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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Even our oldest resident does not re- call a June that has been so rainy as the first half of this mouth. The daily routing of life having ben tinuously spoiled by the persistent showers did not add to the pleasure of life, but, fortunately, Saturday suved the

silenced for a day.

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us the Governor-in-Council may in each cast prescri. This will ease the minds of those who own houseflags, and other sky-signs while those who may take despondent views about the Colonial their diminished hide

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 17cm, 1912.

CANTON.

• LOCAL BANK NOTES.

June 14th.

the result

SIAM AND GREAT BRITAIN.

If the Government mean to banish motor cars from Caine and Bonham, situation again, and grumblers were Roads, they might at least do something payable in Canton Notes only and that tion, he became the self-appointed cham- is far too idealistic an outlook to wear

to provide rickshas for people living in the vicinity of the western part of that rond. A rickshą stand is much needed out there, and those who live in that district would greatly appreciate any effort on the part of the authorities to meet the need.

The motor car controversy, started by the editorial in the Daily Prom last Monday, has raged throughout the work and a good deal of nonsense has been written and uttered by perfervid pro tagonists" on both sides. No one will deny that moter traffic should be. regulated, but no reasonable being should

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want to see this modern IDVAIK locomotion and converance" suppressed, There is J happy medium be observed, which, unfortunately, has not Leen arrived at yet, but no doubt proper understanding with reference, to the use of the roads by motor cars will be reached if cominonsense be exercised

and prejudice eliminated.

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INTIMATIONS

SUN PILSENER

|HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. I the club is to promote racial unity, so activity date from about the time ho was a Babel of tongues, married on American wife, is most of all (FROM OUR OWN CORESPONDENT.) Humanity, seemed to have been gathered against the man who gaily pleads that in compressed form o the reception his losses were due to gambling. These LONDON, May 15th. room and the dresses were as various light-hearted punters he wants to have A DUUR SCOTTISH A

as the tongues One speaker spoke of punished severely and all bankrupts he Steps are being taken by the Govern-

There is a dour Scot in the House the club as the clearing house of would compel to keep proper books after ment in various directions to endeavour

of Commons MacCallum Scott, who is genius," and Professor Bickerton, chair- the first time through the bankruptcy man of the provisional committee, de- to restore public confidence in the paper

a shorn in the side of the Secretary for clared the club was destined, "not to currency, but so far such endeavours have

the Colonics. First ho heckled that air one's differeneca, but to find a com- been of no great avail. It is ufficial on gambling in Malaya, and then,

mon basis on which one can agres." notified that taxes and duties will be his appetite whetted for Straits infurma Possibly, but to my hardened mind that

pion of the Straits Chinese. My old well in practies. only these will be paid out by Govern friend, Tan Jiak Kim, who represented ment to its officials and that any person the Straits Chinese at the Coronation, The King of Siam means, I ander- in the employ of the Government re- was speedily introduced to the astonish-stand, to send a special mission to fusing to accept, giving or demanding House, and then the member, growing London nt an early date, to thank King

bolder in discount on notes will be punished. Mat-screenclature, proceeded to discourse at Alexander of Teck, which attended the mastery of Chinese George for the mission headed by Prince ters, however, despite all this, remain about the same, and there is great uneasi ness among merchants and financiers. In the Chin Chow prefecture prople will not turned to Hongkong on his way to the accept these native notes at all, and con- North again. It would be interesting to sequently there has been a sort of panic know what opinions are held regarding in money matters, causing the Governor the success of his mission in the South. to issue a proclamation. If this notice Henme down as the apostle of pener, in has the same effect as the une-issued in tranquilise the turbulent province of Canton last week, the rearts should be Kwangtung, but the indications at pre-interesting. The latest ort is that

I see that Dr. Sun Yat Sen has re-

sont suggest that he has not accomplished 2 per cent. premium is being paid to the object of his errand. The situation all people offering notes in payment of

jy decidedly uneasy, and those who have travelled by rail to or from the City of Rams could nut fail to be impressed by the fact that the military guards at the stations have been strengthened · A mia who has travelled in the province n good deal assures me that much depends on the present crop of rice. If it be not ruined by the heavy rains, then all may be well, but if the crop be spoiled and the people are without food and money they will become desperate, and anything may happen.

We can recall the education the Chinese had to receive before they were able to adapt themselves to the tranicar both in Hongkong and in Shanghai. We can recall the education in Great Britain that followed the introduction of the "iron horse" when, in the language of George Stephenson, people had to learn that it was bad for the coo" to allow animals to stray on the railway line and equally dangerous for them to stray on the line themselves. So in China, the

Talking of the railway guards on the people have had to learn that it is not

Chinese section of the Kowloon-Canton advisable to use the railway track as a roadway unless they are prepared to Railway recalls to mind the amusing get out of the way of approaching sight that may be seen at some of the first stations. The guards, all big Hananese locomotives. When the bleyele appeared on the roads in the old country it was repented by ignorant villagers, and scarcely had they accustomed thear selves to the cycle when fresh prejudiers were aroused by the advent of the motor tur, prejudices which the joy riders” did little to abate. The motor has come to stay, whether as a carriage of us a vehicle for purposes of conveyance, but it has to adapt itself to existing con ditions and the people have to adapt themselves to it. If speed is to become its great feature the roads or portions of roads will have to be set aside for it, but whatever regulations may be acces-ci. sary they should not err on the side of stringency and suppress the use of a vehicle which is destined to exercise u great influence in our life.

soldiers, are very much attached to umbrellas, and they present the unique spectacle of holding a rifle in one hand and a "gamp

in the other. I am told that during the war the Bouanese men carried umbrellas strapped on Their

backs.

Government durs of any kind.

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various times on the affairs of Lin Boun King, Wu Lien Tel, Sze Chuti, Song Ong See Jin, Keh Lip Teng and Tau Seng Saan. There is a joke in the lobby to the effect that MacCallum Scott indignantly repudiated the statement that one of his Oriental friends was named Hooch Aye Mon.

A PEACE CAMPAIGN IN CHINA I hear from an American source that it in quite un the cards that Mrs. Elter Binck, the lender of the American peace and arbitration party, will start fer the East in the early Autumn to conduct a campaign there with a view to roping in China and Japan into a league of coneord: The idea is apparently that The young republic should be encouraged to walk in the paths of peace while yet In safe state of weakness. for there people connected with education in the is a human suspicion abroad that if province is to be held in the Normal Col- China were to develop her forces necord: lege on the first of August. This confering to the raw material at her disposal ence will inst ten days and much will she might forget the peaceful injunctions of Confucius That is a contrary idea be done, it is hoped, for the improve to that held by the late Sir Robert Hart, but it is based on human nature all the

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE. An Educational Conference of all

ment of conditious in the city and sur-

roundings, and the proposal to open a great many more primary schools will be talked over.

TEOFBLE BREWING. -

During this week there has been a good the city, though deal of unrest'in everything looks quiet; still there is some- There are thing in the air, as it were. inore soldiers about than has been the case for a long time, and police are more numerous and are all armed. There has been systematic searching in the Eastern part of the city, where trouble has a habit of brewing, and it is said that several incriminating finds were made, It is stated also that a large anaber of

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coronation in Bangkok last December. But, besides that, it is understood the mission will have other objects in view, calculated to develop both political and commercial relations not enly between the United Kingdom and Siam but Siam and Indin. After completing its business

in London the mission will make a tour of the Continental capitais,

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POSTAL COINCIDENCES." Colonel Arthur Lynch, the Irish M.P. who fought with the Bours during the South Africar War and was afterwards tried-for treason, turns up aguin with the latest thing in postal coincidences. The other day he received at his London residence a letter sent to him from Paris just about twelve years ago, It was simply addressed Colonel Lynch, War Correspondent,

Journal, South Africa, It bore no unusual number of postmarks, for the original wrapper had been enclosed m fresh envelope, when the letter was started back to Europe. The explanation seems to have been that the letter gradually drifted to the office of the French Consul at Pretoria, where it was mislaid nntil recently. Now From what I hear of the ability of

comes the coincidence. The letter in- Mrs. Elmer Black as an organiser formed the Irishman that a daughter had gather that she is an exceptional leader. been born sume relatives by mrriage. President Taft recently thanked her very He smiled at the belated fidings and. warmly for her campaigning in favour then passed to the next latter. That was of the Anglo-American arbitration

a letter from the girl herself asking him treaty. Part of her accomplishments to her twelfth birthday party! in that direction was the organisation of "Unity Sunday," on which all do- nominations in the United States joined in support of the treaty. Though it was held up, I hear it is likely to be revived at an early date, and there is a much hotter chance of it becoming effective partly because the outlook for the relations between England and Germany is much better than for a long time.

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THE SHIPPING STXIKES, Though the strike against the P. & O. employment of Asiatics failed and their ship was able to mail, the question re mains a sore one and the sailors' unions are keen on keeping it up till some satis | WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. factory solution is arrived at. Which race makes the best modern sailors is still undetermined, though we try of course

to maintain a bold front and claim that ORIENTAL STUDENTS IN LONDON.

we, as the first maritime nation, have It is interesting to note the eagerness the finest men of all who go down to How many people are aware of the fact / Wong Wo Shun's meti, who were respon of the Oriental students in London to the sea in ships. The whole of the ship-| that Canton is not known to the Chinese sible for the last revolt, are back in Can- gain a complete mastery over the Eng-ing world seems unsettled. The Titans

There are about four has jarred the feeling of safety experi- by that mame Yet, it is so. It is known to trying to cause trouble among the fish language.

hundred students of all nationalities as Cheng, Sheung (that is as near as I soldiers, many of whom have not been attending the London County Council enced by almost everybody who travelled can get in our spelling), or, in other paid for some time. Everything seems to evening classes to study the language, the public. The serme disaster has words, the provincial city." am told

and though the majority are French and demonstrated that a large section of the that Canton is the name which the Portu- return to one question---that of money.

German there are also a very fair num- guese gave to the province, and in course of time entne to be the designation of the

PERK IS CITY..

CANADA AND INDIAN IMMIGRATION,

understand that several

strong

on the sea of late years. So much for

ber of Chinese and Japanese, besides crew have very little chance unless the On the 10th inst. a fire broke out in Italians, Dutch, Spaniards, Russians, ships carry enough boats. That has added which was the centre for foreig" Tong Yu Lan Street, quite near Shameen, Swedes, Norwegians, Belgians and to the many other grievences, real or At the saNIC imaginary, of the men. This was caused by a kerosine oil tin trisus.

time, the shareholders and managers of I am glad to see that the Hon. Mr. being capsized and catching fire, and a

the companies have their worries, for the Murray Stewart is drawing attention to the seemingly inadequate sentence passed large blaze lasting several hours was the

extra demands that are being made upon at the Magistracy last week on a Chinese result. A whole block of buildings, in-

the lines mean less dividends in days charged with indecent assault on a Euro; | eluding sixteen houses and shops, was the action of the Canadian Government that are none too easy. Now a National I am positively assured that there is pean girl. The brevity of the paragrapli fornt to the wund, and had there been in arresting and ordering the deporta Union of Masters and Mates has been no foundation for the rumour that the which appeared in the newspapers may

have given an exaggerated impression of a strong wing the fire might have spreadtion of two Indian women who arrived formed, to add to the unions already

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appeals have reached Downing Street for Imperial intervention in regard to

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Chs. J. Gaupp & Co.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

Canton Government, taking a leaf from the nature of the offence, but although a long way. As it was, the different fire Vancouver recently to join their existing for the seamen. The officials of Always have on kand a very large complete

the book of the Government of Hong kong, has issued a regulation prohibiting stramers from using the reaches of the Canton river, owing to the danger of these fast crait to sampans and ducks. It is a baseless fabrication.

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brigades who came on the scene got the conflagration under control in an hour, and it gradually burned itself int.

SHAMERN.

I understand that, fortunately, no harm was suffered by the child, yet I think most people will agree that the Magistrates should visit with the utmost rigour of the law any attempt to perpetrate an offence so heinous-and flogging should certainly be a portion of the punishment, The List of the King's Birthday Honours made its belated appearance on Friday, and, contrary to expectations, it contained no Hongkong names, although a considerable number of gentleman resident in the East were honoured. EXTRAORDINARY THUNDERSTORM

is most It may Doubtless the omission which

glaring will be remedied on occasion, six months hence.

Touching regulations, it would be in- teresting to know if under the new regula tions issued by the Governor-in-Council Bidder Section 2 of the Advertisements Regulation Ordinance, all house flags are to be abolished in the Colony, seem a somewhat startling question, but look at regulation No. 4, which defines whatsky sign" means, viz. :. "any word, letter, model, sign, device, ur representa tion in-the-nature-of-an advertisement, announcement, or direction, supported on or attached to any post, pole, standard, framework or other support wholly or in part upon, over or above any building." etc. There is the further provision that the expression "sky sigo

the next

RODERICK RANDOM.

THE REMARKABLE-POSITION-OF- SILVER.

GOLD AT A DISCOUNT.

wrote to

A correspondent Saturday:-

Yesterday (Friday) the rate of ex change for telegraphic transfers London and New York advanced to 2/0; and 49 1/8 respectively.

on

AT MACAO.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

Our Macao correspondent writing on Friday says

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husbands who had acquired domiciliary the row organisation declare that the rights in the Dominion. The Provincialership is growing so rapidly that Court of British Columbia has now it promises to be a really powerful body. taken a hand in the affair by releasing One of the objects is to obtain a "fair the women under habeas corpus proceed rate of wages for officers of all classes At present it is grossly ings pending a re-bearing their case of ships."

reinadequate in many cases, especially on In the river at present are H.M.S.io, by the Supreme Court. But it

But apart from the forhra and Sundpaper U.S.S. Callus menthered that a previous writ of habeas tramp tamers.

another grievance is that the and Fikrutayva, the French guntiators was set aside, and the prisoners pay,

were deported without any further ordinary tramp steamers only carry two parley. The immigration laws of watches. Of course, the higher you go Vigilante and the Japanese Uji.

Canada

universally in the scale the better are the conditions. contravene the accepted law of domicile, one of the They always have three watches. The

INSTRUMENTS rules of which is that a wife follows food and accommodation are also rotten DRAWING

AND MATERIAL the domicile of her husband. They also on the tramp steamer discriminate against the people of India instances." The union sets out to secure as compared with other British subjects, single burth cabins for mates, for it is and with aliens auch as the Chinese and contended that the present double berth (T Squares, Set Squares, Straight Edges,

Senlos, Inks, ko, ko) virtue of treaty system means that the rest of the man off Japanese who, by rights, are at liberty to travel freely duty is broken when the mate “turns in from the bridge. Speaking to from any part of the British Empire to any other part. But an Indian is not a deputation from the Marine Society AGENTS FOR-- "This morning Macao experienced a allowed-to-enter Canada if he sails from as to the encouragement of ship- for owners to carry indentured boy sailors, Great

Britain

Hongkong, thunderstorm more terrifying than any

instance. He must, according to the Mr. Sydney Buxton the other day said the recollection ut the

direct oldest Dominion Privy Council, cong

there was an impression abroad that a inhabitant. The storm came on at 10,30 from India: But as there is no direct decrease has taken place in British Many steamship communication between India sailors in British ships of late years. A on and lasted about half an hour. 110 shall not in

buildings wore struck by lightning, and Canaria the law is a legal absurdity. few years ago there was no doubt that

Lord Crewe and the Indian Government, that was taking place. clude any fagstaff, pole, vane or weather-

including the Cathedral, which now shown I am told, feel very strongly on this Shipping Act of 1908 was intended to cock unless adopted or used wholly or

a crack at the high altar extending from subject, and have already asked that the meet that difficulty, and while in 1905 in part for the purpose of any advertise

the roof to the altar. The front of St. immigration laws should not be utilised sixty-eight per cent. of the sailors in our to take away the means of livelihood ships were British as compared with Now almost ment or announcement.”

Domingo Church was also struck, and every large European firm, and even the

laufal residents by means of legal hair: percentage of British had riser: to 72.0 "It may be of interest to note that the among other buildings similarly injured from respectable traders, or to banish fifteen per cont. foreigners, in 1010 the

to break up domiciled

per cent, and the percentage of foreign Mr. banks, have flagstaffs expressly, for the above-named rates of exchange place the were those in Camoens Gardens; the St. splitting, or

to 11.2 per cent. purpose of advertising or aunouncing Silver Standard Currency of Hongkong Francis barracks; the telephone exchange families, or to refuse temporary admis had fallen

tu relatives whose presence 1 Buxton continued: The two direct These flagstaffs were and South China at

are that the their whereabouts.

premium over the building; the wall of Praya Grande; sin

suggestions now made Board should treat two efficient boys as put up for the special purpose of dis-Gold Standard Currencies of Japan and and the old building of the Chinese urgently required by resident Indians.

LORD KITCHENER'S WORK. playing houseflags, which are "devices

Lord Kitchener, I hear, is making an efficient dock hand, and secondly in the nature of an advertisement.".

The cost of exporting Silver from the

things move in Egypt in a way that is that the time spent in the training ship. Surely the Government could not have United States, added to the cost of manu-

mightily impressing the natives and is should be counted toward their obtaining overlooked this old and popular custom facturing the Silver Dollar current in

Within half an hour there were not establishing a reputation as a master of the rating of A.B. As to the first point, the arts of peaceful administration as it has already been carried out to a I have when it made these regulations.

Hongkong, places the Japanese Gold Yen less than twenty startling thunderclaps well as of military strategy. By saving limited extent, but I would like to have a further opportunity of considering the heard of no palico prosecutions, however.

at a considerabl-iscount on present accompanied by strong flzahes of light the agriculturists from the exactions of And what about that mode), sign, de- rales. We therefore cannot complain of ning. The telephones and electric light the middlemen, extending the savings suggestion-and seeing how for we can hank system, distributing cotton seed of extend it. The whole question of man- reliable quality and providing means for vice or representation in the nature of on the rate of exchange for making re-installations suffered badly. In quite a

is one before our mind at the present large number of houses the electric light the administration of Justice is everyning, especially the manning of boats, advertisement, which stands upon,ruittances to Europe and America.

***That Gold in the Far East should bulba were shattered, and electric lights village, the economie condition of the moment, and we will have to consider over. or above the Courts of Justice, z,

country is being improved and the carefully any step before taking it. I am the figure of Blind Justice, with scales stand at a discount in relation to Silver in the streets similarly suffered. It was

indeed a very terrifying experience cause of unrest are disappearing in in-favour of training ship time being The agitators know very allowed to count as part time of an able in hand, intimating to all and sundry may appear to be an anomaly, but, never-

well that Lard Kitchener will stand au

seaman's rating. The drawback is that that this is the shop where justice is theless, it is the fact, comparing the because the constant cracking of the bulbs proportion

we have not at the present moment power to do that, anit it might involve some weighed out to all comers! Have the relative values of the two metals at the and the dashes of light from the electric nonsense, and now the fellaheen know wires, wall sockets and switches, that the head of affairs will also sea that

amendment of the law," police taken out a sons against tire

present time"

FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTCIES. proprietors for retaining this

Our correspondent facetiously adds: threatened outbreaks of fire. No buil they are treated justly.

set alight. Tw. The latest thing in clubs is the No-

One of our noble lords plans to make sign" contrary to the regulations reade "Who can tell, perhaps China may being, however, was

their scientific, things harder for the fraudulent bank- by the Officer Administering the Govern-able to control the finances of the Far Chinese in the school above mentioned bodies Club, designed for the use of ment-in-Council? pause for a reply. East in such a way as to be independent had a very narrow escape. The room in

pursuite and interests, have something smiling case with which man go through Let it be added, however, that the of the Foreigners Gold, and who can which they were at the time was alled literary, artistic, professional, or other rupt. Lord Granard is annoyed by the One might suppose that very set of creditors. They seem to grow used Governor-in-Council is empowered to say what niny be the result of the Revolt with lightning, and they were found in of value to contribute to the common the court every few months with a fresh grant licences for the retention of exist tion of this wonderful Empire of four

weal." big gathering drow close' on a thousand years back, pay back their creditors in ing "sky signs" for a period not exceed hundred million souls rapidly coming

few people would respond to the title to it and almost to like it. Very few

But Lord Granard, who is à people of various races and creeds to fuil plus a bonus for the delay of later

Liberal peer whose politicall ing three years, on payment of such fee into Western civilization, but-mole ruit

of nobody," yet this club at its first indeed, like the Leeds contractor a few the Holbora Restaurant. The object of years. young

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Maritime Customs, now used as a Chinese school. Many trees near the Pinha hills were also struck.

a state of unconsciousness, their bodies being blackened and burnt in parts. The and their injuries received attention. men recovered, however, from the shock,

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