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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1910.

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TARIFF REFORM IN GREAT thr

BRITAIN.

SPEECHES BY MR. BALFOUR AND

courta statement that China possÉN FOL. B house at Macao me statement that up to 1846 also & Portuguese Custom-house the establishment of Hongkong port being made the ground for its

of the in the hope of obtaining the remov Chinese Custom-house also. We dis with our correspondent when he says that

doubtless these points are gerniane to the £ned $20 for falling to observe the rules of the tobich ho made a definite statement as

istracy Testerday food 1500 for having,

In pansaksion of 240 tal

the Marino Court yesterday, the second the steam launch Lea and was

rond in the waters of the Colony.

We submit that

Bevor Chines were at the

tracy yestar

to the

question of delimitation. they are not. The whole position, whatever

Mitouf Bassan Haishh from. sentenced to three months

it may have book down to 1850, or even later day charged with stealing coal was entirely changed by the Lisbon Protocol of 1887, which expressly stated to one month, and three were disch that "China confirms parpetual occupation

Bellus is the Supreme Court graced with and government of Macao and items of Indies, but yesforios donor Dependencies by Portugal as any other Por more were in the Puise Judges Court for the tuguese possession," and the Treaty signed greater part of the day listening to the case eight months later at Peking and ratified in whiol a governess is ning her late mistress April, 1888, contains the following s

Art. I. China confirms in its entirety the and article of the Protocol of Lisbon, relating to the perpetual coorpation and government of Macso by Portugal.

It is stipulated that Commissionais appointed by both Governments shall rowed to the delimitation of the boundaries, which shall be determined by a special convention; but so long as tho colimitation of the boundaries is not con cluded, everything in vapect to them shall con-

tiate as at present, without addition, diminution, or alteration by either of the parties.

News reachod Shanghat last Thursday that

ASQUITH

LONDON January 18th,

The feature of last night's oratory was Mr Balfour's speech at York, in

who has no Three oli

eren those followed = aketeb,

arastera

Queen

Faw kos

tion.

very quaint

thair

Malogue in which three tiny docter to prescribe for the were all one su er from from malaria, and one from rat bite. Th advised the first to open the windows of the hope, the second to take quinine, and the third

to koop B

The Head Mistress, in

which was read

to the taxation of food. He believed Perhaps most ant in a small duty on corn, with a pre was forence to the Colonies, which would tend to diminish the cost of bread, as would increase the area under cultivation. He did not think any alteration was necessary to the fiscal system unless it was laid down as a saunus! basic principle that the change would of Education, said :—I not be detrimental to the poor and he pledged himself that there would together be no increase in such necessaries as

Mr. Asquith, speaking at Salisbury, Excellency the Gover Wheaten bread, tobacco and tea

asked Mr. Balfour whether the taxes on tea and sugar would be reduced and stated that if the answer was in the affirmative there would be no addition al revenue, while, if it was in the negative, then tariff reform was an study the modisguised attempt to heap an exach day, and are

sad in the dow lan Cessive share of the taxation on the poor

the steamer Lycamore, which has just completed a charter to the Siberian Railway company for Vladivostock and which has been put back on the Taing to run, had got ashore in the North Channel Tags with wrecking apparatus wor sent out to the rassel's assistance.

Two Chinese appeared at the Magistracy yos✔

terday on charge of stealing two cheques valand 280 from the Swatow Drawn Threadwork Company. The first defendant, cheques, was

Since Macro and ita Depsudencies is, by the consent of China, a Portuguese possession, to be governed as any other Por tuguese possession, it seems to us no longer germane to the question to consider what authority the Chinese Clovernment previously

There was a big blase exercised in the territory. The question for Road West, early yeste decision is: What is meant by the Treaty term demolished the

Macao and its Dependencies ? Did it caused dan or did it not mean the whole of the territory fire had occupied and administered by the Portuguese artărel, and authorities at the time the Treaty was concluded? If our correspondent's argu- ment were carried to its logical conclusion, China would be in a position to deny Port

was sentenced to six months imprison meat, and the second, whom the thought more fool than knave, was He had cashed the cheques and rece for it

A.S. WATSON & CO.. ugal's title to the ownership of any territory

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HONGKONG, JANUARY 1418, 1910.

gladly give publicity in another column of this faguo la a crita editorial which appeared, in the Daily Fren of the 7th inst, on the subject of the

Boundary Delimitation

publio has perhaps heard m contentions of Portul than of

ments on the Chinese ide accept the sugg

that our

the result of a lack of inf

udent, m fact, adds, toting

the

1850.

Argu

of the que ware that I) up to

contury, say,

for Marac time the Macao Govern

ceroy in a

whatever, for the tribute or lease money was paid in respect of the whole and

art of the territo supied and edamistered heard judgment was based on the

at when the Treaty was ne the Clunese Government, know

to Portugal an area whi it was assign for the purposes of the Treaty, could roughly defined on a map, and we should be greatly surprised to learn that the Chinese plenipotentaary had no idea of the extent, the territory he was assigning, esp when he agreed to the stipulation that for as long as the delimitation of the

daries there

Connaught morning lich

floors and The brigado

ister to save

ng premises, they from spreading

The prettis and stocks

odel

are aid to have been covered by insurance, Some interesting trials of Blériot nonoplane were made on the far side of the

Ciah raca course at Bangkok on ber 291 mays the Bangkok Temer

arbe experimental and were:

ting the capabilities ering any grON

ja not congluted everybung in TOST of should continue as it was at that time, without addition, diminution or alteration by either of the parties, Therefore it seems to us that if Portugal is able to show - we are given to understand she f able to do by irrefutable evidence that at that time, and long before, occupied administered the territory she claims, fal 10 B00 on what just ground. China can refuse to admit the title and at the same soc time claim to honourably abide by her hin Treaty engagements,

We are in agreement with our corzaspon dent when he protests against Macao's in- defensible sources of revenue but at the same time it is only fair to

guise that

It scarcely lies with Chms to point the finger of acorn while she continues to

from pre raise revenue at Canton similar sources. That, however,

from the main e cast to it to deal in concli

Correspondets statemen

served to hers

a leisure Por

also the

nion that

of grow

back pane

for

side of the

of her

glad to be able

made

Bast

is report that the “ AN

withs

the drawing the two departments of the eschool have been a great access, and the Anglo Chicers and advocated by His the prise distribu- ready within sight. Besides & class composad pupils, who, having gone through the curriculum in the Chinese side, are now setting themselves to master, the Are Over a score English language, there of girls from the Chinese side who at the begi

ing of the year requested

tion two years ago,

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BILL

free

one united

the

rofer

throu

as I have said I should

edium'

The second point to wai zuar, was the teaching.

ess branches of

the

don-from-cont

ing persona. and care of infants, have not

the report to which we have listensi to-day whathar anything has been done on these special lines, but I am glad to offer my most hear gratulations to Mr Fang for the most admirablə demonstration which we have just seen by the cissfmlaces of hygiene has bean demonstrated to small phildren by means on cinogue which

rerrot to say, and I suppose the majority of you could not understand, but which neverthe less wo most fully appreciate. I hope that the Medical Oficar of Health will shortly be able to draw up some notes on those special lines, that is to say, on the practical and useful elde of hygiene for the women and girls, and hopa that during the coming year to make use of those

shall be very glód mysel special prizo, to the girl who will that examination (Applans;

able

to be allowed to oorisin part of their own side by sid. This

be further yoor so, that in a

come to these different prize-rivii the rivalling their brothera erent schools I hear reports of sud

Wostorn learning each eliciency, and sheh increase in attendance Instead

ated scale of fee socording that I sometimes begin to think that each pine, to the mbers attending from one family, tonlar school has already reached perisotion

Etill we are all apt on these cocasions to dwell there

・uniform of one dollar the whole school. are at present ten more especially on those points on which marked holars in attendance. Four of these progress has been made and to touch more Nong to this school, and received the tobolar, lightly on those in which, there may be some social merit. The six little deficiency. But I think the admiriblə scholkratins were bestowed on girls report which we have had from Mrs: Tutcher, ant-in-aid schools who in the together with the quite musis praise with the Director of Education had which the Director of Education has alluded to nished themselves in their sta the work and results which have been sohieved. And tha favoues of the part of the be Mr. Sung in conversation with

reciated is shown by the report which he will presently the ten free scholars have given a the year 1909,-looking at them.

themselves, as shown by the may reso sati died that there has been real subs- the the annual examination in the tantial progress during the past

tion. Besides Belilios School (Applauss) We

certain principles to guide as endeavour to act in condu ment schools,”-and, more Belillos Girls School which I been re-org nised desorbing, will

LONDON, January 13th: A cable from Ottawa reports that Sn Wilfred Launer has introduced in the Canadian Parliament & Naval Defence Bill providing for a permanent force, remian a reserve force, and a volunteer force also for the countruction of a fleet of five cruisers and six destroyers at a cost of three million dollars (gold), to be expended in 1910-

old a curvad fight, but actory. The aoh trial and Hempt with greater con

In a base of emergency the Fleet will be at the disposal of HM tho

king.

the

All the standards made

THE BRITISHI ELECTIONS

Chung-keun, the massedin

Ito, will be well defandled. He is to

era working for him, The well-known bar

ashi and another. There

from Vladivos

las will go from

PREDICTING THE RESULT.

LONDON, January 12th.

meataess and soeuraar, of the written English composition, which for

is always a dificult subject, ranged cent in the highest class to 72 per

Engli

A phrase in Mr. Balfour's speech at Glasgow to the effect that the tide is rising in favour of the Unionists is, m inspiriting the Conservatives, some predicting fifty Unionist gains on The Laturday.

king.

alleged that the

On the other hand, the Daily News (the Liberal orgen) says the

proble

S

brothers havO owed to supply

Club Hotel, Yokoh

is redely forecast in the best informed quarters 65, but with

is that the victory will be better than in 1905%

sad other comforta

strous Are at the Fiù Room No.: prejudice

hotels in

#13 will strengthen the widesprea

against that so-called

arks the Shanghat Timst "Amerion and prope there the guests' rooms, for it ha rooms bearing this number avoided by a vise normally, balanced indivi-

the most diligent

Tameng found that

IN HONGKONG,

that hould:

on the 22nd

To-day the feature is a forecast by

good inde

the mer and general know- whole the best pull the papers, the one case, and

story and per cent wak 88 per centi

olags unfor

the

for

this

when

pablo

chool, becoming parallel with Quen's

school for the girls this Colony. Appianse

Of these principles one is that it should be the eulesvone to teach the girls who

attend this school to be natacat and das that there should be none of what Insa described as mo

other hand they should, not began boisterous, so tast? Unlaces pare

their girls away from their hom from their own, supervision and pare

sted in a public school of this sort, which is a somewhat new ides to the Chinese, that they still find their daughters to be well taught and well mannered Chinese ladies, and will- very not have become boisterous and ation | While thoir ideals are enlarged

and their sphere of user times increased they may become mors attractive both as dan

being taught at the Balillos Bohool.

In the second pisse, wo hope

all keep regard

the

Times expert, who gives the following calculations

Handsome

cas prises.

the large

$295

The attendance has been

Bady all

287 88

Ance of all school. has been iner

more sponally this

At this

#1905:

addition

Doubtful

This means 134 Unionist gains.

THE GOVERNÖR

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The position of the parties at the election in, 1908-14 - - Ministerialista, 512, Opposition, comes to distribute the 158- Mejoríty, 354.

THE KAISER AND PRINCE HSUN

LONDON, January 13th

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