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since the United States had given practiopl proof of her sympathy, with Oliina by re- mitting the balance of the indemnity due to her, the Governments of Great Britain and Germany were not unwill ing to follow the example of America to the extent at least of making sub WATSON & CO.stantial reductions in the amounts duo to them. It is quite possible that H. E. TANG SHAO YI, who was sent as a Special Ambassador to the United States to return the thanks of the Chinese Government for America's generosity, and bassines had a ror ing commission in Europe, has been sounding the Governments concerned on the subject, but we inay well doubt whether his efforts in that direction have rust with the smallest success. No sufficient reasons aro apparent why th Governments should acquiesce in a proposa of the nature outlined: If the
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under the it is represented to be présent chaotic financial administration. Moreover, looking at the suggestion from China's point of view, it is highly probable that the reforms abe desires will come sooner
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 10TH, 1909,
The woman who was accused of having TELEGRAMS.
kidnapped three children from Shanghai was at the Magistracy on Saturday sentenced to six months' imprisonment,
The Buporintendent of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point, acknowledges with thanks the receipt of $42.25 from the Kowloon Dook.
A.D.C., being part of the proceeds of the pro- daction of The Silver King."
[Protected by the Telegraphic Message
Copyright Ordinance, 1894.]
* {REUTHE'S SERVIOR TO THE "BONGEONG DAILY PRESS.
His Excellency the Governor has boon pleased RUSSIAN TROOPS IN PERSIA, to appoint Dr. J. Bell to not as Principal Civil Medical Officer during the absence on leave of the Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, or until forthor notice. He has also been pleased to appoint,
LONDON, May 8th. Reuter's correspondent at Teheran provisionally and subject to His Majesty's telegraphs that a hundred Cossacks pleasure, the Hon. Mr. A. 17. Brewin te bo a
with two Maxims have been dispatch. Returns of the average amount of bank notes ed to guard the bridge at Kherraj, member of the Executive Council in circulation and of specie in rosseve in Hong thirty miles westward of Teheran, kong, daring the month ended 30th Apr,with a view to warding off a threaton- 1909, as cortified by the managers of the respeed advance upon the Russian Legation Averago Spesie in by the revolutionaries under Darged
ÏLeservo..
Sipahdar, the supposed head of the Nationalists.
tive banks, are as under- Banks.
Amnnat
3 8 3,565,615 2,700,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia aud China... Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation. 12,814,940 13,000,000 Nations Bank of China,
Limited
52,577 Nil. 816,433.132 15,700,000
Total
Under the caption "La Traite des Jaunos," & Haiphong contemporary comments on the "traffic in human osh" destined for the lower hoots of Canton which goes on from that district. Severe repressive measures at Haiphong have merely caused a diversion of the trade. "The KIN of Heaven" are unwilling to give up n comiverce so rspiunorative though presenting enormous danger. Haiphong is the place whore the kidnappers-Annamite and Chinese women
Unless the revolutionaries are re- called Russia may be compelled to act.
SIR ROBERT HART.
LONDON, May 8th.
Sir Robert Hart, Inspector General of Customs, has been invited by the Chinese Government to return to China.
Sir Robert has not yet decided whether he will do so.
LOCAL SPORT,"
HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
MOTOR BOAT RACE.
Although the yachting season is closed, and the dog days, so far as sport in concernod, have arrived, the name of the Corinthian Yacht Club
A STORY OF THE SEA.
At the Magistracy on Baturday before Mr. F. A Hazeland Leslie Simmons, second engineer of the B., "Glenturrett," procesde: against a Japaneso fireman whom ho accusel of having caused him bestily injury while at sen.
Prosecutor stated that the assault took place
is not to be allowed to sink into oblivion. The while the ship was between London and Port of Said on March 30th. Witness was in the spirit of sport which pervades most the member has caused thens to promoto stokehold, and defendant was assisting to turn motor beat, and model yacht races, and out the ashes, but as the stem was going down these will be ran at intersals during the witness told him to love the sales alone and off 'sonson. One of these motor boat races look after the fres. The man was bending
as under
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Lark, sailed by J. W. Kow... 10 Maudio, sailed by A. Remssy 10 3636 Vital, Spark, sailed by A.
Byrne.
10 41 52 Pearse
10 55 01 10:58 56
11 33 16
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Jean, mailed by Dr.
1
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took place yesterday for two prizes pre-down in front of witness at the time sented by Mr. C. A. G. Roberts, and a third and witness tapped him on the elbow when
The he told him to look to the fires. which como cut of the entrance foon. course was round the island, and six motor upon defendant turned round and struck the shovel, in- boats started on their handicap times. The witness in the face with
wound under the lower lip. Witness immediately dropped unconscious bosts entered, and the times. Of starting, wore Bioting
A. and knew no more until he was picked When he up by one of the fremen. got on his feet he asked what had happened, and one of the men said something had fallen on him from overhead and knocked him down. Witness then wout to the engine room and later in company with the Chief Engineer, he again went down to the stokehold. There were only throa firemen there then, the other having dis- appeared. These three men told the same story as to something falling from overhead. Witness then received medical treatment, being laid up for a wook. Asked if he saw defendant striko him with the shovel witness said, “I kaw him coming round with the shovel in his laud,
Witness did not tell the Chief Engineer that defondant struck him. When witness showed Your Worship; I know no more after that."
the Chief Engineer his face the latter asked how
Tarvas, sailed by.G. K. Haxton Feronica, sailed by C. A. G.
Roberts
...
All the boats got smartly avray, Vital Spark crossing the line in too much of a hurry and having to recross. Through the Lyemoon Channels north-easterly wind was encountered, thence on to Cape Collinson an easterly breers, Very heavy swells prevailed as far as hipshiman: the helmsmen being' kopt particularly busy, After passing Bluff Head the wind froshoned rea. At Ma Kong Island the boats get into from the north-east, but there was only a slight calm weather, and here the Terras put in to got a supply of kerosene, that which she carried proving unsuitable for raging. Through the it happened, and witness replied that he did sulphur Channel there were strong head not know, but, something had struck him. currents, but the race to the Club was with a A story first got about that the greaser was the nok tide, the times of fishing, being as cause of the assault, pad it'was only about ten days ago that witness said anything to the follows:
Chief Engineer about defendant.coming at him with a shovel.
tter the comin of meeting these annual payments than if the Powers agreed to temporarily release China from her obliga- tions. Bo far as Great Britain is concerned, it can hardly be said that of late China has given her much encouragement to show any prodigious generosity. Be that as it may, it seems to us that the most dignified attitude for Chica is to give up this forlorn hope, and courageously face the prospect of faith. fully discharging ber obligations. There is a valuable old proverb which declares that "where there's-a-will, there's a way," Given the will, all competent observers agree that away may be found in China along lines of Government msins by the Government Bacte Ports were valued at £28,958,455, second, Jean thirds~It may be here mentioned would not swear to -it-only-ew the mann
still operate, and it is only the port of, om- barkation that has been changed to Hongay. They do not employ any bratal fores, but they grain their ends by persuasion with the assistance of a drug in the drink they induce the girls to take, making them foolish and irresponsible for their actions.
BRITISH TRADE.
8th. LONDON, May The value of the imports for April
Atto-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board, is returned as: £40,193,978, showing replies will be read from the Government rela- an increase of £2,099,267; the ex- fire to the reports on the water supplied from
riologist; and relative to the division of the which shows a decrease of £1,740,880,
sound reform to provide the Government
health districts of the city. The Hend of the with ample funds without adding materially, Department will submit a minute relative to the if at all, to the burden of the general body slaughter of animals outside Victoris, and Colonel of taxpayers.
Bedford, pursuant to notice will move that In Not only on this Boxer Indemnity ques-view of the prevalence of malarial disease A. S. WATSON & CO..tion has somebody been "dying kites" in amongst His Majesty's troops quartated" at Peking. Many times Intely we have seen Lyemun, and to the fact that this disease is due LIMITED,
references to alleged negotiations with the to conditions obtaining outside War part- British Minister with a view to secure the mont property, that s Committee be appointed to enquire into, and repert upon, the steps There is no retrocession of Weihaiwei. more truth in these reports than in the others necessary to remove or minimise the conditions favouring malaria in the adjacent village of to which we have alluded. We may also Shaukiwan and its environs.". doubt the report that the President of the Waiwupu is negociating with the British Minister for the opening of a Chinese Con- aulate in Hongkong. That is a very old aspiration and the Chinese Government must
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1909,
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 10TH 1909,
It was with much regret, says the Poochore Echo, that Foooohowers hade their departing Commissioner of Customs, Mr. J. F. Olesen, farewell, for during his one year's administra. Lion he has won the hearts of the Foreigners and Chinese alike. A broad-minded, kind- hearted, genisl man, his presence was welcome wherever he want, and his interest in the junior members of the Customs, made them his constant companions. These transferred to Canton with him consider themselves exceed- ingly fortunate to continue under his auage ment. In the morning the Viceroy and Chief
community almost unanimously objected to the establishment of a Chinese Consulate
-Oficials assembled at the. Commissioner'a resi here on the ground that the power dence to bid him farewel and welcome his which a Consul would gain over the local successory and in the evening his many friends Chinese population would constitute a saw him off at the Jetty, the Chinese honoring veritable imperium in imperio and subject him with the mual cracker accompaniment. the native community to an intolerable Singere wishes, expressed with a sincere system of official espionage and to the in-regrets at losing him, follow Mr. Diesen to satiable rapacity of a corrupt mandarindom. Time has done little to weaken these objec tions and it would be the height of folly to give any countenanca whatever to the proposal which has now ben revived.
Among the passengers who arrived from Australia by the 88. Aldeham on Saturday was the Rt. Hon. Earl Stanhope.
A Chinese was fined $50 at the Magistancy on Saturday for trespassing in the Army Ord nance Department.
Canton.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS UNSEATED.
LONDON, May 8th. The Committee of the Prussian Diet bas invalidated on technical grounds the elections of four out of the six Socialists returned for Berlin on June 6th, 1908. -
These were the first Socialists ever returned to the Diet,, owing to an antiquated suffrage.
Lark
Maudic
Vital Spark
Jean
Veronica
Tarras did not finish.
I, N. B. 3 19 23
2 39 30
2 43 15 2 43 47 3 2. 00
The race was thas won by Muutie, with Vital Spark (which is owned by Mr. Templeton)
that a number of the old "aporta" of the Club, including the treasurer, followed the boats round the island to witness the race, anil. to render resistance if necessary,
At the Club House later, Mr. Roberts presented the winners with their prizes, con- gratulated them on the result of the roo, and on
His Worship-Scens extraordinary, doesn't it, that you should wait nearly a month? Yes, but there were so many rumours going about another man.
Looks rather as if you didn't know, doesn't it P-It was so sudden, your Worship, that I' turning roant After that I know nothing. When this other story got out about the grenser I kept quiet and said nothing about it.
Defendant denied that he was in any way connected with the injury. He swore that he never lifted the shovel to complainant.
Defendant was discharged, his Worship say- their sportsmanlike qualities which did so muching he could not convict on an accusation made in promoting the prosperity of the Corinthian Yacht Club.
The other startera-receive-souvenirs in com- memoration of the race.
Mr. A. MoKirdy: stated that the committee of the Club were deeply indebted to Mr. Roberts for the support he had given to the motor boat section. He had spent a great deal of time promoting interest in this section, and no trouble had been too great for him in his praiseworthy efforts. He had given great
A HONGKONG APPEAL CASE ámulns to this class of sport, and his labours
DISMISSED.
LONDON, May 8th,
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has refused a new trial in the Lai Hing case from Hongkong,
Coats were refused to either side. [This was case in which the Official Boeciver sought to establish that Wong Ka Chuen was or in the Lm Hing firm. The case was argued for several days before Bir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, 4. Justice Wise, that it was decided that Wong Ka Cheem was Puisue Judge, and a special jury, with the result not a partner. Against this decision the Official Receiver as trustee in bankraptoy of the Lai KULANGSU (AMOY} MUNICIPAL
Hing Bank appealed by leave of the Full Court COUNCIL.
to the Privy Council, who sa stated in the telegram have dismissed the appeal without Minates of a meeting of the Council held at coats. Mr. Younger, KC, Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., of the Hongkong Bar, and Mr. A. Romer the Board Room, on the 20th April 1909.
Macklin, instructed by Masers. Langlois and Co., President: Mosers. W. H. Wallace (Chair 11, Lesdenball Street, E.C., instructed by man), J. S. Fenwick, W. Kruse, J. Mencarini; Mesra Brutton and Hett of Hongkong, appear 8. Okayama, the Health Officer and the Becreted for the Official Receiver, and Mr. F. Gore Browne, KC., and Mr. A. F. Wootten, instruct ed by Mosrrs. Robins, Hay, Waters and Hay, 9, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C., represented the respondent, instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding of Hongkong.
ary.
5
The Bub-Committee is instructed to arrange for a further meeting with the Mixed Court Magistrate so as to come to a final decision lu the matter of licensing chairs and chair hougs.
SOME days ago we published a Chinese telegram conveying the surprising inform ation that at a meeting held at the United States Legation in Peking the Diplomatic Corpe had decided to recommend the Powers concerned to accede to China's desire for an interruption of the Boxer indemnity
A corrected copy of the register of medical payment for some years, by way of enabling and surgical practitioners qualified to practise in her to put into execution the numero the Colony is published in the surrent Gazette. projects of administrative e-form to which she is fledged. The information with A writer in a Haiphong contemporary says the Sanitary Board of Hongkong would be an regard to International affairs which finds admirable stitution if it were less pasteringing cases had been dealt with at the Mixed its way from time to time into the Chinese(tracasstore). The writer describes the mesmares Court since the meeting-Summonses.--Con- newspapers is notoriously unreliable, even it has taken to combat the plague as excellent, tempt of Court 1 Breach of Municipal
05 though it may appear to emanate from
An extract of meteorological observations Regulations (disorderly konse) 1; Summary official quarters; and so, notwithstanding
made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Arroeta-Being found on enclosed premises 1; that the terms of the particular sunounce.
-
An application from the committee of the Temple for permission to hold the annual re- ligions festivals and procession was considered, and granted on the usual terms,
The Supt. of Police reported that the follow
ANOTHER JAPANESE MUNICIPAL LOAN."
LONDON, May 8th,
A loan of £70,000 for the City agoya, Japan, has been issued
of
at
promised to bear fruit in the near future. It
was hoped that there would be many additions to the motor boat floot next year.
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS. AT HAPHONG
We observe that after protracted negotiations
a month after the injury.
BANDMANN DRAMATIC COMPANY.
An enthusiastic audience assembled, at the
Theatro Royal on Saturday night to witness
and emotional drama Conn, the Shanghraun", the Bendmanu Dramatic Co. in that romantic in which, perhaps, they scored the greatest success of their Hongkong season. The pleati- ful supply of humour which is interspersed with the drama in this piece makes it specially attractive when in the hands of a capable com
pay, and the hearty laughter and loud and continted applauso on Saturday night left po doubt as to the capabilities of the members of this Company, and the saccess they scored. Mr. Henry Dallas,, as Com the Shang- hranu, was a host in himself, hla inter- pretation. the character of the ne'er-do-
the governing authorities of the Colony have well but faithful Conui, his excellent Irish authorised the Chamber of Commerce at Hui- brogue, and his skill in making the most phong to raise a loan of 1,500 000 francs for the of his many opportunities, being highly improvement of the facilities of the port, on the appreciated by the audience, who cheered security of a taxe de pisage (toll money). A him again and again. Miss Minio Rayner as Mrs. O'Kelly, Conn's mother, provod a typical Haiphong contemporary adds that it is neces-
Irish matron, and great was the laughter, and increase the charges on the ships frequenting greater the applanse which she evoke during sary to repeat that the new taxes will not the harbour or the merchandise imported and the evening. Miss Lillian Lloyd as the vivacions exported. A new and better assessment of those Moya, niece of Father Dolan, was highly charges will permit the execution of the con- entertaining, while the impersonation of the Parish Priest was in the capable hands of templated improvements.
It is pointed out that this decision to Mr. Sidney T. Perse. As an English officer improve the facilities of the port synchronises Captain Molineux (Mr. Edward Grauby) was with the completion of the Yunnan railway as fat as Mengtze and that this will lead to a irresistible, at one time sending the specta considerable increase of traffic at Haiphong tors off into fits of laughter, and then re- which, apart from this, has boon growing every moving the smile from every face with his year as a result of the economic development gravity. The thankless character of the villain, of the Colony.
THE SHORTAGE OF WHEAT.
NO WEEPING IN INDIA.
Corry Kingheler, was admirably pourtrayed by Mr. Alee Alves. Mr. W. R. Riley successfully filled the role of Robert Folliott, a young Irish gentleman under sentence as a Fenian, while the parts of his sister and his fiances were The Times of India of the 17th ult says excellently taken by Miss Florence Dalton and Ihers will not be much wooping in India at the prospect of a shortage in the world's wheat Miss Edna Earle respectively. The other char supply. Every one is looking forward to the acters in the cast were in capable hands, all of Indian wheat harvest to strengthen a position whom made the most of their opportunities. affected by the general weakness of the The piece was well dressed and mounted, and as
02 the
export seseon. Tho prospects are good.before stated, was probably the most successful The accounts from the wheat-growing dis- this talented Company has staged in Hongkong. To-night the Company appear in the well- tricts of the North
Pary but whole they point to a good crop and a substantial known drama" East Lynne." surplus for export. Prices are high, and if presant expectations are realised there ought
ment to which we are now referring were/ month of April shows that the average maximum / housebreaking 1; theft 4: There was no sit-DOVER-CALAIS TRAIN FERRY to be a good and a lucrative demand, From the 1
temperature was 75.8 degrees, the minimum ting of the Court from the 6th to the 15th definite and precise enough to appear con being 67.4 degrees. The caintail for the month April vincing, it seemed to us that excellent totailed 2.455 inches, and we had 155.4 hours of reasons existed, if not for frankly dishe sunshine. laving the report, at least for hesitating to
LATEST STEAMER, MOVEMENTS,
The C & M. str. Rubi left Manila, so the 8th
SCHEME.
LONDON, May 9th,
THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS. point of view of the Indian grower and shipper Notwithstanding the threatening weather, prices cannot go too high, and the country has there was a large attendance in the Circus tent affered so many commercial disappointments at Causeway Bay on Saturday night to witness that the consuming world can well spare us a the second change of programme. The Mysore little extra for our wheat export. It is diffonit troups appeared in new acrobatic feats as clorer Mr. Winston Churchill, in reply to to exaggerate the influence of a good wheat and daring as those which have previously export at high prices on the economic position called forth the admiration of large crowds of The Gazette publishes a financial statement
a deputation, promised to do all' in in India. Already there are signs of improve spectators, Miss Amelia does a clever balancing accept it until confirmation was forthcoming by the Colonial Treasurer for the month of inst, and is dus here today at 6
The P. & 0. str Oceuna left Singapore for
limned on budget day. The Secretary of the applause which groots Miss Belle for State easily sold ifth lakhs of Council Bills last. hor performance on the single trapeze is well from the other side. We now know that February 1909. It shows that the Colony's this port on the 7th instant at 5.30 pm with 418 nower to advance the Dover to eat in the doleful picture Bir Fleetwood Wilson act on the Globe Relante, or rolling ball, while the report had no foundation in fact, and halsnes of assets and liabilities on January 31st the outward English Mails, and is due here on Calais train ferry scheme. He sug-ek and is offering eighty this week. The merited. In addition to the famous performance must be regarded rather as a clumsy of the same year was 216,227.86, and that the the 12th instant at about 6
The I.G.M. str. Print Waldemar left gested that a conference should be railways have turned the corner, and are now of Professor Urban's liens, Mr. Jones now 28th February was ballon d'essul. We can almost bring our revenue from 1st to
Sydney on Thursday, the 6th instant at 4 p.m. total credit of and may be expected here on or about Friday, held for the purpose. selves to believe that there exists in Peking $455.598.70 making a some agency for disseminating as accom. 8661,826.56. Against this there was an expend the 28th inst.
ture for the month of February of 2548,758.23 The LG.M: str. P. E. Friedrich which left here on the 6th instant at 6a.m., arrived at plished facte what are merely the pious
learing a credit balanss of $313, 68.23. The Shanghai on the 8th instant at 4 pm aspirations of the Wai-wu-pu: The Chinese total liabilities of the Colony on February 20th The NY.K. str. Tasak Mare (Bombay public had been previously prepared for amounted to 8370,718.30, while the assets at Line) left Bombay for this port via Singapore the announcement with regard to the Boxer the same date totalled $683,786.58. The balance on the 7th instant, onil is expected bees on the
of assets (General Account) now stands at 25th instant. indemnity by the circulation of reports that 81,405,974.50.
7.
showing substantially increased earnings. There introduces a Bengal tigress, and among other are no signs that the congestion in the mill performances, sends her leaping through a fiery industry and the piece goods market will adjust hoop. Altogether, the new bill provided is as Itself more readily than seemed probable. If to entertaining as the old one, and should draw these favouring conditions we can suld a big high good attendances to Causeway Bay during this priced
export of wheat, the results will be incal week. onlable. Exchange and the railway position The main attraction to-night will be a riding will be securely buttressed, and a demand for competition for which the management offer King Edward has arrived at Dover.pice goods will be get up which will act as a prises of 360 and 1, for the two most success.
tenio ou our dropsical godowns and sickly looks. ful local equestrians
KING EDWARD.
LONDON, May 9th. →
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