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The Bandmann Merry Little Malde Comedy TELEGRAMS. Compay are doing exceedingly well in Manis, They return to Hongkong next Friday, AZÉ performans of The Girls of Gostenburg, (2nd edition) is announood.

Three long-robed Chinese, brokers in the city, were placed before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of obtaining $4,000 by false pretences from a man named Wong Sui Ting. They were remanded.

Ederation. Fonomy which produces in- efficiency carries its own condemnation, and, while not wishing to join in an outory merely because it seems popular, we must confess to a feeling that all is not well with our local constabulary. We do not suggest that its personnel is anything other than it S. WATSON & CO. ought to be as a matter of fact, we have * great regard for the intelligence, tact, and discrimination of the body as a whole. Our objection is that the force has not the The Russian Government Ins receited numerical strength to be effective. The through the Governor-General of the Amur a request from Baghalion that the importation policy of drawing man from the outlying of Chinese labourers shall be permitted. It is districts into the Central may be justified not probable that the request will be granted. when the number of mon at disposal is limited. That is perhaps making the most of the fores which is available, but there on be no justification for allowing the forno, to fall beneath the requirements of the Colony The large number of robberies and | burglaries which take place without my of the property being recovered tells its own tale. It emphasises the need for a larger and better organised detective service. The present intelligence men are capable and zealous, but is la impossible for them to cope with the demande upon their Promotes a healthy action of the skin, countervice. The city is, no doubt, as well policed

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there is need for a more effective force- that, in other words, the present Eutyo is

midequate. It is not for us to say how many Indian or Chinese police is the equivalent of one European, but there- ca n be little doubt that the European creates a feeling which is lacking in the case of the others. He makes himself respected as the embodiment of the law and, as is well-known, attacks on white officers are exceedingly rare. Therefore, there is only one conclu sion that more European police are needed. Withdrawing them has been followed by

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTE.

Jungle rubber has become sa important article of export from the French province of Laos. There are some afteen arms in the province who buy, apart from the Chinese who have now taken up this branch of trade in

serious fashion.

Mr. F. H. Dillon, land bailiff, prosented a

ricska coolis at the Magistracy yesterday, Prosecutor took a fish from the Star Ferry wharf, and when he paid off the coolie le tender od the legal fare. This annoyed the coolie, whe ranted his deplessure by throwing Mr. Dillon's | pares containing a bathing costume and other things in the air, scattering the contents. Mr. Hazeland contenced the volis to fourteen days' imprisonment,

A stabbing affray took place at Wellington

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[REUTER'S SERVICE TO TEN “KONGKONG DAILY FREES."1

FIRING ON STRIKERS AT PITTSBURG.

LONDON, August 24th. Strikers at Pittsburg, incited by women, attacked the steelworks.

the

Troops fired a volley on strikers and arrested scores of them.

Deputy Sheriff Trooper and three foreigners were killed and twenty persons were wounded, many of them fatally.

TURKEY AND CRETE.

London, August 24th

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CORRESPONDENCE,

THE HONGKONG BANK AND THE UNIVERSITY SCHEME.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG --

DAILY PRESS"]

AMARAL AND MESQUITA.

1849-1909.

By a Portuguese Contributor.] ixty years ago two memorable events took place in Maose. One was the cowardly assassination of the then Governor, João Maris Ferreira de Amaral, on the 22nd August, 1849, and the other the herojo attack and the taking of Pak-ss-leang fortress by Lieutenant Mesquita......... with 36 sokliers under his command--on the 25tli August, 1849.

History tells us that when Governor Retroirs de Amaral landed at Masao to assume the Governorship on the 21st April, 1846, he made i solemn oath to emancipate the Colony from the yoke of the mandarins, and he fulfilled this Tow at the cost of his life. The fiscal adminis. tration of the Colony was at the time controlled · by the mandarins. Custom houses were established within the city, Customs dues were collected and paid to the Imperial Government, a Chinese tribunal tried and condemned Chinese subjects, the profect and b-prefect of Heung-

Canton, 23rd August, 1909.- BTB-It is a pity that a solitary discordant letter appeared in your issue of 21st inst., over a nome deplume of "A Bank Shareholder." When he was so sceptical of the usefulness of this project, and when he believed that it was not worthy of support, he should have addrood strong aguments in support of his contention, but instead, he showed his narrow-mindedness by decrying higher education among Chinese, sating up a boger of one day being castigated on the back by the self-same youngsters who will get the blessings of a university educa tion... If this bank shareholder moons to pocket his fat bonna avory year at the expense of the Chinese, who should be, in his 'always hewors of wood and drawers of opinion, always water, he should know others, or rather almost all shareholders, are not of the same selfish mind, They showed their liberal-mindedness by cordially approving: at the meeting of Baturday last, the handsome donation, and thus neatly sout the captions wriber to Coventry." No better

consejentiously believed the University scheine to all these phrases. He ordered the Custome

and Chiasan respectively exered certain powers over the inandarins residing in Maeso, and all sorts of abuses were tolerated within-tho Portuguese territory to the great detriment of the nation.

Reuter's Correspondent at Con-ansiver could love been given. If this writer Governor Ferreira de Amaral soon put a stop stantinople reports that the Turkish would be a failure and the donation a mistake, stations to be at once removed and refused to Cabinet, while approving in principle where was be during the Bank monting? Why allow any Chinese tribunal within the city. Barracks on Saturday. Two Chinese quarrelled, the Greek reply to the Porte's Note, had he not the courage of his omariction to cry it The Chinese mandarine had no altarrative down? Forhaps lethought there were too many but to retire to Chinese territory. They and one drawing a knife stabbed his companion decided yesterday to make a further twigs to form too, strong a birch to onstigate did not meekly obey, however. Their in the hack. The latter was badly wounded appeal to the Powers with a view to his devoted back.

Grst attempt at resistance was to arrange a the assailant appoared before Mr. Wood at the securing a definite settlement of the

boycott by the passenger junks, which was Magistracy yesterday he told him that he did Cretan régime. O not intend to seriously wound the other man, who aggravated him by striking him first, The case was remanded.

and had to be taken to the hospital. Whsu

We are requested to state that the Superi

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Reuter's correspondent at Con. stantinople says it is understood that all the Embassies abroad telegraphed

He hangs his arguments on the peg of Indian

politics and points to the present case in India. immediately suppressed by the energy of the

Buch: irresponsibleandcaptions writers have more often than not done much rischief in India and England they superficially see a thing, meddle and mnditie. I University education has manufactured, a handful of malcon tents, it has also produced thousands of youths who would be ready to lay down their lives for the British

murders of Sir Carton Wyllie and Dr. Lagacs

Governor, and things went on with apparent smoothness until a certain number of desperadoes, paid for by the mandarins, one day watashed the Governor while riding across the Pagoda of Passalsas, and decapitated him, carrying away the hoad to the mandarins us proof their claim to remuneration,

gas soon as the hopes of the assassination fr

was given that an invasion of the Chinese was

tonlent of the Botanient surt Forestry Depart ment is prepared to undertake the olearing of to the Porte a warning of the disale, for they knew well that in defending it they saperfluous brushwood from Crown land in the close vicinity of dwelling houses with the favour with which the Powers would defend their hearths and homes. How were the the Governor reached the city and the warning object of reducing the harbourage for mos view a chauvinistic policy on the partived in India? From Cachmiers to Cape quitoes which such brashwood is known to of Turkey. afford. The rate charged will be 50 cents per 1,000 square feet, paid in advance by the appli- cant.

⠀⠀ FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION A'r

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Two Chinese were brought before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of kidnapping two boys put of the Colony. They took the boys into Chinese territory, but the

fare collector on the steamer recognised one of seems obvious. Some well-meaning eritios te hooked what he was doing have suggested mounted police, as in Southters. The boy replied that he ens taken by force from his home, whereupon the collector Africa, but unfortunately the suggestion detained the two-men and sent them back to indicates a lack of knowledge of the condi. Hongkong. Evidence was called and the case tions in the New Territory. There, unlike | remanded. South Africa with its vast distances and, sparse population, there is a countryside with few roads and a large population.

LONDON, August 24th.

Comoria, de Indiana of all castes and creeds showed their horror and detectation of this madraau's crime; individuals, corporations, large and small, showed their condemnation, roted sentiments of loyalty to their Emperor and University educationalists were the first to lead their aneducated brothron in the movement Aye, even the parimts and brothers of the fanatic His Majesty the King, who is stay-(all University men, by the bye) disowned their ing at Marienbad, has notified the kith and kin for their country and honom's sake, Admiralty that he greatly regrets to Why is this act sech and appreciated by such writers as A Hank Shareholder?" Why do learn of the boiler disaster which they see through the wrong and of the glass - occurred on the torpedo boat de-class prejudice, University education not fit for stroyer Otter" on the

the Chinese or Indian, forsooth! If it be sauce the 16th instant for the goose, ita ditta for the gander. Sturdy, Weihaiwei, which caused the stern old Britonsall glory to them-wore not

at

conxmplated immediately, the brate Labutenant Mesquita went to the Headquarters and asked permission to attack the fortress of Pak-a- Isang, which was held by 400 Chinese soldiers with 18 guns and surrounded by about 2,000 natives with some artillery. The Council, admiring the courage of the young lieutenant, gave him permission to march Callag out to his comrades Follow me who wish to die!" only 36 soldiers stepped forwant. They marched courageously towards the fort, delivered, thais attack and the enemy, regarding the soldiers as dovils, fed in all directions, abandoning guns sundation and all other impediments. Mos quita planted the national ensign, and the victors expressed their joy in chews. Today (the 25th August) completes the 60th anniversary of this victory of Pak-Sa-leang. Lof the

ONLY comunications relating to the news Who could ride across paddy fields? When evening last, the victim being a cook, who death of two men and injuries to of this opinion, and they knew better, as they memory of this brave soldier and his comrades

column should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

faith.

4 robbery with violence is reported to hurve taken place on the Taipo Road on Friday states that he was met by three men who Correspondents Bust forward their names and the officer pursuing criminals has to leave sized him. He asked what they wanted and addresses with communications addressed to the the road what is to happen to his horse? they replied that they were going to search Editor, not for publication out as evidence of Were proper roads constructed there, might him. He said that he had only me dollar, good

All letters for publication should be willen onbe the possibility of introducing one or two which he handed over to them, after which they ene side of paper only,

No anonymously signed communications that mounted men, but until then they would be tied his hands behind him and fastened him to have already appeared in other papers will be macles-that is, as mounted constabulary, a tree, where he remained for two hours before inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS This might be a good time to urge the Gov, he was released by a man who passed. should be sent before 11 am on day of ernment to lose no time in starting the con- publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supply for Cash.

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HONGMONG, Abover 25th 1909.

struction of the long contemplated trunk road from Castle Peak through Pingshan, Autau to Sheungshui, and thence linking up to the highway at Taipo. This would help to develop the Territory, and would prove of especial value in view of the early opening of the railway. Its advantage in policing the district is obvious, and with the border well guarded crime in the New Territory would sink to the small place which it ------- undoubtedly has among its peaceful residents.

The Osaka Shosen Kaisha's new Pacitic liner, the Treoma Maru, had to put back to Seattle last week owing to a broken rudder.

Part of the cargo of the junk Sun Fook Hop which was pirated last month on her way to Taiping has been traced.

10,000 to reservé account.

A correspondent writes to us a letter in

another two.

THE AIRSHIP COMPETITION.

which ho appeals to the Government, in the interests of public decency and morality, to intolerable nuisances which respectable residents take some effective action to suppress the

in the neighbourhood of Wyndham Street have called again and again to the matter, but so far can inventor, on so long had to endure. Attention has been

the complaints appear to have been absolutely disregarded. Our correspondent hopes that this further appeal will receive some attention, and he suggests as a remedy the removal of brothels from the central districts of the city.

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The British Commissioner at Weihaiwei, Sir

DIVER SUFFOCATED.

He sec.

A BOTANIC EXPEDITION IN ASIA

were disinterested lempora, mores Yours, &c.,

HS KAYARANA.

MANSLAUGHTER OR ASSAULT?- An interesting case has been before Hazeland at the Magistracy for two days

be honoured:

Lient. Mesquita and his 36 brave comrades were all born in Macao. Only one of them is still alive, Mr. Luiz Marine do Rozaric, who is still residing at Macse and is nearing the rightieth year of his ago. in

which alukong" stande charged with the manslaughter of a hawker, whom he is alleged to

The point arose as to whether the death of the have struck with his trancheon on July 29th. The max died shortly afterwards in the hospital.

JAPANESE FIRE INSURANCE LANETCOMPANY REPORTS.“

the Meiji Fire Lurarance Co., Ltd, and of the

We have received copies of the Reports of

Nippon Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Both balance sheets are for the year ending 31st March.

LONDON, August 24th.. There was a huge gathering at Reims to witness the doings of the sirships.

M. Bleriot circled the course of ten Femarkable speeds were attained,

kilometers in 8m 4228,j) (htt

Hawker was brought about by the blows received The world's record was beaten anor whether it was due to other causes, His

The net preminus collected by the Nippon hour later by Mr. Curtiss, the Ameri. Worship remarked that if in his opinion the

blow had nothing to do with the death of were Y1,084,846 and the total losses, less re a biplane.

the man, and that the deceased covered the distance in Sm. 37 simply assaulted he would not send him per cent of the premiums. The surplus for was insurance, amounted to Y597,838, being 36.7

for trial. Mr. P. W. Goldring, who appeared the year is Y491,137, which the directors for the prosecnation, then stated that he have resolved to appropriate as follows: Legal would like to add a subsidiary charge of assault. reserve fund, Y23,000; special reserve fund, and, his Worship agresing, this was done. The 200,000; dividends to shareholders (15 per evidence of Dr. Shore, R. N., who had been in cent. per annum), Y112,500; bonus and social charge of the public mortuary, was that the expenses to directors and auditors, $35,000

the set was in a but condition, suffering death of the lectured was not the ent of the rewards to the retired officers, 12,000; balance blows said to have been struck him on the body carried forward to next year, Y112,637.

The premiums collected during the year by from strangulated hernia, and in the opinion of the Meiji, after deduction of reinaur the doctor the blows did not cause death, amount to Yen 1,001,781. The losses, after although they might have hastened it. Mr. deduction of retusarances, amenint to Yen Frank Browne, Government analyst, stated that 357.652. The balance of the working account for be examined the contents of the deceased's the your amounts to Yen 1,615,758; les reserve stomach and found traces of opium. It fre- for auexpired risks at the 31st March, 1909, Yor quently happened that traces of opium were 1,395,300. This gives a not profit for the year of found when the larger quantity had been Ten 220,458. The directors recommend a divi- absorbed. Two graics, the amount, whigh hedend of 20 per cent. to sharsholders, absorbing found in the stomach, would zot be a fatal dose. Yen 60,000'; bonus to directors and auditors, Yen The case was remanded.

5,200; and to carry to reserve fund Yen 165,258.

4.

[FROM THE CHURG NOOI BAN. PO,”]

ENGLISH OFFICER KILLED AT PEKING.

Is Hongkong and its dependencies ade-

LONDON, August 24th. quately policed? That is the question of the A letter on the "Lack of Educational Facili-

J. H. Stewart Lockhart, in his report for 1908, hour. The tragedy in the New Territory ties at the Peak" ie held over until tomorTOW

large number of Japanese fishing of the United States Bureau of Professor Meyer, a representative Inst week has arcased the community to a

jane arrived during the summer for the par- consideration of the question, and not on-

pose of shark fishing on the high seas-a xan-

Agriculture, has arrived at Liverpool naturally much criticism of the present

paratively now industry in this neighbourhood, en route to Batoum, whence he starts arrangements and the policy which has

They erected a fishing cap of bamboo and on a botanic expedition across Tur- created them is heard. When retrenchment

Port Edward, where the fish were dried and eut keetan, Tibet and China, searching ie, us it were, ao much in the air, and

up. The fishing season lasts, roughly, for three for plants suitable for transplantation proposals are being discussed with a view to The Directors of the Siam Steam Navigation | months—une to August-and the fish are in America. theredzation of Government staffs, including Co. Ltd., recommend e dividand of 5 per cent esteemed a great delicacy both by Chinose and the police force, it is singularly unfortunate for the past half-year and to carry Ticals Japanese. It is understood that the pecuniary results of the first year's fishing... were of that this tragie occurrence should have

*successful," and therefore it is expected that taken place, inasmuch es it offers a A Hanker contemporary chronicles the strong argument against further reduc- the firm of Messrs. Johnson, Blokes aud

srived there of Mr. H. O. C. Bailey, recently rations will be continued this year. tions in the police in the New Territory. Masters, solicitors, Hongkong. Mr. Balley. It is common knowledge that the police intends to start prielice in Hsakow. force has not kept pace with the growth of the Colony. While the population basoil Co, Bangkok, whose extradition was not increased, the force has not been sugmented. granted from Penang, and who went on to This is sought to be explained by the theory Colombo, where he was rearrested and remanded that the populace have become more peace to the 13th, is held on the same warmnt that able and law-abiding. Granted, But the was judged illegal in Penang, opportunities and facilities for bad charac ters to find their way here from the mainland have not become less, and knowing that so many undesirables are daily adding to the number of petty thieves and determined criminals within our own borders, it of Bishop Brent. certainly seems questionable judgment to sanction a decrease of that body estrusted with the maintenance of good order and government. Retrenchment may be peces sary in several departments, economies might very well be effooted in more than one, but efficiency should be the chief con.

Mr. C. J. J. Reberts, late of the Standard

PRKING, August 24th. An English military officer was killed on Sunday last at the Railway

A fatality occurred at the Taikoo Dockyard on Saturday when a foreman diver was sufo- typhoon and a contract had been made for the cated Part of the wall was destroyed by o

submerged part being raised and the ncccrary repairs effected. The foreman engaged in the work went down on Baturday to make obsery Station near the city gate by being tions, but something went wrong with the gear run over by a traiu. Mr. Degmua Fuller, organist of St. John's and when he was pulled up he was found quite Cathedral, went to Manila last week to formally black, Artificial respiration was tried without open a new and beautiful organ at the Cathedral avail. An inquiry will he held into the circum

St. Mary and St. Joim by two recitals, the first stances of the death.

A

of which was to be given on Sunday evening

and the second to-day. Mr. Fuller is the guest LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS

YUAN SHI KAL

PEKING, August 24th

It is reported that the Grand

BRITISH WARSHIPS IN TAR EASTERN WATERS.

CHINESE VICE-CONSUL MURDERED

From a recent Parliamentary report: — Mr Roes (Montgomery Boroughs, Min.) SHOT BY COMPATRIOT IN NEW YORK OFFICE. asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any, and, if so, how many, battleships and first- class cruisere were stationed on the East India and Chins statione;

Mr. McKenna (Monmouth, N.). Four first- class cruisers on the China station,

Mr. Bow Is tare no ship greater than a Becond-

d-class cruiser on the East Indian station? Mr. McKenna-The East India and China stations are one. There are four first-class eraisors on the China station. They all belong in the East India station.

Mr. Row-Is there, as a matter of fact, a bigger

ship thin a second-class cruiser in Esat Indian weters)

Mr. McKenna ship in East Indian waters.

Sir G. Parker (Gravesend, Opp.)-May I cak whether the absence of a first-class baitle-

believe that is the biggest

The N.Y K. sic. Mishima Maru (European Secretaries have recommended the A Siamese adaptation of the comedy Lady Line) left Shanghai on the 23rd instant, and is Huatsworth's Experiment" was being played at expected here to-morrow &m.

Throne owing to recent troubles with ship is due to the fact that under our alliance Bangkek when the kat mail left. The comedy the Bill of per CPR. str. Empres of India, the Japaness to re-appoint Yuan Shi-defending our interests there responsibility of was staged by the Bangkok Amateur Dramatic which left Hongkong on the 24th ultimo, sail

Yokohama on the 2nd instant, arrived in New kai to office. Society early this year, and Siamese actors and York on the 22nd inst., thus making a transit actresses were doubtless interested spectators of of 29 days from Hongkong and 20 days from play

Yokohama.

This is regarded in Chinese circles as

Mr. McKenna--I think these questions of high policy had better not be discussed by guts tion and answer across the floor of the House. (Cheers.)

The Chinesa Vice-Consul, Mr. Luk-Wing, was shot in his office at No. 18, Broadway, recently by a Chinaman named Wong Cheung, It was just before the time for closing the office. and Mr. Tank-Wing was preparing to leave when Wong antered Shortly afterwards the people in the neighbouring offices heard scuffling and then a shot, and rushing to the rooms found the Conxul bleeding on the Bour and Wong. with a smoking revolver in his hand.

The violim was taken to the hospital and his wife hastily summoned, as it was evident, be could not live tone. He died a few hours after his admission to the hospital.

Wong declared that he was trying to collect 4 debt from his victim and that Luk-Wing threatened to shoot him, whereupon he drow a revolver and in the scufle it exploded and shot the Vice-Consul. This story, however, is not believed, ne Wong appears insponsible and can

give no proper account of his notion.

Mr. Lak-Wing was a Yale graduate, who has been in this country for nearly thirty yours. His wife is an American, and he was a personal. Laiend of Li Hung Chang.