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INTIMATION

Chamber of Commerce Co

unanimously of opinion tant the

hould be a commercial

not a Government concern

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREAN

the Chamber of Commerce is not a purely British institution, it is quite likely there

WATSON & CO for that the Chamber would on the whole

IMETED,

ESTABLISHED AD 1841-

be favourable to the idea of running the stationne e commercial unde ing.

The price of

stocks.

•ing Manoharing his ri Japanese telegram maya thấy da I to be the result of great efforia made bay up the artica in view of

sopní a owed

charger hág stook to attract beans from the Chang- chun districts.

We deem it noteworthy that

by though the application was made to the Government for a licence in the month of Chinese Elat October last, no definite reply has been given. Such applications are subject to the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and we are probably not far wrong

WATSON'S

EH

A liking for sweeta led a Chinose boy employed by Mr. A. Ramsay, of Ormsby Villaw,

FESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND 191.

over the works 35 far as

Chin Resident En

** Išla stimated that during Christmas, week more than 70,000,000 lettem, carda, and news. papers are handled by the London latter postal staff, while the parcel post staff dealt with ovSE 2,000,000. The mails to Indis, tho Far Feet, and the Colenfles were bearler. Ta India Ceylon and China nearly 16,000 bags want this year, si compared with 14,000 in 1906, and to Australia and New Zealand 9,350 na vompared with 8,500,

The Straits Times remarke-The dollar

TELEGRAMS.

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A KOREAN RIOT.

EIGHT JAPANESE KILLED.

Toro, February 1st. On Saturday the inland revenue office at Sunchon, Koren, was sacked by the villagers, who refused to pay the taxes.

Eight Japanese were killed.

JAPAN'S FINANCES.

TOKYO, February 1st.

in sasuming that the delay in determining Kowloon, into the dock at the Magistra7th the under the bust of the the fate of the application in question is dua Yesterday. The boy was leaving the house with Kiar continuas to worry the local Chinese, autolea tia of Jump sugar when he was stopped most of whom are unwilling to nocept largely to the consideration as to whether the Lance-Bergeant Will, whose pertinent it, notwithstanding the fact that it is perfectly will not be advisable for the Imperial questions led to the discovery of the theft. Mr. good and official intimation to that affect has Government to have the control of wireless Hallifax sentenced the offender to four days" | been piblished in all thò papera. As a matter telegraph stations in British possessions, imprisonment.

of fact, the dollar which has been so successfully

The Stock Market opening to-day especially as the Government have acquired On Monday a district watchman arrested a counterfeited and is said to be made of Merican the control of the stations at Home. The Chinese on a charge of stealing two steam poros melted down and recoined, presumably in was very buoyant on stocks rising Hon. Mr. Hewer advocated a station having alvos. When the prisoner was taken to the Hongkong, does not have the Hon le at all one to twenty points in consequence 8 range of 1,000 miles, enabling us to com- police station it was discovered that he had local Indian offered to bet a European $1,000 municate with Singapore, Kobo, Calcutta, returned from banishment. After heating the avidanos on both alarges Mr. Hallifas sentenced WHISKY the Philippines and other points in the Fat Lam to ono month's imprisonment and air hour

VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE

MALT WHISKIES DISTILLED IN SCOTLAND

GENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

ROBI, PORTER & Co.'s

BULL DOG

BRAND

GUINNESS' STOUT IN PINTS & SPLITS.

which are in direct tradal connection with Hongkong. But the Imperial Government, we expect, will be taking a still wider view of the question, considering the project in its relation to an Imperial wireless service which seems to be rapidly taking form A conference of representatives of the Admir alty, the Australian Commonwealth, New | Zealand and Fiji recently met in Melbourne

stocks on the first charge, and to mix months" imprisonment and a similar time in the stonks on the second charge.

On Monday a number of junk and coal coolies quarried on the Yaumati waterfront, and proceeded to chestias ach other with bamboo poles. In the melee cho man was strack on the temple, and three men who were arrested in connection with the affray were

a

few days ago that the "H" stood for Hong of an announcement that one hundred tong, ie if counterfeiters would be so foolish na million yen's worth of domestic bonds to brand their money as false by thus indicating will be converted into four per cent,

its place of origin: The absurdity of such a contention ought to be obvions. [The H” on some of the Straits coins, we believe, indicatos the fim to whom the minting was entrusted.]

REPORTED ARMED ROBBERT AT THE BELLE VIEW HOTEL.

From reports made to the police at Bay View Station, it would appear that a daring armedTM

to consider the question of wireless telo. #harged with causing grievous bodily harmed robbery was perpetrated at the Belle

graphy in the Pacific, and recommended the establishment of high-power stations at Sydney, Doubtless Bay (New Zealand). Suva, and Ocean Island, and medium-power: stations in the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands.

Sizde that charge was preferred the injured man has died, so it is probable that the three Loosed will have to face a more serious pharge, The Norwegian steamer Dstar II, which was

PLEASE ARTUKORRALA, IL ashore zocently in Sampit Bey arrived in Singapore last week under her own steam. The

View Hotel on Monday night or early yesterday morning. According to the story told, a hand of five or six Chinese, armed with kaivos and revolvers, presented themselves at the Hotel, and, over-powering the Indian watchman, pro- ceded to hold up" the inmates. A couple of It was recommended hip had jettisoned nine hundred odd tons of refolver whole were fired to frighton residents by the conference that all the stations rios and had been pretty severely bumped during and to warn them that the robbers did not should be controlled by the Government. the time she was stuck, bat ebe is apparently made a rapid search of the promises and depart. These stations could casily be linked making no water. The Oscar as shopherded

into port by the Varunha, which had been downed with clothing and other effects to the value up with Singapore and India, and a conto kan asistatos, and anchored some distance of about $90. The police are inquiring into the matter, but so far no arrests have been plate chinia of wireless stations connecting out. The only damage vinible is the loss of the nearly the whole of the British Colonies stern post and rudder. The ship is not leaking Beems therefore to be one of the possibilities anywhere but in the after pask tank. of the near future, We do not know how bound for Hamburg,

A.S. WATSON & CO.. soon, or indeed if ever, the recommendations

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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pro

intend to be thwarted. Then the low-breakers

made

MR. WILLIAM STANTON,

The following notion of the death of Mr. liam Stanton, formerly an inspector of police in Hongkong, appeared in the Times

The death took place at Liskeard Cornwall, 4th December, at the age of 60, of Mr. Willam Stanton, formerly Inspector of Police

With regard to the proposal of cutting off the to which we have called attention are likely queno and sampling fordiga style of dress, the to be adopted, but we trust the Imperial Paling Pest learns that its ptrocates have now Government will recognise that the equip modified their demands and will be satisfied ment of Hongkong with a wireless station fem, if only the following classes will adopt admits of 20 long postponements for thefe plan barely 1. Officials contact with Hongkong: Fer 30 years he rendered good as Mr. CRADDOCK pertinently observed bringe them into constant contact with

foreigns, 2 Naval and milltary officare in the Colony, and on his retirement at the Chamber of Commerce meeting: 3. Marchers of the police force. Oftobre NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. OELT communications relating to the news

in these days of progress an import other than the above-mentioned, departmen wlumna should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondente must forward their names and, sat seaport cannot be said to be prop- are for the present not to be obliged adresser with communications addressed to the erly equipped if the means for dealing the reform, though to them as well as

Individuals it will be optional to do Ediler, not for publication but as evidenes of

with wireless messages are absent." It is good faith.

already a reproach to Hongkong that in this respect we lag behind many less important shipping ports.

All letters for publication should be written en une side of paper only

No anonymously signed communications that ave already appeared in other papers will be Insertad.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should be sent before 11 am, on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphic Address: PEESS. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber,

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

HONGKONG OFFIOR: 104, DES Vœux BOAT C LONDON OFFION: 131, BLEET STREET. EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1910.

The Summary Court will not sit this morn- ing as arranged.

Tenders are invited for various War Depart mont contracts, which will be found specified in En advertisement on page 4.

It is reported that the exports of silk from Mukden have been theressed to double the amount of last year,

Mr. E. Balillos, who stood as the Unionist can didate for the Walworth division of Newington, was defeated by 200 votes.

memorial to the above effect will shortly

presented to the Throne.

Yesterday the Marine Court was oooupied a considerable time in hearing the charge pre- farmed by G. Edwards, master of the Telemachus, against He Yew, the stewary), desertion on December 7th Defendant had bean sentenced to five days' imprisonment. Saigon for smuggling, but was liberated da payinga fine of $150. Complainant stated that defendant left the ship on reaching Hongk and bad refused to return although sent for and although he was still on the ship Defendant alleged that the comple him at Saigon he was no longer steward, and also complained that complainant, refused lat him have the stores which he hadt-

"mociation," and farge ciron

stack.

[In 1904 and 1905 domestic bonds were

dusted totalling usarly 450 million yon, for the purpose of defraying war expenses. The bonds were issued on fire occasions at prices ranging from 90 to 95 and bearing interest at 5 and 6 per cent. The two lanes bearing interest at 6 per seat, (aggregating nearly 200 million yen) were redeemed in 1906 with the proceeds of 4 per oent sterling loan, sad the stock now converted has hitherto apparently paid 5 per cent.]

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THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

EXPECTED RE-SHUFFLING OF

THE CABINET.

LONDON, February 1st.

It is stated that after the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne has been voted, and before the reintroduction of the Budget, motion will be introduced re-affirming the privileges of the Commons in re ference to money bills and declaring the necessity for a change in the relations of the two Houses,

CANTON;

[FROM QUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

31st January

ASA YAW ASYLUM FOR THE TESANT. 7

Mr. Li Hung Ko, prominant member of the Canton Bad Cross Hoefasy, has sent to the Fun Yü magistrates petition making permission | to erock am mylum for the insane. He sino saked the magistrats to grant the Boelatyn pices of government land on which to erect the building. The maglutente han said the scheme lu a good ons and has invited the Society to shopso a suitable piece of hand,

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It is hoped that this will satisfy the Liberals who are demanding that the question of the Lorda vote shall be dealt with before the Budget.

ABBERT OF A BOBBER. Some time ago a numbas of desperadogs som-

mitted a during robbery in road daylight in Honam, Having safely got away with the plandor the gang dispersed and the looder fled to Hongkong. He was discovered by an in-M" former, and after extradition proseedings had been taken was brought back to Canton for punishment. He then stated that he had been helped in the robbery by a man naměť Leung, who resided in the plundered house, and that this Lenng had received a substantial share of the booty, Leung, however, had fled and no trase offciale, determined to arrost someone, took the missing man's concubine into egitody. She stated that she knew nothing of Lenng's

polios refused her request and the unfortunate woman is still in geol..

of his wharsabouts could be discovered. The

movements and bogged to be not fros. The

GOLLAPSE OF A HOUSE:

A day or two ago I reported that a house had collapsed and that several persons had been orushed to death, while seven others wore sarionaly injured. The police have taken the master up and put the blame on to the building contractor Hearing that the polios were mov- ing in the matter the builder fed, leaving no trane of his whereabouts. The police searobed the mau a shɔp, but only found one mai, & ÖGT- penter named Tee, cu the premises. In spite of his protects the poor fellow was arrested, and when brought before the police stated that he was only a workman, that he had nothing to do with the making of the plans of the collapsed house, and that his master had ran away owing him over 210 for wages. He had just gone to the shop tosee if the master had come back when

the pollos arrested him. The police have still got him in custody,

CROWDEN LOCK-UPS.

The Toots, or pollo-rised that the lock-ups attached to the various police stations are crowded with prisoners awaiting trial, and the sanitary arrangements of these places being very bad the health of these unfortunata persons in suffering in consequence. The Total has now ordered his sebordinates to make enquiries into these cases with a view to prevent this bad state of affairs Al those charged with trivial offences are to be

lot out on bail, while these charged with grave misdemeanours are to be sent to the prisons of the Nam Hoi and Pan Ya Magistracios

wait trial.

OATHEFT FROM A TAMEN,-

Some days ago some money and valuable articles belonging to the Provincial Judga wers stolen robbery was committed by a member of the Judge's bodyguard and that this ruteal wa

afsted by a friend. The Judge hipsselt tried cowed to priven for five years and his socomp

from his Tamen, and enquiries showed that the

about nine years ago received the thanks of the authorities. Mr. Blanten had written exten sively on the manners and dialects of the

It is expected that the Cabinet will Chinese people. Two of his bocks, – entitled

Triad Society," or "Heaven and Earth Ar- be largely remodelled. Mr. Birrell Chinese Drame have had (Secretary for Ireland) will probably on. Mr. Blanton during the succeed Mr. Herbert Gladstone as Home time he resided in Liskeard interested himself Secretary, Mr. Winston Churchill, in the public affaire of that town??

To this it may be added that Mr. Stanton, late President of the Board of Trade who as a boy worked in a Cornish tin mine, will succeed Mr. Birrell Mr. Johnce to the same place for two MAKE joined the metropolitan polios forty years ago Burns succeeding Mr. Churchill, and being stationed at Vine Street, and from Lon- don be ele to join the polise forse in Mr. H. L. Samuel succeeding Mr. Hongkong Hs set himself at once to study Burns as President of the Local Gov- the Chinese language, and he became in time ernment Board. Mr. C. E. H. Hob- recognised authority on the language, speaking

both Mandarin and Cantonese is fuently house (late Financial Secretary to the Lo spoke English. He also acquired con Treasury) will probably enter the siderable knowledge of the science of geology Cabinet. WEon be left the Colony he settled at Liskeard Hwall,” and has occupied a seat on the Town Connell There are stil many in Hong-

they regret to learn of his death.

A charge of misconduct preferred against the Tas hearing was adjourned until the retara kong who remember Inspector, Stanton and

first mate of the ss. Durban will be izvestigated at the Marine Court this morning at 10.3)

Lient. Col J. M. Beid, R.A.M.C., from

THE HON. MR. HEWETT in the course of his review of the work of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce in the past year emphasised the absolute necessity" for a properly equip ped wireless telegraph station in the Colony. Hongkong, has been appointed senior medical

offenders was fined $10 and the other $25,

of the stormer,

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has been sued at Singapore by Kuching, for $500 competition for damages Captaki James Ewart, of the Sarawak steamer alleged to have been suffered in conseguenos of defendants wrongful refusal, whilla thay noting as his bankers, sol had in their han

to honour and pay a cheque, dray sufficient funds of the plaintiff for the purp

on the dafumante

From the Report of the General Committee officer of the London recruiting district.

Inspector Gourlay prosecuted two Shaukiwan we learn that the matter is still receiving their attention. It will be remembered grocers at the Magistracy yesterday for retail, that Messrs. KEEGAN and ROBENCHANTE, ing goods with unjust realen. One of the who have the sole right to deal in and use in the Far East the wireless equipment of the United Wireless Telegraph Company, and Mining Company's three mines for the presented for payment. schtited the interest of the Chamber of Wok anding 8th January amounted to 27,464.66 tons and the sales during the period to 24,175.69 tots.

Commerce in their application to the Colonial Government for a licence giving them the sole right to conduct a wirelesa telegraph business here for a period of twenty-five years. We note that Mr HEWETT, speak ing on Chairman of the Chamber remarked in the course of his address on Monday that while it was not the province of the Chamber of Commerce to push the interests

The total outpat of the Chinese Engineering

Mr. A. W. Dixon, manager of Holt's Wharf, yesterday proceeded against the engineer of the

teams and Acoln for gross carelessness The Harbour Master found defendant guilty and suspended his certificate for three months.

Before Me E R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday the master of a cargo bost was fined $25 or one month's imprisonment for not dia.

of any individual business concern, it appear playing a masthead light while under way A

ed desirable that the Colony should have a night, and for refusing to stop when hailed by wireless station independent of the Navy, the police.

and that in order to make this thoroughly

The investiture of the Hon. Sir Henry May efficient and self-supporting it should be with the Kruight, Commandership of the conducted as & commercial undertaking, Distinguished. Order of Saint Micha

That Saint George, will take place at fovernment- and not as a Goferament concern

on Monday, the 7th February, at 5.30

we miss in the CHATEMAN 8 reference to the ject is the mention the particular

gaging the attention ount now

There is probably

PM

On boarding the Canton steamer ceeerly yesterday

orning Berkesat

of opinion as to the desirability of Colony having a wireless station, but would be interesting to know whether the

of prepared day Mr. Ha alternative bein

engineer, for $272.86, when

addreming

baut

slerical error, amol as was any time, and no dor

but tho annoyance,

amplo apologies and, nat posed to

Buod for

apers renoize of

for noy se humiliation could olded under damages for

showed that pla had not puffered. Daloniants

that they had

uld be maflicient and cited a similar

one shilli

had been Henry Rodrigosa, s Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk

hom the cheque was

on the next:

THE NEW COMET.

THE CONDITION OF PARIS.

THE WORLD'S SYMPATHY.

LONDON, February 1st, The Seine has fallen thirty-six whose position does not agree with the track of inches and the streets are beginning that of Halley, was observed on January 25th

Blooswel Observatory reports:This comet,

the esse, and had the pleurs of sending the first

AN LESCONDING CONTRACTOR.

A man named Eo undertook to carry out the

constraction of a section of the Band rear to Tai Sha Tap, and for this purpose engaged a number of ouclies to do the work. He owed themen & sum of money for wages and ran away to avoid payment, The coolles discoversd where he was, and he was brought before the Pun Yil magistrate. The labourers urged the magistrate to compel the contracton to pay them, as the New Year being at hand, they wished to return to their villages

ODDS AND ENDS,

A fire broke out in the premises of a ber- maker in Wai Lan street. The fire brigade was soon on the scene, and the fire was extins

guished after destroying about half the building. Corporal Shak, of the newly trained troops, was discovered amuning himself by sucking

evening, about 1.50 ahead of Vents and near to emerge. They are, however, cover-pium secretly. He was sent to gaolerate the Equator. Ita course seemed to be fast and ed thick with mud and filth. its variations exceedingly rapid, whereas the tal sppeared to be 10 to 12 long, and the lens might have the apparent diameter of Vans, hat not go bricht,

LANCASHIRE COTTON INDUSTRY.“

000 rnin dles shows a food of £212012 DE for the past year: Neverthless the maid by the Companies owning the per cent., tain average being

The Porte has decided to donate 5,000 francs to the relief fund, Queensland has given £500 sterling, and Americk is contributing Largaly,

JOURNALIST KNIGHTED

At Poon Tong some rascals belonging to a gambling syndicats erected a matahod gambling booth and induced the villagers to try their lank They came in good numbere, but one of the local gentry sent word of the affair to the Nam Hel Magistrate, and that offcial sent s detachment of polle to pull down the booth

Akarl Eb has sent lab of names of faith ful born windst his command to the learoy

THE CANTON VICEROY Y. WILLLAM BUTLER WEIGHT.

The action at the instance of Xcan Shun.hu, Viceroy of the Liang klang, against William

LONDON February 1st. Mr. Robert Thomas (of Adelaide), casible, it is asserted, by the companies who was Chairman of the Executive thele stocks down to nominal gathe Overseas Delegates at the Line Weight represented the plaintia and G.

boom year

THE HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY

to over

of the Hupal gentry

Posts and

the

to have been very

bard, though

mcgl empat

ing would get the money

At the

the offender $11, the

two month

hour reserved his decision.

poder diso

Butler Wright came before HBM.'.-Soprane

Court at Bhanghai on the 26th ult, when Mr.

perial Press Conference his been C. Dengine the defendant. knighted.

ADMIRAL GAMBLE RESIGNS

Lospor February let.

Si E H Gamble he command of the

ground of all

Ing said that he had put a notice of ance on file in reference to the motion on Jancery 22nd, which was su op- ion on the part of the defendant for an

the order made in the case o

application of the plaintia and

set aside,

and

im the monies - NOW:""

fenty = Cormal at Canton be

huf.” Under, the, ofronine

sa embargo upon tha

-funds-nud he was prepared to lenye it at that. was whether there should be men day, but hộ, would mak his stand for the 9th of February

had to obtain rapen from wear an afidavit

had fled a motion for an earlier. right now said thick hə

ation

would, ambazTAM