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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1910.

entire attention to the plan of working out a financial and economic independence of the Colony as quickly and with an little Formora has expenditure as possible. sccordingly become financially independent of the mother country. There are people, the CO. Baron says sarcastically, who look upon it as a great success and triumph, but he himself describes it ne a foolish and short-sighted policy which he does not hesitate to call a serious blunder, and even a crime, since it creates a fatal precedent that will govern the future policy of the country in regard to all the other colonies and sections of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS territory open to Japanese colonial enter. prise. The view of the Baron seems to he that the longer à colony is m kading strings the stronger is its attachment to the

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“A masked ball given by a number of naval offers took place in the City Hall last night.

Deep Bay was on Sunday night the scene of a daring robbery. A junk sad orow were held up by robber, who cleared most of the contents of value from the junk and disappeared.

We are asked to state that evansons will be

said at St. John's Cathedral today and morrey Trosday and Wedunday, at 5:30

when addresses will be given by the Rev. Cyril Bickersteth, M.A.

A batch of Chinese, numbering thirty-two |*were arrested by the police at 4, George's LanG for gambling. The feature of the capture was that private coplies in the service of Bir Henry May the Postmaster General, Dr. Jordan, and Mr. Turner were caught,

Admiral Winslos has selected as his ing com- mander ons of the hatch fat promoted to this

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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION

AT CAIRO.

LONDON, February 21st.

LICENSING BOARD.

Worships that Queen's Road Central was in a part of the town which was a keen business contre, and he eubmitted that it was not for the benefit of business that there should

The newly-constituted Licensing Board bald ite first meeting at the Legislative Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. The meeting Tas called for 4.30 pm, but a diffulty be all those drinking houses there. He maked was experienced in obtaining the necessary the Justices to refuse the application. quorum of-five, and it was five minutes Mr. Harding pointed out that there was a after the advertised time before the basi-great distinction between this house and thos ness started, Sir Henry May prosided, and anmerated by Mr. Shenton. Many of the the others present were: Hon. Mr. Alatter were houses which sold only liquor. Thomson, Mosers. T. F. Hough, D W They did not pretend to sell food, Craddock, A. Shelton Hooper and G. A. Woodoook (edcretary)

The first application considered was from J.

A Cairo telegram states that a Kamil, residing at 37,Queen's Road Central, for Mussulman Nationalist has shot a hotalkeeper's adjunct Hcenos to sell by retail Boutres Pasha Ghaly, G.C.V.O., intoxinting Liquors on the premises under the KO.M.G.. President of Council and sign of "The Bristol Restaurant.” “

The Secretary intimated that there were no Minister of Foreign Affairs. The police objections. He then road a petition

The Court was then cleared and the Justices considered the application in camera. On the Court being re-opened Mr. Kamil was informed

that his application was refused.

The next application was from P. O. Pouster

for a hotelkeeper's adjanet llesnoe to well by

refail intoxicating liquors at the Poak' Hotel..

| Mr. H. J. Gedge, of Messrs. Johnaton, Stokes stated that the character of the hotel was very & Master, appeared for the applicant. He

mother country likely to become, while to rank-Commander A. T. Darley. This officer outrage occurred outside the Foreign from a number of residents in the vicinity well known.. It was fall of guests, consisting

quickly bring about that colony's financial independence is to invite misunderstandings and difficulties & simple and childlike race is driven prematurely to acquire the doctrine of personal rights: which they do not and cannot understand." The result is, according to Baron Goro, that they

WHISKY develop, on the one hand, a resistance to the Imperial authority, and, on the other, become extremely quarrelsome and litigious among themselves, making the govemment

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attached to his statt in the Sapphire for torpedo duties during 1905-6. His fag-lieuten" ant will be the same as then-Lieut. P. L. II. Noble, M.V.0

We regret to learn from the wookly return of communicable diseases that four British and two Chinese esses of small-por were notified to the Colony last week. The British cases are The Chinese puser-one of which was an imported choo--- proved to be fatal.

described as "modified cuese."

So great is the anxiety among Chinese lest their children should be kiduayped that there

praying the Board to refuse the application on Department.

the ground that there were no law than ten full, at the present mement of navel and military Five shots

ere fired, and three two adjunct, and numerous other restaurants men, their wives and families,

The Chairman-Are there any special Wounds

are

serious, but it is hoped already carrying on business in Queen's Road,

circumstances? and the granting of further licences would be they are not dangerous.

detrimental to the value of property and to the The asenssin was arrested,

proper regulation of peace and good order. It was generally undesirable that more loences should be granted, and if this application was REMARKABLE SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG.

favourably considered the patitioners feared that many other restaurante would desire to obtain Licences in respect of their premises.

Mr. B. A. Harding, who appeared for the applicant, pat in a wetter signed by numerous

LONDON, February 21st. There has been a remarkable debate

of the colony extremely difficult Baron have been a number of reports made to the in the Reichstag, arising out of a residents in the vicinity in favour of the sp::} Gozo further advocates that the country's colomal policy should be attuned to the tendencies of world-movements in

the Far East," and that the nation eight to summon up ita courage to lay the founda tions, for at least the foundation store, of a great future.

And there the matter is left by the Baron. The full meaning of these high-sounding phrases is not explained His Excellency does not indicate where those foundations are to be laid, but we may safely assume that Korea and Manchuris were well within the ken of the writer, who is President of the South Manchurian

GUINNESS' STOUT Railway, though in one part of the article

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he tells his readers that neither the people of Korea por those of Manchuria are partial to one country: they welcome those who treat them kindly. It can at least ko said that Japan has no monopoly in that respect.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. However, it is in the north east of Ash that Japan must mainly count upon finding the room for her surplus population. She has long seen that some outlet is necessary to her evolution, and the prejudices against Asiatics in Americs and Australania practically confine Japan's activities in this respect to Asia Dr. Dear, the Emeritus Professor of the University of Tokyo, in &

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bloomerning the absence of children, and in most cases the young folks were reported found next day. One man reported his wife lost, but she also made her appearsnes soca after the information was lodged.

A suspicious character, who was found by the police at the Bace Course in possession of two sharp blades which it was suspected were used contents, was brought before Mr. Wood at the for cutting pockete so na to obtain their

Magistracy yesterday oharged with being in possession of a'n instrument which was intended. for an unlawful purpose. He was fined $50,

Mr. W. II. Wallace has been re-elected Chairman of the Kulangan (Amoy) Municipal Council, and Mr. W. Kruse Vice-Chairman,

The following Standing Committees of the Council have been appointed-Watch, Mr. Le and Mr. Mencarini; Finance, Mr. Tandsurabara and Mr. Wallars; Works Mr. Fenwick and

Mr. Kruse,

M. Féraudy, the well-known Frenck aviator,

and a fellow-flier were at Singapore when the lost mail left. They am going to Balyon with machines and gear, on an engagement with the local Aero Club. A Saigon paper says that the Aero Club guarantees each aviator 20.000 frança and that the performansen will take place three days after the aurival of M. Feraudy,

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library

and Museum for the week onding the 20th

February 1910 (exclusive of an 8 choo days closed et 1 p.m.) shows that of non,Chinese there were 342 to the Library and 443 to the Museum, and of Chiness 229 to the former and 12,172 to

Mr. Harding stated that the applicant was

Mr. Gedge No. I will just ask for the licenos.

· Mr. Craddock-What form of licquico Fas › Mr. Gedge—An adjanot licence,

Mr. Hooper-There is a billiard room. Mr. Godgo-Yes.

Mr. Hoopor-What happens if there are guests not residents of the hotel! Cannot they have any drink?

The Chairman-No.

Me. Hooper - Except at the expanse of the

host.

Mr. Gedge-Gnesta in the hotel con have drinks in the billiard room, if they order and pay for them.

The Secretary pointed out that according to the Ordinance drinks could only be had in the

dining room and in connection with regular menis.

Socialist interpellation regarding Horriestion

The applicant was called before the Board Bethmann's speech in the Diet when and stated that he was applying for a ketol introducing the Franchise Bill. keeper e adjunct licence. He had six rooms for The Socialists made violent attacks boarders, and there were two beds in each room. on the Chancellor, one threatening the nephew of Mrs. Meyer, who held a pub a revolution unless Prussia is given lean licence in respect of the Colonial Hotel, The applicant had had soma experience, as he equal suffrage.

had for some time assisted his uncle The house in respect of which he spplied had already had a licence. It was previously occupied by Mr Bartelone and when he moved from this house to Chater Bond he applied for a transfer of the lisence to the new promises he took and those

Mr. Thomson—It is sold to persons resident promises were new closed. Therefore, if there was my necessity for a licence before the same in the hotel. They may have it in their bed. mensity still existed. He also wished to point rooms.

PARLIAMENTARY AP- POINTMENTS.

LONDON, February 21st. The Hon. E. S. Montagu has been appointed Under Secretary of State

for India.

C. W. Norton has been ap Capt, pointed Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. Wedgewood Benn and Mr. E.

Soares have been chosen as Junior Lords of the Treasury.

HURRICANE IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, February 21st. Yesterday was the fourth day of the gale which has been experienced

Grest Britain.

out that one of the nearest fully Hoensed houses to this was the Travellers' Hotel, and Mrs Oliver did not oppose the application, Again, the Colonial Hotel, which was on the side of the Market, not far from this house, also supported the application, and

the Justices

would see from the list which he had put in

people eloss to the house had signed it. The epplication was supported by Buttonjes, the Oriental Brewery, and others.

Mr. Gedge stated that if a guest of the hofal was playing harde with a stranger and the guest ordered whiskies and snoda for both it was perfectly in order. It was the guest of the hotel who ordered drinks. As long as it was sold to the host it did not matter what he did with it, wie

Mr. Gedge-Do you wish to see my client The Chairman-No.

The application was granted."

LOCAL SPORT,

SHIELD FOOTBALL,

NAVAL TABU "KING ALFRED,

This semi-final tie was played on the Club The Chairman-I notice that one of the Ground yesterday afternoon in the presence of signatories is also a signatory to the petitionxo means an ideal one for football, the rain fair number of spectators. Tko afternoon was opposing it. That is not unusual in Hongkong.aving made the ground tesschorously slippery, Mr. Harding--This is not granting a new and before the game was long in progress the licence, but ronawing an old one. Therefore, I

ink that the present application be granted heavy ball trumbled the players. The teams

and

There is socommodation for twelve boardere.--

Mr. Hooper-This is a different sort of

lised out at follows:

NY.-Ryall; J. C. Joughin sad Herling *

Watkins; Road; Sullivan and Dalziel,

K. 4.Tugwell; How and Carlyle.

Les; Fleming Gardiner and Hobbs,

Correspondente must forward their names and and trees with communications addressed to the recently published book, opines that there is Editor not for publication but as evidence of a splendid opening in South America for good faith, O

All letters for publication should be written on. permanent Japanese settlers who agree to ano 'aide of paper only) 25 Ang become citizens of those republics in which the latter. The Library was, therefore, used greatest that has been caused for many on boardars. This man takes boarders lohardson, Bevan and MoRean; Steele and tave already appeared in other papers will be

No anomously agnet communications that

Inscried.

Orders for astra copies of DAILY PS should be sent before 11 am, on day of publication After that hour the supply is

imitat. Only supply for Cash.

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they settle, and curiously enough the author of another book which bas just issued from the Press corroborates that opinion without advocating auch immigration. Peru, Ecuador, and other countries of the "view with tolerance and even encourage Japanese immuntion.

The hurricane still continues, licenos to the one held by Bertelone, whose nderton, Brown and Macey; Wilks Jand the damage done in London is the livenos was held under different conditions.

Mr. Harding-But I think Bertalone did not

Mr. Hopper-You cannot my this was in succession to the old llance

by 471 persons and the Museum by 12,615. years. Houses are unroofed, and His Excellency gave a dinner party at Gor-shop-fronts blown in; havoc has rnment House last night, in farewell to Vics. Admiral Sir Hodworth Lambion, we won been played in the parks and the roof

Puram following were present: Unptain Clinton of the National Gallery has been Baker, Commander Norris, Mr. Malloner, damaged to such an extent that the Fleet Surgeon Handell, Mr. Motton, General Turner Room has had to be closed. HONGKONG OFFION: 101, DES VOUS ROAD O Shiploads of Japanese are arriving at CallagHandarson, Commodore, Mrs. and Afisa Lyon, Broadwood, Captain Hentbroto, Mr. Nevie

Coda 4.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

PO Box, 34 Telephone No. 12.

littoral,

he says,

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FIMET STERET. DC British and other sugar-producing firms are Miss Inglis, Captain and Mrs. Ryan Comman- FRÖM THE MANILA JABLENEWS."]

The Daily Press.

Mr. Harding-Net exactly. Bertelone did not lake boarders. This man does. Here is the proposed menu. (Copy handed in) The late manager of the Vienna Company will be associated with the business, joining it in

March.

The game opened briskly, both ends being visited in turn, but the respective defences Wers not to be caught napping and midfield play was the rule. The Yarders were first to adapt

solved to the vagaries of the slippery ball, and Tugwell was kept busy saving shots from

Bullivan and Boad, The Yardets soon had

Mr. Shenton appeared to oppose the applies. perseverance rewarded from a shot by Bead tion. In the first instance he submitted that The latter tasted Tugwell, but he was

hitting the bar and rebounding to Dalziel. A restaurant licence would be sufficient to meet unable to clear from Sullivan who put the the requirements of the house, and pointed out ball into the net. The place-kick was not that in greating a restaurant adjunct licence mach good to the flagship team and the Ysedsmen took full advantage of their oppor. their Worships had power to impose conditions tanities and were soon playing with their A free kick for a fool

der and Mrs. Stevensor, Sir Paul Chator, ME and Mrs. Gresson, Mr. and Mrs. M. Blade Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Smith, Mr, and Me G. Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Montague Ede, Mr. and Captain and Mrs. Dundas of Dundas,

as to the manner in which the drinks should opponents' defence, FKP G. Liebert, Mr. and Mr. Oakley, Mr. Fox,

employing numbers of them, and state that they prefer them to the Indian coolies. Also, it must not be forgotten that there is a HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1910.

certain affinity between Asiatics and Peru JAPAN'S Colonial Policy is a subject which vian and Mexico indigenes, a heritage, invites attention when we see the name of perhaps, of the supposed Asiatic origin BARON Gox, formerly the Director of the of the Aztecs and Incas Civil, Administration of Formosn and now a dents of race conditions would deplore member of the Japanese Cabinet, set down to see the lands of Spanish America staffed in print is the author of an article on the with Asiatics, for these lands are really the subject. We naturally expect to be consider heritage of the European peoples, and only ably enlightened, for few man should be

await the flow of population that

• but the stu-

Oil walls are to be developed in the Tabayas district of the Philippines. Referring to the contemporary described it a "the most momen departure of the experts to begin work, Manila tous arpedition that has ever left Manila." The directorate of the company is very strong, being composed of the following wall-known men -

to

Fave at the Corner was

BALE OF PHILIPPINE SUGAR ESTATES.

WASHINGTON, February 14. The sale by the Philippines Government of the friars' estate on Mindoro Island to the be served with meals. Under the old adjanet throw against Macey was well placed by

a corner. The kick from expense of a Poole Byndicate has been attacked in the ones the intention and object of the Carlyle, and Eyall was forced House of Representatives and may be in-andwiches on orded by simply placing placed far into the field, Brown helped it sandwiches on the table, and he submitted on with a long kick, and Carlyle headed the Yestigated.

that this application could be evaded in ball further towards his own goal." Read rushed ed a resolution calling for a congressional continuing during the whole course of the day, now completely demoralised, and the Yarders Representative Martin, of Colorado, offers similar manner. Meals in a restaurant were Tugwell for the second time. King Alfred ware

and secured the leather and easily beat #

investigation of the deal. He said that and therefore a sandwich served with a drink did as they liked with them, adding another goal 55,000 acres of friar lands had boon sold to

better qualified to write on the subjectar Whether Baron Goro's idens of F. Loewenstein, of Castle BrosWolf & Sons, the Havemeyer and sugar trust interests and would be sufficiently within the licence, wherese from a petaal Yard, 3: King Afred, 0. Baron Goro has been described as the "Dr. a great colonial policy for Japan extends to president; B. Brace, of Brace & Lawrence, sáb. e denounced the Department of Justice fo with restaurant adjunct licences the Justices scores WEIS:

JAMESON of Japan, minus warlike aspire-colonisation in South America, and other Sons, tresacrer, Mauro Prieto, of Germinal retary: E. R. C. Hosty, of Castle Bros.-Wolf & tions." "But we are obliged to confess that distant parts of the world there is nothing in Cigar Factory E. E White, of Bmith Ball & the article leaves us still thirsting for the his article to indicate, Territorial absorption Co., Ld, and H. Birkett, of Birkett and Holdan. information

we had hoped to find, after the British method of a century ago is The value of the machinery, pipe, foodstufts for it abounds in vague generalities and no longer the easy business it was, and this and other supplies loaded on the Matipid is in requnds us of the epigram that words ares of Japan's colonial territory themfores of £75,000. Mr. B. Hosty, tresamer are leaves, and where they most abound, stands little prospect of being increased

of the company, advises that there is no more mush fruit of sense bonenta is rarely found unless it be by the gradual assimilannak for sale. Mr. A. Leary is in entire

charge of field operations, The piti of BABON GoTo's article is that Kores and Manchuria. But we miss in the Japan must plan her Colonial policy on a article any reference to colonial aspirations larger scale, and must abandon the short by Japan, though Baron Goro is clearly sighted policy which has been adopted in persuaded that such aspirations are neces regard to Formosa. As in former times, in eary to maintain and develop Japan's in England, the people of Japan, when For-fluences as a world Power.

the Base Course were yesterday 11ad $25.

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sanctioning the legality of the sale.

The resolution was referred to committee.

PRESIDENT TAFF AND TRUST

LEGISLATION.

WASHINGTON, February 14. President Taft is replying to thiore friend Anancial advisers who caution him against inviting a panic by legislation hostile to the trusts, that business must obey the law.

WHY WEATHER REPOBA.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday insead the following report:

before the interval Hall-tim

The re-commencement again saw Yarders all were entitled to impose any conditions they over their opponents, and despite the sterling liked as to when drinks were to be served. One defensive tactics of Carlyle and Haw, Read of the points taken by Mr. Harding was that added a fourth. King Alfred scored their only the house had already had a licence but that goal of the match as the result of a penalty for hands against Harding, Fleming converting. lisense had been transferred to another part of Time was sailed with the scores: –Naval Yard, 4; the town. Since the date when that licenco King Alfred, 1:

was granted two others had been grosted, au adjunct license for the Astor House und an adjunct Licence for the Vienna Cafe, y

Mr. Harding-I would like to say that at the time the adjunct licence was granted to Bertolone there was also one in oxistons for

WESTBAND's,

ARMY AND NAVY SHIELD. To-day--King Alfred v. BABE

Cink Ground, 3 p.m.

Referos, Gunner Marah.

TEAMBU B.E.:—Barber; Durrant and Morgan; Cally, Barton and Jackson; Ormond and Taylor; Brown; Blackwell and Le Grove

King Alfred are expected to field the same team as represented them yesterday,

Mr. Shenton gaid he was inetracted by Mrs. The Theatre Royal has been engaged for On the 21st at 11.55 am The barometer Oliver that she was very instrumental in getting

LORD C. BERESFORD'S DEMAND, Saturday night for an entertainment in which has risen moderately in Japan, and fallou the opposing petition signed, so he thought they the elagaio dance will be the principal feature, alightly over E. Hokkaidd,

Lord Charles Beresford, in a letter to Colonel the artiste being Mdle. Mignon de Benito dovession is shown over the Pacific to could take it that her support was not such

the N.E. of Japan

asile applicant would dezire —— 12, "reeyeck | Hlgir, Unionist cadidate for South who has recently given these dances at Singa. The anti-cyclonic area remains over Chine to of those particular premises an application Wolverhampton, says d Two man for attempting to pick pockets at pore and in Java. They are bars foot danoss the North of the Yangtze valley, and pressure was made for an adjunct licence on the 23rd Admiralty, Great Britain would have only 20 In 1912, according to the First Lord of the such as Miss Maud Allen has been giving in has increased slightly along the coast, except Sapkoubor last. That application, was con- Dreadnoughts to Garimsay's 17. This smail

the South London, and include the Salome and the statue Strong menscun may be expected in the sidered at the Magistracy and refused. The margin is no insurance at all, as it might postures of Greek and Roman sculptor. Mdle. Formosa Channel and the N. part of the Ching neat point he wished to raise was whether this happen that the whels of Germany's 17 ships de Banville has given these performances at So the Hansa Theatre in Hamburg and the Winter

of our Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending That was really the material and chief point for repairs, Germany can build and turn out a licence was required in the neighbourhood. were ready for immediate action, while five out 20 would be in Dockyard hands for Gardens, Berlin, which is a guarantee of her

10 am, to-day, 0.00 Inches. high accomplishments,

the Justices to consider. By granting this li destroyer in considerably under a year, whereas The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

once they were granting a monopoly, and that the British up to now have been taking nearly to-day is as follows

monopoly should be for the public benefit. The two years. Whichever party comes into power, Hongkong & Neighbourhood, strong

dul, speaker enumerated the boases holding licences shall have to And out on whices shoulders the responsibility rests for endangering the empire. Formoss Channel Same as No. 1 That the number of other restaurants in Queen's owe to shipbuilding without the

poms rain, agent in Queen's Road, and asked if it seemed fair. We shall not be able to make up the debt we

Hongkong and Lampoka South coast of China between Sang No as Road

enditure <f should not have these licen- sixty millions sterling, which he to be

commenced at once.

fatality was reported from Quarry Bay dockyard on Sunday. A tog of wood was being raised by a stenin cano when the rope holding it snapped and the wood fall on a coolie who was working underneath. He was killed instantly

KAY

mosa was angered, viewed the acquisition as more or less of a white elephant, a burden upon the taxpayers of the mother country which she could i afford to bear Doubty were entertaized regarding the ability of the statesmen of Japan to govern distant colonies, and, in the words of the Baron, instead of looking at the colonisation problem from a broad point of view, instead of throwing into the Colonial undertakingThe four-mon arrested in connection HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep Year on the violent rubbery at frough Street last week the adequate attention and capital absolutely were brought before the Magistrato yesterday. necessary to bring about sufficiently great and remanded. In their possesion gag results from such ran-undertaking the chisels" and pepper for blinding their victimsifetime, A. 8. Wataon & Co., Ltd., Sals Agenta. South east of China helyett i glutine sa No. 1 He ples wished to reinind the obtained by a loan, and the work should be:

ent was compelled to devote its were found

plaxios, fre. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Pondro Specialties for the Skin are the study of Charmant will enable you to do it. Her

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