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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 4TMm, 1911.

HE the Governor has appointed Saturday, the 15th of April, to be a public holiday.

Mesert. Vernon & Smyth's London wire yor orday gave the price of Para rabber as 60l. por 16.

A correspondent informs us that at least five of the European representatives on the Cotona tion Committee will be going Home this month.

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nuoh any

from any secret, well-laid plans. No in- cident gave a better view into the shallow. tho of Japan's diplomney than statement made by the Foreign Minister that there was no room to form a recipro cal tariff convention with Great Britain. The remark, we believe, was made in all innoconce; it was not intended as a gibe or as a threat, as it seems to have been con-

The Chines who was struck on the head with sidered in many quarters. It was simply piece of wood in the soulle when a Chinese mide as a statement of fact to which the ran amok in Des Voeux Road a fortnight age Foreign Minister evidently thought no has died in the hospital. exception could be taken. He, of course,

The Foochow Echo announces displayed an utter ignorance of Great regret the death of Mr. Paul Pattiek, Britain's fiscal arrangements with other years a resident at the port as principal of the Powers when he so rapidly concluded Foochow Trading Company, that a free-trade country having nothing to offer could expect to receive nothing. same mistake has beer made by aven more eminent statesmen, Eng- fishmon to boot. Therefore it seems rather as if too great clains for Japan are made when it is assorted that she is a kind DIMITRINO & CO'S of conspirator with Russin for the undoing

of China. No doubt if there are any pick- Twelve cases of small-fox, of which 10 wers inga going, Japun will be quite ready to see fatal, were notified in the Colony last week,

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It is again rumoured, but we do not know on what authority, that Sir Robert Hart is leaving England in April for another visit to the land of his adoptiou, s Critic.

The Right Rev. D. João Paulino d'Azevedo e Castro, Bishop of Mauso, aftor a stay at

mission tour, is a passenger to Hongkong by Singapore for soaple of months on his

the next Germán Mail stosmor duo here on the 6th inst. His Lordship is accompanied by his private secretary, the Rev. Fr. A. M. Moraor Sarmento.

Deep and general regret will be felt at the serious illness of Mr. D. C. Mamy, of Mesra. Noel Murray & Co., Shanghai. Mr. Murray has recently he took a trip to Ceylon to recuperate.

“been out of health, fer some considerable time and

Last Friday, we understand, ho caught a'bill and was taken to the General Hospital, where he has since boon lying in a precarious condi- tion. Sincero wiabes will be felt by innumerable friends for his recovery.-N. C. Daily News.

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

ALLEGED CARGO THEPTS.

One man and three women belonging to a Mr. A. Fougom photographer, cargo boat wore charged with the theft of three senda, us spesimen noe arbellen shote-bags of flour part of cargo from the s.s. Hercules graphs of the som fable procenton while it was in transit. The prosecution was at in connection withe abolition gambling the issues of Mr. H. Stott, and Mr. J. H. described in our yesterday's issue.

All were Chinese. The only other cases of to think she is going out of her way to upset commanicable disease besides these were one Chinn. Indeed, there is a certain amount Chinese case of enteric lover and one of relaps

ing fever. of erilence that Russia's doings are looked This

with suspicion by Japan. suspicion may, of course, be directed to wards seeing that Russia does not get more than her fair share of the spoils or does $4.50 per box of 100, nothing to damnga Japan's interests in Manchuria. un the whole, however, it SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL $4,40

would appear that Japan is not so much in Hussin's confidence as may people think POUR LE PRINCES... 350

It has been stated in Japan that Russia's policy is deeper than appears; that she is merely using the question of treaty rights. to obtain a stronger economic hold 'on North China and Mongolia. A Japanese of publicist, in the columns of one Japan's foremost.

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Japanese that Russia is making a bid for the trade of North China; that aho is going to open up Mangelia with Tail ways, obtain concessions for mining rights, and generally make herself at home, just as

ake formerly did in Manchuria. It is A. S. WATSON & CO., cortainly curious that beyond saying that

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BIRTHS.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library

and Museum for the week ending the 2nd April, 1911, shows that of non-Chiness there were 503 to the Library and 156 to the Mwem, and of Chinese 216 to the former and 2,411 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 719 persons and the Museum by 2.557...

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According to the Japanese papers, Mr. H. A, Bush, of Newchwang, kas managed to start company with a capital of 4,000,000 yen, called the Chuan Li Manchurian Development Co., Ltd., in order to purchase from him his rights to varions gold and other mining properties in North-East Marcharie, which are again to be

resold at a prost to a Company to by started it London called the Concessions Company, Ltd.,

The directors of the C. L. M. D. Co. follows:-Mosers. G. G. Brady, exobauge broker, Yokohama, II. A. Bush, merchant, Newchwang, China; H. Fulford Bush, pore ant, London; A. B. Cooper, merobant. Fo rogohante: A. Wendell Jackson, financier, Yokohama. London: N. W. Molvor, counsellor-at-law,

with a proposed capital of one million pounds.

bama, J. R. Goory. Bonorul Blastris Co,

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Gardiner appeared for the defence. The cine was remanded.

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Three Chinese charged with stowing way

from the Dutch East Indies appeared before Mr. E. R. Hallifax yesterday and were sentenced to one month's imprisonment each with hard

Labant.

ALLEGED ASSAULT. Four mou and a · WOMBU

were chargod

yesterday with assaulting several women in hair factory at Wanobai, but the hearing was adjourned, the first two being admitted to bail in 855 each and the others in $5 each.

THEFT FROM THE COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.

For stealing 28 pounds of tour from the Commissariat Department Chinese

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seaterday committed to prison for one month and ordered to be exposed in the stocks for four

hours.

AN HONEST MISTAKE.

R. Bea, warrant officer on H.M.S. Virago, prosecuted a risha coolie for disorderly be haviour. Complainant said that when he latt the Soldiers' and Sailors' Institute the defood..

ent followed him calling out "pay, pay." He continued this all the way to the Doolyard gates, where a commotion ensued. His Worship thought the defendant Ind made an honest

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THE VALUE OF MILITARY EFFICIENCY.

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PEKING, April 3rd.

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RUSSIAN MINISTER RESIGNS.

LONDON, April 3rd.

A message from St. Petersburg states that the Minister of Marine,

ment has been much criticised by the whose administration of that depart-

GRAVE SITUATION IN MOROCCO..

is known to have favoured hostilities Duma, has resigned. in the recent crisis with Russia, an extraordinary edict has been issued which gives the Prince Regent, the chief command of the forces, and ex- horts the Army to remember that the Manchus conquered China and main. tained control for three centuries owing to their military efficiency, which was China's only manns of maintaining her national domestic security.

This inspiriting message has been forwarded privately to the troops. OUTRAGE ON A MISSIONARY

SHANGHAI, April 3rd.

The Rev. John Murray, of the American Presbyterian Mission

LONDON, April 3rd. A Tangier message states that the situation at Fez is of the gravest nature. The tribes have all combined

against the Sultan, and an attack on the town is momentarily expected. If it be made at once the town must [capitulate owing to the lack of troops, money and foodstuffs, the last meri- tioned being at famine price.

SPANISH CABINET CRISIS.

LONDON, April 3rd.

ruffians on March 25th a hundred li Senor Canalejas, the Premier, will Tsinan-fu (Shantung) was attacked by. It is reported from Madrid that

north of Tsinanfu and was badly probably remain in office. wounded on the head, arms and legs.

The cause of the attack was a silly rumour about stealing a child.

The injured missionary was brought to Tsinan by a Government escort and is out of danger.

His assailants were arrested, and

AUSTRIAN POLITICS.

LONDON, April 3rd.

A Vienna message states that owing to persistent obstruction pre. venting the voting of supply the Reichsrath, the first elector, on

mistake in believing that complainant was a the officials showed the utmost universal suffrage, has been dissolved.

man who had not paid him his ricsha hire, and

in

view of the fact that he had been two nights in the cella he would be discharged,

LARCENY. Sentence of six months' imprisonment with

hard labour and four hours in the stocks was passed on a Chinese yesterday who was convicted of stealing $165 from a rice shop in Queen's Road West,

ABDUCTION.

from the Philippines was remanded pending A Filipino charged with abducting a girl

further inquiries.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Japanese traders must be on their guard, the Japanese publicist does not express any hostility towards Russia on this account, and it is also to be noted that throughout the proceedings of the Japanese Diet, which has been prorogued, was whispered about Russia's political movements, although the Government's foreign policy was freely criticised. A few years ago indignant

T'he beautiful grounds of "Unkazs,” Shanghai, politicians would have been breathing now the property of Mr. E. Jenner Hogg, slaughter; to-day no one even thinks it are soon to become the property of St. John's worth while to inquire. The whole tone of University, which is located en adjeiring. the nation towards Russia has changed. property. “Unhaza” is one of the west beatifnt The papers either refer to her in friendly gardens in the Far East, the Shanghai Nimes terms or her doings are ignored as of no says, and has been brought into its prosent fine weanent memorial is proposed by the self-con- importance. The entente hardly seems to Hogg, who has lived there for about forty years. condition through the unremitting care of Mr. account altogether for such passivity. The addition of this property to St. John's Uni- Perkaps it is that her attention is attracted versity will give this important institution elsewhere. At any rate, indifference or opportunity for growth and development which suspicion cannot be considered signs of it has greatly needed for many years. St. connivance. On the other hand, it is John's University is, in many respects, sip of

CORONATION MEMORIALS. Y

[TO THE EDITOE OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY, PRESS."')

Hongkong 3rd April, 1911, DEAR SIR, It would be as well if any per

stituted Committee that subsoribers should give their donations on the strict understanding that which it is subscribed within a certain time; the money is doveted solely to the object for

otherwise returned to the donor.

Old residents will remember with regret and aven shame the fate of their Queen Victoria

On March 24th, at Hankow, the wife of E. paisible and probable that Russia com- the most indsential schools established' by mis- Inbilee Memorial (Jubilee Road) owing to

FINOER of a son.

Ou March 28th, at Shanghai, the wife of C. R. SLOWE, of a son txarrived only a few hours), On March 29th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. R. A. WATT. n daughter.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mr. and Mrs. AITKEN return sincere thanks

for the many kind expressions of sympathy extended to them in their revent sad berare

went.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 4TH, 1911.

We have already commented on the fact that every time any diplomatic friction arises anywhere there is sure to be at least one publicist ready to point the finger of accusation at Japan. It was so in the case of the Russo-Chinese trouble and in the United States Maxico affair, although in this last incident it almost seemed as if

municated to Japan the steps she was going to take, not with the idea of obtaining the help of Japan to coerce China into submis sion, but merely as a friendly act. So fur

sloanries in China, and its growth to the present proportions has been a matter of pride to Shang-tary objection. A ruad eventually was built congratulated on this extension of its property. hai residents. The University is heartily to be certainly, but not at all the sort of road that the subscribers wanted and paid their money freely. to get. Tsingtao has recently sustained a gren losa

Military which for a long time withheld the The jealousy of the Civil power by the King's Park at Kowloon may also recur te the minds of old residents, albeit that in that in stance the public did not eventually suffer.

A similar want of co-operation and sympathy was responsible for our town being cut in two

solicitude and proved most efficient.

[FROM THE "N-C. DAILY NEWS."

THE DUVEEN CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

London, March 28th. Telegrams from New York state that Mr. Louie and Mr. Joseph Daveen, members of

have ploaded guilty to a conspiracy to the well-known London firm of art dealers

defraud the Custome by under-valuing imports.

They were each fined G. 10,000..

[FROM THE MANILA CABLENEWS."

THE ANTI-TRUST CAMPAIGN IN THE UNITED STATES.

Washington, March 29th.

and is now prepared to begin prosecutions. The Department of Justice has beau in- vestigating the alleged anthracite combine

It is said that within a day or two crimiuni cases will be filed against several of the most powerful franciera in Wall Street The prosecutions are expected to be more sensational than those against the beef trust- THE AMERICAN BANK FRAUDS.

The Government has issued, a epm-

munique declaring that the hopes based on a Reichsrath elected on universal suffrage have not been realised.

COMPANY MEETING.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

An extraordinary general meeting of share holders in this Company was held at the Hong- kong Hotel yesterday morning for the purpose of passing the resolutions which have been ad. vertised. Mr. H. Humphreys presided othersi pressut being: Big Hormuajee Mody, Mosers J. Scott Haiston, P. White (Consulting Com- mittee), J. A. Terrant (secretary), W. D. Jupp, H. W. Bird, Enis Seth, Lan Oba Pak, J. M. E. Machado, D. E. Clark, H. Rapp, T. W. Hornby and J. W. Taylor.

the meeting.

The SECRETARY read the notice convening

The CHAIRMAN sail:-Gentlemen,-Before formally proposing the Resolutions which you have just heard road I would like to remind you that for the year 1909 the General Managers received na commission and the Consulting Com-

mítída no remqueration. It is quite right that Gozeral Managers' commission should be do pendent on profits, and the change in the Articles which we are asking you to sanction will not alter that; the General Managers commission will still be dependent on profits, the only difference being that it will not conse altogether, when they fall below 7% As regards the Consulting Committee, there is no rensen why their remuneration should in any way be dependent on resalta. The responsibíl. ties of Consulting Committees are necesescily

a Russia was morely insisting on her rights in the death of Dr. Richard Wunsch, whe died this knowledge could not be said to be on the 13th instant, after a somewhat prolongad guilty knowledge, although, of course, those attack of typhus. The N.C. Daily News who think Russia's action high-handed my correspondent at Talngtão writes:-There had think that Japan should have dissented been quite a number of cases of this disease INm it. As a matter-of-fact, however, among the. Chinese, and several deaths. Not a Japan is not going out of her way to pick a few of these bad besa taken care of at the Faber quarrel with any nation, in spite of the Memorial Hospital for Chinese, of whion Dr. later times it is-many years since the public to Bank-Wrecker Walsh of Chicago, confin- of an indirect nature and the remuneration utterances of the Yellow Press in America The disease see us to have appeared in a most Wunsch had charge, and two of them had died and elsewhere, and she is certainly not viralent form, and he, no doubt, contracted it going to be drawn into any dispute which in his care of those men. Two young business will not bring her any profit. There are signs mou, Germans, also died of the same diseas, and that the reign of the military government one soldier. No further cases have been which has swayed Japan for the last few reported now for some days, and it is hoped that years is drawing to an end.

Washington, March 28th. President Taft bas refused clemency to Charles W. Morse, convicted of fraud in connection with the failure of the Thomas Morso-Heinze line of babke in New York in 1907, and confined in the Federal Prison by the New Naval Yard. Te come dow to at Atlantic. Farion has also been refused

subscribed heavily for relief to the sufferes by ed in the same prison, the 1906 typhoon and for a typhoon refuge. What has become of the money and where is the refuge P-Tours faithfully,

CARACTACUS. A typhoon refage is fu course of constrac it at the mean, the cost being defrayed ont of rates.—ED} The people these were only sporadic instances and not the

SANITARY BOARD, PLEASE NOTE, [TO THE EDITOE OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PREJ:""").

are growing restive at the continual sub-had the good services of Dr. Wunsch at the result of an epidemic. Many people who hare servience of all practical reforms to the Faber Krankenhaus will share the very general neade of the Army and Navy, and at the regret at his untimely removal. He wasonly attempt to bring military methods to bear forty-one years old.

or domestic affairs... This year will prob

:)

SIE-I would like to be informed why, when passing the Land Offon of this Colony on nico, The death is announced of Captain Neil fresh Springmornings, and every other mording.

[TROM SOUTHREN NEWSPAPERS.]

THE NAVY ESTIMATES,

U

The

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the first résolution with regard to the remuneration of General Managers.

Mr. JVPP seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

given too small to affect the inancial position of any dividend-paying concern. There is no Tonson that I can think of why our Company should be the only one to contain in its Articles. London, March 16th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Mos in- of articles 80 and 92 respectively. With regard of Association self-denying clanges of the nature troduced the Navy Estimates. We hot min- tain the Navy not merely fors year, hat for as

to the third Resolution, the amount of dividend long as the Empire lasted. He would never which could at oure be forfeited for the benefit advise & loan, which was a temporary expedient of the Company it this Resolution is passed and to supply a permanent need. Exceptional cir- confirmed would amount to about $10,000,- contanoes, however, might arise in which exceptional expedient might be adopted. He hoped the estimates bad reghed the highest point. We were laying down now ships, with a Japan had been dragged in to cause the ably see a less autocratic government take Mathieson, a popular commander in the service one's nose should be assailed by a frightfal odour Rosyth naval base would be ready in 1916.

view to their completion in the spring of 1914. its place, to the pacification of foreign of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which event took emanating from the side of this building strongly favoured conscription.

These would be of the Orion" type, alarmists and the well-being of the people, place on the 22nd alt. at the Yokohama Gestralnearest to the Cathedral when this same building

Mr. McKenna incidentally mentioned that he

London, March 17th. Hospital. The Japan Gasette says that Captain is the Head-quarters of that august body. The

In the debate on the Navy Estimates, Mr. Mathiesos, who was forty-five years of age was Sanitary Board, whose lengthy deliberatione fill Balfour dwelt on the necessity of our supremacy a native of the island of Mull, in the north of our newspapers to, sometimes, the exclusion of greater than ever. The idea of abandoning the in the Mediterranean, where our interests were [Scotland, and had been in the service of the mack more interesting matter, and whether Mediterranean had never been entertained dur- Nippon Yusen Kaisha more than thirteen yours, the honourable gentleman who daily passes this in all the days of our maritimo greatness. He chielly in command of liners on the Australinity corner smells it too, or is there a mistake tries the adequats provision for the pro- and European lines. He had been in indifferent and it exists only in the mind of this humble

tection of the commoroo routes.

Mr. Roberts (Labour) moved that the increas Judge Thayer of the United States Court from Europe about that time he was relieved of

health for about two months. On his arrival seeker?

ing exponditure was a mense to peace and no- Why also should the trees opposite the Datational securit, and urged Sir Edward Grey to red to a vessel on the Bestile run, but shortly by some vandal, possibly the ricksha copies

of pears. after came on shore, and for a time was staying stationed there?

Mr. Balfour said the Opposition would heartily medical advice, and an examination showed him at the Club Hotel. Captain Mathieson sought

support the suggestion in favour of arbitration made by Bir Edward Grey, which was a con- to be suffering from virulent tuberculosis of the owning & Sanitary Board and an Afforestatba stantly striven.

Why are these things suffered in a Colny summation of the policy for which they had con throat, He was admitted to the General Department Yours; Hospital, where his case was considered hopeless, and a fortnight later be succumbed.

trouble. All this gives Japan's foreign policy a very profound appearance and causes remarks about the "Crafty Oriental" -remarks which sonud all the mors ridiculous when we find the Japanese Commissioner of Customs at Neuning...

Mr. K. J. Andes has been appointed acting themselves consuring their Government for a lack of wisdom in its foreign policy. The secretaries to the Coronation Committee A a matter of fact, Japanese and Chiness are Mesars. P. S. Jameson, F. J. Macgregor diplomacy have nothing of the cleverness of and A. Temperley.

the West, or rather, it is not the same

WAX

The CHAIRMAN proposed the second resolu tion with regard to payment of members of the Consulting Committee.

Mr. BIED seconded, and the motion carried,

concerning andlaieti dividends.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the third rezolation

Mr. MACHADO conded, and the motion was carried.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the fourth resolation, which provided that the

kind of cleverness. Sometimes Oriental for Chine leaves for home on the 17th Aprils the command of the Witaclu-maru and trusler tien Barracks be daily stripped of their bring Germany and France within the covenant previous resolutions should be retrospective in

policy is openly transparent-so openly transparent as almost to be deceptive in its transparendy, although this is not in- tended. At other times it is portentously obscure and involved in mystery, but this appears to arise more from fadecision than

and will be absent from Shanghai about six

merths:

Mr. J. F. Olesen, who has been Commissioner at Canton, is to succeed Mr. H. M. Hillier, as Commissioner of Customs at Tientsin, and will leave for the North this week.

A JEEKER AFTER TRUTH

M2. Roberts motion was rejected by 216 votes

to 54.

thoir effect.

Mr. HORNBY seconded the motion, which was carried nem, con.

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business of the meeting, gentlemen. There will be a confirmatory meeting later on, at which these resolutions will be confirmed.