INTIMATION
uttanding distant markets, taxes were raised
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 3RD, 1909, that leads to ciriliantion. La Hran CHÁN G An attempt is being made in Shanghai to
on goods in eronation long before the hoped to bring this about by the asistance first a company to build a poller skating rink at TELEGRAMS.
advent of the greatest incubus, that his ever befalles a nation, the growth of the industry-killing system of Likin; garrisons of untrained Manchus were placed in most of the province, as permanent pasionarios, A. 8. WATSON, & CO. originally to overawe the populations, but
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their training having been neglasted, they became useless burdens on the provincial exchequers,
of Russia, and is return for this was ready to deliver over Manchura, and bind China to a dependence not greatly differing from vassalage. With the same end in view, th molern reactionary finds himself called upon to raise the cry of "China for the Chinese,
well knowing that China being once more entangled in the old letters would have lost all power of helping herself. The whole is merely a distinction, without a difference, both leading to the same inevitable goal,-- & return to the periode of TAOWANO or content, and the re-enactment of the Taiping Rebellion with all ite horrors of pillage und destruction.
Shanghai and to carry on the insinute of Roller Skating Rink peppelstors. The ospital a fixed fat $120,000,,
One of the passengers who left for, England
yesterday by the Kitano-Maru, Mr. Hastings of Formosa, has the distinction of having resided in the East continuously for fifty years, forty- seven of which have been spent in Formoss,
SUICIDE OF A JAPANESE.
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Copyright Ordinames 1894.)
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AUSTRALIAN POLITICS,
LONDON, June 1st.
A Melbourne message states that the Governor-General has refused to
THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARKHAM.
We published a few days ago a paragraph announcing the death of Captain Markham, one of the few survivors of the Bokhara disaster, but old residents will be interested in the following reminiscences of that tragic event contained in the following letter dated May 10th, from a London correspondent
Saturday's newspapers contain a notice of the death on the 6th instant, after a very short King's Shropshire Light Infantry, at 10 Quee illacas, of Captain Frank D. Markham, late Street, Mayfair. I do not know that can us
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS of the Empire. These, they soon perceived. HINTUNG, with universal famine and dis- conducted at the Magistracy yesterday by Mr. sanction a dissolution of the Com-Captain Markham's death, bat there can be ne
WATSON'S
C
VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
WHISKY
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE
MALT WHISKIES DISTILLED
IN SCOTLAND.
OF
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.
In the progagauda of ignorance the Manchus found their chiefeat helpmate in the encouragement of the (so-called) literati had become so imbued with the anathetic principles of the school of Chubi, that they could safely be used to bulldose the nation at large. The false Confucianism of the school of Chuhi was elevated into the official
Lately we have had some notable ex- amples of the procen in the disappearance
An inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a Japanese who commited suicide was J. H. Kemp before the following jury: Mesars F. O. H. Kellinghusen, J. C. V. Ribeiro and J. 0. V. Ribeiro. The body of the deceased was found feating in the harbour on May 19th near the coal sheds at Kowloon.
calt of the Empire, and the successos of of the funds of the Hankow-Canton Railway amination of the body, which was that of a young (
K'TENLUNG on the throne, having put the Siste to sleep, fondly conceived Elysium hnd
come, and never should-
The handrod summers die, And thought and time be bora again, And never knowledge drawing nigh,` Bring truth that sways the soul of mẹn,
OA
Dr. Poarse said from his post-mortem ex-{ man of about 25 years of age, he was able to state that there must have been a great struggle for breath. There was a wound in the nature of a stab, in the front of the neck, just over the windpipe. From the very congested state of the interual organe, and the evidences of a strong struggle before death, he considered the cause of from the stab in the neck. The wound was death was drowning, and not the loss of blood consistent with`n self-inflicted injury.
discovering a suit of clothes, a pair of boots, and Henrich Jebsen, engineer, gave evidence to a cap near the new Recreation Ground at Younati. Near the water's edge, on a stone wall, there were evidences of blood. Among the papers found on deceased were none bearing on the case. One of them, however, was a love letter.
and the secessary calling in of the hated foreigner after the would-be patriots had divided amongst themselves the entire awag. Bo, too, the Shanghai and Ningpo main line, opened to Kiahing, some forty or fifty miles, after a year and a half of work building a track which is a disgrace to all The wretched debauchee, Hrzurung,
concerned, and the expenditure of nearly as whom had fallen the mantle of K'AN much capital as the well-equipped line to met a rude awakening when after the out Nanking. Even more disgraceful, is the raged British ships came thundering deliberate attempt at swindling private Canton be, still unconvinced, had to fly from capitalists out of undertakings on which his cap talleaving to his ministers the task of they had already advanced in good faith, re-creating the Empire. But, though Chiun large amounts of money. The result, had no more wars with Europe, except the
48 far as the authors of the polioy short incident with France, the spirit concerned,
been
perfectly was alive, and after the coup d'état of satisfactory; both foreigner and live 1898 broke out in the attempted Boxer have learnt to their cost that Chinese massacre of 1900. The leading spirit in honour, f rmerly ranking high the world this was the late Regent, who woman-like, of commerce and fimace, is now no more to staked her all on getting rid of the intrudbe depended on, and both equally have ing element at one fell blow, the result of learnt to their cost tht the louder the The Coroner said deceased appeared to have which was the capture of Paking by the patriot" the more is he beut on self-ent his throat and then jumped into the water. foreigner, and the ignominious flight of the aggrandissment. The immediata revult as
The circumstances pointed to suicide, as he had offending Regaut. More wise than his far as Chins is concerned, is that while had some trouble with a wife and sweetheart, BULL DOG BRAND councillors, the late Emperor recognised foreign capital whid
who were apparently in need of money. was prepared to do much for the regeneration of the Empire, has been driven out of the country; native capital, but a little while since creeping cautiously out of its hiding places, has been forced back int its oli concealment and, as a factor working for the regeneration of the Empire, Las absolutely ceased to exist.
PER DOZEN
$16.50
ROBT. PORTER & Co'.s
GUINNESS' STOUT
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
that unless China were prepared to enter ou equal terms the community of natious she uust be ever prepared to continue to eat humble pie; alrealy the outer nations were laying plans to divide amongst themselves his mismanaged heritage, a dénouement A. S. WATSON & CO., which at the time China was utterly power
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All letters for publication should be written on rising generation of statesmen were at one with the Emperor; and this influence it was mainly that prevented the reactionary policy of the lite Empress Dowager from being used as a pretext for filching whole provinces from the Empire.
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Dress.
HONGKONG, JUNE 3ad 1909.
ONE of the most mischievous movements that has ever taken place in China is un- doubtedly that for the so-called recovery of *« Sovereign Rights,” which analysed is only a return to the policy of entira igalation from the rest of humanity which brought on all the troubles of the eighteenth and the first sixty years of the nineteenth century Under the eaily prinses of the Mancho dynasty, China had been in the fore rank of the nations, but with the reactionary policy
monwealth
decided to
Parliament
and
the
Cabinet by 28 votes to 5) have resign. The Hon. A. Deakin is forming a ministry.
Sir
SIR IAN HAMILTON PROMOTED.
LONDON, June Ist. Jan Hamilton G.0.C. in chief of the Southern Command since 1905, has been gazetted Adjutant- General of the Forces.
TURKISH DESIGNS IN PERSIA.
The
London, June 1st. "Times" correspondent at Teheran reported that Turkish re-
knew deceased in Japan, and later in Hong at Sujbulak near the frontier.
A. Japanese clerk in the N.Y.K. aid hegulars have occupied Persian territory
trouble in Japan, mying he had lost all his kong. He had often told witness he had
money in trade.
The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide."
BELGIAN CONSUL'S RESIDENCE
ROBBED.
doubt that the terrible experience he under. constitution of this promising young offer and went some seventeen years ago undermined the helped to bring about his douth at the early nge of forty years. The demise of Captain Mark- ham leaves Dr. J. A. Lowson the sole survivor of the passengers in the ill-fated Bokhara wvoked off the Percadores in October, 1892, and of the team of Hongkong interport cricketers returning from Shanghai. Dr. Lowson suffered so seriously from the effects of exposure on that ocasion that he had to retire from the Civil Service, and he is now located
at Forfer, in Scotlantil.
Comparatively few residents of Hongkong and Shanghai to-day remember, Markham, though Lowson's personality will not readily be for gotten. Dat I shall never forgot the interview I had with the two survivors upon the deck of the cruiser Porpoise, which brought them down from A moy. Lowson, badly wounded on' the forehead by being dashed against the bridge of the doomed vessel as she was engulfed by a heavy son, told the story of his grim experience with a considerable amount of characteristic vivacity, and mentioned how Markham, terribly sunerved, had had the greatest difficulty in recovering from the effects of the disaster. Markham had certainly received a serious shock. Attired in a flannel suit lost to him by an officer
A Reuter's message from Tabriz states that a large force of Turks are. about to occupy Khey, Salmas and of the craiser, he stood in the centre of a little group of civilians and service men, and in a Uramin.
slow voice, in subdued tones, gave a narrative [Selmas is a fertile plan bordering Lake of his personal experiences on that awful night. Urumia]
With the crowd of affrighted passengers he had been standing in the companion, way when the Bokhara went down. He had no clear idea of how he got into the water, but as he could not swim and had no lifebelt, like Lowson, he gave hoaxed in connection with the expect-battered, in no clothing but the remnant of himself up for lost. Luckily for him, he was
ed arrival of the Zeppelin airship.
H. M. the Kaiser wired to Count
BERLIN HOAXED.
LONDON, June 2nd,
Headquarters yesterday, the victim boing Mr.
A during robbery was reported to Police It appears that Berlin has been J. Bribosis, Coneal for Belgium at Hongkong. Between 7 and 11.30 p.m. on the 1st instant,
while Mr. and Mrs. Bribosin were absent from
their realence at 106, Gough Hill Road, thieves The Siberian Mail of May 8th was delivered gained an entrance and departed with $100 in in London on the 1st inst.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes; one twenty Frane Belgium note, valued $8; one
Dr. Ames P. Wilder, who has been appointed plain gold chain with jade pendant, pear shaped,
American Consal General at Shangliai, was ex- pected there from Japan (where he has been staying for the past month) on Tuesday.
a
On receipt of news of the result of the Derby, the Stewards of the Shanghai Face Clab sent telefongratulations in conveying heart: est congratulations. His Majesty telegraphed
his thanks for the message.
The total number of plague cases. reported in the Colony last week was 11; and there were 12 deaths from this disease. Three eases of enteric fever figure in the week's return, two being European cases and the other Chinese. Other cases of infectious disease were one of perperal fever and two of small-pox.
valued 850; one plain gold bracelet valued 850; one gold finger ring, valued $15; two Japanese bracelets, one butterfly and one plain, valued
$12; one lady's gold watch, somi-Hunter, English Lever, valued $150; one gold brooch set with small pearls and greenstone in centre, valued $40. The total value of all the articles stolen is placed at $425. Detectives are in
vestigating thə mattər.
HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.
Y.M.C.A. V. LUSITANO.
This match was played yesterday on the YM.C.A. courte at Kowloon and resultel in an easy wie for the saints" by 70 games to 18. Fler games were not played.
Scores -
Yvanositeh 11/0, boat Leitio and daterros 10/1, Hickling und Lereton beat Hyndmann and best Regs and Remedios 92.
Edwards and Fowler beat Leitio and Guterres
9/2 lost to Roza and Remedies 4/7. Roza snd Remedion 8/3.
walked up on a reef, where he lay bruised and
his pyjamas, until the morning light revealed. the six mombere of the crew whom he thought to be the sole survivors of the white mon va
Zeppelin expressing his disappoint-beard. It was only when they struggled over ment at the non-arrival of the airship. the sand dunes, bearing the wounded chief Troops had been paraded to receive fears, that they discovered another survivor the famous aviator during the Whit-in Lowson, who had succeeded in getting shel- suutide holiday.
Count, Zeppelin replied that be had never expresed any intention to visit Berlin and begged that an inquiry might be made to ascertain who sent the telegram to the Balloon Corps.
The Count hopes to visit Berlin six weeks hence.
"YELLOW PERIL OF BRIGHT COLOUR"
ter in a disused. hut near the shore.
DEATH OF HERR VON HOLSTEIN.
BERLIN MAY 9, The Berlin newspapers announce the death last eroning of Herr von Holstein, formerly the Office.
bund of the Political Department of the Foreign
Herr von Holstein played a most important role in the conduct of German foreign affairs for more than thirty years, and his eminent qualities were recognised both at home and stroad. He was a member of Prince Bismarck's staff during the Franco-German War, after which he was attached to the German. Embassy in Faria. His name was frequently mentioned A Japarees schoolboy has been giving his during the brain trials, and his actions, while viowa of his New York neighbours
was subordinate to Count *rnitu, were soquainted," he writes, "of one Corear gente Office, where he soon made himself indispensa "I am mach ariticised. In 1876 he entered the Foreign man name of Whee uho reside in cellar of this ble to the Chancellor, economient. He sleep in soup box, but the top official, but under city. Ho do not change his clothing which he was of course merely a very valuable Under Prince Bismarck is missing. To approach Mr. Whee with Prince Hohenlle, and in the early part of hygiene is too dangerous for good healthy. Prince Bülow's administration, he practically gentleman, because he shall never take no work Empire. Ho strove for neither orders nor titles, from nobody. When not hitting pipe smoke his only ambition boing to acquire political this When man ia dreaming of ancestors. He power. He was a most assiduous worker, had will also be uns voćn When I observe such
few friends, and rarely came into contact with Corean patriot approaching to me I choose next strest, thank you. This man is Yellow Peril the pablic. of bright colour."
Count Caprivi and
Unable by direct means under the circumstances of the ese to accomplish its aim of oringing back the bad old times of the successors of KIEN-LUNG, the seactionary party found a new card to play in touching Tokyo newspapers state that the Tokyo the susceptibilities of the nation at large, by Spinning Company has obtained through the representing that its "sovereign rights" agency of Messrs. Salo, Frazer & Co. a foreign were being frittered away. Like most other loan of Y1,000,000 at 6ḥ pur cunt. interest, the 10/1, beat Hyndman and Yvanovitch 9/2, beat Labouring Union de not fear this Coresa conducted the foreign affairs of the German party cries, which have been for a term suc-and its proceeds to be applied to the purchase of lean being guaranteed by the Hundredth 'ank, cessful it had its substratum of truth. The new machinery, late Empress Dowager and her then hench.
Vice Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton with man, the arch traitor Li Hung OHANG, had indeed conceived the idea of bartering away Kent, armoured oraisers; ILMS. Clio, sloop; H.M.S. King Alfred, Bedford. Monniouth and the whole of the Manchu possessions of the and four torpedo-boat destroyers were at Wei- throne, in return for the assistance of hai-wei on the 26th ult. H.M.S. Astraca, 2nd Russia; who was to aid them in their grand class cruiser, and the dispatch vessel were ex other foreign Powers. It does not, in- scheme of getting rid at one blow of all the pected to arrive the following day,
A Shanghai Municipal Notification, dated
deed, appear that Russia over entered into May 26, announces that "the Siccawei. Roud negotiations with this particular object, but is re-opened to traffle with effect from this
Clements and Hicks beat Leilio and Guterres
Table to date
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SUPPOSED TO BE A CHRISTIAN, An interesting conversation took place at the
It is considered to be due to his influence that. Russia has been departed from, while Germany's Prince Bismarck's policy of friendship towards
The enterprising Japanese boy does a pet picture also of "one Polish gentleman, same ef Gumowsky," The Gumowsky man in, we learn, sive policy as regards Morocco is also notable for forgetfulness in washing. Two attributed to him. When the effect of Ger times each year he is removed by Health Board, many's Morosan policy on France was observed but this is of no use for Mr. Gamowsky, who Affaire, proved strong enough to bring about Baron Techirschky, then Minister of Foreign make financial income collecting second-handed Herr von Holstein's retirement from office in cigarettes. When he obtain sufficient whisky April 1906. Since then he has lived, as he lived drunk there is war cry from his downstairs reai nearly all his life, practically behind the scenes, dence, and whichever furniture he can discovere to break is throwed on street to strike by though one of the few persons who visited him passing pedestrians. Mr. Gumowsky is
in his solitary home was Prince Bidow. not
The Berlin newspapers point out that it is country. He is a Yellow Peril of dark colour: estimate the value of the work of this official, a thank you Mr. Whee of opium smoking and spousible position at such an important period because sofied.Which is more better citizen, who occupied such a very influential and re- Gumowsky of whisky-drinking, or Japanese of Germany's history. Herr von Holstein, who Boy of derby hat, frockaway coat, and all other belonged to a very old Mecklenburg family had white mannors of civilizedation P
attained the age of seventy-three,
The death of Herr von Holstein is generally
18, May 9. commented on the Press, particularly in connec tion with the part he played in the fall of M. Dalanssé and the Conference at Algeciras.
then introduced, and the attempt to rule DowAGER broad bints as to the advantages that this step has been taken in consequence being called to give evidence took the Bible in good enough gentleman to inhabit this American impossible for his contemporaries to judge or to
she certainly gave Li and the EMPRESS date." The N-C. Daily News understands Magistrany yesterday. A Japanese witness on China as a conquered nation, Manchu, rule she had to offer in assisting China, (i.s. Lr of the opening of negotiations with the Spanish his hand for the purpose of being sword. came to be one of utter distrust; and one of and the EMPRENE DOWAGRE), to get rid of authorities, of which there is every reason to
anger,
anticipato a favourable conclusion,
graphic views.
the first symptoms of this was the dread the pressure being brought to bear on her that with knowledge of the greater con by England, America, and the other friendly fidence placed in their people by European Powers, to induce her in her own interest to Kaisha sendus an interesting booklet descriptive The Hongkong. Office of the Osaku Chosen Governments, the Chinese as a people would introduce some of the more necessary re- of the Company's Inland Sea service. There is a grow discontented with their own state of forms, the lack of which, they pointed out, track chart showing where the steamers run in this dependence. Ignorance was therefore to be was the true cause of the alienation from the sea, famous for the unrivalled picturesqueñvaá the sheet anchor of Manchu rule, and the Government of the whole of the population. of its scenery, and the letter, ress describes the most effective method of bringing about It casts no discredit on the tale that e'er the various voyages and the principal attractions of ignorance, was, the astute rulers who had dénouement had come about, Li and the given to the description by a number of photo- the various ports of call, added interest böing now come on the scene at once gaw, inola DOWAGER EMPRESS had parted in tion. So far as was possible. the various and Li had been sent, in what was intended populations that constituted the empire for banishment to Cauton; he came back
Sir Bobort Hart, who was already a life were to be isolated from one another. The unasked after the taking of Peking; and governer of the Benevolent Nociety of St. roads which during the Ming dynasty had renewed his intriguos with Rusia, which it Patrick, has been elected one of the limited been fairly, looked after, were now as a may be remembered were only closed by his number constituting the Grand Committee, in matter of policy studiously neglected; mincs, death.
succession to the late Earl of Howth, K.P, at which induced the circulation of commodities Now, there is a clear connection between Irish, the society is neither denominational nor one time president of the society. Although were deliberately closed, and the traveller the new cry of the reaction ry, party and the political. through the mining districts still sees en misdeeds of Li; and without a knowledge admitted, but religious or political controversies Children of both religions are graved en stone tablets by the wayside the of the bidden ways of that unpatriotic in find no encouragement or hems within the walls numerous edicts issued sternly forbidding triguer, the new development could hardly Tha new and enlarged buildings which are under the divest punishment the re-opening have come about. The methods may, indeed, approsobing" completion will contain secomm of the mines that had been encouraged un-seam strangely different, but the object of dation for upsarts of 450 children, in addition. der their predecessors; obstacles of all kinds both is one; that of preventing at all to the rooms set apart for the benevolent par were placed in the way of the inhabitants hazards the entrance of China on the road poses of the society.
His Worship (Mr J. II. Kemp)→Are you Christian?
Witness-No, but I am learning the Bible.
you a Christian?
His Worship What religion are you? Are
supposed to be; I am learning.
Witness-I am not yet a Christian; I am
His Worship-Do you wish to be sworn on the
Witness-Yes.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The NY.K. str. Wakusa Maru (European Line) lef. Maji for this port via Shungha on the 31st ult, and is expected here on the 7th inst.
MR. ROOSEVELT. -
PROPOSAL TO MAKE THE EX-PRESIDENT MAYOR OF NEW YORK.
more-
D.
Fanco-Geraissa relations was that of conqueror The Temps remarks that his sole conception of to the conquered, the "renewed acceptance of defest, and its definitive consecration by diplo macy based thereon.”
interest of Germany and Europe, with Holstein, The Digte expresses the hope that, "in the its lost advocate, a policy which is now on sea- chrozism may have disappeared. "The Times
Liblo
An iaBaential movement has been started by
manner.
the Republicans of New York with General Witness then took the oath in the enstomary Stewart Woodford, formerly United Statex Minister to Spain, at its head. The movement has for its object the olection of ex-President Roosevelt as Mayor of New York. In order to be a candidate for the post Mr. Roosevelt, who at present is not a resident of New York, will be obliged to take up a residence within the city limits.
It is believed by the promoters of this
A CAPTAIN'S STORY. ment that the ex-President's patriotism and ardent desire for reform in New York tity politics and administration will induce him to temporary, tells a story of a certain noted Capt. Forstopp, according to New York con- become Republican candidate for the past. divine who was on his steamship when a great corruption can be brought against him, he has captain. Couldn't be much worse, Bishop," terminates this year, and while no charges of looks pretty bad," said the The terra of the present' mayor, Mr. McClellan, gale overtook them of the Oregon coast. "It
mense amount of corruption that is still ram the steamship was diving under the waves as if Biskop to the proved strong enough to prevent the im-replied Foretopp. Half an hour later the pant in the city.
rally Republicans of all opinions to his standard, now. Bishop, answered Foretoup, Oh. I There is little doubt says a correspondent, that door, Looks worse, I think, captain," said she were a submarine and leaking like an old - Mr Roosevelt can be elected, as his name would the Bishop. We must trust in Providence and thousands of the better-class Democrats, hope it has not come to that! gasped this tired of Tammany rule, would also vote for him. Bishop.
on the 8th-inst.
Ist inst. at 7 a.m.
The NY.K. str. Nikko Maru (Australian Line) left Kobe for this port via Moji and Nagasaki on the 1st inst, and is expected here
the 5th it, at noon, arrived at Genoa on the The I.GM. str. Buelow which left here ou
The CP.H. str. Emprees of India left and Vancouver. Yokohama at noon on the 1st inst. for Victoris Gesellschaft str. Wogtinde left Shanghai on the The Dampfschiffs-Rhodorei "Union" Action 2nd inet. morning, and many be exported here on
or about the 6th inet.
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