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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1911.

The Hongkong Volunteer Co-pa av holding adindor to night at theheadquaters.

The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne leaves for Hone.

on Monday on six months' leave of absence, travelling við Siberia.

four years ago, it would have been extreme-- ly abort-sighted and consureable had the Government neglected to make provision in the plans for a terininal station affording the facilities which the traffic of a great |trunk line of railway must necessarily re-

The rate of exchange went up to 1s101. Whether or not the Colony has yesterday. The rise is presumably due to the quire, received full value for the money it has ex-warfare in Mexico, pended is a question for the experts, and so we turn to the references made in HIS EXCELLENCr's statement regarding the prospects of the line. It is very satisfactory to learn that for the last three months of 1910, the actual receipts were more than troble the amount of the estimate, and that for the present year the Chief Resident Engineer has bad occasion to increase his estimate of the receipts from $107,000 to

The Hon. R. F. Thayer, Judge of the U; 3. Court for Chins, and Mru. Thayor, left Shanghai on Monday in the s.s. Chiyo Mard for home.

Dr. Oldham, the well-known preacher of the Mathodist Episcopal Church, will preach in the Wesleyan Church, Wanchai, on Sunday evening at 6 o'clock.

A Chinese bay who snatched a watch and chain and three modals from a Portuguess was yesterday sentoused to fourteen days' laprison.

From Mr. Meo, Cheong, the well-known photographer, we have received some excellent pictures of the Innding of the American Admiral a few days ago to call upon HE. the Governor.

$176,000,

botwithstanding that the linement. Canton will not be opened for through traffic quite carly bad been

anticipated. In 1912 Mr. LINDSEY counts on the earnings of the British section amounting to $370,000, and

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CHANGES.

PRKING, April 21st. Chao Erh-feng, Amban of Tibet, has been appointed Viceroy of Szechuan. Wang Jet-wen, Treasurer A telegram from Lisbon states that of Szechuan Province, has been ap- law for the separation of Church-and pointed Frontier Minister for Yuanan State will be promulgated shortly. and Szechuin. Chou Jui chon hes It suppresses Catholicism as a State been appointed Treasurer of Szechuan Chang Chen-tong religion and guarantees liberty of Provine, and

Provincial Judge of Hunan. conscience..

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It also orders the religions com- munities to devote a third of their THE PLAGUE CONFERENCE.

A Chinese from Shaukiwan prosented a forged income to charity, and establishes order to a fish guild in the city and obtainer

$30. Taquiries lol to his arrest at Cheungohan | Government control of public worship.

THE OPIUM QUESTION,

anders in his powession.

anticipation will be fulfilled, and even ex- ceeded, for the larger the earnings then it was found that he had a number of forged lighter becomes the burden on the rates, When we see the marvellous way in which railway traffic has developed in other parts of China, we feel that confidence is justified

Cons:dorable local interest is manifested in -the-thiroo-submarines-which-have arrived from.

Trome, and the coneral desire to see thom is not kaly to ho gratifled. One was in viow along-

CIGARETTES. in the indiction of the exports that the side the Monmouth on Thursday,

84.80 per box of 100.

PRICES:

BLUM PACHA

SHEPHERD'S HOTEL 4.40

POUR LE PRINCES 3.50

No. 5 EXTRA FINE... 3.50

No. 9 FINE

2.50

CONSUL...

CORVETT

FLIKT

2.25

2.00

1.90

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The Hon. Transures of the Alice Memorial and Affliated Hospitals bers to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitale :----

F. A, Irving, Esy A Friend...

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THE POSITION OF THE

-NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, April 21st. Reuter's Agency is informed that the negotiations at Peking between Sir John Jordan and the Waiwup almost reached a deadlock a few weeks ago, but such progress has been made during the past fortnight that the prospects of a satisfactory solution of

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, April 21mt,

IN SUMMARY JUBISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING FUISNE JUDGE);

FURNISHING A HOUSE, Judgment was delivered in the action in which Mrs. G. Monti ned Cheong Lee & Co., of Queen's Road Central, for the return of certain goods set out in a schedule sttached to the writ af simons which wero illegally detained by the defendants, or for $998.90, value thereof.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared forsthe plain- tiff, and defendant was represented by Mr.

Hiado (of Mears, Brutton & Hett).

His Lordship said he was satisfed that the plaintiff's story was the trao one. He was of opinion that the trausuction, which way the subject matter of this case, was not tainted with immorality or illegality. The property belong ed to the plaintiff, and she coull have got any- body sisa to have sold it for her. There would '. be az order for delivery up by the defendants to the plaintiff of the goods which had been kept-

to a valuation. The net proceeds of the goods

the knit.

PRKING, April 21st. The Delegates alfonding the In-by the defezdnats, unless the parties could agres ternational Conference on Plague sold at anotion must be paid over to the plaintiff were entertained at a banquet yester and defendants would pay plaintiff her costs of day, H.E. the Viceroy being present,

The Government is inviting the Delegates to Peking on the termina- tion of the Conference, which is expected about the 27th inst.

| earnings are likely to be larger than they had previously dared to anticipate. If the railway is fed at various stages of the line

JAPANËSE HONOURS. In the same way that it is proposed to feed it at Fanling, by the construction of-n light

TOKYO, April 21st.. milway from Shataukok, there seems good

Several honours in connection reason to believe that in a very for years

H.E. the Governor, president of the T.M.C A.,

with the annexation of Kores arc an- the railway would have a local traffic which has signified his intention of being prosent at

the Library concert on Wednesday next. Frau the question of the diminution of the nounced. Count Katsura has been in itself would make the line muncratice,

You Wiser, Dr. and Mrs. Schofield, Mr-import of Todian opium into China We trust that the negotiations which are Barrington, Hon. Mr.. B. E. Pollock, KC,

Dade a Prince, Baron Komuta has now proceding for a working agreement. Mr. Falloch and Mr. Wabb hars promised to may be regarded as distinctly favor-been created a Marquis, and General

able. It would, however, be premature

will result not only in the establishment | assist.

of the aost harmonious relations, but also-A-British-marine nand John Ross appeared to state that an agreement had been Terauchi has been raised to the rank

fin an arrangement for the running of that the Magistracy yesterday charged with atoni

line in a way which will be at once officienting a bottle of pin valued $1 20 from a compra: (Special terms to Hotels, Clubs, and economical. It would be absurd, and dore'e shep in Arsenal-Street and also with and Large Consumers.) | possibly lead to a good deal of friction, to assaulting the two fokis in charge. The defen. dant was discharged on the first charge, but have separate and distinct staffs for each section of a raliway whoss, total longth does not exceed 112 miles. The cost of working

A. S. WATSON & CO., the railway, as H. E. THE GOVERNOR said,

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fined-$5 orch the tro charges of assault.

Lady Lugard's wookly "At Home" yester. day was largely attended. To was served on the

lawn and a forze company afterwards adjourned would be very largely reduced if the whole to the ball-room to liston to Mr. Timmerscheidt's line were worked as one business concern playing of the whole of the, Censurfrauk Sonat under joint, management, which was the on the violin, accompanied on the piano by- Mr. original intention of the Colenial Govern- Donnostong. It was a performance... which de, ment, and it will be obviously a matter served unstinted praise and was evidently greatly.

IND

The many friends of Dr. F. T. Koyt, azist aut Health Office of Elie Port, will regret tö learn that he has just received telegraphic news Jeracy (Chan- of the sudden death of his wifo nol Islands), where she resided with her son.

Mrs Keyt had been lately in an unsatisfactory state of health, but the news of her death way totally unexpected, and the deepest sympathy. will be ostended to Dr. Keyt in his and bereave

for great vegiat, on the Chinese side no less enjoyed. than on the British, if that intention is nat fulfilled, Presumably this is one of the questions yet to be settled. There is but one other point in 11 EXCELLExer's state ment on the railway to which we need refer, and that concerns the reply made to the criticisms passed by the Hon. Mr. KESWICK in his capacity as Chairman of the [Dock Co, and also in his capacity as Chairment. of the Wharf and Godown Co., on Government competition with local enterprise. His ExerLzEver while showing that some of the conclusions drawn were pre- C mature, justified the establishment of rail way workshops on the ground that it was to the advantage of the taxpayer to favo'them. though we doubt if this view will be widely accepted until it is proved by actin experience especially while any doubt remains as to whether ech section of the line will be separately managed or the whole placed under a joint administration.

LONDON OPPIC: 131, FLEET STREET, EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 22xD, 1911.

Tez nunual report on a railway for which a sum of $520,000 has to be provided out of the rates in the current year is necessarily No one, for a moment, could huve supposed

of Count. reached, as there are still two or three questions outstanding, including the JAPANESE CABINET - CRISIS. manner whereby unpay (native)

TOKYO, April 21st. opium in China can be checked and

The Cabinet is on the eve of how accumulated stocks may be

long-expected resignation." disposed of.”

CHAMPAGNE TRADE

TROUBLES.

LONDON, April 21st The champagne country is tempor- arily quiet. As many as 150 persons have been arrested, including several leaders of the vinc-dressers.

The authorities are sifting the causes of the origin of the outbreak.

FRANCE AND SPAIN,

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY,

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with a view to appeal.

Mr. Hinds applied for a stay of execution

Mr. Kong Sing-With regard to that part of

the property which defendants said they never bed, does your Lordship hold that they mover had it?

Hi Lordship-Which is that-the cham- pagne cups ?

Mr. Kone Sing-Yes, and other things. His Lordship I thought there was no dis- pute about that."

Mr. Hinds-A dezen champagne glasses won't

last indefinitely. They get broken,

Mr. Kong Sing-That is uut the point. His Lordship--I thought you were not going'

to contort that?

Mr. Kong, Jing-What I submitted to your Lordship was that I was entitled to everything that appeared-on the list-that-Cheong-Lee drew

up,

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His Lordships mid ka novor received them. Mr. Koag Sing-It is a question for your

| Lordship to decide whether he did or not. The list was drawn up by him and he signed it and

took the things away

His Lordship-Now you put that paint lo me I am rathor inclined to boliave the defen- dant's story that be did not receive the goods. in question.

Mr. Kong Bing-Thon wo can eliminato

His Lordship granted a stay of ezeration

and ordered the payment into Court of 8700 and 2200 costs.

The Philharmonic Society's Concert in the City Hall on Friday next will open with those goods. ............ orchestral item, a Biebstrant hy von Plon. The next item will be a solo by Mrs. Schofield, who will sing (loring Thomas "Le baiser," one of his lesser known but fluent compositions. Mr. Timerscheidt will then play violin solo, after which Dr. and Mrs. Schofield will sing a THE QUESTIONS OF A CHINAMAN dnet by Chaminade. The coucluding item in

HOME CHALLENGES TO MISSIONARIES, “ Part L is 'n Presto ap1 Allegro for pinne and orchestra, in which Mr. Donaan Fuller will be the solo pianist.

The "heathon Chizes," educated, civilised,

civilisation, says the Daily Mail, is appeating to tho Christian countrion to withdraw their

"Biblichtrous misionaries” from the Celestial

Pari II, consists entirely of Barnett's "An-and equipped with a sound knowledge of modern ciant Mariner, "forchorus, soloists, and orchestra, This will be performed by a chorns and orches tra of 80 performers. We believe this work was porteraand in Hongkong in 1888, hat without any orchestral accompaniment. For this concert this work has been specially orchestrated by Mr.

Kingdom. Mr. Lin Shao Yang, in a book, jest. published, entitled. "A Chinese Appeal to Christerdom concerning Christian Missioną... (Watts & Co., bs), protests against - the

LONDON, April 21st. A message from Madrid states that Some time ago the Viceroyal. Nanking telegraphed instruction ds the Shanghai Tastai

a section of the Spanish Press, em- to request the Consular Body to prevent. bracing prominent Liberal and Con- | Denman Fuller, The soloists are Mrs. Stainer, foreigners from going to Houli to hold a regatta servative organs, is conducting a Mrs Goldsmith, Mr. 5. Mecreand Mr. Frank "absurd, contemptible, and demoralising medley „ this year, and now the Governor at Soochow vigorous campaign against the Franco-aie interest, and although written some years and urges that China be left to work out her Austin. The work is one of the greatest mol that forms the stock-in-trada of missionaries," a wired to the affect that he has been informed that the foreigners still want to go ĉe-Heuli to Spanish entente. They recommend ago still holds a premier place in modern concert

the Faotai should request tba Comauls to prohibit hold boat races, and as Henli is an inland place. A rapprochiment, even an agreement. programmes, for hardly a year gran by but it their nationals from doing to

with Germany

LONDON, April 21st,

A Washington telegram states that the Mexican reply to the American deinand for restrictive measures ou the frontier has been handed to President Taft.

appears in the programme of several of the Jarge. Home societies,

booking plan is to be even at Mesare. Lanc, Tickets for the concert are 3, and tho,

Crawford's, members of the Society being antitled to two tickets at half-price.

FIRE RISKS IN PORT.

CONFERENCE OF UNDERWRITERK.

A. Conference of British anderwriters had hummoned to consider the question of their liability for goods in ports of discharge, and it is curious that the Conference should have met According to the Mexican Ambas-under the cloud of serious news. Nothing more sador the reply is friendly both in was known during business hours of the. form and in substance.

own ralvation, as far as religion is concerned, without Western interference

ho observin

missionary

His method of argument is mainly a bland. astonishment and questioning. Dealing with the present condition of Christianity in Europe,

What we wonder at is that your zeal should not only remain unchated, but should actually show signs of increasing activity aring an epoch which is obviously onn of religious unrest throughout all Chris- tinn lande, and in which historical and soientito methods of oriticism caused the gravest doable to be thrown on t truth of some of the fundamental propositions of the Christian faith

Do the mis sionarios proposo to convert Chin and then wait for the Chinese to reconvert the Weat?

It is

becauso I am firmly convinced that some of the

teachings

ings and methods of

the

At Shanghai last Sunday M., Vallon, the THE SITUATION IN MEXICO. aristor, flow with great suocoss, und took pas- rengers on a couple of trips. His firal compan- ion was his courageous wife, indane Vallon, who circled the course three times with him at a considerable altitale; and his second was a a document of much interest to the tax. that the Government-und come to a de- Chinese military enginear officer from Peking, payers, and the long and lucid statement cision on such a question without some who made the circuit of the course twice, and made in the Council by H.E. The GovERsonor of oridence that it would be more declared on alighting that he was perfectly on Thursday, and reported verbatim in our economical for the railway to have work-enchanted with his experience. These fights issue of yesterday, will doubtless have been shops of its own than to be giving out all were witnessed by a huge concourse of spectators, read with much attention. We need not its repair work to local establishments, including many Chinese officers from Peking

and Nanking. Is EXCELLENCY cortainly made out a again discuss the question of the cost of the line, for on more than one occasion geed print jecie case for the works the fovernment, in answering criticisms from the taxpayer's point of view, and it

should be analgamated and turned into a Central those who dissent from Government Bank, and that it should be placed on this point, has given very full explanations with the object of satisfy the conclusions of the Government, and are under the control of a Superintendent with tho ing the taxpayers that ralue has been qualified to express an opinion on the sub-rank of a President of a Board and Deputy- obtained for the money expended, and we doject, to prove that the reasons on which the Superintendent with the rank of a Vice-Presi not see that anything more enn unefully to decision is based are fallacions. For the rest, dout of a Board. The Currency Bureau should we have only to-note that the railway is now said now on the subject. If the entirescheme estimated to cost the Colony 812,300,000, bad, in the first instance, been presented teclusive of the cost of the terminal while the Eoard of Finance should retain yesterday afternoon at the instigation of lorad these risks, considering that they felt Population of the world, are really doomed to

rowning for

that the Ta Ching and Communications Banku It is reported that Prince Tsai Tas bás proposed

[FROM THE CABLENEWS-AMERICAN."] .

·AMERICA AND ANNEXATION OF MEXICO:

Washington, April 17th,

be made a department of this bank. The bank

A fight between the Mexican federals and should be responsible for the circulation of the insurgents at Agua Prieta was suspended currency and the receipt of all publie moneys, the Colony in the same way that Sir station, but including over a lakh invested exclusive powers of raising and appropriating Major General William H. Carter, com FREDERICK LUGAR, during his tenure of for reucvals and repairs to the open line, E. Sheng Kang-nno

fands. Dis Highness has also suggested that H. mander-in-chief of the American forces on

be appointed Superinten. the Governorship, has annually given an and we have only

to hope that dent. The Grand Council is said to be heartily the border. General Carter, acting upon account of the progress of the undertaking, the heary annual charges which the Colony in favour of the proposal.

instructions from. Washington, warned the belligerents that, inasmuch as they were fighting near the American line, they would have to withdraw.

it is probable that less would have is now bearing in respect of the railway will been heard about the large excess, the words of H.E. Tax GOVERNDE over the preliminary estimate, because annually and rapidly decreased as the the community would not have been misled proceeds from the railway increase.". into thinking that they would obtain what|---- they have now got for half the money.

H.M.S. Minotaur has proceeded to Mira Bay. Provision had to be mado, not for ordinary railway communication between two cities, The Bandmenn Opera Company guve a se- but for the derminus of the grand trunk cond performance of "The Arcadians" to a line from Haakow, and though it seems

large audience last night. proimhle at the present time that this line

H.M.8. Crescent left for Home yesterday will be under construction for a much morning with time-expired men from this longer period than appeared likely three or station.

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INTERESTING-TÓ STAMP-

COLLECTORS.

disastrous fire in a Castoms House at Buenos Aires, believed to have been full of merchandise discharged from steamers, but the statement of the Times Correspondent that the damage was estimated at £500,000 may well have impressed. those presenze

foreign missionaries are serionaly olive in themselves, harmful to the people defective

of China, and disastrous to the caRABA of truth, civiliastion, and international harmony. that I have obliged myself to undertake the Ant at the Conference with the

difficult and cheerters task of issuing this of

appeal to the people of the Christian West. seriousness the problem ther were discussing.

SERIES OF QUERIEA Originally the liability of marine underwriters was intended to cesse when goods were dis- Mr. Lin Shao-Tang pats a series of questions charged and safely landed in port, b

ort, but gradually, to the Western peoples. Are those who are not- owing to strenuous competition, their earnest, professing Christians, ho sake, worse than their more ardent neighbours in England? ability has been extended until goods are sometimes at their risk for a further 15, 30, or Can it be that the people of China, half the 35 days, or much longer. They have never

everlasting damnation as the missionaries" within the provines of fire offices, and the creat, as he understands it. postulates? Caunot meeting of London. Liverpool, and Manchester the missiocaries understand that Christianity companies an

sand of members of Lloyd's was held must be presented to the Chinese in a form with a view of limiting the extent of marine that will bear the closest critical serating underwriters' riske after discharge in River How are the catch words of the caisionaries, ke Plate ports. The restin was held under the asks, ruperior to those of Buddhism and chairmanship of Mr. R. A. Ogilvie, of the Shintoisin and Mahommadanism The Chris- Institute of London Underwriters, and it is tianity of the missionaries, he asserts, is ord anderstood that the necessary machinery to give and out of date. Why is it not expounded in its offect to underwriters' views has been set in most modern and intellectual form "If I pay a visit to a modern observatorý shall I be foll The decision of the marine underwriters will that the san goes round the earth because, for in due course necessitate some rearrangement of sooth, the astronomer's ancestors believed. " the plans of big shippers to the Argentine, but they should have ac difficulty in armuging for floating fire policies. In a large number of cases theso are affnoted at present, and come inte opera- tion immediately the marine policies expire, and under the new system sach fica policies will only Enke effect rather sooner, Abany rate, on the There is great activity in the State and basis that the cobbler should stick to his last, War departments, but the administration is there is a good deal to be said for marine under

writers confining themselves to marine risks preserving the silence it has maintained and leaving fire usarance risks to those expert since the beginning of the Mexican trouble in the business. --The Times,

Li Sz, until recently trading as a dealor in old

The Government le preparing to strength- | motion. stamps and postcards under the name Fook Logen the corps already mobilized, and the Hin, in Queen's Road Central, at the corner of Sixth Cavalry is now en route to Arizona. Chin Loong Street, was yesterday sentenced by Mr. E. R. Halifax to three months' imprison. ment with hard labour for unlawful possession. of adhesive stamps from which marks of cancel lation had been unlawfully removed contrary to the Flamp Ordinance; 1901.

The "cleaned" stamps, which consisted prin- nipally of 50 cents and 31 stamps used both for. Revenus and Postal purposes, were forfeited to

the Crowi

The prevailing opinion in the United States is that intervention is imminent and that annexation of Mexico by the United States will follow of a necessity.

What will the tiniettered Christian mis- sionary do with a Chinese who has read Hume, or Spencer, or MoPaggurt, or Bradley, or Nietzsche, and Der Antichrist and is

pre- pared to discuss them with him? It cannot be too strongly emphasised that the Chinese de not want Europa's cast-of theology, and if you insist upon trusting it upon them it is not unlikely that there will some day be a terrible frou Thins of all Western religion, reaction, resulting in the definite expulsion