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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19г, 1910.

formerly existing, and is undertaken by the Japanese Government entirely of its own accord. So far so good, but this does not explain why the Customs Tariff hitherto in force is to be maintained for a period of ten years. The Japanese Press is puzzled to account for this term I of ten years. "It may have been wins to & CO,, keep the present Customs Tariff for a time," it says, "but why bind ourselves to ten years? If Japan's fiscal policy is to encour age bome industries by placing a high duty on foreign gouds, why should not this policy be applied to Koren, which has now become a part of the Japanese Empire? Surely Korea's industries require a much encour agement as thos of Japan. Under the present arrangement Japan will derive no benefit from the annexation, since all the world will compete with her there on exactly equal terms even in the consting trade." These criticisms the Japanese Government

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may find it difficult to answer, difficult to explain is the inconsistency displayed by the Government in the matter of the Korean Tarifle and the Japanese Tariff In its official autouncement the Covernment states it is anxious to avert, as far as possible, prejudicial affects upon the economic interests of foreigners in Korea. This is an avowal that the application of the Japanese Statutory Tariff to Korea would WHISKY be prejudicial to foreign interests, yet

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The Cricket Club concert, postponed from ANOTHER DISASTROUS BUILD- TELEGRAMS.

Saturday night on socount of the rain, vill-b given on Thursday right,

Dr. Forsyth has been appointed Amistant Health Offer of the Port during the absence on are of De Grone.

ING COLLAPSE.

NUMEROUS CASUAĻTIES.

BOKE BEMARKAÐIR ESCAPES.

For the third time this month wo have to The Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company report the collapse of a building in Hongkong.. has secured the contract for repairing the This latest collapse occurred in Morrison steamer Kumchow, extensively damaged by fireStreet, near its junction with Jervois Street, and last week.

Yesterday was the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. The Chinese and British nga were displayed from several houses in the principal streets of the Colony.

Mr. Tadaichi Ariman, who has boon maunger of the Hongkong office of the Osaka Shosen Katha for the past few years, loft on Saturday for Kobe to take up his now appointment.

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Mr.A. A. H. Milroy and Mr. Robert Unsworth have beou appointed members of the Hongkong Pilotage Board, vice Mr. F, A. Brown, risigned, and during the absence or loare of Mr. Henry

Neare, respectively.

An advertisement on page 4 announces that the Government of British North Borneo will shortly issue a Proclamation prohibiting the circulation of Hongkong and Chinese copper

coin in the State,

The foreign firms and residents in Yoko hama have subscribed $11,305 and foreigners in Tokyo $11,335.66 grand total of Y. 22. 640.66, for the relief of distress passed by the

resent floods.

Amongst the competitors who are taking part in the tournament for the British Chess Championship at Oxford is Mr. E. E. Colman, of the Straits Settlements, a strong player now on a visit to England.

the Japanese Government has all along declared that the new Statutory Tariff effect the trade between Japan and foreign countries; that is, will not have a prejudicial effect

His Excellency the Offer Administering the upen the foreign interests of foreigners in Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. C. Japan. The fact seems to be that the f. Ross to be Captain in the Volunteer Sconts Japanese Government is not quite honest in Company and Mr. M. W. Slade and Mr. J. its declarations. It has been endourouring Johnstone as Lieutenants in the name Company. to show that its arrangements in regard to

An action bought by Messra. Osborne & " has maintained the re-the annexation of Foren were quite inde- Chappel, the well-known mining experts, of pendent of any negotiation on the matter with Ipoh, F-MS against Mr. William Sim, Gen. putation

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FINEST the Treaty Powers, with the result that it eral Manager of a Shanghai group of estates, has involved itself in a mass of contradic and Mr. Samuo! Paik, a late assistant of the in the tous. It ta inevitable that shrewd flem, for damages; has been settind. The defen SCOTCH WHISKY

dents pay 1,000 dollars, the full damages claimed, suspicion should be felt that the Powers on arose qwing to Mr. Palk leaving FAR EAST.

concerned have only consented to the without notice and Mr. Sim employing him annexation of Korea and the abrogation while under covenant with Osborne & Chappel. of the Treaties on the condition that the Conventional Tariffs were unintained for a

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The Colonial Treasurer's financial statement for the month of July, 1910, places the

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ground can the selection of ten years as the period for the Customs Tariff to remain in force be explained. Even if it be denied that one country, in annexing another country, must of necessity take over all the obligations of that country, theroare special reasons why such an argurent should not apply in the case of Japan. On two docu- ments Japan lax bound herself to uphold and carry out the provisions ofthe Treaties formed between Korea and the foreign Fowers. All letters for publication should be written on The occasion was when Japan assumed

of paper No anonymously signed communications that entire control of the foreign affairs of Korea, appeared in other papers will be when not only in the Agreement with Kotes Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS herself, but also in the Note addressed to should be seat before 11am. day of pubiscation. After that how the suggey the Powers, Japan explicitly stated that she

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took upon herself to see that those Treaties were maintained and respected. Thus Japan was pledged to uphold the under all circumstances, and Treaties the conclusion is inevitable that their abrogation now is only with the consent

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just a block westward from the collapse recorded a fow weeks ago in which there were a number of fatalities. On Saturday night, shortly after nine o'clock, the party wall between Nos. 13 and 15 collapsed. The role of this was to throw the façade of the building into the street, and as this carried away the whole of the two buildings tumbled in. Both wery structures of three storeys The ground floors, which were shops, were occupied by general, merchants, while the two upper floors were used 18 residences.

At the time of the collopss there were some eight persons in No. 15 and ten in No. 13, and tumbled down, like a house of cards, there was no chance for any of the inmates to escape. One susu, who was on the top floor of No. 13 when the party wall gave way, was precipitated into the street, but, strange to relato, escaped un injured. The firemen wors called early and Promptly answered the anmmons, arriving on the scone shortly after the buildings had tumbled in. Their first thought was of the entombed inmates, and while a few were engaged in extinguishing a fire which broke out in one of the kitchens, the majority of the brigade set to work to rescue those who were buried beneath the débris. :

owing to the manner in which the buildings

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(PROM SOUTHERN PAPERS.)

RIOTING AT. CARDIFF.

London, September 9th. The Cambrian colliers have postponed the * strilie in deference to the advice of the woll Known leader, Mabon.

The announcement was received" with

EGYPTIAN NATIONALIST CONGRESS IN hoots by the, crowd, and thousands at Cardiff rushed the institute where the officials word moating, broke the furniture, and assaulted the leiders.

LONDON, September 17th, The French Government has pro- hibited the holding of an Egyptian Nationalist Congress in Paris this month.

The Government announces that it has acted in this matter entirely on its own initiative, as it does not desire

Paris to become the centre of an Anti British crusade, and it also disap- proves of the Pan-Islamic tendencies of the Nationalists,

EUROPEAN POLITICS.

A NEW ALLIANCE DEMANDED.

LONDON, September 17th. It is regarded as significant that the Viennese clerical organ of the Vater- land publishes a summons to Tarkoy to conclude forthwith an alliance with Austria and Germany. It declares that no group of Powers would venture to attack or resist such a

combination.

The article is believed to proceed from an influential military quarter.

The task was a perilous one, for the rear wall threatened to fall at any moment, while it was very evident that houses Nos. 12 and 17 were in the highest degree unsafe. But a loud and prolonged wall rated by three parson who were entombed in the kitchen of No. 15 cuased the relief party to forget their owa danger and to work a way through the debris to the rescue. After strenuous exertions they cleared a way to

A SECRET MILITARY TREATY. the door of the kitchen, which they forced opon, and liberated the Imprisoned inmates. To regene

The "Matin (Paris) announces : two ocupants the firemes found it necessary to

the conclusion of a secret Military drive holes in the rear walls of buildings 13 and 15. This they did, and two Chinese were Treaty between Turkey and Rou brought out uninjured. Three dead bodies have mania under the direct inspiration of been taken out of the debris, and one man who was taken out alive has since died. Nine others the Berlin and Vienna Governments have been recovered, al more or less injured, ensuring for Turkey Roumanian sup- The fate of the others who were in the port should Bulgaria attack Turkey,

The Matiu" understands that buildings at the time, it is feared, is sosted, for owing to the unsafe condition of the adjoining Italy was not consulted in the buildings the coolies had to cans work, and the

and all were immediately removed to hospital.

unfortunats residents are now buried in from ten to fifteen feet of débris. The arrival of the fire- men was shortly followed by officinisand coolies of

$70,791.76, and this amount plus 8590,987.29, revenus for July, gives a total of $661,779.05 Deducting the expenditure for the same month, which amounts to 8505,542.16, there is a credit the Public Works Department and the Sanitary balance of $156,236.89. This, added to the re- Department. The former proceeded immedi imbursement due by railway construction acately with shoring-up operations, while the count in Jums, and the debit balance on coconut coolies of the latter department started to of July, which totals 81,176,972,93, leaves the remove the rubbish. balance of assets (goneral account) standing at $1,333,209.82,

While engaged yesterday afternoon a 25 of Sanitary Department coolies had a narrow His Excellency the Officer Administering the coupe. As they were working at the rear of Government has given his assent, in the name the collapsed houses a falling brick attracted and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the the attention of some of the Inbouwers who, on following Ordinances passed by the Legislative locking up, saw the party wall between Noa 16 Connoil-Ordinance No. 25 of 1910-"Anand 17 toppling ever. A wild shout was raised Ordinates to provide for the formation of a by both coolies and spectators on the street, and Volunteer serve"; Ordinance No. 26 of 1910. the workmen mecoded in making their The last mân d An Ordinatice to amend the Malicious escape just in time. Damage Anozdment Ordinance, 1910"; scarcely reached safety when down came the three floors of No. 17. Fortunately, however, divanco No. 27 of 1910. An Ordinanco to farther amend the Law relating to Dangerona

Goods", and Ordinance No. 29 of 1910. An Ordinance te amend the Magistrate's Amend meat Ordinance, 1903.

matter.

DEATH OF MR WILLIAM

COWIE.

FERRY BOAT SINKS.

London, September 10th. A milway car förry boat has sunk in the middle of Lake Michigan. Thirty-nine people wore drowned and only three rescued,

THE LATE ME, HOLMAN HUNT. -

London, September 10th. The body of the late Holman Hunt is to be cremated and the ashes will be buried at St. Paul's.

GENERAL BOTHA ON FUTURE DEFENCE.

London, September, 10th. General Bothe, speaking at Durbau, said that while the Union was art establishing a standing army and was avoiding militarism, it might be necessary is a nucleus to have a small force of garrison artillery.

The time had not arrived to establish a

navy for const defence, but a contribution to, the Imperial Navy would be continued

HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S

"ВОСПЕТУ.

states that the balance at the credit of the

The report of the committea of the Hongkong St Andrew's Society, fur presentation to the twenty-ninth annual general moeting to be hald at the City Hall, of Monday, 26th September, Society now stands at $4,596 33. St. Audrov Day, 1909, was celebrated by a hall, which proved most successful Forty new members collected for subscriptions is the highest on were enrolled daring the year. The amount

record, but the committos would again invito the aid of members in bringing forward buy new names. During the year only a amall. number of applications for assistance, from the Charity Fund were received, and the anu of 8169,45 was 'expended. A vacancy on the committee occasioned by the LONDON, September 17th.

dopar The death is announced of Mr.pointment of Ion Mr. Henry Keswick,” Mr. ture of Mr. MoDonald was Alled by the up- William Cowie, Chairman of the David Wood resigned the post of honorary British North Borneo Co. He died at secretary on his departure from the Colony, and Mr. J. D. Aeld was appointed in his stead Bad Nanheim,

Mr. Auld ln his turn had to resign owing to his temporary absence from the Colony, and Mr. G. M. Dalgety carried on the duties until relieved by Mr. P. 8. Jamosen, who has gou- santed to not as hon. secretary until Mr. Wood's return. The committes desply regret having to record the deaths daring the year of the following members-James Mackie, A. C. Galloway and A. M. Marshall. Mr. James More, G. Moffatt, A. G. Somerville, R. D. Mackie was President of the Society during 1900-1901.

TURKISH IRRIGATION

SCHEME.

CONCESSION OBTAINED BY DERMANS.

LONDON, September 17th. The Turkish Government has signed

there was no one in the house, at the a Convention with the German An- time, the police, in view of the unsound conditionatolian Railway Company with a view of the building, having ordered the occupants to

remove on the previous aight. No.11, which is to the irrigation of the Plain of Adana. now standing like a Masso ruis, has been partly A French group has been eu- shored-up, but if the Public Works men are not deavouring for fifteen years to obtain

Dress. of the Treaty Powers and in return for a Hongkong. Canton and Macao Staniboss able to present with their wack son it may this concession.

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As already stated, both Government officials and coolies have been retarded in their work

of water hafore proceeding to further shore-up.

INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE

FOR GREAT BRITAIN.

NR LLOYD GEORGE'S SCHENE.

Mr. Lloyd George says that a similar scheme is already satisfactorily working in Germany, and he hopes

THE WARWICK MAJOR COMEDY COMPANY,

To those who missed alug "The Dandy Doctor" on Saturday night we extend our sympathy, and can only hope that Mr. Warwick Major will give them in the near future an opportunity of witnessing what was happily described on the programme sa "a musical something-to-langh-at." From the beginning to the end the crowded house testified ita

appreciation by demanding encores of the various songs and dances with which the piece

abounded.

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The Dandy Doctor" might be termed a musical farce with a thin thread of plot. It is crowded with absurd situations, musical items, dances and a wealth of comic pattor.

The principal part, the Dandy Doctor, was in

the hands of Mr. Robert Stephenson, while that of Mary Ann, the voluble housemaid, was played by Miss Georgie Corlass. Special men tion deserves to be made of the clever step and acrobatic dancing of Me. Jess Sweet, who had

Mr. J. Arnold, acting secretary of the

substantial quid pro quo-that is, the main Company, had a somewhat exciting experience collapse at any momsat With its bared tenance of the Conventional Tariffe *for at his residence No. 4. The Albany. He had walls and significant display of building. HONGKONG. SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1910.

a period of ten years. Whether the returned from the Theatre and had retired to without mortar, it now statide osa mond- ALTHOUGH the course of the diplomatic foreiga Powers have acted wisely in con

his room, when he heard a noise. On looking ment of what might be considered the worst over the verandah he saw a native olimbing up type of a Hongkong jerry-built house. negotiations between Japan and foreign senting to the abolition of extra-territoriality

the water spout. He called out to him, but, the Powers with regard to the annexation of remains to be seen. No doubt the placing native continuing to climb, Mr. Arnold fired a Korea still remains obscure, the oficial of foreigners under Japanese jurisdiction has shot from his revolver in the air. Then he want owing to the danger which threatened by reason

LONDON, September 17th.. nunouncements issued by the Japanese in Japan itself not resulted in any gross downstairs and was surprised to find another of the adjoining houses collapsing. That the Mr. Lloyd George, the Chancellor Government indicate pretty clearly what misdirection, of justice, but the uncertainty man in the garden. Mr. Arnold Brod again to officials in charge wars wise in proceding of the Exchequer, has announced that concessions have been made on each side. The of the nature of the government to le score the intraders, and both men ran off into the cautiously, and that the danger was real, was so-called abrogation of the Treation bets en established in Korea makes it impossible to Botanical Gardens. Two soldiers, who were made manifest yesterday when No. 17 came he will introduce next year a great down with a crash and nearly entombed scheme of industrial insurance. The Korea and the foreign Powers has naturally say whether equal success will be achieved passing, came to Mr. Arnold's assistance, and o search resulted in a native being found in Albany

of 712mber Banitary Board

codies scheme will make provision for con- attracted most attention, and some surprise in that country. It now appears that the Road standing under a tree with a facket over After this experience, and in view of

been expressed that the Powers Japanese codes are not to apply to Karen his head. He was handed over to the police, but the leasing condition of the rear wall of tributions from workers, who will be interested should have consented to this automatically, but the Japanese and Korean when brought before the Magistrate he was the collapsed buildings, it was decided to bring placed above worries as to the future. course boing taken. In the official announce laws and regulations already in force are to discharged, there being insufficient evidence down the upper portion of the wall by means ments issued by Japan the view is taken be made valid as orders of the Governor-against him. that the Treaties concluded by Korea with General. It would thus seen that a form of

Messrs. Ellis & Ellis, of Hongkong, in their A fire hose was brought to play on the wall, the foreign Powers ceased to a binding Crown Government is to be established, with Weekly Rubber Stare Circular state:The and with a medium pressure of water the ithmediately the annexation was Reco-separate laws and Ordinaners, so that the Rabber Share Market has been again éxtremely dangerous parts were soon brought down, after that it will prove better still in to respond to triple, encores. Mr. Ronald plished. This, however, is probably moraly, position of foreigners in Korea may differ dull and values-both for storting and Singapore which the Public Works coolies proceeded to make

greatly from their position in Japan. The stocks-suffered a further marking down all things secure. According to some of the in-England. a statement made to see the face of the absence of any notification as to the abolition round. This was expecially the case during the nates who escaped, it was fortunate that the Japanese Government, sings it is difficult of extra-territoriality may thus be considered week in the section comprised by Singapore collapse did not occur an hour later, otherwise to reconcile it with the retention of to some extent a hardship to the foreigners dollar stacks. Another call is being made on the casualty list must have been considerably the deplenished finances of our Southera friends greater, for many of the residents were spending the Conventional Tariffs attached to those resident in Koren, although in view of the by a recent dotation with an invitation to the evening out of doors, Treaties. Already some of the Japanese faroumble treatment accorded foreign resuscription amounting to 31,200,000 (Straits). tion of removing, the debris is proceeded with nowspapers have begun to smell a rat, andsidents in the past there seems no reason for The plantations aro in Indragiri, Sumates, to-day it is expected that a number of bodies to ask pertinent questions. If the Korean apprehension,

The appearance of the local market can be will be recovered. summed up in the single phrase, "a sorry ́oue, ' Treaties cease to be binding, it is asked,

which is farther depressed by the continued why should the Conventional Tariffs

drop in the price for the raw article. The long- attached thereto be binding? This

lockel for demand for ruhbar by manufacturers awkward question the authorities have

from across the herring poid has not yet presumably anticipated, for in all official

materialized and the uncertainty 49 to the

The Japan papers of the 7th inst. publiskoil an. statements great stress is laid on the

American position has led to the called London Amoy dispatch stating that a Japanese steanser, voluntary acceptance by the Japanese Mr. B. C. Gould, Penang solicitor, has been report that "the future of the market is most the Taisei-maru, foundered in a storm off Govemment of these Conventional Tariff suspended for three months for inprofessional difficult to forecast". The price of fine Hard Fakien, with two hundred passengers on board. This acceptance, it is claimed, is independent conduct in connection with the retention of Para dropped from 7s. 10d per lb on the open-It is strange that so little has been heard of stands that General Botha favours

ing day of the week to 78 2d., which is the the calamity if there is any truth in the report, resigning. any conventional engagements money belonging to a client,

closing quotation to-day.

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Yesterday the services at the Cathedral tsok the form of a harvest festival.

At the Magistracy on Saturday a Chinese was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for impersonating a constable.

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When the opera-

The Public Works Department, had con demned one of the houses alongside the score of the collapse, and a few weeks age the residente of that house were ordered to quit.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS.

STATE OF THE POLL.

LONDON, September 17th.. The South African elections have so far resulted as follow:--

Nationaliste

Unionists....

Independents Labourites

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Garland, too, made a hit with his patriotio song, "Hail! King George," which was ronder. ed in fine voice.

Witli Baturday night's performance the sea- son terminated, but the managenient announce that the Company will pay a flying visit to Hongkong on Wednesday next, the 21st instant, when for one night only the sorenmingly funny farce "The New Boy will be staged.

HONGKONG MILITARY

EXENDITURĘ.

- The Military Con tribution of the Colony for the year 1911 is estimated at $1,342,777-abgat saventeen thonsand dollars more than the

The Rand Daily Mail under-approved estimate for the current year. The

makes a total military expenditure of $1,392,587.

estimate for the Volunteers is 849,810. This