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Chinese (erroneously as events have proved) to have ideas of territorial soquisition in China. No much designs were really entertained by Great Britain, where representatives and statesmen were well aware of the serious responsibilities which any such step must entail. But it was not CO. unnatural that the Chinese should imagine such designs existed after the war; and Great Britain being looked upon as i Power to be feared, was treated with more consideration than any other. Later when in senjanation with the United States Great Britain had made it clear that she favoured the policy of maintaining China's integrity, Russia appeared likely to be. a menace to China, and forthwith that was listened to more than any other Power, and was encouraged rather then checked in a policy of aggression until this was worked very ingeniously so se to monace Japan as well as China, and Russia and Japan were thus left to fight out the question of China's independence between them. This was indeed the avowed design of Lt HUNG-CHANG, who had more to do with the foreign policy of China than any other official and who, it was discovered

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 2811, 1909,

A meeting to make arrangements for the TELEGRAMS.

visit of Dr. J. Wilber Chapman, Mr. Alexander and party, is called for this afternoon at the YMCA. Rooma,"

At the forthcoming snnual meeting of this Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Li, the Directors will recommend a fusi dividend of

Tis. 22 per share, making Tis. 5 per share for the year ended April 30 last,

The name of Mr. J. A. Churchill has been added to the register of medical and surgical practitioners qualified to practies in the Colony, while Mr. G. Harper, of Messrs. A. S. Watson ⚫ qualified and Co., has been registered as chemist and dreggist,

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BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

LICENSING THE OPIUM DENS.

LONDON, June 26th. Col. Seely, Under Secretary of State His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty for the Colonies, replying to Mr. the King, to the following Ordinances pased by Austin Taylor, M.P., said he had no the Legislative Council:-Jedinance No. 13 of 1909-An Ordinance to amend The Frizon Cognizance that the Government of Ordinance 1899; Ordinance No. 14 of 1909-British North Borneo were asking for An Ordinance to amend The Tramways Ordin tenders for farming out the opium sace 1983; Ordinance No. 15 of 1909-An dens and gambling houses. Certainly Ordinance to transfer to certain Officers of the Public Service certain duties at present per. His Majesty's Government had not formed by other Officers; Ordinanco No. 16 of sanctioned anything of the kind. It 1909.— Az Ordinance to amend The Prepared was difficult to decide how far the Opium Ordinance 1891.

Imperial Government had power to prevent such licensing in British North Borneo.

THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

LONDON, June 26th. The following are also included in the list of Ilis Majesty's Birthday

THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY

PROJECT,

We are officialy informed that Mr. Mody has consented to keep his offer (of providing the buildings for the University) open till the enl of the year.

CANTON.

(PROM_OUT COERESPONDENT.)

June 26th. APPLICATION FOR EXECUTION OF ELEVEN

and

He did so in a confidential communication to

CONVICTS WHO WEEN RECAPTURED. The Governor some time ago, but desired that

The inquiry into the circumstances which led, A it should not be made known until the six to the escape of prisoners in the Shun Tak months (ending June 30th.) was on the point of Prison was closed yesterday. A fail report. completion, in order that, the collection of the of the investigation has been forwarded to His Excellency Viceroyang by Bhan funds for endowment should be stimulated.

The greater part of the amount required has Shui Chung, acting magistrate of Shan now been promised, but it is necessary, on the Tak. The report states that forty prisoners

recaptured one hand, that the promised donations should be wore

according to the actually paid in to the Treasurer and, on the law they should all be decapitated. Twenty- other hand, it must be remembered that the eam nine of them have been convicted for minor named (£100,000 Endowment and £10,000 for offences and did not take part in the conspiracy Equipment) was the minimum amount estimated but ware induced to escape by the ringleaders. to start a University of two or perhaps three Under these circumstances the Magistrato has chairs only. When that minimum had been recommended them for examption from capital realised it would justify Mr. Mody in undertak punishment. The Magistrate applied to His ing the buildings and Government in giving the Excellency the Viceroy for permission to execute site and accepting the gift from Mr. Mody.

the remaining 11 prisoners who actually took part in the conspiracy..

But to make the University really efficient

A VISITING CONSUL-GENERAL. Comm. Z. Volpicelli, Italian Consul-General and to establish Chairs in other subjects, a

more Professors may be appointed, and it is for Kwangtung, Kwangai and Fokien larger endowment will be required in order that, hoped that a fully adequats sun will be raised Provinces, has beca here for some time. From inquiros mate, I learn that he has been very to make the University thoroughly efficient.

It is stated in The Lancet, referring, to basy over a case in which an Italian subject the establishment of the new Bristol Unnamed Foglise was swindled by a Chinese iversity, that the minimum amount qualifying radway contrector for a very large sum of for a Charter is £250,000. Enquiry is being money. made regarding the truth of this statement. If it should be true and should apply equally to the Hongkong Univerity, it is clear that a con- siderable sum, remains to be raised before a

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Charter can be applied for.

suming the present minimum endowinent

THE CANTOS-HANKOW, RAILWAY..

It is reported that the Board of Posts and Communications has sent a telegram to the Canton-Hankow Railway Company stating that the necessary funds for the construction of the Hupeh and Hunan sections of the Canton

and equipment fund to be raised, and putting Hankow Railway have been rained and the lona

Miss May MacEwon, the second daughter of after his death, by a letter he had written Mr. and Mrs. A. P. MacEwen, formerly of on the subject, looked very calmly on Hongkong, and now residing at The Grove, the struggle between these two nations. He Hollington, Sussex, was married at the begin shrewdly estimated that whatever the result, ning of the present month at Christ Church, it would be to the benefit of Chink. St Leonards-on-Son, to Capt. Henry Buchanan, Kirk, of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Japan were worsted, a dangerous and tradi Highlanders, third son of the late Col. James tional rival would be checked, and would be Bachanan Kirk, of the 91st Highlanders. made more likely in the future to work in Canon Duckworth, C. V. O., & haplain-in-On with China; on the other hand, if, aa thenary to the King, and the Bor. B. Moultrie, event proved, Bussin came off worst, an end rector of Christ Church, officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a would be put for some time at least to the while satin Imperatrice, goan, draped with aggressive designs on the part of that Power, Brussats lace, and a court train. The bridesmaids against which the Chinese had for years were Miss A. MacEwen, sister of the bride, been temporising.

dressed in white natin and carrying a bouquet of red roses, and ive small chidren-Miss Hope Kirk, niece of the bridegrooom, and the 3isses Mudge, Violet, Ceally, and Edmée Eitebie. The little girls wore white muslim, dresses, trimmed with white ribbon and alrer, and white hats made Knight Commander of the during the year; of these, 53,118 vére csrried district to extract the souls of children. On the

It is more than probable that these accepted tactics are just those which are being acted upon at the present time, and that any leaning which Chins may show

towards Germany may be easily accounted for on the very simple ground that knowing what is going on as to the augmentation of the German Navy, Chins deems it well to be on good terms with a nation whose power abroad is so much on the increase. In this

A. S. WATSON & CO., she is not to be blamed, so long as she keeps

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They carried silver baskets of red roses. Mr. A. R. Sprut, of the bridegroom's regiment, was best man, and both he and Capt. Kirk were ip uniform. The wedding was a very pretty one red roses predominating. A reception, which was largely attended, was afterwards held at The Grove, and later in the afternoon Capt

Kirk and his bride left to spend their honey

moon among the English Lakes.

IWA FREAK OF NATURE.

Honours :-

Mr. R. Paget, lately British Minister and Consul-General at Siam, is made Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

The Very Rev. Dr Adler, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Con- gregations of the British Empire, is

Victorian Order.

Mr. L. C. Hopkins, lately British Consul-General at, Tientsin, is awarded the Imperial Service Order.

IMPERIALPRESS CONFERENCE.

CABLE RATES TO BE REDUCED.

the value of the site and buildings at £50,000, contract executed. The cablegram uzges the the total stands at £160,00),

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.

Commander Basil H. H. Taylor, EN., Har- bour Master, supplies the following interesting. particulars regarding emigration and im

migration in his annual report for 1908---

Seventy-ana thonsaud and eighty-one (71,081) emigrants left Hongkong for various places

in British ships and 17,963 in Forsign-ships. These figures show a great falling off (from 105,967) of 34,886 Emigrants, or 32.9 per cent. compared with those for 1907.

It is difficult to account for this largo decrease, but it was probably partly due to the general depression in trade which restricted the demand for labour and partly to the quarantine

Company to hasten the construction of their section of the line and states that if there should bə any further delay the Central Government will take over the concern and itself construct the line.

MURDER OF A FOREIGNÉZŐ. Recently, a most preposterous rumour was

spread by the people in the district of Tsang Sheng that some foreigners have arrived in the 15th inst. a boy was found missing in the Ma Cha village, which is inhabited by a large clan A foreigner all bearing the samne surname, happened to pass through the village on that day, The villagers on seeing the foreigner said he was the person who stole the child to extract más soul, whereupon a large orowd pounced upon the foreigner and beat him to death, etrange to

satisfied

good faith with other nations; but it would be a great assumrtion to conclude that on this account China is at all likely to make any substantial political concessions to Germany. The Chinese Government may very possibly consider that German influence will be of use to counteract any strong ao GNLY communications relating to the notion on the part of Japan, or any other Correspondente must forward their names and nation with whom China wight be brought was only one pair of ears, however, one being been able to announce that the Pacific lands was not very large, and all the collect round the magistrate and his retinue and” adtresses with communications addressed to the into opposition, and may find it convenient on the side of each hond. The child, which Cable Co. has agreed to reduce its

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

-column' should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

· An abnormality was taken to the Tungwah Hospital on Saturday, in the shape of a newly,

LONDON, June 26th. born infant with two heads. The heads were

The Imperial Conference has resum joined together on one body, but each head had mouth, nose and a pair of eyes. Thered its sittings, and the Chairman, has

was given birth to by a Chinese mother, is

Editor, not for publication but as evidence q to conciliate & Power which may be a dead.

faith

gred

All letters for publication should be written on useful champion; but there is not ons side of paper only

No anonymously signed communications that sufficient reason to assume that these

have already appeared in other papers tolll be exerried.

Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Codis: "A.B.C. 6th Ed. Lieber..

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE."

Dealing with the subject of commercial intelligence in his annual report Commander Basil Tayler, E. N., Harbour Master, writes a

advances have any more serious bear- Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS as seems to be suggested by the writer should be sent before 11 am, on day of in our London contemporary. It is not publication. After that hour the supply likelythat Germany would under any circum-under :-) 1. limited. Only oupply for Cash.

stance identify herself with China farther Fifty-three letters were received during the then exchanging courtesies and giving year from firms, principally in Great Britain, advice, or that China would in reality make requesting information upon various points con nected with their respective businesses, sehing any concessions to her that would make it

to be placed in commnnication with local firms, worth her while to do.

or submitting samples or price lists. The replies to the several quaries have been as fall as the information, &c, at my disposal permitted,

P. O. Box., 34. Telephone No. 13.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Des Vaux ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEST STEBET. EC

The

Daily

Finally, we cannot endorse the statement that Germany is not pledged to respect the

Diss. independence and integrity of China. On and wasrovoz zecessary, the same, of he

HONGKONG, JUNE 23rx, 1909.

firm

concerned, and the particular branch of trade indicated, have been published from time to time in the Government Gazelti

Press rate for messages from Van- couver to Australia and New Zealand by one-half, provided the Governments of the latter countries are prepared to grant concessions on their part. The

announcemont was received with cheers.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION

IN GERMANYCOM

LONDON, June 26th. The Reichstag has adopted the taxes on tea and coffee (60 marks per 100 kilos on raw coffee, 80 marks on roasted and ground coffee and 100- marks on tea),

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Prince Buelow has gone to Kiel to report to the Kaiser on the political situation.

It is greatly to be regretted that no replies to or queries upon these publications in the Government Couette have ever been received by me from local firms or individuals. Most of my correspondente send catalogues and price lists, and, in many cases. samples of their goals These catalogues and price lists cannot of course, be published, but are open to inspection at any time during office boars by interested

It may be that the publication of the names dissolve the Reichstag, but will pursue of the firms in correspondence with me has been

a waiting policy. * T productive of direct communication between the local and heme firms, but of this I have no

persons.

knowledge.

An inspired statement declares that the Chancellor will not resign or

The "Koelnische Zeitung" de- scribes the situation as shameful and humiliating to the Empire.

restrictions placed upon vessels from the Colony say, the Trang Sung gleieta did not goin to other porta. The anti-Chinese feeling in the village to hold the post-mortem examination i certain parts of the world culminating in legis until the 19th, inst. He lation against Asiafios no doubt also had a that the foreigner was murdered. He then gave deterrent effect upon emigration. But the chief orders to have the culprits arrested and also put causes undoubtedly were-

pressure on the gentry of the village to deliver (1) The cossation of Assisted Emigration to

Banks and Billiton. This branch of the up the murderers. The villagers vigorously business was commenced only in 1907, and protested against the measures taken by tha. sarved to largely swell the figures for that magistrate Gradnally, large crowds started to year. The demand for labour in those plantations there were fally manned before the beginning of 1908. (2) The foods in Canton and up the West River checked recruiting during the first months of the year.

(3) There was a considerable, demand for

labour on the several railwaye under con struction in China, which restricted the recruiting ares.

rist sand, when the magistrate and his mon- had to make a retreat for safety. A few days afterwardsa villager was arrested for taking part in the zourder. It appears that the clan were descendants of two brothers, and the offspring... of one branch had always disagreed with the other. The man arrested is a descendant of the elder brother's branch. It is said that

157,809 returning emigrants were reported as having been brought to Hongkong from the after he was arrested he made a statement several places to which they had emigrated,, giving names of numerous persons (descendants either from this Colony or from Count Ports of the younger brother) who took part in the as against 145,822 in 1908. This includes 106 murder, sud said that the descendants of the reinizing from South Africa. Of the total eldest branch did not take part in the dustardly number 116,094 arrived in British ships and dead at all. This resulted in a clash between 41,715 in Foreign ships.

LAWN BOWLS.

the two branches and a desperate dan light enqued The battle lasted several days and

A match between Commoplitan Dock, who nights, the reports of cannon and guns were were assisted by players drawn from Taikoo and head miles away and hundrels of people wer Kowloon Clubs, and the Police took place on killed on both sides. The disturbance was Saturday afternoon on the former club's green, anally quelled by the arrival of a large body of and resulted in a win for the home team who soldiers. The reports do not indicate the were up on each of three rinks. Boores:--

nationality of the murdered foreigner. Teang COHM POLITAN. POLICE. Angua

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Cheng is a distalet quite close to Cintori. Nevis, Jr. Macdonald

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Dr. Morrison, the Times correspondent, Peking, writes to the North-China Daily Net the following letter

I ask leave to correct some of the misstate- menta regarding me which have been published. by a certain section of the Japanese Press o the occasion of my recent visit to Japan. Delay in writing is due to my having neglected to reed It is only the papers while on my journey. since I returned to Peking that I have realized the extent of the misrepresentation to which I have been subjected.

the contrary, Great Britain and Germany were the first among the Powers to pledge themselves in this direction. By the Anglo- In the course of an article dealing with the German Agreement of 1900, both Govern. question of the loan for the construction of men agreed not to "make use of the the Canton-Hackor Railway, which ap- present complication to obtain for themselves any territorial advantages in peared in the London Morning Post, the writer after referring to the decline of Chinese dominions, and will direct thair British influence at Feking observes that it policy towards maintaining undiminished appears that there is a strange disposition the territorial condition of the Chinese on the part of the Chinese to regard with Empire." This was, in fact, the first Agree euspicion the several Powers who havement made of this asture, and its final pledged themselves to respect the independ-clause was an undertaking to communicate ence and integrity of the Empire Germany the Agreement to theother Powers interested is not one of thase Powers, and it would be and "especially to Austria-Hungary, France, only natural for her to profit by the appre- Italy, Japan, Ruasis and the United Statas of heusions of the Chinese and to seek to gain America and [to] invite them to accept the advantages by expressions of sympathy and principles recorded in it." Bo far then offers of assistance." It may be doubted from Germany not being one of the Powers in one of the godowns of the Fuk On Insurance whether the Chinese really feel so much pledged to respect the independence and Company in Des Voeux Road kept the fire- suspicion with respect to the Powers who integrity of China, she shares with Great men, ander Chief Inspector lisker and Superin-

Britain the distinction of being the first to before they succeeded in, mastering the out LORD CHARLES-BERESFORD Proceed to Albany, West Australia, whence he Times from Puking regarding the Takamen have guaranteed her integrity as is assumed, but it can be easily understood that abe may be disposed to let them think that she does not implicitly rely upon them, as other. wise it would be, from a Chinese point of view, too much of an admission of depend. Peking. ence upon them. However this way be, The International Skating Rink, Limited, at there is a very simple explanation of the Shanghai has been successfully floated. The action of the Chinese authorities, if we bear Director will proceed to allotment and will give in mind the course which China has so the necessary notice to shareholders in due often before adopted in similar circum. course.

give the pledge.

Capt. P. S. Saward, Royal Garrison Artillery, Instructor of Gunnery, Dover, has to appointed for duty with the Legation Guard at

THE FIRE AT WEST POINT.

The fire which broke out on Friday: evening

The Pross generally demands an

Con appeal to the nation against a servative-Centre dictatorship,

ON THE NAVAL POSITION.

LONDON, June 27th.

A JAPANESE POLAR EXPEDITION.

According to the Ashi, Mr. Kodams Otomaten, said to be a well-known explorer in the South Bes Islands, who has been recuperat ing at bis hodie in Fakuoka, left Moji by the NY.K. Sado Maru for further adventures in the Celebes and New Guinea. He will then

will start in search of the South Polo.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The NYK. str. Takashi Maru (Bombay Line) loft Moji for this port on the 23rd inst, and is expasted here to-day.

The C. & M. str. Zafiro left Manila on the 26th inst., and is due here to-day at 6 pm,

The LG.M. str. Prins Regent Luitpold left Shanghai via Foochow on the 27th instant at

tendent Lane, hard at work for some five hourg

break. Mr. McCubbin, manager of the Gas Co., and a number of his men were the first to render assistance, appearing on the scene with a hose belonging to the Gas Co. and doing good work before the arrival of the Fire Brigadə. **

At the final meeting of the Imperial The godown, whioli was stored with general goods, was practically gutted. The ratio of the Press Conference Lord Charles Beres goods destroyed is placed at $65,000, while the ford declared that the gravity which damage done by fire and water is estimated at 845,000. The insurance on the goods in the bad donated the speeches of states-1a.m., and may be expected here on or about godown in which the fire broke out, and in the men at the Conference was due to the 30th instant at 6 p..

The NTK. str. Bingo Maru (European one alongside of it, auranted to $73,000, but on the knowledge that the nation was Line) left Kobe for this port via Moji and Shanghai on the 26th inst, and is expected large quantity there was no insurance.

unprepared. The Colonial offers of here on the 5th pror.

The NYK str. Bombay Mara (Bombay Dreadnoughts" amounted to the Ling) left Bombay for this port via l'atisorin severest condemnation of the Imperial on the 24th instant, and is exported here on the Government's failure to provide for contingencies.

atances. Her policy has always been to The total revenue collected by the Harbour conciliate the particular foreign nation Department during the year was $357,768.52, as who at a given moment happened to appearing an increase of $9,468.42. There was

against $348,300.10 in the previous year, show, the strongest: In the early days of our decrease of $413.32 on light dues, and $4,638.31 diplomatic relations with China, other in feer of court and office, but licenses and foreign nations were skilfully pitted against internal revenue showed the substantial increase Great Britain, which was thought by the of $14,47155, while there as are increase of lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co. Il Sole Agents

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The C.P.R. str. Empress of India left Van couver am, on Thursday, the 24th instant for Hongkong via the usual porte of call.

Interviews have been published with me which are fotitions. Statements have been attributed to me which I never thought of utterings"

I am represented to have assured the Premier, the Marquis Katears, that I disclaimed res possibility for certain messages sent to The Railway and Japanese policy in Manchuris The story is an invention. I disclaimed and disclaita no suali responsibility.

It is true that on January 26.1 left Peking to be present in Shanghai during the sitting of the Opium Commission, and that I was absent until March 6 it is true that in my absence two messages were sent to The Times from Peking. The longer and more important of those messages made no reference to the Fakumen Railway; the other which dealt with Russian action in Manchuris contained an allusion to "the steady refusal of Japan to permit Chine to extend her own railway system for the develop- ment of the rich regions of Mongolia and Manchuria, west of the Line River." Both these messages were atatements of fact, they were sent by my friend and colleague, and I accept fall responsibility for them.

I bad the privilege of an interview with Count Okuma, and I found him, as on previous occasions, one of the most courtly and sympatho tie of men. The story of his lecturing me upon my ignorance is a fabrication.