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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, HONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 1910,

There

Ata meting of the Banlitar held to-daya her minute by

to

Secretary of the Taungli Yemen, was at that time a litt coterie of men in the Capital who were aware of modern necessities, and in some way or other the late Emperor was brought under the influence of their political doctrines

distribution of be constdeed.

"and bost stations will alsó

An extret of meterological observationsaiade at the Hongkong Observatory during, the month of January shows that the avera maximum temperature for the mouth was 65.8, and the minimum 57,8 degrees. During the month there were 141.1 hours of sunshine, and the rainfall was 885 of an inch,

denta,

ception was a

enjorable »Lestarisy there were no official

of the visitors spent the day rightmeing. Today the meso Admiral and large num)

entertained to dinner by Major-General, and later he and his Broadwood and ofice

tterid the

by the Com hief and loers of the King Alfred, Baron KamİTERLER be the guest of the of the Hongkong Jockey Club on Tuesday, and at night will be entertained

CO. Ediets commanding valous administrative reforms began to isse from the Throne with astonishing frequency and just as the Emperor was selecting Commeil of Ten" to meet in the Throne all daily to advise bim regarding these form measures, the hands of the clock of progress were suddenly set back by the late Eropress-Dowager's usurpation of the Throne. Having first mads a clean sweep of all the advocates of progress, vigorous masures were taken to undo all that had been done in the reign of 1894, raising to He-saring appliances, on proof and it is expected the Bousdren will leave for

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Copy ofan Order of the King inCouncil, made under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906, and providing thist Franch ships in porte of the United Kingdom shall be exempt from the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act that they have complied with French regula tions, is published in the Governmen Gassile.t

to an official

inder at Government House

It is probable that the Japanese Admiral will give a reception in the 16th or the 17th inst.

the North on the evening of the 17th.

THE ADMIRAL

TELEGRAMS.

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A FRENCH SHIPPING DISASTER

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LONDON, February 12th. The French Transatlantic liner General Chanzy, from Marseilles to Algiers, has been lost on the coast of Majorca,

LATER.

The first reports stated that only one passenger had been saved, but later news shows 87 passengers and 47 niombers of the crew saved

THE MISSING "LOODIANA.“

NOTES FROM PEKING.

(TION QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Poking, February 1st MANCHURIAN RAILWAYS. America's proposal to neutralise the South Manchurian railways was received with very mixed feelings by the foreign and Chinese residents of Peking Foreigners did not take the maiter quite seriozely, but it was interesting from many wandpoints. The general opinion. was that Mr. Knox wished to force from Japan an Enggoirocal definition of her Manoharina

policy. No one bellared that either Russia or Japan would acquiesse, but the importance of

embarrassment it would cause. In that respect the proposal appeared to lie in the amount of It has been a little wile of the mark, for the tacit refusals of Bussia and Japan showed no trace of uneasiness,

I cxception be made of the Prince Regent

the Chinese Government may be said to have.

KWANG SU, KWANG YU-WE W pro scribed and ordered to be sliced to pieces at the moment of captus. He found a safe asylum, however, and communicated to the native papers of Shanghai secret edicts addressed to him by the deposed Emperor, one of which read" Unless we adopt Western methods it is impossible to save our Empire; unless we remove the old- fashioned Conservatis Ministers and put in their stand young and intelligent en possessed of a knowledge of Western

For some time, says the Shashing correspond out the affairs, it is imposible to carry reforms we had intended." The same mendent of the N. C. Daily News, thers hava bion persistent rumours that Italy had designs upon is felt in China today, not perhaps to the Choking and bad already her men-of-war at same degree, for the consequences of the hand in case of need. It is difficult to find out Boxer rising taught the conservative states what is given rise to such rumance. At a men, as it taught thelate Empress-Dowager, meeting of the Patriotic Society recently it was that the malvation of China lies precisely in agreed to telegraph to the Imperial Goran of shareholders in this Company was held at states that refusal of Russia to discuss his diplomacy; for if he had waited for the

ment asking it resolutely to prevent Italy from opening up settlements or trading in this provine.

looked upon the soleme as impracticable from His Excellenty Vice Admiral Baron

the first Prinos Chun had been so fearfully The Bev. Cyril Bickersteth will speak at the

worried about Manchuria during the year of his regency that he was no doubt peculiarly following services and moetings during his Kamimura entered the Imperial Japanese Navy visit to Hongkong-Ember Day, Saturday, while quite young, During the Japan-China

susceptible to any proposal that promised relief 19th, Bjoint service in St. John's Cathedral, War of 1894-95 he was in. command of the

from the vared question of foreign spheres of LONDON, February 12th,

kafuence in the three Eastern provinces, any 5.30 pm This Service is specially intended for craiser Akitsushima, and four years later was

The "Itola** has returned to China's first assent, it appears, was moly Church Workers, but will be open to all appointed captain of the battleship Asahi, In Second Sunday in Lent, February 20th, 1903 he was promoted Vice-Admiral, and

when the Grand Connail discussed the matter, Matind Holy Communion, 11 am. Evensong, was in command of the second Japanese 5.45 pm: Special Service (Men only), 9pm, skadron in the late war. This squadron Mauritius, having visited Cargados the Regent's expresion of opinion. Later Monday, February 2let, Meeting in City Hall operated in the north and succeeded in sinking and searched southward of Mauritius its impracticable features were laid bare. But, (Man only), 5.30 p.m.

the direction to which the reforms so rudely repressed in 1898 al tended. But China Jacks capable leaders, and the Throne now turns for help to the man who has all this while been obliged to seek a safe asylum in a foreign land.

This report that KANG TO-WEI is about to be pardoned and invited to play in China tho role that Iro played in Japan, will

GUINNESS' STOUT doubtless recall tomany in Hongkong very

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A.S. WATSON & CO., felt free from assasination hare. After absence of five years an Imperial summons to Peking reached him at Darjeel.

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THE JAPANESE VISITORS, The booming of big gans about half-pastiten on Saturday morning annonneed to the expert- ant apmanity that the first Japanese battle ship quadron under the command of Vice- Admin Baron Kimura had arrived, and eyes were formed towards the harbour to stch

the

-

the Burik and seriously damaging the Gromodej

and the Rossta in their attempts to escape from towards Reunion. She found no trace

of the Loodiaca.” port.

COMPANY MEETINGS. HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC-

TURING CO., LTD.

The twenty-sixth ordinary annual meeting the Company's office, St. G.orge's Building, at noon on Saturday. Mr. B. Shewan presided, and there were also present Mesara, H. P. White and D. W. Craddock (Consulting Com mittee), H. W. Lee Jones (secretary), A Babington, I. A Young and C. Klinck

The Beerstary read the notios convening the meeting.

The CHAIBHAR said-Gentlemen, The report and socounts are in your hands, and you will have seen from them that we are ablo

final dividend of one ollar per share after placing $20,000 to reserve fund, which I trout is satisfactory to you I have little comment to make on the year's

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

LONDON, February 12th, Reuter's correspondent at Teheran

the question of the presence of Russian troops in Persia has caused irritation in Teheran, where a continuance of foreign military occupation is regarded as indefensible.

THE FLOODS IN FRANCE.

LONDON, February 19th. The Bank of France is advancing glimpse of the is elate-painted vessels as similar circumstanes in 1909. Kaso Yu- they dowly steamed into port, and took up their

moorings in the eastern anchorage, with

on Government guarantee four million pounds sterling for five years, without WEI had sought haven of refuge at

exception of one, which had to be berthed in

Balates were fire

business in rops, which followed sa even course Darjeeling in India For & short time pre- the arcantile anchorage,

Funsts, throughout and shows no particular feature of interest, for the benefit of small manu. viously he lived in Hongkong, but never, and knowledged and than

being interest. But the hemp market took a sudden facturers and traders who have suffer- from rise towards the end of the year and has noted by the floods. HLM. Conmal, boarded the followed by a representative depr

yet gone book to last year's average, fine grades doar at present, the cal Japanese cummunity.

being especially sonroe and formal presentation pretty pare

The quality of our rope has been well main

8.C DAILY NEWS" SERVICE.] tained and continues to give complete satis faction to all our dealers and customers.

A DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT. As to sales the slemand last year was

PEKINO, February 6th, rather better and shows no sign of falling. off during the coming twelve months, Burl.

Monsieur WJ Oudenijk, Councillor of ses generally in undoubtedly improving, even shipping, and any improvement there will n The Netherlands Legation, a capable and doubt later co be reflected on our partienlar

was

THE LANDING AT BLAKE PIER, Bhortly after 3.30 p.m. on Saturday alternoon Imiral Kaninure and his staff landed Plor. A guard of honour drawn from

although he found none of the Grand Council- lors on his side, the Regent held to his opinion with all the tenacity of weakness, and dissociated himself as much a possible from the official reply. And since then he has allowed it to be. kaowa that he still favours the propoml, although it may not be workable in Ita present form. Thus he has again aroused criticism of answers of Russia and Japan he would have been spared the humiliation that attaches to kis promature assent.

The Chinese Press was unfeignedly delighted with the proposal, which it characterized as "*a soheme that would ensure pesce in the Far East for many years." The native papers, however did not resort to argument: they confined themselves to enumerations of the empposed advantages to China, foremost of which was, of course, that thereby China's sovereign rights would be restored. Sovereign rights" is

a phrase that sounds as pleasantly in the ear of the Chinese as the dominions oversen dows in ours, saf the Chinese Proes utilizes it spon every posible occasion,

It is diffonit to gange the feelings of the Chinese public, but certainly in Peking Bussia Bad Japan are receiving a full measure of condemnation in consequence of their refusal to Other Banks are co-operating in hand over the two railways; and it is typical of the Chinese public no less than the Chinese Press that the questioni the loan.

cos has boen so thoroughly regarded It would be ridiculous to suppose that all the Bassian and Japanese railways and railway concessions in Manchuris could be purchased for less than £100,000,000, and China would be advised inded to confesot a heavy loan for

Biter, not for pudication but as evidenos of the mercy of the Chinese Court, and they the Baffs awaited the distinguished sailor at the product, the shipping trade being, of course, our popular official, has been promoted Minister Manchuria at atoms when her financial condi.

limitek Only supply for Cath

Telegraphic Address: PERS. Codes: A.B.C.th Ed. Irieber.

P.0. Bow, B. Telephons No. 12.

The Daily

Press.

HONGKONG FEBRUARY 14TH, 1910.

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motiong before they landed and were welcomed stare at Blake Fiar. As the Admiral reached the shore end of the pier the guard came to the saltte, and the band struck up a stanes Maanene National Anthem. The time taken to pay this gave sightseers a good opportunity of inspecting the renowned Admiral and the click of the camers was frequently heard fron the ranks of the crowd. After inspecting the guard the vialtors proceeded to Government Hoise, where they were received by His Excellency the Governor.

that shareholders may like to put with

reference to them. You will notice that

on consignment is larger, but that is simply

because we have had to increase our

pisom Account dus from andry doktors have also increased, but there la uone about ich we are at all doubtful,

No questions were asked, and the report and wore adopted, on the motion of the accoun

AN, canded by Mr. CRADDOCK.

ing signed by His Majesty King Heitssed when a distribution of five thousand Optimist as he always was, Kare took the soir bags, the gifts of the Japaness som summons at ita face value and travelled as many in Hongkong, was maile to the lore far as Hongkong on his way to the Capital. With beach bag was a guide book to, Hengkeng Here he was distusioned by his friends, compiled by the staff of the Hongkong Nippon, NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, OBLY communications relating to the now who were fully persuaded that Kang damn should be addressed to THE EDITOR. Correspondents must forward their names and would be putting his head into the adresies with communications addressed to the lion's mouth if he trusted himself to

good faith.

All letters for

publication should be written on were able to safy him that the sum foot of the pier in Connaught Road, while the most important customers Altogether our ads were filled with sightseers. Captain prospects are good enough now, and we shall be sne side of paper only.

No monymously signed communications that nons was either a forgery or else was t Aons already appeared in other popers will be by the plastic Emperor inder compulsion. Mitchell Taylor, AD.C. to His Excellency, disappointed if we have to report any falling at de landing age. The booming of guns the counts that requires special explanation, should be sent before 11 am on dog af He has been hard of since in Canada,anced the departure of Baron Kamimura but I shall be pleased to answer any questions Orders for extra sopies of DAILY PRESS KANO took the next steamer to Singapore and the Japanese Consul awaited the visitors off this time next year. There is nothing in publication. After that hour the supply Where he is now we do not know, and his suite from the flagship, and it was

but it cerkin that

during the whole period of his exile he has kept in constant touch with the organisation which HONGKONG OFFic": 10A, DEB VEDI ROAD Che created to pomote reform. Financial LONDON OFFICH: 131, Flaar Srumst. E support for the movement has never boon lacking, and one of the leading measures in the organisation plan of campaign has been the establiment of Chinese news papers, the reformers regarding them not as a source of profit much money has, we The fact that no statesman in China has understand, been lost in some of the enter exhibited any marked capacity for intelli prises-but as a means of instructing the gently directing the reformation which is people and giving them an interest in the taking place in the country is one that has affairs of State. Undoubtedly the reform been freely commented on, because the need movement has made great progress in China of sich a man at this important crisis in the within the last five years, and if the expected history of China is so very obvious. Bome Edict is published KANG YU-WEI could what obscure sentences in recent Imperial return to his move land to-day with far Edicta relating to the preparations for more assurance of security from treacherous constitutional government in China have betrayal than be could have done seven suggested to our minds that the Painos year ago. REGENT has a correct appreciation of that need, and this impression is now confirmed by a report that His Imperial Highness contemplates granting to KANG Yu-wer and bis followers at any early date a free pardon, and to enlist the services of these progres man in the grut experiment on which the empire is about to embark. The report has it that this denre of the PRICE REGENT fully shared by the Grand Councillors, and that with their approval His Imperal Highness Intends to issue a decree to the above effect after the New Year festival.

No one who he the

A sale of work promoted by the warring party in connection with the mothers Union taken place this afterned at Bt. Paul's College, a q

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain G. G. Wood, of the Hong kong Volunteer Corps, to be his honorary AD.C.

Mr. G. N. Orne Assistant Land Offoer for the New Territorie, Bouthera District, has also been appointed Felice Magisante for the same district.

Bir John Jordan, the British Minister at Peking, was I of pasamonia at the begin- test acquaintning of the month, and a Peking contempor

stated that much anxiety was felt.

ance with the growth of the Reform move ment in China will need to ask, Who is KANG YU WEIP To him more than to any other the Reform movement in China oved its origin and its steady development, for though he was compelled ten years ago to fe from the country, he has all the while continued to direct the organs tion from & safe asylum abroad. Kaya JU-WEI in the Eighties was a Junior Secretary of the Board of Works and

The current Quette publishes rules made by the Governor in Connal relati amination of mastera mercantile maria zales in force.

i supersede the

Shortly afterwards the Admiral and his suite returned to the Shikuhema, and later His

Excellency Sir Frederick Ingard, accompanis

It was proposed by Mr. BABINGTON, seconded Noble and Messrs. H. P. White and D. W. by Mr. Kunex, and sgreed, that Dr. J. W. ock be re-elected members of the Comenit ting Committee,

and tappointed to Persia

CHUNGKING, February 6th.

OPIUM CULTIVATION IN SZECHUAN.

An investigation by missimaries of the entire province of Szechuan in connection with opium-growing has just been completed. Their reports, which have been placed in my hands, show conclusively that cultivation has almost completely ceased. My indepen dent inquiries confirm these reports, Correspondent

VOLUNTEER SMOKING CONUERT.

A smoking concert was held at the Head-

by a goodly number of members and friends. quarters on Saturday night, and was attended

ened the proceed- Mosers, Ayria and White ings with a dust, which PAR soosdingly

tion is perilon. It is true that the other provinces are called upon yently to pentribute to the maintenance of Manchuria, but it is ex- fromaly doubtful whether any of them would agres even to do se much for Manchuris in the future as they are in the past, for they it have troubles of their own and their troubles do not appear to be diminishing,

BAILWAY ROBBERS.

In consequence of frequent thefts of sleepers, bolts, Rahplates, rails, etc, from various railway knes it Chins an imperial rescript has been issued embodying a number of statates dealing with rush crimes. The degree of punishment for each offerse will depend upon whether sotnal damage to life or property be caused; and

cases where the culprit cannot be found the

be held responsible. Anyone familiar with the methods of Chinese will not need to be told that headman of the district or the officials will

soulprit will be found for every offence,

The now regulations were not issued before

MF. WHITE proposed the re-appointment of well rendered and heartily encored; all the they were necessary, for a chapter of accidents

möt.

W. Hutton Pote and A. O'D. Gourdin solos and dusts of these Captain Mitchell-Taylor, ADU, BED

with considerable approbation and Mr. LONG Beconded, and the motion was rendered in very fine style. The Crtain Simson Private Secretary, cut off in as anditore.

Mr. Lochrane proved to be an enterta agreed to the Gorerament launch Victoria from Murray

itself. His songs, recitations and atos Fir to return the call,

were greatly appreciated, and it was only after

encores had been responded peated that thin popular

We allowed topical songs

The CRAIEMAN-Thet is all the business, gentleman am obliged for your attendance Dividend warrants are now ready.

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO., LD. raste the boar

An extraordinary general meeting of share holders in this Company was held at the offices

"THE VISITORS' ENTERTAINMENT, On Saturday evening the Japanese Com muder-in-Chief and his wife were entertained to dinner on board HLM.8. Tamar, and alter- wards proceeded to the City Hall, whers rveption was given by Conval Funstau and the Committee of the Nippon Club to's who had been invi mamber of rosk mat the Admi His Excellency shook handa the vnitors, Mr Funatsu Introducing

Baron KamMUTA Among the Mes mber wore H.E. the Governer H.E. Bir Hedworth Lambton, ILE. Admiral Xajor General Broadwood, and Commodore Gord Lyon, while members of the Consular body were ako in attendance. The stairway and the halls

are lavishly decorated with hunting, and St. George's Hall the band from the flagship Shikishima discoursed salsotions.

National Anthem on the dovernor and followed with Tational Anthem. In the

Lidion

and

agdane

Gre

This evening in the Union Church Hall at 9 TLS o'clock the Litery Club will )

on

The Chole of Useful pere will be mad by Mrs.

and

discussion vesty cherry dance, Short via the singing. Williams of officers from the

B, Mr. Tank Browne, and Mr. M. 8.

Narthoote.

ons From Enropean compoem, and they orded sa opporcunity to the Europears to en

Willens and the sentimen mte of Corp.

1.S Bedford, added to the enjoy

ing. A special feature of the

day of Private. the evening White, the accompanist, and the vario and the singing of God Bare the King.

with votes of than's

has been orased by interference with the rail- way lines. All the Chinese railways have suffered to some extent.

Depredations have been committed in some instances, aluostunter the eves of radyoy Evin the Tientsin-Feking and the Shanghai-Nanking Railways, which run through oficials. comparatively civilised areas, have had ther turns. Indeed two natives were arrested a short of time ago while in the set of nusorewing the ris- wooden brake-blocks of cars standing the

station yard at Shangha

The incident that responsible for the of the rescript, however, ended in a bad scaldent.” It furent onerred on the Kaifengfa Sne, which is

branch of the Poking-Hankow trank line, and in still under Belgian management. Natives living in the vicinity of the line took away a artdate, few dozen bolla sttaubing the rails to the sleepers on the bridge spanning the Kalaho. Shortly afterwards a goods train carrying a French guard and dix native frain men stemmet

Managers Mesars Shevan, Cos, on Saturday morning. Mr. R

and there were also present Thite member of Consulting mittee), D. H. Young (secretary), J. A

EW. Terry, A. Babington and AG Secretary read the notion calling the proposed that the following tion be confirmed " That the capital of The HE A. Linio str. Bazonia left Singapore Authorities hare not yet raised the

on the 9th instant a.m., and may be expected Company be reduced to 300,000 dollars here to morror- divided into 50,000 shares of $5 each and 50,000 otion of $leset, and thats

beying ef to the holder o2 the

CHAIWAN

пресія

be effects

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C. & M. er. Bubs left Manila on the 12th inst, and in das hers to day at 6 pm

on to the bridge. The rails spread at once and the train jolted heavily for a few seconds and then toppled over into the river. All the men on the train were drowned.

It is submerged to a depth of some The NVK str. Shimano Maru (Amation feet, but pot beyond the operations of the

harvest for some days. Line) left Mojt, on the 12th Instant, and energetic country people who reaped a rich posse of expected here on the 16th inst

s

Chinese solders is now stationed. and salvage sperations are bein

The PM er. Siberia sails from Tokohama of 10 dollars each the sum of 5 on the 13th fret, en route to Hongkong and it

sud by reducing the

of themid shares from 10 dollars that upon such reduction taking

profits a

out of

srs on the 50,000 shares of one.

Meconded, and the motion was

Thank you for your attendance.

arts at taie rozon the 25th

The NYK str. Tosa Maru (Bombay Line) lett Bomber for this pert via Bingapers on the 11th in and is expected here on the 27th instant.

How To BEAUTIFUL- Keep your

ment and Brocial Skin Tonle and

Ton to do

stro

on guard Tieg om

In order to protect themselves from the

The

the

the report that all the train men were in- toxicated of the time of the accident. native Press eagerly took up used it an a argument in favo control of the line. But an by the foreign railway at commit that the Chinese had

Action The local headmÁN

rent the ezenders or surrender his men were promptly treated “and Probably they was the right men they were not:

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