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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FEIDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1910.

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two natives charged with stealing child TELEGRAMS.

at Pohingtong wore committed for trial by Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday.

Notwithstanding all that was said to deter the American tourists from visiting Canton, severa parties have visited the city andothing untoward has occurred, “

Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day, and disciples of Ireland's patron saint joined in The wear- lag of the Green." A largely attended concert took place at St. Patrick's Club last night.

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NEW CHINESE WAR MINISTER.

PEKING, March 17th. 'The resignation of His Excellency

The chief speakers were Lord Hugh Cecil, the Right Hon. Walter Runciman and the Archbishp of Canterbury

| FROM - JAPAN PAPERS.}.

AR. SHAW EXPLAINS.

CANTON.

"{FROM OUR OWN CORBESTONDENT.)

March 15th..

THE AMERICAN TOURISTS, The first division of the Cleveland tourist party arrived hore, to-day and wxa conducted round the city. There was not the least tronblo, and in the evening, just beforə dusk, many were teen strolling about Sha Koi. Most of them or Pross wonder at the narrow tortuous strasts of this City and the treasures they contain and every- one seeme to think it a most interesting place. ***

has protested before against her subjects ing away on the steainer La Bang, and four Tiel Liang, the Minister for War stated that Japan could despatch an army of the Band. The Taotai of Police has considered

Before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday firo Chinese wery charged with stow. others, who were defended by Mr. Otto Kong ging, were proceded against for aiding and abetting. Both cases were adjourned.

This year hias boon an excelent year in teak, in so far as Sisra is concerned. It is stated that more teak rafts have been floated down to Bangkok, from the beglaing of the year up to the present, than has been the case for the last six yours,

has been accepted, and His Ex- cellency Yin Ch'ang, the Chinese Ambassador at Berlin, has been appointed his successor.

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AIR FRANCIS FIGGOTT'S VIEWS.

Britain.

LONDON, March 17th.

BAN FRANC18Co, Fobrasry,26, Mr. Shaw, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, has romarked at Philadelphia that he did not pro pleay at Morristown an outbreak of war between

POLICE FOR THE BUND. Japan and the United States, but had merely

Some days ago I reported that a petition mentioned prominent historical facts. He had had been sent in to increase the palios on duty on 200,000 men to Hawaii within 30 days if she the petition reasonable and hate has consider wished, whilst the United States could not send ment for an additional 60 men to do duty there, half that number owing to lack of transport. These will be accommodated in two new stations There was nothing to prevout Japan from land which are to be built immediately, one near the ing troops near Seattle and marching them Ng Sin Gate and the other near to Tai Sho southward, as the US batteries on the Ten railway station. It is to be hoped that the Paoife coast, being erosted for coast defenos,

now polies will do something to regulate the could not stop their progress. It must be traffic on this thoroughfare, as at present hardly remembered that ammunition, hurriedly mann factured day and night for 30 days, would be to battleships, they would be useless without transports and converted araisors. In time of war the Atlantic Squadron could not be brought out to San Francisco, owing to the want of

ALLEGED BOBBERY AT THE STAG

HOTEL

A native was arraigned before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday" on a charge of committing a robbery at the Stag Hotel on the night of February 18th. The complainant, a Chinese woman, alleges that she joined the defendant in a room which he on

being exported in large numbers, notably in 1893, when objection was taken to Chinese emigration to Brazil because the necessary protection could not be guaranteed in the absence of a Chinese Consul in that country, but so far as British Colonies are concerned the matter is covered by The Emigration Convention, signed in London on the 13th

Before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistr THE DIVORCE COMMISSION. used up in a few hours fighting. With regard May, 1904, between the United Kingdom and China, respecting the en loyment of yesterday two natives were charged with cutting Chinese labour in British Colonics and Pro- and wounding & compatriot in a Chiness Club tectorates. Admittedly Hongkong would at 8, Wing Shing Street. The defendant was

sentenced to four months' imprisonment with *****

LONDON, March 17th. prove a convenient recruiting base, but there hard labour, and the second wes fined $40, the soms no reason why the agents should limitaterative being one month's imprisonment Sir Francis Piggott, the Chiefling vessels, Mr. Show said that he had not prophesied a war, but had stated the condition The Bandanna Corn Company arrived Justice of Hongkong, in giving evid-in which the United States would find herself their operations to this port. Swatow Amoy, Foochow and Ningpo are surely as yesterday by the P. and O, stoomer Devanha enca before the Divorce Commission, in the event of a grout war, available as they have been. But that is of from Bingapore, where they have had most

dwelt upon the hardships of residents The writer successful season. They open to-night with the comparatively little moment. quoted is on safe grounds when he asserts first performance of "The Arcadians." It is in Crown Colonies in being compelled that Chinese coolies have a great reluctance announced that instead of the pantomime to bring actions for divorce in Great

He advocated a nationali to sign contracts, and they should be allowed" Dick Whittington," the "Waits Dream" will to come here as free labourers. They should be produced.

Sergeant Gerden proseded against a native law administerable in the place of be promised a free passage home after, say, three years. As a general rule, Chinese before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy residence of the parties to the action. coolics will not abscond if the debt is light, sesterday on a charge of committing an armed robbery at Changohau The defendent is the wages are high and the work is not alleged to hare entered a resident's house on HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM irksome." No doubt free labour is to be the night of the 5th instant and stolen a number preferred to indentured labour, and we can of rings and $12in money. The hearing of tho imagine that the conditions suggested would case was adjourned. appeal to the average coolie, especially when there are scattered up and down the coasts so many returned emigrants in positions of more or less affltience. That the Chinese are eminently suited for the work in view does not seem to admit of the slightest doubt. Some people have, however, asserted that a Chinaman cannot be trusted as a tapper, as A. S. WATSON & CO.. his carelessness would invariably result in wounding the trees, but the experience LIMITED,

gained in Malaya on estates where Chinese are employed for tapping goes to show that their work is as near perfect as tapping with a knife can be. Moreover it is affirmed that they work so carefully and intelligently that they require about one-tenth the supervision which Tamil coolies require. With such knowledge in their possession and the fact that Chinese labour in really the only form available, especially as the Dutch are likely to conserve Javanese labour for their own interesta, rubber planters will no doubt have to adopt some such scheme as that suggest ed. There should, however, be none of the difficulties mentioned, and the question no doubt resolve itself into simple financial considerations. Probably the coolie of to-

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his predecessore did. Years of enigration At Winchester, England, on the 17th inst., Vive-Admiral Sir GEORGE T. H. BOYES, EN from China may be expected to have some [421 what lessened the competition in the interior, but the effect is appreciable, and appeur ances point to a still greater development of the coolie traffic to the Malay Archipelago, and to humanity being still the "staple export of Amoy."

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Ir is dificult to say whether the subjecte are related or not, but it certainly seems more than a mere coincidence that when we read that the last Chinaman has been repatriated from South Africa to his native land that we should practically at the same time learn that a scheme is proposed by which Chinese labour will be secured for the rubber estates in the Federated Malay States. The scheme cannot be regarded as surprising. It was really inevitable. The value of Chinese labour in that part of the world has been proved, in fact it is indis- solubly bound up with its remarkable progress, and with that experience before them it was only natural that those asso- ciated with rubber development should look to China to supply the required labour. The Straits has for long drawn a stream of coolie traffic to its shores, and though the trade has declined somewhat of late, there is, good reason for believing that the induce ments which the rubber estates can offer will attract the coolie from China in the greater numbers demanded by this growing industry. One writer in the Federated States, who presumed to advise those who had the scheme under consideration,

According to the Bangkok Daily Mail, a new syndicate has been formed in Bangkok recently for the parpess of developing the salt industry, It is stated that a concession has been granted for the purpose on the banks of Mekong, where salt is produced in abundance. This will be shipped to Singapore and Hongkong, where it

will meet with ready sale.

The House of Lords to-day agreed without a division to go into committee on Lord Rosebery's reform resolu- tions.

The first two of them, declaring the necessity for a strong Second Cham ber and affirming that this would be best secured by a reform of the House of Lords, will be taken next week.

Some ides of the wealth of the Manchurian bean trade is to be gained from the Information that a claim amonating to more than Tls, 2.000,003 has been rande against Chinese mer. The third resolution, which aims shants for non-delivery of bean sargoes, The at the abolition of hereditary right, olaimante aratro English firms of Harbin, and the claim arises out of the rectat profilon by will be adjourned until after Easter- the Chinese of the export of beans from Manchuria.

In addition to Prof. H. C. F. Finlayson, MA, who left Landon for China recently to to take up his new appointment as Professor of Political and Economic Science in the Imperial University of Peking, another chair in the Uziversity, namely, Foreign Trade and Com-

Australian, Prof. Shann, who was also of the merce, has been filled by the appointment of an London School of Economics

Speeches hitherto made tend to show that many refuse to accept the abolition of the hereditary principle.

MR. ROOSEVELT'S RECEP- TION AT KHARTOUM.

LONDON, March 17th. Ex-President Roosevelt has been

The effort is made in that direction, pavement - near the water's edge is nearly always obstructed with goods landed from hoats and the sampan people monopolise a good part of its remaining space. In the roadway ricksbows, sedan-chairs and coolies carrying leads jostle one another continually. There are also con- sinual petty thefts going on, and yesterday I saw a man loaded with chains and in charge of a policeman squatting near a telegraph pole. He

had picked a pooket on this spot the previous day and was now doing penance. The amal admiring crowd was grouped around him, but · the prisoner did not seem to mind, az he was calmly smoking a cigarette.

BEVÉLE' PUNISHMENT. › The three soldiers who raided a shop in the

Wastern Suburbs and demanded money are to be overely dealt with. "The Kai-fong petitioned for exemplary punishment and the military authorities have decreed that the three men shall be taksaded. After this, their bodies are to be exposed to the public as a warning to others. The enlprits belonged to No. 20. Regiment, not to No. 25 as formerly reported, and they had only recently been drafted to Canton.

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gaged. In the course of the night he drugged her, and relieved her of jewellery to the value of $149. In the early morning hours she was aroused, and while still in a stupor was taken home by the accused and an accomplice. She did not regain consciousness until some twenty-

Some time ago the oralser Hoi Sum belonging occurrence to the police. On Wednesday, while to the Pak Yang foot was commissioned to go four hours later, and then she reported the walking along the street, she saw the defendant, to the Straits Settlements in order that whom, she alleges, was one of the men who sathnainer for the cause of the proposed nav robbed har. Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for navy might be aroused among the inhábitanis the scoured, and, on the case being remanded, there. Then came the disturbances between the applied for bail. The police objected, and bail police and the troops and the vessel was ordered to postpone har voyage, She, however, left was refused.

Canton on Mon to proceed to Singapore.

THE ALLANA ASSAULT CASE,

The hearing of the charge preferred against Allah Din, of attempting to wound and canso grievous bodily harm to 8. M. E. Allano, was continued before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday.

Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of Means. Deacon Looker & Descon) prosecuted, and Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow &, Morrell) appeared for the defendant.

KACAQ BOUNDARY QUESTION. Some time ago, a member of the Protection of Boundary Rights Association made a suggestion that a certain newspaper should publish a spesial edition in which the whole of the negotiation proceedings should be set forth." This was eagerly agreed to, but the proposal came to the

cars of the Portuguese Consul, who at once in- formed the Viceroy of the matter, stating that such a proceeding was likely to lead to a branch of the peaco The Viceroy at once sont an order prohibiting the publication of the special edition,

TERLATENING LETTERS.

Police Sergeant 13 stated that on the night of the 2nd instant defendant was taken to the Central Station by a Chineso constable.

The owners of several steamboats plying Allana, who was in au excited state, said between Canton and Wachow have lately ro- that Maricon was going to get some esived several letters demanding money, and

The application on behalf of the Chinese accorded an almost royal reception men to kill bim, and that the defendant had mying that all sorts of calamities will hapren

Govomment for the extradition of Sun A Wan was concluded before Mr. E. R. Hallifox at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Mr.

Otto Kong Sing, the solicitor for the prisoner, sail he would tender no evidence, and reserve kis defence. Prisoner was cautioned, but made to statement. His Worship committed him to gael pending the decision of His Excellency tho Governer, and the usual time was allowed for an application of habeas corpus.

"General Do Boylié, who lately represented Francost the grand Siamese military manoeuvres Dear Bangkok, hos boon interviewod on behalf of L'Opinion, Saigon, The General spoke The French Mail of the 15th February was highly of his reception by the King of Siam, delivered in London on the 16th inst.

A daughter of ex-Viceroy Yusn Shik K'ai was recently married to a ton of Chang Jes Chaas, formerly of Canton and now Viceroy of the Liang-Kiang

at Khartoum,

He visited the battlefield with Sir Rudolph von Slatin Pasha, Inspector- General of the Sudan Provinces."

The New York papers predict that similar welcomes will be accorded Mr. Roosevelt in the European capi- tals, and await with special interest his meeting with the Kaiser.

attempted to strike him. Witness rofused the to the beate if the money is not paid. The charge to prevent taking the defendant from matter was reported to the Commissioner of his duty, and because he thought be could be Customs at Wrohow, who informed Admirk! easily found. He did not think the matter Li of the matter and urging him to take imme a serious one, bat be could not ascertain diste proceedings to and the writers of these whether the defendant had thrown the stick letters. The Admiral has ordered the officers at Allans or not.

His Worship What do you mean when yon say you could not ascertain? Had you not a proper interpreter !

Witness-No.

Ia cross-examination witness said that Al- lans partly consented to the course ha proposed, Had he thought the matter serious enough, he would have issued a warrant..

in charge of the various gunhoats to keep o strict lookout and endeavour to discover the gang that is onusing the sunoyanes. These guard boat ofloinls are not always to bo depended on, as the following story will show, A few days ago a man named Pang, a holder of the 1st Literary Degres, had occasion to travel on the river in the Fong Chun T ́strict. One of the persons working the boat which ho Defendant was then called to the witness hired was a young girl, and when the boat stand. He said he was a watchman in the passed a guard-bost the soldiers therein began The Reichstag has adopted by a employ of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, and lived to make lewd remarks to the girl. Fang or at Mr. Marion's shop. On the night of Marek postulated with them for their bad conduct and

GERMAN EMPEROR'S POWER.

LONDON, March 17th.

1st he was on his way to the mosque, from the the guard then assaulted him He demanded

and by the Siamese authorities, who helped him in every way to gain military information. In his opinion, the Siamese army has improved considerably, though its modern organisation narrow majority a Socialist resolution only dates about five years back. It is now trained and equipped-in-Europea-style. The making the Chancellor responsible Cinematograph in Wyndham Street, When to see the officer in charge, but instead was General was pleased with the manoeuvring of the for all the political acts and omissions soldiers, and had nothing but praise for the of the German Emperor. grand review and march past at the close of

A Socialist named Ledebour de the operations.

Under the oplum regie system in Jaya,clared that the Emperor's power was Mr. E. A. Leggatt, formerly assistant super-smuggling is so profitable that these engaged autocratic, and the decision must be intendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph in it risk nearly everything. Their cleverness, Co.'s Hongkong Office, has been appointed to smartness and cuteness are such that the police taken from the Monarch's hand. Cebu, and loaves for the Philippines by the are no match for them. Both Chinese and Euro- Kumano-maru to-day,"

A Chinese youth who was arrested in the act of posting obscens bills on the walls of a Chinese girls school was at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced by Mr. E. E. Hallifax to receive six strokes of the birch,

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The typhoon warning received by the Ameri. on Consulate General at Hongkong from the

Manila Observatory yesterday morning reported the typhoon to be E. of Southern Luzon, mor- ing N.W. or N.N.W.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the fands of the Hospitals:

Lofferts Knox.. ** China Mail"

$10. 10

It is understood that the French Company which was recently formed to work cortala tia bearing lands at Tekka is arranging for an installation of electricity at the mines, and suggested that it is out of the question that the services of an expert electrical engineer to recruit labour in the interior of China or have already been secured, The generating p the coast ports, as the Chinese Govern- plant will be worked by 2,000 horse-power, and at is very averse to Chinese emigration as this will be more than sufficient for the reign parts, and will certainly put purpose of driving the mining machinery, the in the way which may wreck the surplas power will be available for lighting the

the very commencement. In town of Ipoh throughout,

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peans engage in the business, which is bighly THE PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE organised and has branches all over Java and some neighbouring islands. The Sourabaya Courant says that the smugglers have two head-

LONDON, March 17th. The Prussian Chamber has passed

quarters-Singapore and Batavia, They have capital to the amount of hundreds of thousands of guillers at command, and hare helpers-in- eluding women--aong pll classes of society. This is nothing wonderful considering that the the third reading of the Franchise head snugglers liberally pay all their confeder- Bill for the maintenance of indirect ates and accomplices.

OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.

We are informed by Hz. T. K. Dealy, Hon Secretary, that the entries for the July Oxford Local Examination at the Hongkong Centre are now closed. The table below gives the entries for the past ten years

94 Candidates in 1901

81

90

63

101

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1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

133

141

1908

909

230

1910

voting, but introducing a secret ballot in the preliminary elections.

THE HANKOW UNIVERSITY SCHEME.

LONDON, March 17th, An influential meeting held at the Mansion House decided to support the United Universities Scheme for a Chinese university."

near the top of the street be turned back because pinced in the hold and sccused of being a rob- he saw a man with a stick on his shoulder run, byr. The man's friend got to hear of the und ning towards him. He wore su English cap. after some difficulty he was let out on bail The Some Chinese followed the man, and witness local official investigated the case and orders followed also Witness became afraid, and the captain of the guard-bust to bard over for wondered why the man turned round suddenly. punishment those who had asaulted the man. He did not strike any blow at him with the stick He refused to do so and the matter has been before the Court. When near the foot of reported to the Viceroy, who has ordered un Wyndham Street this man went and spoke to a investigation to be made, European constable, and defendant was arrested by a lakong. He did not then know who the

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In oress-examination defendant said he was not going to worship at the mosque, but to see some now arrivals. The mosque was not locked after nine o'clock. Witness stood stall for a time in Wyndham Street. While standing the com- plainant did not pass him. He came near him and ran back. Witness did not. raise his stick to sitampt to strike.

Were you convicted and imprisoned for asmalting & Chinese last year?-No, for His Worship sentenced the defendant to ore month's imprisonment with hard labour with out the option of a fine.

REPORTED MUTINÝ,

A'for' days ago it was rumoured that a series meeting had occurred among the troops in the. Lo Ting Prefecture. This report was found t is untrue, the fact being that a few soldiers had deserted and that the legal bad characters taking advantage of this spread all kinds of tales with a view to strike terror into the hearts of the inhabitants, who would then prove an easy prey.

DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL BOYES.

Vico-Admiral Sir George T. H. Boyes, K.C.By died at Winchester, England, yesterday, the ad news being received by cable. The deceas ed, who was educated af Cheltenham, entered the Navy in 1854 He bonama commander in 1877, and captain in 1884. From 1893 still 1896) A shooting affair took place in the office of he was Commodore of the second class and naval Messrs. D. Bassoon & Co., Ltd. No. 12, acer in charge at Hongkong, and in 1900) he was soting Director of Transports, becoming Leadenhall Street, London, on the 1st inst, Director in 1907. He served in the Crimea man extored and shot and wounded an elderly (holding Crimean and Turkish Medals), and is the outcome of a real or imaginary grievance was commander of the dehille during the when both were employed in Bombay. The Egyptian War in 1892. In addition to holding the Egyptian Medal. Khedive's Etar, he received assailant was arrested. He gave his name as the 2nd Class Medjidie from the Sultan of Sassoon Bhalom Eleazar.

Turkey in 1838.

clerk named Nifin. It is stated that the affair