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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9ra, 1910.

Before Mr. E. R. Hallifar at the Magistracy | HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. yesterday a storekeeper from 55, Second Stret charged his son with embezzling $2,103. the tou gave Information which led to the recovery of $1,950 the charge was withdrawn.

CANTON,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

November 2nd.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday at the Board Room. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe presided, and there were present :-Ilou. Mr. W. Chathains (Vico-Proxidant), Mr. A A neamun from the stosuer Monteagle, who Shelton Hooper, Colonel Bedford, RAM.C. was arrested on Monday night on a charge of (Principal Medical OBour), Dr. Fitzwilliams, This made the silman angry, and after an assaulting the police, was admitted to bail in the Mr. Ng Hoa Tez, Dr. F. Clark (Modical sum of $25. As he failed to appear at the Officer of Health) Dr. W. W. Fearse (Assistant Magistraer yesterday to answer the charge pre-Medical Officer of Health) and Mr.. W.

Bowen Rowlands (secretary). ferred against him his bail was ostreated.

The body of the Chiness seamon who was drowned with Constable Traa in the recent col-

THE OLD QUESTION.

Application was submitted for permission to

erect two water closets at No. 33, Race Course.

the opium business in Kwangtung, and if he has been less successful in dealing with the questions regarding gambling and salt, yet he must be credited with a straightforward purpose in carrying out the commands of the Peking Government regarding opium. & CO., It is true that in this effort he has created

international trouble, by his disregard of Treaty rangements between Great Bri. tain and China; and in the regulations for the control of the opium business which be lms just issued, and which we reproduce WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS in another column, it will be so that Hision was fonul in the man-of-war anchorage EXCELLENCY persists in ignoring the most on Monday. The funeral took place yesterday recent arrangement for he contemplates afternoon and was attended by a large number the closing of the principal market for Iulian opium in three years, while the international arrangement is that | export from India shall absolutely cease at the end of another six or seven years. The Viceroy is not entirely to blame. The responsibility for this open disregard of the

Mr. Arathoon 54th, T.S.O., the retired Imperial Government's obligations which

The PRESIDENT explained that the application Tegistrar of the Supremo Court of Hongkong, imply an open market for another six years,Lft by the N.Y.K: strainer" Tango Mara" for was from the Jockey (lub. The building was Just be shared by the Imperial Government,

England, where he intends to reside, Mr. Frank to bo osed only during race meetings, and the since it has the power to voto the Viceroy's Browne, Government Analyst, was passenger wo's were to be used by montbers of the Hong arrangements. In the case of gambling, he by the summe steaner, provealing Home on koog Clab only. There was saficient water

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gambling farms, whence, he asked, was ho for obtain revenue? Again, in not shutting

of lakangs.

Shortly after teu o'clock on Monday night fire broke out in a house in Wanchai Road near Triangular Sir et and caused damage to the extent of 81,003. The fire brigade promptly swered the summons, and within an hour had

the fire nuder control.

Two charges of sustching were dealt with by

STRIOUS ASSAULT, An vil dealer in Honum two days ago sent for a barber who was rather lata in coming archange of hot words he caught up a stool and sote the barter on the head with such violence

that his skull was frustared. The man is now under the care of the Red Cross Society, but his life is despaired of.

CHEMATION.

TELEGRAMS.

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REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONOKÜNG DAILY PRESS,"

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

Mr.

ANNUAL DINNER.

LONDON, November 8th. William Keswick, M.P.,

It is not often that one hears of cremation Dr. FirzwiLLIAMS minuted-This should be among the Chiness, but such an event took place. on Saturday at a place called Fung Wong recommended to be granted.

COLONEL BEDFORD minuted-This applica- Kong. A petty offer in that towa died, but presided over a distinguished gather.....

before dying he made his comrades promisa toing at the auinal dinner of the China tion should certainly be granted..

There was some amount of Association, the guests including Sir bura his corpse. expostulation, but in the end his request was John Jordan (H.M.'s Minister to Pek- agread too. After death the body was takon otate the town and burned. It is said that ing), Sir Matthew Nathan (formerly

undreds of spectators came to see this as Governor of Hongkong), Sir C. P..

Chater, Sir Walter Hillier, Sir J. McLeavy Brown, Lord William Cecil, Bishop Corfe, and Dr. Morrison.

Mr. HOOPER misuted-I don't see what goed it is for the Board to recommend that this application be granted, for the Executive Council cannot approve it without stultifying itself.

The REGISTRAR GENERAL minated-This

secras to come within the terms of the Colonial Secretary's lottar.

Mr. HOOPER did not see the use of sending

sikt.

STUDENTS AND THE QUEUE.

Some days ago the students of the Kwong how Middle School forced league to cut off

the this, wired

to ጸርኑ፡ ነ their queues on a certain date. The Warden, learning of doal with tho matter, A reply was receivel Fuking and asked for instructions how to aiment immediately to the effect that the wear-

Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday. this application to the Executive Council, foring of the quons is & mutter concerning the in one a man from the country who attempted that body could unt, without stultifying itself, to suauch an ear-pick from a woman in Queur's prove of the Board's recommandation. Ho students to remove their quotes until official as causing consternation, and trusted

The VICE-PRESIDENT stated that there wa

thes down he has fallen fout of that section

Road was sentenced to three months imprison-d made inquiries and found that the tacks of the people who would stop licensement and four hours stocks, and in the other and conaocted with the water mains.

Water The PRESIDENT-T think the gambling at any price and if the Provincial native who sustelind $40 from an Indian in

Authority oau gite s a definite opinion ou Assembly can be considered at all represon-Connaught Road way sentenced to six months,

that anbject. tative of popular opinion, the section of the inprironment and sir hours' stocks.

eople favourable to the total suppression of A bat've paper at Peking is authority for the gambling monopolies must be 2 very im-statem at that the German Ministry of War, portaut and influential one. While he has acting on the su gestion of a certain medion offices, will issue a proclamation in the year not come into line with popular opittion as

1911, prohibiting the use of coffee in the Gray thus represented on the gambling question, and ordering the substitution of China to his efforts to suppress the opium trade German merchants will therefor shortly evidently command very general approval stablish companies in Hauków sad other in Canton, and on this question at least places for transporting Chinh tea to their Viceroy YUAN is given full credit for sin home country. cority of purpose.

His successo. HE. CHANG MONG-KI, is now on his way from Peking, where he has been to confer with the high authorities on matters of ligh importance. The career of HIS EXCELLENOT has been a

reigning dynasty, and that on no secount are the studsats to apply themselves to their studios

sauction is given The wiro ends by exhorting

and leave other matters alone,

FILES AND THE WATER SUPPLY.

For purposes of economy the Canton Water Works proposed to stop pumping between separate sad independent supply of water from midnight and four in the morning The Canton Self-Government Association, however, what was known as the Blue pool. It was not

consider that to do such a thing wonkl ha to court disaster, as the winter is coming on and connected with the msius supplying the city.

Mr. Hoorer thought that approaching the Executive Council would only mean the saubres will soon be prevalent. Yesterday the 72 Guilds sent representatisos to sail on the which the Beard get orery time, and he did Total of Industries to ask him 1 bring think they should place themselves in the post-pressure to bear on the Water Works Co, and tion to get another. In the circumstances he compel thes to abandon their scheme. The was not in favour of granting the application.

The PRESIDENT thonght members were with Taotsi promised to do 30. in their rights in recommending the application, Mr. HOOPER thought, the applicants should go direct to the Executive Council.

WOUNDING A NEPHEW.

In the San Chouc village of the Pan Yü District lived an old man considerably over sixty years who was continually anaoying the relations with whom he lired by singing obecone songs. Quo day when Eis conduct in

The are in the Sauimury Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in which J. T. Shaw plained from the Hongkong Electric Company $70.51

The PRESIDENT said he did not see how the damages for injuries is a fan, a suit of clothes, and a jacket caused by the negligence of the members of the Beard laid themselves open to a defendauta or their servants by knocking over s/saub, or how the Executive Council were likely this respect had been somewhat worse, than usual,

to stultify themselves.

fan standing in the plaintiff's shop on 13th July, or in the alternative $70.50 damages for trespass,

had to be adjourned again yesterday owing to the absence of the phintiff's principal witness.

particularly brilliant and fortunate one. About eight years ago when H.E. SHUM was appointed Viceroy of Canton, Mr. CHẲNG WAY simply an Expectant Taotai. He followed

The China Critic is responsible for the H.E. Sum to Canton and was appointed one of his secretaries. Later, ho report that, during his stay in the Capital, Sir Frederick Lugard, the Governor of Hongkong, appointed to a post in the Educational was in direct communication with the Waiwapa Department, the duties of which he per: and the Board of Posts and Communications formed satisfactorily for more than a year.with regard to railway expansion and construn- During this time a very serious rising oceur- tion in China. [The only basis which this

COLONEL BEDFORD, proposed that the Deard grant the application provided there was

independent water supply.

Dr. FITLAMA seconded, and the motion was carried.

THE OPIUM TRADE AT CANTON.

NEW REGULATIONS.

ephew advised him to desiat, saying that such conduct in an old man was a disgrace to

The Chairman, proposing the toast

dwelt upon the progress made in of "Prosperity to the Association," Manchuria and the vitality of Chine. He described the new Japanese tariff the British Government would consult the merchants of China concerning it, for the matter was serious alike to Great Britain and Japan.

Sir Julm Jordan reminded his hearers that Peking was now fourteen days from London, and suggested that the Association should send some nambers periodically to China to see the great changes which were taking place. Great Britain and China had many points in common.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

INQUIRY INTO THE CHINESE QUESTION.

LONDON, November 8th. The Government at Ottawa has the family. The unels became infuriated and decided to appoint a Royal Cour-

spatched up a wood-chopper, with which he

insisted a severe wound on the nephew's head. mission to investigate charges of

into British Sosing what he had done the old rascal ran smuggling Chinese away and has not since been heard of. The Columbia, and incidentally to inquire nephew is not likely to recover,

into the opium traffic.

A WOMAN'S CRUALTY, From time to time one hears in this city of the horrible cruelty practised by some

As almost the last not of his tenure of office Chinese woman on their mail-servants. The

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

CONTINUED INCREASE.

LONDON, November 8th. The increases in Imports for poor and could ust support hic family, so he made arrangements for his young daughter to the month of October ameant to enter a rich family as servant, or mooi chai,"

as the Chinese call them. After a few days the £5,495,986, and in Exports to man went to see his daughter, but was refused | £3,760,454. admission to the honso. The neighbours then The chief increase in imports is in told him that the screams of the maid servants

THE CORONATION.

red in Kwang-Si, and the authorities were at report has, we believe, is that his Excellenerwrites our Cantoa correspondent), Viceroy following gives a good idea of the lives of terror NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the newe

their wits end to know how to suppress it, while in Peking discussed matters connected Tuan bas laid before the Duliberativo Council a and torture which' some peor children aro com,! o kuna should be addressed to TRK EDITOR.

with the agreemial which has yet to ho Correspondente minst forward their names and

At this moment Mr. Cuano came forward conduded between the Chinese and British series of regulations for the control of the I pellad to lead. A ina eiled Ip Luen was very addresses with communicatione addressed to the

as evidence of with certain suggestions which met with authorities for the joint working of the Canton-pinn trade, of which the following is a free

travelation — Editor, not for publication int

the approval of the Victor. The sugges Kowloon railway-En, H.D.P.] good faith.

(1) These new suggestions are arranged in All letters for publication should be scritten ontions were carried out in full, with the

An arrival from Bainan was on Monday accordance with the Anti-Opium Regulations as side of paper only.. No anonymously signed communications that result that the insurgents were defeated approached by a number of Chinese to join a settled by the Hoard of Financs. have already appeared in other papers will be with great loss and the rebellion utterly put seerst trade society. He refused to join, and (2) These now rules will be carried ont for a terrted.

orders for extra copies of DAILY Pass down. The VICEROY then sent a memorial refused to contribute money to its funds, and period of three months for a trial, and if success should be sent before 11 am. duy of

to Peking in which he extolled Mr. Chase's because of this the men who approached him ful in working will then be extended to all the in the house were terrible to hear, and that the cotton; and in exports, cotton and pxbitcation. After that how the supply is

ability and requested that a suitable reward decided to warlay him. Meeting him on the districts and commercial ports of the Province. mistress appeared to spend all her time in woollen manufactures. anita. Only apply for Cash.

Wing Lok Street wharf on the evening of the (3) The Taotai of Police and the Director of | beating some onŋ. The father was a man of Telegraphis Address: Pass

be given hún. The reward took the form day mentioned one of his new-fledged comrades the Provincial Anti-Oplam Bureau will present resource, so he at once went for a polies officer Code: 4.0.0, 5th EL. Lieter,

of promotion to the first degree of official attacked bin with a chopper, and another thros copies of these rules to each dealer. One and with him gained admission to the house, rank. Just at this time the office of Pro-assailed him with me iron bar. He was removed of those copies is to be posted up in the dealer's There he found his poor little daughter shut up in a dark room. She was taken out and ex. JONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Das Vaur ROAD.Cvincial Treasurer of Kwang-Si fall vacant, to hospital in a critical condition, and the inan place of business.

(4) Every dentor will be required to fill up a amined and her body was found to be a mass of LONDON Orries: 131. FLEET STREET. EC

and H.E. CHANG was at once appointed, who struck him with a bar was arrested, charged

certain form, which must be sent to the office of weals and bruises. The father at once removed He filled this important position for with assault and remanded.

the child and took her to a charitable institution, then promoted The first practice dance in connection with the Bureau within ten days of its receipt.

(5) Every denier is expected to tell the whole | the governors of which have taken up the case to be Governor. Thus it will be St. Andrew's Bal: took place yesterday at the truth in replying to the questions written in and the woman is likely to be heavily faed. seen that HIS EXCELLENCY Jas had a City Hall and was woll attended. As venal the II. E. YUAN SHu Hsus's tenure of the large amount of experience in the Two programme was devoted mostly to dances which this form. If he is engaged in any other form It has since transpired that two former 16) Any dealer who fails to return the form and that their families will now come forward to Viceregal Yauren at Canton has been as Kwangs, and it is to be hoped that his call for some little practics, such as the reels of trade he is to state explicitly what the trade is. nuid-servants died under this women's treatment, Irief as that of his two predecessors in the tenure of office will be one of prosperity, and the Caledonions. Mr. Sutherland under to the office of the Bureau within the appointed

took to explain the steps of the Strathspey and As a result of his conferences with the reel, and the many who took the floor to learn 10 days will be sued. His EXCELLENCY is at all sorry to be relieved high officials in Peking, the early closing-of showed a wonderful splitude in grasping the the gambling monopolies has become a measure, and the prospects of this special dance

The Daily Press.

Dress. two years, and was

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER TB, 1910.

office. We cannot, however, suppose that

of his post. He is no longer a young man, and the Viceroyalty of the Two Kwang hed of roses. His is by no means EXCELLENCY gives one the impression of anold man weary with the storms of State." It is commonly said that it needs a younger man possessed of determination and a will

task

(7) Any dealer who suppresses the fact that he is engaged in any other trade will be fined.

(8) All those persons who state that they carry

on any other business beside that of trading in

stop their opium trade.

accuse her,

USE OF ELECTRICITY RAPIDLY GROWING IN CHINA.

of to many. The Buffs Band supplied the music raw opium will be commanded to immediately undertakings ore promoted are much as to put

for the other dances."

settled policy, and it remains to be being more successful thau over are exceedingly seen whether HIS EXCELLENCY's states-bright. The skid of the bagpipes was helpful

the manship is equal to providing, by such readjustments of tara- tion as will not provoke a popular storm, the deficit of four million dollars per au- DUR thus created. Seeing that he is in

LONDON, November 7th. The "Gazette announces that the King's coronation will take place on June 22nd next.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS..

of irou to rule the two provinces over which this matter but carrying out a very emphat; the Railway," he says, 'is intended to attract/and who wishes to withdraw from it must first finding Brita outractors, and British Arms, at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of

the Canton Viceroy has jurisdiction but we

LONDON, November 7th. The "Daily Chronicle" states that Mr. Asquith is anxions to submit to China is

now one of the most rapidly develop his colleagues tentative proposals for ing markets for electrical plant. Unfortunately the conditions under which most of the municipala constitutional settlement by consent.

British manufacturers with their insletence

ALLEGED TRUCULENT SEAMAN. (9) If any trader does not possess, at least upon cash-dawn transactious at a disadvantage in the competition for orders. This is what the

Ahmed Allay, a fireman oa the steamer We have received a letter signed Excar-1,000 tasle capitel he will be requested to change British Commercii Attaché write about the

matter:-"Almost sionist" complaining of "tho extortionate sale his business.

(10) Any person engaged in the plum trade mattor Almost all contracts require to be Breconalsire, appeared before Mr. E. R. Halifax

manufacturers unwilling of furea of the Kowloon-Canton railway," IE

notify the Police and obtain permission.

ply plant except for rash down, have sometimes assaulting the third engineer of that vessel. poople to the New Territory i has no far

Inspector Langley informed the Court that (11) Any dealur wao withdraws from the co-operated with Gorman firis, the latter arrang. mity well hesitate to endorse this view. H. E. cally expressed wish of the Provincial proved a disinal failure, prices only serving to opium trade and afterwards outers that trade ing, the finance in return for being allowed on November 1st the defendant was alleged to again will be fined and forced to return to the to participate: Thus several of the con- have struck the third engineer in the stokehold SЯus was such a man, but he did not / Council, His ExXCELLENOY can surely count | aot as a strong deterrout to all bat the wealthy business. for which he formerly quitted the tracts. I have mentioned are for British and to have given bim two black eyes. Whils

and oilers and German dynamos below the defendant was called succeed half as well as the aged Is HUNG upon their valuable assistance in obtaining It must be patent to anybody, for instance, opium trailer who wishes to rotaeve his place engines is generally spread over a period refused to ascend, and when he did reach deck

of basiness to some other Viceroy CHANG JEN-CHUN now at Nanking deemed most expedient to tap. The career is a large sum, and it it is a hardship on theify the polics to that part of the town must two or three years on proper security being

given." The contracts lot laat year, to which at midnight he carried an iron bar. The chief (13) A shopones sealed for breach of the opium ho refers, were for new electric light install officer of the veseel approached hims, and was man, abreast much interest, and in view of the grow, correspondent les complains of the time taken lava will not again be allowed to re-open, even tions at Chungking, Chengtu, Changsha,strack with the bar, and when the captain reton-

In sovering the distaues between Kowloon and under a different came. Any ou found Kanting, and Ningpo, and for more er less im of the times, and capable of enlightened ing intimacy between this Colony and Can Lown, and particularly of the long stop at Taipo. defying this rule will be compelled to stop portant extensions at Shanghai (settlements bed with him he used abusive language, ond

business immediately

uative city), Hankow, Peking, Bwatow, Mukden plain found it reasssary to plavo him. Jeadership. Now that Provincial Councils tou, with the railway connection in pros. We understand that the stop at Taipo is

The officers in charge of this district and other places. Negotiations were proceed restraint. exist, the times demand that the Viceroy pect, we may add the hope that His EXCEL-Quavoidable until through connection with, w) The offers in, part of it district

wherein

of 1910 installation ut in several cities in Menchuris. Indeed, there durned. to the Teotal of Police and to the Director of may be said to be an electric lighting project carried out and report all breaches of the same the Anti-Opium Burer.

in every oity in China (although at Pakhoi the THE RAISING OF THE MAINE." (15) No new traders will be allowed to open project is stated to have been abandoned in view

of the successful introduction of Incandescent President. Taft has approved plans for raising oplam businesses.

opium traders are advised to

funds for carrying such rules all new ing to the r

CHANG, Or

even so well as the aged new revenue from sources which it may be that 45 cents to an ordinary coolie or inbourer of the new Victor will be watched with colie, it is equally so on the European." Our Viceroy

say

that the

Wo should needed for Canton is a

effect.

on lock, but

shall rule, not by brute force, but by LEROY will studiously strive to foster and Canton has been established, when other make it their duty to see that all rules are properiving at the bed and for fretationPridence was opened and the hearing

superior intelligence-by mental force encourage these amicable relations which it arrangements will be made for taking on water,

THE CIRCUS. and power to convince the people, through is mutually advantageous to maintain their representatives in the Assembly, of and develop.

Another appreciative attendance watched

the soundness of his policy, which, moreover,

It is interesting to note that the grand total with interest the progress of the excellent

(16) All Bxisting

must. aim at the progress and develop of rats killed in the Colony, during the weak programme provided by Harmston's Cirens at Bet out of the trade as soon as possible, as accord.as mantles); the only diiculty is to find the battleship Maine, which was sunk in Harana", inent of the provinces over which he has ended 29th October, namely, 1968, is the highest Causeway Bay last night, Tho various sets to closest opinm shops will be forced tion. In farther illustration into exeon-harbour before the outbreak of the war with

jurisdiction. Viceroy YEAR's form of office yet reached.

has been a troubled one, for he has For stealing ffteen pairs of chopsticks from had to deal with some difficult prob473, Queen's Road West, Mr. B. R. Halifax at lems. There is no doubt that lie the Magistracy yesterday sentented a native to has done all in his power to stop one month's imprisonment with hand labour.

the "end". of the

4th

of the progress Spain. These require the completion of the electrical works the attaché mentions that work before February 15, 1911, the 13th an were olover, sensational or comic, and the variety year of his Majesty Soar Tug (1913), an electric tramway scheme for Clapton is tudor niversary of the disaster. The work will be

a considerable extension of under the direction of the Army engineers.. contemplation, of the programme was sufficient to cover the

(17) All dealers sro nutiled to carefully say telephone system in that city has re-

Mr. Taft believes that the raising of the Maine likes of all That the spectators were delighted and carry out to the letter the above rules.

(18). These rules will come into fors after the cantly been carried out, and that preparations will settle definitely whether the explosion which with what they saw was evident from the Deliberative Council have given them their are being unde for inaugurating telephone! sank this battleship took place inside or outside. ferquent laughter and continuous applause, and sanction, and a promulgation of the rules will be services at Chengtu, at Wuhu, and in the Spain has been invited to send a representative the matinee which starts at four o'clock this giren when the sanction is obtained

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