a widow for less than its value. On the question of rebates, he admits that the Standard Oil A writer in the Globe Ray's while Scotland is Company did receive from railways prior to popularly understood to be the country where 1880, but received an advantages for which it the game of golf originated. I think, without did not give compensation. The reason fear of contradiction, I can safely say that for rebates was that such was the rail. the game. Scotland certainly brought golf into
The Board of Finanes, says a northern natthe closure vote was greeted with notoriety, largely due to the fset that the local pany did not come from advantages given
fairly started, it is almost impossible by any of late years been causing much uneasiness
Imported opium is beyond the reach of the efforts of the Government to put an end to and the wisest statesmen are unable to make majority of smokers, and even the native pro- it Certainly, such has been the fact in much headway against them. We ought duct has greatly increased in price, so there is a great rush for the mission hospital and for China. All efforts made by the authorities not therefore to be much surprised if the opium refuges which magistrates are opening in have really proved useless." In one way or Chinese who have special traditional difficul-different cities Ons country official claims that there are two hundred patients in his another they are evaded; and, if it is felt ties in regard to administration should be refuge. A Chiose doctor is in charge, and that the meanies taken against a given unable to do what much stronger Govern-treatment is free.. socret society are becoming somewhat menta are powerless to effect, and should be embarrasing to it, the name is changed and the opposition to law and order goes on as before, Many, who bave had the wel fare of China at heart, have despaired of any improvement in consequence of this canker in the body politie, and, secing the enormous power which well-known secret associations have constantly exercised, this feeling of despair, would seem to be fully justified. It has been urged that the Chinese Government themselves aro
C. F. Lindon, AB, appeared before Mr. J. responsible for a great deal of the unsound- ness that existe in this direction; and it. Hemp at the Magistraay yesterday on a
exchange. charge of stuwing away on the se. Boroons. cannot be denied that to soms extent this is The hearing of the case was adjourned until true. There have been abuses of the part to day. of those in authority which have been a sufficient cause for common action on the
part of those who were subject to them; and
common action in a country where anything
Bir Alexander Hosis has gone Home, via Fiberia, on one year's leave of absence.
The German Mail of the 7th April was de- livered in London on the 5th inst
Dr. Boelaarts von Blokland, the new Minister
for the Netherlands, has arrived at the Capital
His Excellency travelled by the Siberian route.
Until lately, he held the position of scerotary in the form of opposition to the governing the Netherlands Parliament at the Hague.
to
paper, after a lengthy conference with the Chengwuchu and the Grand Council has recon- |- mended the following reforms in the currency
The immediate manufacture of three dencui inations:
made and
and 4 candareet, presenting 32). mace and 2 candarean, representing $10. made and 1 caudareen, representing $5.
Opposition and Nationalist cheers.
(Heuter telegrams have containedno prerions reference to any proposal to tax 1sa in the United Kingdom-ED.]
The silver coins are to be of the following BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND
AERIAL NAVIGATION,
denominations-
A dollar coin, 6 ace and 5 candersens in
weight, equivalent to 100 copper cants in
by railways
DR. STEIN'S EXPEDITION-IN. CENTRAL ASIA.
authorities in the various towns have establish- ed golf courses for the masses. Take, for instance, Edinburgh, where, on the Braid Hills course, which is one of the finest inland GOURDOR IN
the
British Isles,
It is gratifying to know, says the Times, that round for tero perica, and a
la tram can have a
car ride from the Indian Government have lost no timo in any part of the city to within for hundred recognising the help which Dr. Stein received- golf is not expensive, but I should hesitate to Chiese officials His Majesty's Secretary of yards of the first tee. Under such conditions during his recent erpedition from various suggest that, under ordinary conditione, ne the State for India has been asked to convey tha game is played in the Louth, golf is an inexpen cordial acknowledgments of the Government of sive game. By the time one has paid railway fare, India to the officials concerned, through the new fall, caddie, lunch, and sundries which last British Minister st Peking and the Chinese an-item is often the largest of the lot, a day's golf Government. As regards Dr. Stein's Chinese an- become nearly as great a luxury as a day's polo, ocretary, Chiang uyish, the Government of This is the first time, by the way, we hare heard India have decided to present him with a sold golf Golf is certainly an expensive game at Presented by the Government of India to
A coin of 9 unace: Tà candareens in weight
LONDON, May 6th. equivalent to 150 copper conta in exchange,
Subsidiary coins, three grados, namely 50 - The Premier (Mr. Asquith) Copper oditia are to be the following nounced-in the House of Commons denominations namely 20 cush, 10 cash, 5- canh, to-day that a Committee of the
cent, 20 cent and 10 cent piss.
2 and onsh
it claimed that China was the first home of watch bearing the following inscription *** home wherever there are no town courses. It Chiang-sen-yich for valuable service to Dr. arallway journey, luncheon, cadie's fee, two Chinese Turkestan and Western China, 1906- new balls, besides extras.
ten dont coin will be equivalent to 100 cash highest aerial experts had been apually means for the Fondoner a day's holiday, M. A- Stein during his tour of exploration in
and a dollar to 1.000 caah in exchange. No pointed to advise the Government....
discount will be allowed in exchange, and the
coins must be accepted at their face value.
1908,
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