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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TMя, 1910.

the KING, has tendered his resignation of the } Governorship of the Colony. We learn that further instructions reached the Governor yesterday directing that the nuns should be ordered to evacunts their convents and col leges, returning the girls to their parents, and A. 3. WATSON & CO. further that the stipends of priests and missionaries must no longer be paid out of the public fanda. All properties held in the Missions, it is ordered, shall revert to the Colonial Prasury Every and who is acquainted with Macao an imagine the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS consternation such an order as this would

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A divorce law, unknown at the present time in the Philippines, is to be prosented at the coming sessions of the legislatura, by Attorney Carles Ledesma, one of the dolegates for Hallo.. This samo bill was presented at the last marion of the legislature and passed the Asambly with a large majority, but did in committee of the

Commision.

Yesterday was the Chang Yang festival, the fostars of which is the desire of the Chinese to reach the highest point of land within distance. As gual crowds made their way up the Pook, and the trains were througed throughout the school were granted a boliday yesterday, but day, It is noteworthy that ali Gevorament the Ellis Kaloorie School, which is Chinese

unged, was not granted the same privilege..

The military authorities in the Philippines have paid the sun of P150,000 to the representa tive of Mr. M. A. Clarke for that portion of the military reservation at Camp Joba Hay, nt Baguio owned by the well-known Manila merchant. Sous years ago Mr. Clarks pur. chased the property from a large Igorote land owner, and a suit was absoquently brought in the courts to decide the ownership of the property

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A moeting of the Council takes place on Thursday.

The orders of the day are:- First reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordin- anso to consolidate and strend the Ordinances relating to Companies."

create. A correspondent who communicates the information suggests that it may vary properly be termed an "austerg"order," but that it is difficult to see in it anything of the "austere morality and "immaculate justies" which the Provisional. President announced in his pronunciamento wotld characterise the policy of the Government. What, he asks, will become of the poor orphan girls and infants now in the care of the gual Sisterhood? Where are they to

Se months ago the Supremis Court of the go? Will the Government provide a refuge United States decided the auit in favour of Mr. for them and nurses to look after the Churke, and in consequence the military auth- Inorities were instructed to pay him the an aboro We cannot answer these questions. sudden changes of this kind some hardship mentioned for the property, is unavoidable, but we have no doubt that the Governor-General of Mincao will afford the religious piders in the colony the utinost latitude consistent with his instruc- tions from Lisbon to enable them to meet the grave difficulties which have so suddenly overwhelmed them. Every town in Portugal is at present occupied in solving a similar problem, as the expulsion of the monks and mus appears to have already commenced. In this connection we may recall the fact that all the conventual establishments of

First reading of a Bill entitled, "Az Ordia Portugal were suppressed by a lecree

auce to amend the Liquor Licences Amend- issued as long ago as 1834, and their pro-maut. Ordinance, 1909 porty conficated for the benefit of the State. At that period thoro existed-in-the-country 632 monasteries and 118 runneries, with above 18,000 monks al guns and an annuat income of nearly a million sterling. was applied to the re- demption of the national debt; while a library of thirty thousand volumes was set up at the fortor convent of San Francisco at Lisbon, from the collection of books and manuscripts at the various monasterioa. Subsequently a acordat with Rome was arranged and Jesuite A. S. WATSON & CO. and ins have been allowed to occupy

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First reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordin. ants to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the administration and regulation of the New Territories."

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THE REVOLUTION. IN PORTUGAL.

QUEEN DOWAGER AND PRINCE ROYAL BOUND FOR ITALY.

LONDON, October 11th.

A Gibraltar telegram states that the Italian cruiser "Regina Helens has arrived to embark the Queen Dowager Maria Pia and the Infante

Alphonso for Italy.

KING AND QUEEN MOTHER PRO-

CEED TO ENGLAND.

King Manuel and the Queen Mother Amelia have decided to pro- ceed to England

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SIR FREDERICK LUGARD:

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

A moeting of the Sanitary Board was hald on Tuesday at the Board Room, Mr. E, D. C... Wolfo presided, and there were presont:-Hon. Mr.W. Chatham (Vice-Presidout), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar-Goooral), Mr. A. Sholton Hooper, Colonel Bedford,·R/A‚M.C. (Principal 'Medical Oficer), Dr. Filzwilliams, Mr. Ng Hon Taz, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health) Dr. W. W. Pearzo (Assistant Modieul Officer of Health), and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands

PEKING, October 11th. HIH the Prince Regent grants | (retary). an audience to Sir Frederick Lugard, Governor of Hongkong, on the 18th

inst.

Sir John Jordan, H.M.'s Minister to Peking, returns in November.

FROM THE “CHÚNG NGÒI BAN Pa

FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CHINA.

PRKING, October, 11th. A well-known gold shop in Peking bas failed.

SHANGHAI'S APPEAL.

SHANGHAI, October 11th." The Chinese merchants held a meeting and decided to send telegrams to the Nanking Viceroy, the Governor of Kiangsu, the Grand Council, the Board of Finance, and the Board of Commerce asking them to send five

-WASTINE-TU-M-£;

An application was submitted to the Board

relative to the orection of a water-closet at 38,

Queen's Bond Central

Mr. HOOPER minutes-Moro wasting of time of members of the Sanitary Board by having their decisions overruled.

COLONEL BEDFoew—I quite agros with Mr Hooper's remarks..

The reply from the Government was that the Governor-in-Council was not propared to grant the application.

Mr. Evores said he would like to know in what respect that application did not agree with the conditions inid down by the Government which were forwarded to the Board when they asked on what principle the Government refused the applications which had been approved by the Bourd

The Head of the DepartmENT — You. wish to know in what way our recommenda tions differ from the principles lait down by the Government ?

Mr. HooPER-Yes. The HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT replied that

he would endeavour to find out.

Telegrams from Lisbon yesterday state that the people are calm and festi vities are taking place. Everywhere Republican flags and emblems are displayed and bands are playing the million taels to relieve the financial that in the present state of Shana Sui Po, it was

new national anthem.

'The

guns used by the Republi cans in the revolution fired salvoes.

Republican Committees from the First reading of a Bill entitled, "An Or. Provinces have greeted the Provi- diâones--lo-amend the Promissory Outilssional Government. Ordinance, 869,"

Second reading of the Bill entitled, " An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902."*

*Will not le proceeded with at this meeting"

LOCAL SPORT.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

A commencement is being made with the ar- rangement of the Cricket League fixtures Secretaries should note that it is desirable to completo these as quickly as possible in the interests of the lesser clubs, which are waiting to arrange dates.

some of the property coufiscated by the State. With the uccession of a Republican

It is unfortunate that the Naval 'Yard Cricket* Government, the concordat, so far as Porti- | Club, which had decided to go in for League gal is concerned, is abruptly "terminated. cricket this year, should have to be left out. We understand that the order of expulsion owing to their application not being submitted affects in Macuo about a dozen Jesuits, in time. nine Franciscan sisters and about twenty- five Caunossun sisters. In the convents at Macao are many children from Hongkong

be

RUGBY,

LATER.

EXPULSION OF JESUITE.

The latest news from Lisbon is that a decree has been gazetted based on the old laws, expelling the Jesuits and all foreign members of other Congregations Portuguese members who abandon their orders are allowed to return to their families.

THE GERMAN PRESS AND THE FORTUGUESE COLONIES.

The German Press continue to be engrossed with affairs in Portugal.

A statement published in Berlin denies that Germany has designs on the Azores or Cape Verdes Islands, and declares that Germany is well aware that they are only obtainable

The following have bron chosen to play for the Hongkong Football Club v. Hong and other places in the East. These prekong Volunteer Socats at Happy Valley thin sumably will be related whence they afternoon, kick off at 5.30 pm. starp:- came, and as for the orphans belong.

Full Back, T. J. Robson, Threes, FR by war, Maun, H. G. Hagerty, A. N. Joseland, C. A. W. ing to Macao, sines they caduot left to starve in the streets, the duty de Ferrier; Halvos, T. Cocker and E. L. Shaw: Forwards, E C. Denison, W. Ross, A. W. volves upon the Government to arrange for

Walkinshaw, S. F. Dudley, E. F. Jossland, Cheir care, and we may add 1 e suggestion.C. Putley, D. R. Ritchie and A. N. Other. that Hongkong provides an excellent inodel of a lay institution in the Po Loung Kok:

The Technical Institute Classes have been resumed this month and show a better attend- auce than last session.

merchants $25 each, and another man $50.

JAPAN AND KOREA.

ASSIMILATION BY MARRIAGE.

The Jiji, we learn from a translation sp.

of the most efficient means of assimilation

LETTER BY THE KING TO PRESIDENT BEAGA.

King

Before leaving Portugal Manuel addressed a letter to Senhor

Brags, the Provisional President; in- forming the people that his conscience

crisis in Shanghai. ·

[REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PEERS."

OFFENSIVE TRADE AREAJ. The HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, Feferring to an application for a fat boiling licence, said

quite impossible to set apart any ares for soything, and only recently he had attempted to provide for the erection of a latrize, and after he marked out the plai ho found that the latrine would come in the middle of a hundred foot

LANCASHIRE COTTON CRISIS rom.

"ENDED.

LONDON, October 11th. Nearly all the Lancashire cotton mills have restarted in accordance with a settlement which has been arrived at.

FROM FROM THE MANILA "CABLEN AWS," | CHOLERA IN SOUTH OF EUROPE.

Washington, Oct. 6th.

Mr. HOOFER remarked that there could be no objection to that. The Government had pot Ions in the middle of the road near the railway- Fntation, (Laughter.)—

The HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT—That is

at the side of the road. This latrine to which I rofer was right in the middle of the road.

Mr. HOOPER-So at the traffic could pass on either side?

The HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT--YO. Mr. Hoore-That is better than having it at the side. (Laughter.)

Mr. HOOPER finally moved that the applica- tion for a fat boiling licanca bo rafused, and that representations be made to the Government is give the Board power to grant provisional licences not only for fat boiling but for all other

purposes.

The VICE-PRESIDENT seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

The spread of cholera in southern Europe is causing great auxiety throughout the United States. So serious is the situation considered by the Government that the Cabinet is considering the question of probibiting further immigration from A resolution framed by Mr. Hooper intensied southern Europe to the United States until to be sent to Government praying for power ast cloloru has been wiped out of those coun- suggested was afterwards submitted and agreed tries that annually send great numbers of immigrants to the United States.

The Navy Department has already issued

orders forbidding the battleship floot on its autumn craise from calling at any of the ports of south Europe.

THE NEW ADMIRAL OF THE U.S. ASTATIC SQUADRON.

Washington, Oct. 5th, Rear Admiral Edward B. Barry has been designated to command the Pacific Fleet in

necession to Rear Admiral Hubbard.

BRITISH GOODS AND THE

JAPANESE TARIFF

to. THE HONGKONG HOTEL VERANDAIS,

The Committee appointed to consider the the qunation of enclosing the verandahs on

south block of the Hongkong Hotel stated in their report that they had inspected the arrange

meats at the Hotel, and as a result recommended that the enclosing of the verandah openings be permitted on the following conditions:-(a) In the case of each opening enclosed a portion of the fanlight showa on plan, corresponding with the space to be enclosed by shutters, to hinged to open inwards and to be fitted with suitable ap

paratus to enable it to be readily opened; (b)

The Hotel Company to undertake to apply the wooden shutters to the openings shown on the plau only in esses of usnessity, and to remove then again in every case immediately the necessity for their application ceases.

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH minuted

sity too vague. It should read "only when rendered necessary by rain storms or typhoons."

The Times of September 31 published a long dated from Tokyo and dealing with the Japan es tarif question. The correspond at templons ises that the idea of reciprocal tariff concessions

The HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT said this between Japan and Grant Britain is misleading. because British imports from Japan are trifling was practically adopting the recommendation of and consist almost exclusively, of raw materiale. Japanese law imposes no disadvantage on British the Director of Public Works with the excap. :.. subjects or goods which it does not impose on

tion of the ventilators, which were to be applied those of other constries, while British law underneath. He thought that the matter had

pearing in the Japan Times, considers the was clear. He had always done his For failing to cross receipts, Mr. J. R.Wood at /intermarriage of Japanese with Koreans us one duty, he wrote, and would always letter from its correspondent in the Far East, I think the phrase "only in case of neces- the Magistracy yesterday fiaed sixteen Chinese between the two peoples. The paper believes remain whole-heartedly Portuguese, the inclination in favour of such anions is not and his departure was in nowise an lacking among the Korean womoz. It is matter, however, that cannot be forced upon the set of abdication. people by law or by orders, and the paper. suggests that the mea ouncerned in religious and educational works, as well as Japanese officials, should encourage intermarriage. It will be a means of preserving the two peoples from the moral lassitude that commonly follows

Mr. Phipps, the British Vice Consal in Manila, was admitted to the General Hospital there last week suffering with an attack of dougas fuver,

At the Magistriey yesterday Mr. E. R. Hallifax fined the coxswain of the steara launch Suí dn $35 for refusing to stop when called upon to do so by the police.

A Chinese restaurant keeper from 212, Queen's the contact of two strange peoples. It would Road Central, was ordered by Mr. E. R. Hallifax be far better if the bachelors among them set at the Magistracy yesterday to pay a fine of $25 examples by marrying Korean women.

for refusing to admits European constable into

his licensed premises..

Macao, like the other Colonies of Portugal. has quietly accepted the Republican régime. We announced yesterday the issue of a Boletim Oficial at Macao on the subject: The Governor-Genera: was telegraphically instructed by the Minister of Marine to communicate to the civil and military autho- rities under his jurisdiction that a Republic had been proclaimed in Portugal with the concurrence of the Army, the Navy and the people, the proclamation having boon received with great enthusiasm. It was added that absolute order prevailed,

In the recent announcement regarding the and that a Provisional Government had Bedford Relief Entertainment Mrs. A. G.

the been established.

the Gordon's name was fzal vertently left out of the President and hig Ministers being list of those who are kindly giving their services

on the occasion, given. This telegrain was dispatched from Lisbon on the 6th inst. That it should not have been published in Macao until the 10th merely suggests the existence of doubts in the minds of the authorities at Macao as to the stability of Republican ascendency. Tho telegraphic intelligence we have pub- lished since the 6th inst. leaves very little room for doubt as to the triumphant success of the Revolution, and no adequate reason could be urged for further hesitation on the part of the Governor to obey his telegraphic instructions to communicate the intelligence

A Chinese boy who was caught in the act of suntoking a watch from a gentleman in Queen's Road on Monday was sentenced by Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday to 48 hours' detention and ten strokes of the birch.

Homer Davenport, ex-private of the 26th Infantry, in the Philippines, who had been con- fined for the past ten months in the lepor de partment of the San Lazaro hospital, suffering from a marked ouse of that dread disease, died last week from exhaustion caused thereby,

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 11th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer has fallen over the Loooheos and 3.W. Japan and risen elsewhere, particularly over the N. part of the Sea of Japan.

The depression remains near Naha, Southern Loochoos. It is moving very slowly towards

THE REFUBLIC PROCLAIMED AT

MACAO.

equally

confers no special advantage on Japanese

DOBC

subjects or gouds. Thus Japan regards the one so far that it seemed desirable, no izomber principle of reciprocity as Correspondant this duly observed. The objecting, the report of the Bokset Committee fruitful I source should be adopted with the alteration suggested of irritation to Great Britain Was the neglect by the Medical Oficer of Health. of the Japanese Government to provide repre areal opportunity of stating their case, while sentatives of the foreign interests affected with the tariff was stil being discussed in the Diet.

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CEREMONY AT THE LEAL SENADO.

Macao, October 11th, The Republic of Portugal was proclaimed here to-day at twelve o'clock by the Governor. General at the Loal Senado's Hall. The red end groen fisg was hoisted on the flag staff of The artists concludes that the desire to con the Senado and the Monte Fort ficada salute of ciliate British opinion is so real that a way may possibly be found to remedy any cases of great twenty-one guns,

hardship and especially of discrimination against Great Britain.

The ceremony at the al Senado

was

The VICE-PRESIDENT Coaded, and thu motion was agreed to.

HIS EXCELLENCY'S APPRECIATIÓN, Mr. T. H. King, Acting Assistant Saper- intendent of Police, wrote as follows:- I think it due to bring to your notice tho excellent assistance rendered to the Fire Brigade and Poliss by the Sanitary Board staff at the collapse in Morrison Street. on Saturday Sept, 17th. They supplied a grost

for Champagne de St. Marceaux & Co., Heims, several band lanteras. The Fire Brigade hund Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., as agents want in procuring two Kitson lights nad inform na that they have ordered considerable flares were insufficient. Later on, when the reserve stocks of 1904, and customers may rely Fire Brigade and Folice had extricated as many upon a really fine vintage wine. Champagne of

THE CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued attended by a large crowd. Mr. Luiz Nolasco, the president of the Leal Senado, delivered a the following report

speech in which he expressed the hope that the future of the country and of the colonies would be more prosperons in the future thas it had bean in the past,

Cheers were called and heartily given for the Bopablic and for the autonomy of Macao.

1904 vintage is considered as excellent in bodies as possible, the Sanitary Board coolies A guard was formed at the entrance to the quality as that of the year 1900. Sapplies of worked very well indeed in clearing the rubbish. Leal Senado by the polico, and on the arrival of 1900 vintag

vintage are 20 unobtainable.

N.E.

The high pressure area which is still central over the continent to the North of the Yangtze valley, extends now over the N. part of the Sea of Japan.

Frosh to strong N.E. monsoon may be ex- pected over the N. part of the China Sos

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am-to-day, 0.00 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon. to-day in na follows:--

NE rinds, Hiếu The Bangkok Court has disiniased the case in Hongkong & Neighbourhood darate to fresh; which Mr. T. Ramage Miles was prosecuted by

fae. to the people under his jurisdiction. That the Chins Mutual Life Insurance Co, Ltd., for

NE winds, fresh Formues Channel

to strong. obligation was discharged over the signature embezzlement. The defence was that the case of the Acting Colonial Secretary, and it is was simply a question of soseants and that the South coast of China between Barue as No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamooks. rumoured that H.E. the Governor, Sr commission due to the defendant exceeded the South coast of China beteen game as No 2.

Hongkong and Hsinga EDUARDO Marques, who was an A.D.C to total of the two sums mentioned in the charge.

the band, the air being repeated on the hoisting of the republican flag and on the departure of the Governor, while orics of Vive república"

were numérons.

to

His Excellency "A Portugueza" was played by This year's vintage is a failure, which added They wore at work long before Sang Lee's men

the thres

previous years' failures leaves only arrived to put up shoring. The ambalances and 1906 to follow 1904, and as this cannot be ready dead boxes were promptly and well tarned out.

His Excellency the Ofcer Administering by 1904's, the Government wrote-Please_convey my for the market before well into 1911, there is considerable period to be

The Wine appreciation of the services rendered by the consequently prices. Trade Review reports that, "The sovara

several bad police, fire brigade, and Sanitary Board staff on The Portugness craiser here and Government vintages have bad the effect of exhausting stocks, this occasion. House are now flying the republican flag.

hardened consid. and prices in consequence have erably. The failure of the present vintage, The Portuguese colony in Manila has sent which is a settled matter, will further compli the following telegram to the President, of the cate the situation. The 1906's will no doubt ba newly constituted Republic: Prosident of the shown in the

are heard of ring, and from all reports which near London, of Mr. J. B. Coulson, senior

they will meet with a ready Republic, Eisbon: We congratulate the re-

It is hardly necessary to add appreciation, publican party. Long live Portugal! Long that a non vintage Champague is not to be com live the Republic-The Portuguese Colony." pared in quality with a guaranteed vintage wine.

Mr. HOOFER~Very satisfactory.

News reached Yokohama by cabla on the 28th uit. of the death, on the previous day, at Ealing, member of the firm of Lane, Crawford & Co.' Ltd., Yokohama, and for twenty. year a resident of Yokohama. The cause of death was cancer of the stompoh