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BIRTH.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1903.

At Nganhsien, Szechuan, the wife of ERNEST A. J. THOMAS, C.M.S., of a son (Stanley Wilfred).

MARRIAGE.

On the 2nd April, at Holy Trinity Cathedral,

A.S. WATSON & CO., Shanghai, by the Rev. 11. Hodges, M.A., Ernest

Lee, younger son of Winter Allen, of Shanghai, to Elizabeth Emma, second daughter of George E. King, of Northwich, Cheshire.

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On the 31st March, at Shanghai, SAMURI. GEORGE, infant son of. George and Janet Peace, aged seven weeks.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1903.

CHINESE PUBLIC OPINION.

Quite three weeks ago we were in posses sion of the knowledge that a movement had been initiated to obtain, by petition to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, an exten- sion of the administration of Sir Henry Blake fur another term of office in Hong kang. We could not then allude to the subject, nor were we allowed to gain an insight into the text of the petition, which. ''THE BEST INGREDIENTS only, are was presumably in the hands of a few uširi

Chinese gentlemen, who, in their own

the opinion, constitated Icaders and influential section of the Chinese com- munity of Hongkong. They held the key to what they "evidently believed was a secret of very great moment which, as will be seen in a letter we publish in

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another column over the signature of Mr. Ho Kom Tong, they zealously guarded even

A. S. WATSON & Co., Chinese members of Council who, by the

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS BY ArroixT.

HMENT to H.E. THE GOVERNOR, AND

HOUSEHOLD

TELEPHONE NO. 196.

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from their own fellow-citizens, who were quite as much interested in the matter as themselves, and whose right as well as whose privilege, it should be to be consulted in matters affecting the welfare of the Chinese community. Hitherto "things Chinese in Hongkong have been conducted as 100 much of a one-horse show. The

way' are mere Government nominees and are not the popularly elected representatives of the community-by this, of course, we myan no disparagement against either of these gentlemen-have taken altogether too much into their own hands. Our educational systém has raised the intellectual standard of the mass of the Chinese to that pitch where they have begun to realise, and none too soon, that they must free themselves from the yoke which has acted as a hindrance to the

matters

LOCAL AND GENERAL

| LeMunyon always has in stock Fresh Film, Photographic Paper, Dry Plates, Chemicals, etc., etc.-Advi,

"

Have your Devel.ping and Printing done at LeMunyon's 31 Des Voeux Road. His work is guaranteed in every aespeci -Advs. The shopkeepers of No 171, where a fire onginated on Friday night and who were icharged on suspicion with setting fire to the

A NAVY Leagus rinch is being stinedio Japan, and Sir Chude MacDonald was to take premises, were discharged, this morning owing the chair at the inaugural meeting to the Police having no grounds for entertain

ing the suspicion.

Tue C. N. S. Talung is reported ashore near Beaver Island Deaern, about 30 miles, heluw

Chinking. Her curga is being taken out of her, and thus lightened, it is expected that she will quickly he related.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial

and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals :-- V. H. Deacon.....

PRESIDENT Loubet is going to Algiers in the middle of April. He will meet King Edward of England in the last days of this month either in the Riviera or in Paris. Before that the King Edward will meet King Vittorio Emanuele in the Bay of Naples, where both monarchs will probably be accompanied by large squadrons. 15

Very few people fancy the old style of printing and now have their printingrabe at Le Munyon's to be up to date. -Advt. 14 repairing work on the NAK.S. Shikyo Mart at Nagasaki is expected to be finished on or about April 4th. The will then proceed to Kobe to participate in the Naval Review there. After making another tip to Shanghai, she is to run between Kobe and Kerlung with Moji and Nagasaki as intermediate prats, from after 23rd.—Nagasaki Press.

We understand that Follard's Lilliputians well arrive earlier it was expected, the boat

bringing than being due here at 2 p.m. to morrow. In consequence, their short farewell acason will op n at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday, instead of on Thursday as originally advertised, when Dorothy will be

presented.

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Knosp, a well known pianist from the Conservatoire of B ussels, intends giving a e ncert at the City Hall to-morrow evening under the distinguished patronage of 11.E. Sir Henry A Hilake. He will be assisted by local talent and judging from his success in Indo-China and various other cuntries a very pleasant evening is ensured.

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AT the instance of inspector Collet, two natives were charged bef. re Mr. J. B. Kemp this morning with dumping a dead body in the street near the Wanchai Market. They said they discovered a box which contained a dead ********, body lying the public thoroughfare, and being quite early in the morning they thought that some robbers had left it there. They admitted having picked the lack of the bux, and when they found what it contained intended reporting the matter in the Palice. The case adjourned till 10-morrow morning. THE "Hele in the Wall" has now assumed a large gap in the thoroughfare. It was in cele- bration of such an event that the members of the Bowling Green assembled in their new club house in Wyndham Street on Saturday evening, when the orthodox house warming ceremony took the form of a smoker and social evening, presided over by Mr. G. Murray Bain. The band of the Ocean was in atten lance, others contributing to the programme being Dr. i-all- Wright, hiessrs. Cotter, R. G. Heckford C. 11. Lammert, W. Maxfield, C. A. McDermoth, L. Rademacher, L. R. Ruchwaldy. R. II. Stephenson, F. G. Whittick and several others whose voluntary contributions at the close of the official programme were thankfully re- ceived by many who remained ehind.

A PEKING dispatch states that at the recom mendation of Viceroy Yuan Shikk'ai, the Grand Council has ordered Rear Admiral Sah, corn-

manding the Peiyang squadron, to take with hins a couple, or three, of his cruisers to Japan

to witness the naval maneuvres, which are soo: to take place in the vicinity of Kube. A Misstos conducted by the Jesuit Fathers will be held in St. Joseph's Church, commencing at 7 pm on Thursday, gih inst. 'n Good Friday services will be held at 9am. and pm. and on the Satuiday at 7pm. The Mission will c. nclude on Easter Sunday when a service takes place at 9 a.n. All English spealing Catholics are invited to attend." W understand that copies of the Admiralty Back petition, printed in another column, are ready for signature at the undermentioned places the longkong Club, German Club, Lusitano Club, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai- Bank, Hongkong Dispensary, Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, and Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. THE police report that an aimed robbery took place at Hok Tau, New Territory, on the 31st últ. Eight men, armed with revolvers and dence of a returned Australian Chinaman, and decamped after stealing properly to the value of $640. The robbers came over from the Chinese territory. So far no arrests have been

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THE ADMIRALTY: DOCK.-

--The following is a draft of the petition drawn by the committee appointed to con sider this question :---

Hongkong, April 4th, 1993. To the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Golonies, London.

The humble pelition of the a deraigned re- sidents in the Colony of Hongkong on behalf | of the community.

Respectfully showeth that your petitioners desire to bring to your notice the following facts concerning a matter of great moment to the Colony and one which has a very direct bear ing on its future advancement and prosperity, 2. We refer to the ques ion of th: Admiralty Dock now under construction and the contem plated extension of the Naval Yard.

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN. TIENTSIN

Wa

The China Times of 25th olt, anys mentioned in

in our yesterday's issue that the Grain Commissioner, the Customs Total, the Prefect, and the Magistrate had bon sum moned by Viceroy Yuan to device, ways-and means to cope with the financial demoralisation which prevails throughout the native city). Ih the written jostructions to the above-mentione officials, the Viceroy reviews the whole situation by stating that owing to the absence of good cash which had been crowded out by a base and spurious coinage, causing universal distrust and uncertainty, and owing to the manipula | tions of certain unscrupulous speculators and bankers who cornered all the ready cash in the 'money market, so that fabulous rites of interest prevailed, thus crippling all legitimate trade, the Viceroy opened the Official Baokwith the obj of suppressing the base and spurious colus and the usurious rates, and in order to res public confidence, which was all but Inar. Over 10,000,000,000 good large cash, were imported fram nther provinces and distributed by the Official Bank in exchange for the base and 4. The question of the present position of the spurious cash then in possession of the pervile dock is one of such vital importance to the of Tientsin. A fair rate of interest was a só future development of our Colony that we confixed by the Official Bank. By these ine sider we are justified in approaching you on public confidence was restored during the subject in the hope that a représentation of our views may result in the whole question being reconsidered by the various advis,rs of is Majesty who are concerned in the matter. 5. In support of our contention that much harm must eventually result to the Colony by the pri posed Naval Establishment' ocupying what should, looking to the future, be part of o'r most important business centre, we beg to submit the following facts.

3. We understand that certain unforeseen engineering difficulties have arisen and that an opportunity may have thus presented itself by which it is possible that if representations be made by the residents of Hongkong, the site of the Do.k may be changed without detriment to the efficient docking and repairing of H.M. Ships of War.

6. A glance at the attached map of Hong. kong wit show that the Naval Dock Yard is in the centre of the sea front of the City of Victoria and we would point out that the general tendency is for all leating places of business to congregate in the immediate vicinity of the proposed duck

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7. The Praya Reclamatins as hem'', 'o far as it has been carried out, has provided a much needed stretch of level ground on which large offices have been erected to meet the growing trade requireme ts of the Colony, and, by increasing the number of main roads running from East to West, has much relieve the congested traffic which formerly had to be con- centrated in the Queen's Road and on the old

praya,

Are you a Banker, Storekeeper, or what?. If

8. The present position of the Naval Dock so can you get along without one of those Yard unfortunately blocks the extension Numbering Machines at Le Munyon's that will Eastward of this great improveme t, cuts the number from one to a million automatically-praya in tso, congests the traffic, and confines Advi

THE CAINE ROAD ROBBERY. It will be remeinberet that on the 10th March, a ladies and children store in Cline Road was broken into and thirty rolls of silk, valued at over $1,000, were stolen. During the latter end of last month, the police recovered

11th, 12th and the 1st moons. Gool miney was plentiful and notes and drafts were univer sally current,

Owing, however, to the representations if he antive banking firms that the rate fixed by the Official Bank was

crippling and leopardising the banking Iterest and was restricting, inde, and as one of the chief objects of the Official Bank had already been accomplished, viz, the suppression of base and spuriqui cash, the Official Bank was closed on the and of the and

moon, prese

But hardly had ten days elapsed after 116

cial fluctuations took place, and enormous Inies

closing of the Official Bank when great finan

of interest are again demanded by the bankers

on the plea of th: surcity of ready cash, n the sains, notes and drafts are refused, payment by the banks or are cashed. at a ruinous discount. The universal cry is lack of ready cash. Now the question arises, what has become of the large quantity of new coins turned out daily by the Provincial Mint and the late cash imported by the Official Bank, which should prove sufficient for local circu.

on? This adequate stock of circulating medium must have been exported by interested panties purposely to create the prosent crisis so- that they might effect their nefarious schemi a of profit at the expense and ruiu, of the public, Measures should therefore be adopted to

it to a single narrow road. Unless this obstruc-stop further exportation of cash from Tientsin, tion is removed, the natural expansion of our and the Mint should be instructed to turn out as large a quantity of coins daily as possible, city will be irretrievably ruined, much to the while the native banks should be forbidden to disud antage of the Colony at large, as, owing issue notes which they cannot at all times to the conformation of the ground, it is the redeem In.cash, Thus only can public con

fidence be restored and a financial crash'averted. **The above contains the gist of the Viceroy's only possible direction in which expansion can take place

instructions and it is to be hoped that the officials will really consult the view of the many able and reputable merchants who sto leg be found in Tientsin, and above all of the questions, with a view to the adoption of relief measures against the present crisis, for any further official blundering may be the last straw

free interchange of ideas and prevented daggers, entered a dwelling house, the resi-wenty rolls, and yesterday, after lengthy search through smoke and noise seriously: affecting, foreign advisers capable of handling currency

A more progressive movement on the

Detective Sergt. Kerr located the missing things hidden in No. 2 Wing On Street a clothier's shop. The master, Chau Ping, was at once arrested, and on being questioned

part of the native community. They

on the camel's back pan now gone about in the right way

have

we made.

to make their voices heard, and trust that before long their power will be felt.

COayicht. A constituional procevine, is at

廣

· ́17A, QUEEN'S ROAD.

FURNITURE

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED;

GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES,

PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN.

· Hongkong, &th July, 1002.

CARMICHAEL

CLARKE,

[728d

AND

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS, SURVEYORS And contracTORS.

REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO:

TELEGRAMS: "CARMICHAEL," Hongkong. "A. B.C. Code, 4th Edition.

-A. 1.Code.

Lieber's Standard Code.

TALSPONE, 232.

Hongkong, 30th March, 1903.

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AN MIGUELN

stated that a marine hawker had sold them to huri for $75.50 cents. In consequence of this Just received from New York a full and comthe hawker was also anexed, and before Mr. plete line of Picture Moulding, Now bring

stitutional procedure alone that they mayramed.-Adve, endeavour to right and mend the ways in

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9. We n ed. hardly emphasize the further disadvantages

which will be experienced the comfort of those whos: offices or residences are situated in the vicinity of the dock. More over, as the wort would be going on frequently by night as wel; as by day these disadvantages which are particularly felt in a tropical climate, would be specially objectionable to a large section of the community. In this connection The following report fi from MFG.Figgy we must also consider the serious depreciation Acting Director of the Hongkong Obser in the value of property which will unquestion,alorynigilan vs ago 2900 3055, Silg

On the 6th at 11.35 am. The barometer has ably result from the above causes. This will fallen over Japan and at Wladivostock owing

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breaking and stealing thirty rolls of silk. was sentenced to six months hard labour. The charge against the shop master for receiving

property from the Tram Line eastward as far as over Manchuria, sentenced him to prison with three months the Naval Hospital, and as high up as the Peak haid labour.

matters of public concern to themselves, still occupies"-this is the only, word that stolen property was heard by Me llaz land, who be far teaching as it will affect all residential.[to the depression, which is moving Eastwards

THE Foochow-Antau Steamship Line (Japanese)

expresses the situation, remarks the Itsinghua (Fukien) correspondent of the NC. D, News, Meanwh le the Enterprising British firm at Foochow that opened the way so far for these little coasters is now running a launch half way down the coast to the main seaport of Fuhising opposite the island of Uaitan.

ANOTHER FIRE IN HONGKONG

Shortly after eleven o'clock last night the Fire Brigade was summoned to an outbreak in No. 19 Circular Pathway, a three-storied

next door No. 2t was slightly charied and damaged.

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The noise which will arise from the work at the Doc has been foreshadowed during the present construction and in one case led to a summons for a nuisance being taken out at the

Magistracy against the contractors."

10. Nor are the above the sole arguments for

.addoce.

Pressure remains high overdrate-to- gradients continue light with fresh monsoon the Foimosa Channel, sed N. part of the China Sea.

Forecastlight or moderate NE.

fine.

THE PLAGUE.

During the forty eight hours ended at noon to-day 8 further cases of bubonic plague, mak- 11. We understand that even though land i 199 since January 1st, were notified as baving, occurred in Hongkong.::They were now in the possession of the War Department from Des Vœux Road, Nullah Lane, Stanley as well as other land were included in the Street, Caine Road, Third Street, Caroline Hill Naval Yard site, the level ground at the dis-Road, No, Police Station and Taung Fut posal of the Naval Authorities would be barely Lane (dumped.) \--~ *\⠀ sufficient to meet, the present requirements of

Indeed, we have seen it stated in a recent publication that the right to revolt fies at the very foundation of all our liberties. "Always and everywhere," says the writer, the possessors of power can be trusted to abuse it, and what Whitman called the endless. tyranny of elected persons is no more exempt from OWING to the illness of Col. Wylly, of the building, which was entirely gutted. The house the removal of the Dock Yard which we can:] this rule than the tyranny of autocrats." Sherwood Foresters, Gen. "Gascoigne has We should.commend to the consideration of been obliged to send one of his Staff Officers, those who pose as the representatives Major Denny, to inspect the Volunteers, says of public opinion the changing of their the N. C. D. News. Major Dendy has just course of action and adopt that which returned from South Africa, where he an dia tinguished himself under the Earl of Dundoa- suggests itself to us in all matters of publicnald, that the General has specially asked for his concern. Instead of meeting with closed services on his staff in Canada, as Intelligence doors in companies of twos and threes to Officer. discuss general affairs and then purport to represent the views of a "large and in- fluential section of the community," let all matters be discussed in public meeting assembled in any one of the recognised public institutions for the Chinese in Hongkong, such, for instance, as the Tung Wa, or any other equally suitable establish- ment. The larger subject of education for the Chinese, destined ultimately to have far reaching importance, merits a great deal

making every preparation. If such a war more attention than we can give to it in

should take place Manduria will be danger this issue, after a perusal of Mr. Ho Komously affected and one wonders what the Tong's letter, which opens the subject in the Chinese Government will do about it. columns of the British press, and for a fruit-

The ground floor of the premises was used as a carpenter's shop, and was insured in the Transatlantic Insurance Company for $1,000. The second and third floors were used as dwelling houses. During the fire P. C. Ingham, at considerable risk, entered the burning house, and saved a woman and an old man. They were slightly injured, and we understand have been sent to the Government Civil Hospital The fire originated in the kitchen of the ground floor, where some cooking was being done.

His Majesty's Navy in. the Far East. We believe that the trend of events is such as to point in the future to a still greater expansion of the British Naval Forces in this part of the globe and under these circumstances we believe we are justified in raising the point that in the near future the new Dock Yard will be found inadequate for the purposes of H.M. Navy.

ANSHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

French (Farra) to-morrow.AGESE American (Siberia) 10:möSTOWAŁ Mandian (Namang) Tith inst

Canadian (Empress of India) 14th American Cog ste) 161. inst. 11. 12/ American (Americo Vard) 23rd inst. The Russian steamer Astaf left for Hongkong on the 4th.inst p.m..

The P.M. S. S. Co,'s steamer Siberia with mails, &c, Ten Shanghai for this port yesterday, the 5th inst, at 3 am

'mpliando Cotintas 5 THE Universal Gavette's Peking corres pondent writes that it is reported in Manchuria that there will soon be an actual conflict be tween Russia and Japan owing to comp eti tion in the timber trade along the Yalu Regions. It is further reported that Russia has transferred 280,000 soldiers to the frontiers, of Manchuria and has ordered four ball'eships' and a score of cruisers and torpedo boats Talienwan, as if the is about to make a great name in the Far Eastwhile Japan is also Office will be open for 1 buur only, ie, from we trust the whole question may: shortly:form Port; on the afternoon of the 4th last), 253VEN

In

*A HEASTER HOLIDA ES

AND THE POST OFFICE:* Friday next being Good Friday the lost

8 am to 9 am. All outgoing mails will be closed at 9 am. The night box will be kept open. On Saturday the Post Office will be open for the despatch of the English mail from 8 am to 11.30.2. All other mails will be ful discussion of which we invite criticisms. The following telegraphic information dated closed at 11:30 am. on that day. On Easter 16th ult has been received from the Sumatra Monday the office will be open for one hour Our correspondents might do well in such a controversy to avoid references to person- Director and Manager of the Maatschappij tot only, from 8 am to g'am All outgoing alities, as discussions of this kind have Mijn Boschen Land-boywexploitatie, in Lang-mails will be closed at 9 am. The night box will be left open. The Money Order Office not infrequently in the past degenerated kat, Ld:-"

te quedá videatricallons, will be entirely closed during the holidays.--

Cases

into the casting of aspersions on private Daily aggregate output of Crude individuals. We hold the opinion that Petroleum 15 73,000 Crude Petroleum n, în Tanks at date .. 240,000; in resorting to the press for the venti- lating of the just grievance of the Kerosene made since that date of the "middle and lower-middle classes of the preceding half-monthly telegram.... 63,000

Kerosene shipped since the date of Chinese community, our correspondent has no other object than the taking up of the cud geis ón belalf of that section who stands in need of a champion for their cause. In our next issue we shall deal at length, with this [3550 subject of the High School for the Chinese.

AN MIGUEL CAROLIN

San Migual.

San Miguel

"ROHILLA, MARU”' RE-FLOATED

ARRIVAL AT MANILA.

The Toyo, Kisen Kaisha kindly inform us the preceding half monthly teleging 65,000 that the Company's vessel, the R billo Mark Kerosene in Stock at Rednély, at date, 52,00 which went ashore on an Island 50 miles out- LeMunyon has the prettiest Book of Views side of Manila, has doated off with the tide and ever published in the night. To see one is to amived at Manila at daylight to-day. It is also

les anime irgja.

12. There are, moreover, we believe other sites which might equally well be made use of for the purpose of a Naval Establishment, but The I. C. 8. N, Gods stemmer amsang from on this point we refrain from saying more as Calcutia and the Straits left Singapore for this

The Imperial German Mail steamer. the subject of an inquiry, on the part of the felt Kobe, wie Nagasaki und Sbang bai on Sun* respective authori les concerned. day, pump the fth inst, and may be 13. The question of the removal of the Naval here on or about Tuesday, the 14th

The J Ma5. S. Co's steam Yard from its prefent site is one of such great.

with mails &c, loft San Franch unportance to the Colony as to justi in our via Honolulu, Yokohamės. option, its incurring the becesitry expenditure Sagauki and Manila, on the The E.&O.5, N. Co's sid couple Adm ralty for the money already left Singapore for this port o seal upon the sew workı

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pm, with the Outward is due here on the 9th ins

The Imperial German Ma carrying the German Mail Merlin of the 17th oli

ins in the afternoon, here.an ng about the

The Canadian Pacifc

gregg of China PM on banday, the 5p, to day, 6th due to univeplo, i The P. S maila, &c from

4. Inconclusion, we wouldt!.erefore strongly nge that in the interests of the Colony a Royal Commission be appointed, on which all the interesis concerned be represented to report not only on matters now under consideration by the various Government Departments but also on the advisability of removing the Dock to another site,

foy And Your Felitioners will ever pray, &c., THE report on the Trade of China for 1900 has been published. The total revenue for all vir Honolul poris lot last year for afsted Tia 30,007,044 will leave for

bay one Call strat chocalDes Voeux Road satisfactory to learn that the liner hay sustni ed against 75. 35,537,574 for Central and sen them—a dută.

no damage.

San Miguel

SAN MIGUEL

San Miguels

San Miguel

increase of Tlf. 4,469,970,000

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showing an 7th ina