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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18ra, 1910.

The cans was remanded in which Cheung

resources.

said $800.

many varying factor which have to be one infallible sign of prosperity it is a rise taken into account, so many inficences that in the population, for it is now recognised Pang, Kai stands charged with three cthere for TELEGRAMS. may make success or failure, that it is small that the population follow very closely the conspiring to rob a Chinese merchant of $1,900 wonder the politician should think that his development of a country's

E. X. A. Hudson, the next man to try con- work can only be conducted by rule of From the beginning of the century up to thumb. The very nature of the problems 1861, when the process of frosing the trade lasions with Bill Lewis in the fistic art, starts now claimant for the welterweight will attract A. 8. WATSON & CO. to be solved, however, makes it all the more of Great Britain may be said to have been training at the V.B.C. to-night. No doubt the

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DISASTROUS FOLEST FIRES IN MINNESOTA.

Minneapolis, Oct. 11th. The forest dres in this State continue to rage with great fury. Evory day adda new horrors to the list. The number of dead now totals 400, and the monetary damage to standing timber and private property is

for $200, and his ship's company will probably HUGE AIRSHIP ATTEMPTS TO estimated at one hundred million dollars.

miss more money to put on the artifcer.

Before Commander Basil Taylor, H.N.; at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday, F. A Coleman, light keeper at Green Island, prosecuted the owner of a licensed passenger boat for concealing the number of his vessel while passing Green Island. Defendant had was fined $40, the alternative being two nothing to say in answer to the charge, and menths' imprisonment with hard labour.

CROSS THE ATLANTIC.

THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP OF THE UNITED STATES.... LONDON, October 17th,

Washington, Oct. 13th. Mr. Wellman, the well-known

There is a persistent rumour in official Aviator, has started in his huge circles here that President Taft means to dirigible airship "America" from offer Senator Root the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, made vacant Atlantic City for Europe.

necessary that an exact record of past ex. completed, the, increase, in the population many to the gymnasium, The Sight is for a periments should be made. The solution during each decennial period was on an of a complicated problem is not rendered average about two millions. From 1861 to 1871 the increase was over two and a half easier by approaching it in a blind-fold

millions, from 1871 to 1881 over three condition, such as-is the condition of those millions, and from 1891 to 1901 over three WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS who, without studying the facts, deny that and a half millions. No doubt the census thera can be any political sciarice at all-to be taken next year will show the rate of that the influences at work are too numerous increase has been maintained. The special and too varying in their effect to allow any circumstances affecting Ireland exclude that laws to be laid down. How short our poli- portion of Great Britain from the same in. tical memory is hardly needs pointing out. crease in population. We have only touched A generation is almost sufficient to wipe on the circumstances immediately precoding from the slate of our memories the political the adoption of free trade; perhaps more in- nspirations of our fathers. No more notable teresting conclusions could be drawn from cxampleof this can be found than the sud. those experiments made in regulating trade den reversion of feeling in regard to what andcommerce in the preceding centuries when was looked upon as fixed axiom of Briti monopolies and other kinds of industry- followed the pleasures of the table, and a vory phones link up the engine-room, navigating terest was manifest d was celebrated at the

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87.20 Per Dosen.

Mr. J. M. Nisbet, who has been transferred on promotion from Foochow to Teny-yuek on the Burmese Chinese frontier, was entertained to dinner by the Imperial Maritime Customs staff at Foochow before his departure Dancing

destroying measures were freely indulgod in,sajoyable time was spent. Mr. Nisbet has been The task of delving for such material is a

atationed in the Foochow Customs distriot laborious one, however, and one could wish; that Mr. Brescas had been able to carry out his proposai,

The English mail of the 17th September was delivered in London on the 15th inst.

Sir Francis Piggott, the Chief Justice, has returned to the Colony after a short holiday on the West River.

A case (British) of diphtheria was the only car of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week.

Fifteen thousand pesos worth of opium was found isnt week concealed on the steamer Islas Hipinas by the Manils Castowas staff.

A dividend of 1 per cent for the quarter ending Sept. 30 has been declared by the Manila Electric Railroad and Lighting Corporation, on the total issue of £5,000,000 common stock

According to a recent sanitary contus taken in Iloilo that city has a population of 39,381, divided as follows: Americans, 137; Filipinos, 37811, Europeans, 163; and Chinese, 1,220.

Other nationalities not spoolfied, 60,

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, six hours stocke, and subsequent banishment for attempt ing to commit an indecent samalt upon a girl one of the streets leading from Caine Boad.

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policy-the policy Free Trade. Hardly the sixty years lave rolled by since tvo great parties in the State finally united in sweeping away the remnants of the Protective policy, and now, by a turn of the whool, they as again divided on this very question. The enthusiasm, the labours of those who succeeded in finally abolish- ing the protective duties have all been forgotten. and the whole story is being repeated now. It is not uncommon to hear

We are glad to be able to record that though people refer to the freedom granted all confined to bed, Mr. H. J. Gedge is programs. nations by Great Britain in her coastinging satisfactorily. trade as an injustics to the British nation. When in 1828 the first step was taken in the repeal of the Navigation Laws the same cry was raised. The shipowners protested they would be ruined. Yet in the twenty years following that repeal the English merchant navy inmated in tonnage by over forty per cent, and all the great British shipping companies have been established sinon that repeal ras maio. There can be no doubt these maults were due to the impetus given by competition. As long as ber coasta were barned to foreign competition shipbuilding remained at a standstill. The same remarkable result is to be seen in regard to trade and commerce. It has boon claimed that Britah skill in manufacture was obtained as a result of the long years in A. S. WATSON & CO., which her industries were protected from competition, and the argtiment has been used to justify the protective measures of the Japanese Goverment. But if this was the case if the alility in manufacture was attained while yet the protective duties were inforcs,-then we should expect to see under the change in poliey a large increase in the imports, but none in the exports. In 1851 just after the first decisive stops in the direction of free trade had been taken, the

hundred millions, and tite exports (excluding Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS re-exports) were under seventy-five millicus. should be sent before 11 am on day of Five years later the imports had risen

i After that hour the supply

to £172,000,000, and the exports to Only supply for Chek.

£116,000,000, and nine years later the imports were £271,000,000 and the exports £165,000,000. Thus in fourteen years the importa bal neart; trebled and the experts On September 1st, at London, Commander more than doubled. There could hardly be H. N. BIVERS, R.N.E., of the P. and O. Co., more eloquent testimony to the fact that it to EVANGELINE RIDDELL

was the protective policy which was retard ing the country's drancemment. A further example of how the protective policy rather retarded than assisted the development of the country is to be found in the state of agriculture before the repeal of the Corn Lawa. During the time of high prices the landowners and famers had been apathetic in regard to improvments. Protection had, naturally, not stimulated them to secure larger crops from their land; in the words of Sir ROBERT Peri, it had been the parent of neglect. Immense tracts of land existed

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A man who behaved in a disorderly manner at » Chinuse theatre and assaulted the atten- dants told the Magistrate yesterday that he had been assaulted by the police His Worship disbelieved the story and sent him to prison for seven days.

almost the whole of his service, sud during the greater part of the seven years spent there had been attached to the Native Customs, where during the past year he has been in charge of the O. D. 8. department, being a good Chinese sohalar, and with a perfect knowledge of Foochow

dialect. He has made a host of friends, not caly among the foreigners but among the natives as well, and by his unfailing courtesy, ready tact, and sterling qualities has endeared himself to all with whom he has come in contact.

BIG FIRE AT WANCHAI,

850,000 DAMAGES.

WEDDINGS.

MASTER-INGAR.

A wedding in which considerable local in-

Ponk Church yesterday afternoon when Mr.

[This attempt to cross the Atlantic is being by the death of the late Mr. Melville Fuller, wonde under the auspices of the Lendon Daily The report is generally given credence and. Telegraph and the New York Times. The air has been published widely. ship is fitted with two ninety-horse-power motors. Light is supplied by a small motor, independout the illuminating system in- of the engine-roo cluding a powerful searchlight, for use in case

A system sad is compelled to descend.

of tele- the Amerion should stoannter a storm at night,

decks, and lifeboat. Mr. Murray Simon, late of the White Star liner liner Oceanic is the navi- rator, Mr. Yaniman is the chief engineer, Mr. Fred Aubert, of Washington, assistant engineer, Master, of Highworth, Wilts, was married to and Mr. Irwin, the wireless operator. The course chosen for the attempt is 2,989 miles from Atlantic City to the Scilly Islands. The gas envelope or balloon is 228 ft. long and, fully lasted, contains 345,000 cubic feet of gas.]

BRITISH WARNING TO PERSIA.

LONDON, October 17th. A Taheran telegram states that in view of the injury which is being One of the largest conflagrations which has done to trade by continued dis- taken place in Hongkong of recent years broke turbances, Great Britain has address out yesterday afternoon in the timber yards on ed a strong Note to Persia, warning

Hotel, and as the Esmes spread with consider.

the Praya East, almost opposits the Praya East the Government that serious con- able rapidity, threatening the tenements of sequences would ensuc if restoration dwelling houses in the vicinity no little con- of order in the South is unduly sternation prevailed for a time.

delayed.

A SUCCESSFUL PARIS LOAN

FLOTATION

GREEK POLITICS.

As usual it is diffenlt to arrive at the origin of the outbreak. In this instance it-is-by-no- means clear. A European policeman on duty in the locality noticed the smoke coming from the Kwan On timbor yard, and before he had time

LONDON, October 17th, to ascertain its cause a huge blaze shot into the air. He quickly summoned the brigade at No.

Despite the labour troubles which 2. Police Station, and Inspector Kerr with the Bremen lost no time in getting to the have recently been afflicting France, soene with the hose. They found that the fire the issue of £9,400,000 sterling, had got a particularly strong hold. As the wood the first portion of the Paris in these yards in stocked for seasoning, leaving a considerable opening between each log, loan of £36,000,000 for City em- it is easily seen that the drought thus obtained bellishments and sanitary improve facilitated the progress of the fire. The fresh breeze, blowing in an easterly direction, fanned ments, has been covered thirty times. the flames, and rendered diflealt the operations of the brigade. At first when the fireman up- peared on the scene it was impossible to get. near the barning logs. The intense host given We regret to announce the death of Mrs, forth made it decidedly uncomfortable to handle Bax-Ironside (ne Countess Märta Gyldanstolpe). the hose even from the verandale of the houses wife of Mr. Bax-Ironside, ble Britannic opposite. However, with the arrival of the telegraphs that the King has entrust. Majesty's Minister-at-Borns, and formerly Aromen from the Central and the added assaisted MVenezelos, who recently headway. Their attention had to be bestowed resigned the presidency of the Cretan for a time on the tonements which were scorch Government, with the formation of a ed and had commenced to smoulder in places. Cabinet. Had the wind been from a northerly direction it would have fared hadly with these buildings.

In the early stages of the work the fremon operated under considerable difficulty and danger. Some of them wore overcome by the smoke and had to be assisted from the danger zone, and others received minor injuries from falling with the approval of the King, has bouws etc. Fortunately none of the em ployees in any of the yards were in any position of danger. As a matter of fact it is believed that most of them disappeared as soon as it was

we alrranty appeared in other papers will be / imports of Great Britain were valued at one Secretary of Isgation at Peking, which took ance available, they were able to make more

maeriod.

cation.

Telegraphic Address Press.

Codes: A.D.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

P. O. Bor., 84. Telephone No. 12.

MARRIAGES.

On September 13 h, at Balham, D. C. Drex, A.M. Inst. O.E. Engineer-in-Chief, Chinese 1.M. Castors, Shanghai, to EMMA, widow of

lato T. C. Craik,

On September 14th, at Plymouth, Lieut. A. VITCH, R.G.A son of late ANDREW YEITCH, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, to TOLANDE MARY DOBOTRY KINLOOH.

HONGLONG OFFICE: 10A, DEB VŒUF ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STEMET, EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 18TH, 1910.

place in London on September 10th.

Three men charged with stowing sway on the 3. Mausang for Borneo and one man charged with aiding and abetting appeared before E. R. Hallifar at the Magistracy yesterday. They were comanded, the latter haring to find bail of 1500 and the others 8100 each.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 16th Octo be shows that of non-Chinese there were 388 to the Library and 229 to the Musema, and of Chinese 171 to the former and 2,891 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 559 persons and the Museum by 3,120.

At the next meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday an Ordinance to amend the Opiura Ordinancy, 1909, will be read a first time. Its object is to provide that the declaration on the importation of opium, in the case of a limited company, shall be taken by the manager before so makes the failure to make such a declaration aking delivery by himself or his servants. It

discovered that fire bad broken out.

A pleasing feature of the occurrence was that soon after the flames were noticed a party of bluejackets-two best loads-appeared on the scone and offered their assistance. Neadless to say this kindly action on the part of the "handy men" was appreciated, and they did good work in separating logs, a very dangerous task, the full brigade turned out, the service of the and also managed to get out a boat. When

bluejackets was no longer required, and they The British Consul General at Seoul (Mr. H. returned to the Royal Arthur, Though the cruiser has been here only a few days her visit will be remembered with feelings of gratitude.

an offence against the Ordinance.

carrying passengers. They are at present engined as a rule with Japanese motors, the price of which is high. H.M. Consul General suggests that there should be an opening here,

Been from the water the conflagration ap.

The timber yards destroyed are the Kwan On

in certain counties, with good reade, good. C. Bouar) reports that a number of mater markets, and a mist climate, which were bosts are used on the rivers and harbours of THE late Mr. HERBERT SPENCER Once pro-almost in a state of nature-undrained, Kores and on the Yalu river for towing and for posed to compile a list of the laws affecting badly fenced, and wretchedly farmed. As

peared to have attained to considerable dimen trade and commerce enacted by the British a result, the withdrawal of what was prac.

sions, and the sight, as the flames, in one grest Parliament, showing the reason why the tically a subsidy to the farmers found them

body leapt into the air, was one not likely to be laws were enacted, what effect they had, quite unprepared to face competition. In-

forgotten. The heat given forth was intense and kept back the dense crowds which bad as as also in Japan, for motors of British make. and why they were finally repeated. Unforstead of the duty a corn, having served to

sembled. As night fell it was evident that tunately the support necessary for such an promote and improve agriculture it served

Yesterday an interesting exhibition of work in bongh there was no danger of the fire spreading The first connection with the 2nd Battalion of the Buffs the flames would not be extinguished for many undertaking was not forthcoming and the but to retard improvements. soheme fell through, but the necessity for Agricultural College in England was not Regiment was opened at the R. E. Theatro hours. some such remembrancer is so apparent founded until 1845, the year before the and attracted considerable attention. The col- that probably under a more scientific form Corn Laws were abolished, arid all the im-lection embraced fret work, wood carving, paint- Hong Tai (the largest), Long Sing Lee, Sam of government a record of past experiments provements in agricultural machinery date ings, black and white drawings, models, orna- Lee, Kwan Leung, Chuc Tai Kee, and Man will be considered necessary. A scientist from that time. The same development mental picture framing, knitting, crowel work, Hop. Practically all the timber contained in followed in manufacturing industries. The photography, music writing, say writing. enol is consumed, and the damage is extensive. who pursued his investigations and ex- periments in the haphazard way political duty on raw cotton was abolished in 1815, collection of butterflies, cooking, and blouse It is estimated that it will, at least, amount to investigations and experiments are pursued and in fifteen years the import of cotton would hardly be considered as oue trained had more than doulled, while the supremacy in the trade which is still maintained may in the right spirit of scientific investiga-be said to date from that time. Although tion. He would be like a man wandering the woollen trade is a very ancient English in a circle, eternally repeating experiments possession, in 1835 there were only 30,000 already proved to be failures and only people employed in the business and 5,000 achieving successes rarely by some happy power looms; in 1888 the number of persons accident. It is true political science is of so employed was about 265,000 and the a very complicated character. There are so I power looms 140,000. If, however, there is

making,

$50,000,

MACAO.

The Board of the North Borneo Trading Company has resolved to pay an interim dividen Mr. Francisco do Rozario, an inspector of in respect of the current year of is. 38. per share municipal police at Macao, writes to us com In order to further develop some of the 79,900 correspondent writing of him as "Mir, Francisco (being at the rate of 25 per cent. per annum). plaining that he has been insulted by our Macao sores of land owned by the company, it is pro-Yong." Mr. Rosario says that "Yong" is a posed to increase the capital of the company to nickname given to him by the Chinese of Macao. £150,000 by the oreation of 100,000 shares of In making the correction we desire to add 10s each, to be issued at such premium and on that we much regret that this nickname appear no conditione as may be considered advisabled in our report.

LONDON, October 17th. Reuter's correspondent at Athens

LORD KITCHENER.

LONDON, October 17th. Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister,

requested Lord Kitchener to join the Council of Imperial Defence.

PORTUGAL.

REVOLUTION ARY DECKEES,

LONDON, October 17th. It is reported from Lisbon that

abolishing the Chamber of Peers, the decrees will be published to-morrow

Council of State, titles of nobility, banishing the dynasty, and secularis- ing charitable institutions.

FROM THE MANILA "CABLENEWS."]

STANDARD OIL AND SUGAR- TRUST REHEARINGS.

Washington, Oct. 12th. The robearings in the Standard Oil and Sugar Trust cases ordered by the Supreme Court of the United States have been set for January by the Federal Court.

RESIGNATION OF A REPUBLICAN "BOSS"

New York, Oct. 18th. William Barnes, Jr., has resigned from the New York State Republican Committee Mr. Barnas is the member of the committee Roosevelt for temporary chairman of the who led in the fight against Mr. Theodore

State Convention. His resignation is the reault of Mr. Rocasvelt's triumph in the con- veation and the discrediting of the State Committen by the people at the primaries.

Reginald F. C. Muster, son of Fov. F. C. Miss Bertha Meade, daughter of Mr. Robert Isgar, banker, Bath. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. Reginald Legar, isho arrived by the P. and O. steamer Japan yester day morning, was most becomingly attired in 籍 droes of white charmeuse trimmed with old Brassely Jaco, and carried a bouquet of ginger lillies, tube roses and Chloose asters. Her bridesmaids were Mica Hastings, Miss Dione May, and Miss Frances Pinckney. The best man was Mr. A. H. J. Jack-

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The ceremony was performed by the Rev.

A. B. Thorkill, and afterwards a reception was held at the residence of Mrs. H. J. Godge where the happy couple received the congratulations of their many friends. Mr. Gedge was unfor tunately prevented from being present owing the accident which he sustained on Saturday. This also prerouted Mr. and Mrs. Master leaving the Colony.

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VEITCH-KINLOCH,

At St. James-the-Less; Plymouth, on Bop- tember 14, there was a milltary wedding. The bridegroom was Lieuk Androw Veitch, B.G.A., quartered at Plymouth Citadel, eldest son of the Into Mr. Andrew Veitch, of Shanghai and Hongkong, and the bride Miss. Yelnude M, D. Kinloch, eldest daughter of Mrs. H. Hamilton Kinloch, late of Winterbourne. Earls, Wilte. The best man" was Captain and Adjutant Arnott, Davis B.G.A, and six brother offers were groomsmen. Llout. B. J. H. Kinlock, of the RA, gave away his sister, who was attended by Miss Betty Kinloch, as "best girl,” the six maids being the Misses Vollet Fortage, Leslie Veitch, Nadis and Kitty Moberly, M. Anderson and Cicely Ticehurst. The presente

numbering over 200, included a silver ten kettle presented to the bridegroom by his brother officers of the mess.-

THE "BEDFORD" RELIEF FUND. Success attended the second concert given last

night in the City Hall en bobalf of the Bedford Relief Fund. The audience was quite na large on Saturday night, and the entertainment reached the same high degree of excellence. All the artists noquitted themselves with distinction.

The same names appeared on the programme, but the programme was different, with the exception of the one act comedy entitled "The Changeling," which kept the large house in roare, of laughter at its many somamimgly. funny situations.

Mr. Frank Austin was particularly happy in

his selection, Mra. Maitland sang two numbers most exquisitely, and Mrs. Edwards gave a cultured interpretation of the Romance (Wieni-

awaki) and had to comply with an encore, Mr. E. Sutherland was in ycod form. His hamour was most infectious and when he declared that he was regarded by the Public Works Depart- ment as the aroh-conspirator whose jokes brought-down-the-hongos the laughter was up- roariona. The audience olamoured for more bat Mr. Sutherland felt that be bad given enough and contented himself with bowing his acknow- ledgemente.. Perhaps the most charming item

Their Toices blended beautifully and their of the progmamme was the dust in which Surgeon and Mrs. Schofield participated. singing captivated all their hearers. Mrs. won golden opinions for her rendering of Life" Mr. G. Lammert was in good voice, Mrs. Webb repeated her sac- cess of Batarday evening, and Mr. W. G. Worcester made a hit in his humorous song. Tho accompanista were as before,

Gordon also

DEPARTURE OF ME. SCHWERIN,

Mr. B. P. Schwerin, Vice-President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, brought his visit to Hongkong to 8 close yesterday when he left by the Siberia for Manila. is departure was made the ocassion of another striking display by the Chinese, a launch on board which was a Chinese band accompanying the Peolfio Mail lanach to the steamer, and the weird strains of the musiciaria. were heard in the intervals of the crackers and bombs which ware fired on route.

HERR DERNBURG,

Herr Dernbury, the former Colonial Minister for Germany, st present on a tour of the East, to-day arrives in Hongkong by the N.D.L

steamex Pris Eitel Frederich. The disting nished visitor, who has spent his time in the East sight-seeing and studying commercial

Colony. Probably he will visit Manila and conditions, will stay only a short time in the

perhaps Canton,