TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's.)
Australia and the Mail Service.
LONDON, 13th May.
Mr. Chamberlain has informed the Aus tralian Commonwealth that Great Britain cannot prohibit the employment of coloured British labour in mail steamers.
(This is doubtless the reply to Australia's notification to the British Post Office that they will not become a party to any future mail contracts involving steamers employing colour- od labour-Ed. #78. T] .
France.
⚫ Morocco.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903.
rases where quinine bus proved powerless." If Dr. King's theory be true, it may yet be that malaria shall come to be treated by the Roentgen or "X" ray, which is an intense vinlet in colour. It has already come into use in the treatment of several disenses, and it would stem to be not improbable that tualaria may yet be included in the list of those ailments susceptible to its influence. The theary of Dr. King, and his reduction of the action of quinine in cases of malaria to a light basis. suggests the increased prominence which is, being given by the ifitdical scientists of tee day to the study of the effect on the banan blond of light and its varicus compoort elements. Besides the Itsentgen ray, we also have in use what is known as the Finzen may, and there seems to bẹ no reason why further
smaller number of powerful pol tical organisa- tions; In other words, in the hands of those who are fittest to survive an hold fäst. But, in order that the reader may be still further impressed by the demographic fact, let us relate what Major Craigie has to say regarding only two great empires, namely, Great Britain and China. These, says he, absorb between them a multitude as great as all the world held a century ago, and one which presses close upon, if it does not exceed, 800 million souls." His stera narration of the prosaic fact of British dominion was well anticipated by the
imagination of Mr. Watson in his Coronation Ode „
Kingdom in kingdom, sway in over-sway, Dominion, fold in fold.
The French Government will introduce a
"The direct subjects and protected races falling Billisestablishing 400 Female Religious discoveries along these fines should not be under the widely stretched sway of King Edward in distant corners of the earth are believed Orders, possessing 2,000, public schools formade. Possibly we shall never discover the
to somewhat slightly exceed, the compacter girls; the suppression will involve the State lixir of life, but we are gradually gelling to le time when the percentage of those diseases
masses which crowd the series of contiguous in an expenditure of £2,000,000.
which are incurable or incapable of effective territories owing more or less allegiance to treatment will be kicátly reduced and, thee Imperial Court of Peking." Next to the average span of human life considerably in British comes the Russian. The White Tear is credited with a territory of nine million Forefied. "Much progress in this direction has
heen made within the last decade, and that is quare miles and about one-third of the British every reason to hape that more will be hade population, France, comes next with 100 mil. in that, on which we have enterejnillions of whom about two-fifths are native Frenchmen. The youthful' United States in- Times
clusive of their latest acquisition in the Far East rank next. Then follow in their numeri. cal order Germany, fapan and Austro-Hungary, a long distance follows Holland. while. Italy counts the last in magnitude to complete the account for six-sevenths of the population of the globe.
A serious revolt has occurred in the vicinity of Tetuan, which town is closuly besieged..
LATER.
Launch of the Commonwealth." H.MS. Commonwealth, the largest Battle: ship in the world, has been launched on the Clyde. The ship will be completed in ten months, establishing a world record.
Issue of North Borneo Bonds. The North Borneo Co, has issued 200,000 (?) 5% Bonds.
Anti-Strike Legislation in Australia.
A Bill has been read a second time in the Australian Parliament to suppress strikes. Result of the Newmarket Stakes.
J-Flotsam.
--Rabelais. 3-Gay Gordon.
(Kobe Herald
Russian Mission to Central Asia.
TIBT AND MONGOLIA THE OBJECTIVE
POINTS.
London, May 4th. The Russian Government are despatching a special mission to Mongolia and Tibet a month hence.
England and France.
Saigon, 5th, May. King Edward the Seventh has presented to the Prime Minister, M. Combes, and to Mr Delcasse the Grand Cross of the Victorian Order. His Majesty dined at the Embassy. There were no toasts. The King set out in the morning proceeding via Cherbourg, Cordial adieux took place at the station. His Majesty expressed feelingly to M. Loubet his thanks and the pleasure his visit had given him. French Legation Thegram.-Japan Mail.
The Kwangsi Trouble.
REBELS TO BE SUPPRESSED.
THE WORLD'S POPULATION.
In his inungle. I address,, Major Patrick Craigie, President of the Royal Statistical Society, takes a bread and most comprehensive survey of the relative position of the United Kingdom,with the other countries of Europe and the Far West during the last seventy years, that is to say, from the date of the institution of the Society, and attempts in build thereon conclusions which are as interesting as they are highly instructive. A veteran in statistical science and, Therefore, fully-aware-of-the shoals and quicksands on whichi 'unscientific workers in this branch of knowledge are most liable to founder, he rightly warns his "younger calleauues," in the preamble, on the necessity of steering clear of these. Not only have facts to be first accumulated with care and ac
Speaking of emigration from Great Britain to America, Major Craigie makes a crucial ob servation which is easy to be remembered. In seventy years, very nearly five persons for every ten added to homie stock, have gone to build the related State which dominates. the continent of America. About one person for every ten has in the interval gone to Canada and another one for ever ten to Australasia. But what may be the significant fact revealed by the statistician as regards these large move- ments of population, the surplus of the growth of older countries, to outside their boundaries curacy, and then marshalled and grouped beyond the seas? This, that there simultane. but, in order to build the necessary conqusly proceeds a movement of expansion and clusion, the data so' arrayed and analysed concentration, "expansion by the occupation of new lands in nearly empty territories, and concentration by the gathering together of the people in a more rapid ratio than in former epochs in vast urban masses and industrial agglomerations of population, whose food and clothing and means of labour are supplied by more or less distant
have to be read aright. No statistcłań, says le, can "rate too highly the obligation that lies opon him to see that the elementary units accumulated are individually sound and durable material, that their strength has been tested,
their capacity measured rightly, and their com parative significance accurately determined, before he either ventures himself to announce
producers." Here the social and economic
MOFFIT IN COURT
PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT.
After a lapse of over five months, R. P. Moffit, the absconding secretary of the Dairy
CHINA IN THE HANDS OF
SHYLOCKS.
Under the above heading the St. Louis
Farm Company, Lid, returned to the Colony Chronicle prints the following editonal- this morning, per the s.s. Indrapura, under the The way the Powers have of plucking China charge of Sergeant M. Earner, it will be re- is not calculated to enamour the lagging Orien- membered that Sergeant Earner left Hong-tals with the ways of modern civilization. The kong on the 28th November, 1902, per the proposition that the enormous iadempities ex- 5.5. Copile and after a
acted on account of the Bozor uprising shall great deal of trouble, managed to secure the accused in be paid la gold is one that appeals only to a America. After his arrest he was lodged in Shylock. China is doing a great deal for the the county gaol of Astoria, State of Oregon, world just now in furnishing a sink for the
U.S. A., and left for the Colony on April 10th, per the s.a. Indrapura. The trip occupied thirty-five days, and during the yoyage Moffit appeared light hearted, and seemed to enjoy the trip. He was not permitted to land at any of the intermediary ports.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this afternoon, the following charge, preferred against him was read: "For that he, Robert Percy Mofit, 31, accountant, unemployed, no fixed a bode, of Australia, on the 7th day of Septem- ber, 1902, at Victoria in the Colony of Hong- kong then being secretary to the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd, feloniously and fraudulently did embezzle and steal certain goods, to wit, the sum of $2,076 received by him on account of the said Dairy Farm Company, Ltd.. contrary to section 55 of Ordinance VII of 1965, and for that he, the said Robert Percy Moffitt, on the 22nd day of April, 1902, and the Tith day of October 1902, at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong then being Secretary to the said Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., fe- loniously and fraudulently did embezzle and steal other goods, to wit, the sum of $9.877.66 received by him on account of the said Dairy Farm Company, Ltd.. contrary to section 55 of Ordinance VII of 1865.
After the charge had been read Mr. Hazeland asked him whether he pleaded guilty or not guilty to the charges. Moffit auswered in the affirmative and the cake was adjoumed to Friday, 22nd, at to a.m.
Mr. E. A, Bonner prosecuted on behalf of the Crown Solicitors, Messrs. Dennys and Bowley. The accused was undefended.
STAR-FERRY COMPANY, LTD.
The report for presentation at the fifth annual meeting to be held on the 20th inst shows that the nett earnings of the boats, after paying all working expenses, were $41.973.50 as against $28,182.18 last year, being an increase of $14,791.32. The amount at credit of Profit and Loss Account after paying for repairs and placing $7,750 to credit of Insurance Fund, is
holders, it is proposed to appropriate as
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silver that most other nations are consistently ignoring. Even to the dyed-in-the-wool gold monometalists the use of the white metal as money does not seem entirely out of order. Until a generation. ago silver was coveted as much as gold. The proportionate produc
tion of the two metals since that time does not seem to justify the enormous shrinkage in ratio value that has taken place. Another generation and doubtless there will be an entire readjustment that will perhaps en- throne silver with goft as a twin standard of value. Meanwhile China does well her part in absorbing the production of the less valuable metal. Conceding the, immense distress that would reign were the value of the repudiated money metal to shrink still further, the Powers should seek rather to help China with her burden than to pile still beavier loads upon ber bending shoulders. The amount of the
demnity was fixed by the Powers and computed, as far as China was concerned, in terms of silver, the money she recognizes as standard. Now, with a rate of exchange considerably higher than at that time, the Powers are insisting that the indemnities shall be estimated according to the market value of silver at the times of payment. Thus China, not versed as yet in the ways of modern finance, may find herself owing a greater sum on the date the debt falls due than if she might pay a month before or a month later. China is in the hands of her creditors. And the creditors are fighting for the last ounce of the pound of flesh they have exacted. Gratifying, indeed, to Americans is the stand taken by this country against thesa extortionato demands that betray A miser-greed ill becoming enlightened nations.
COMMERCIAL.
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.
But for continued stagnancy the share market is featureless. The following are closing
the solution af the problem sotight, or hands philosopher may well pause and inquire whe: 542.337.06 which, with the approval of share. quotations:-- politician, or of the speculative economist, over for the use of the argent and bustied
the conclusions to which the data" seem to point."
It mastered
human souls to the farthest corners of the ther this phenomenon of vast movements of
green earth' and to distant barbarous climes which the opening century has witnessed is likely to he repeated at the end of another fifty
enough for a population, assuming the ratio ofi years? Will the häßitable globe find space the growth to be the same as it has been during the last seventy years.
After this preliminary but necessary warring, Majer Patrick Craigie inform the British public of the first important statical fact, that whereas in 1831 the English people counted 1.40 crore souls, the first census of the twentieth century reveals them to have, increased to 3.25
Meanwhile let us present to the reader the croreg. The towth is equal to 132 per cent.next aspect of the population problem to which But, he rightly says. England and Wales are Major Craigie seems to have addressed himself not the whole of Britain England herself from the British print of view. Peking, 6th May. The Emperor has issued imperative orders was much less predominant to the Viceroys and Governors of Hunan. then 58 cercent of the nation's inhabitants "gainst 78 per cent and more of 10-day Scotland and Ireland have moved in opposite planes The growth of populations in the former during the peried under review has been largely outweighed by the diminution in Ireland. Major Craigie then proceeds to compare the increase or decrease of the QUININE AND THE MALARIAL in 1830, that of Europe equalled 192 millions to 24 of Great Britain's, say, exactly in the ratio of 8 to 1, while the total population of the
Kwangtung, Yunnan and Queichow to sup. press the rebels of Kwangsi without further
delay.
Director-General Sheng has gone to Shoting to meet Viceroy Chang, who is now on his way to Peking,Mainichi.
PARASITE.
population on the Continent and in America
habitable globe was 847 millions. To-day the aggregate population of the earth is estimated
at no less than 1,620 millions. But this demo-
Our
How may the British play their part in the future? Empire- building has grown into a craze the potentiali- ties of which, whether advantageous or mit. chievous, it is impossible to forecast. expert observes that the ability and strength of the British Empire to play its part in the new century" will depend on the growth dis played in the material passessions of its indi- vidual subjects as well in the development of their number." We have only touched one, though not the least important, chapter of Major Craigie's highly instructive paper, and
must turn at some other time to the other equally instructive and interesting "chapters' which, apart from their value to the economic students, are a mine of, information for the general reader.-Ex..
THE DEATH BY PLAGUE ON THE "ALBION.
The Japan Herald of the and inst. gives the following further particulars of the case of plague on the British war-ship Alton, already reported:-
emigration in the past largely recruited the residential populations of other regions, but they have likewise assumed dominion and. in carred responsibilities which have tended large ty to increase in recent times, and which make the points of possible friction in the politics! "A death from plague is reported to have questions of the day world wide." This is occurred on board H.B.M.S. Allion which en indeed too true; and the reader will notice.ered Yokohama last Friday morning. A Chia- how the rivalries and struggles which have eso servant who was taken on board before the been going on in all parts of the world in the matter of grabbing land belonging to the weaker races, and of hinterland, and no man's land, in 1 ursuit of trade or political aims and ambitions, have complicated this problem of emigrant population. Major Craigie does not shut his eyes to the fart of the predominance displayed by the British in this direction, and informs us that the British total now includes very nearly a fourth part of the estimated poput ation of the globe as against one-seventh part of the earlier date. Roughly, the world's population is contrasted as follows:-
1830.
Of which Of which Millions British Millions British
236- 34'7 400 47:0
97*4
858 300'0 0'3 178 419
follows:-
+
Directors' and Auditor's fees Dividend of 12%... Write off Boats...
**
-Goodwill
$ 1,000 00 18,000,00 5.000 00
1,roo co
Turnstiles ... ... 500,00 Ice House Street Pier 1.500 00 Transfer to Reserve Fund 13,000,00 Carry forward to new account...
337.06
$42,317.06
N.Y.K. FAST Service TO CHICAGO.
The Kobe Baraid is informed by the Nip- pon Vusen Kaisha that new arrangements bave recently been completed by the Great Northern Railway Co., whereby they are in a position now to guarantee passengers for Chicago and other central as well as eastern points excep- tionally rapid transit. Improvements have sise been made in the equipment of the carriages.
BEN LINER ASHORE.
Banks...............5670, sales, (£63). Cantons....... 170, sales & buyers. HK., C. & M. S. B. 37, buyers. Indo-Chinas...... 104, buyers. Douglas........... 4t, salları, Star Ferries......
27. sellers. Shells..............£ 16.
China Sugars ...$108, sellers. Luzons...
Pusjoms.......
Raab
Docks........ Wharves......
12, sellers.
3t, sellers, cum cali.
10
214, sellers,
91, sellers. Land Investment 171, sellers. Hotels.............. 147, buyers. Oriente Hotels... 27, buyers. China Borneo ... 11, sellers, Electrics................. 13h Electrics New Ropes..........
Ices
122), buyers. *240, sellers.
China Providents 9.85, buyers.
THE SUGAR MARKET.
The Kobe Herald of May 6th says ;---We are sorry to say the Ben Line steamer Benarty, When the proposal to increase the tax on outward bound," is "athore 'at Māji, having | sugar in place of the continuation of the pre- struck on a sand bank 'near the Asano Cement Works on Sunday, when entering the port. She is not in any dariger and is expected to come off as soon as some of the cargo has been discharged. We learn from the 'Agents here (Mesirs Comes & Co.) that the Benarty has Foo tons-principally heavy weights to dis charge at Moji. Captain Sarchett, who is in commiúnd, is confident that the ship will come off without much difficulty as soon as this in discharged,
ATTACK ON "ARGONAUT" SEAMEN.
The Japan Advertiser states that at 12.40
engineers belonging to the N.Y.K. steamer am. on Monday, the 4th init., two foreign
Kanagawa-marw and three seamen belonging
sent rate of Land-tax was mooted, considerable speculation took place in sugar, and the market at Yokohama became very active. Now that a compromise has been effected between the Goverment and the Constitutionalists, the speculation has died away, and a considerable decline in prices has been the result, commen qualities declining by 20 sen per picul.
ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer ...1/8 3/16 Bank Bills, on demand.........1/84 Credits, 4 montha' sight.....1/8 11/16 D'ments 4 months' sight...1/813/16
Ch
ON BERLIN, (demand) ..................................MX:74 ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand .........213. Credits, 4 months' sight.....2.17 On New York, Baak Bills, on demand....414 Credits, 30 days'(sight 41-
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Probably all malarial countries will be inter- ested in the discussion which is at present taking place among certain medical scientists as to the means by which quinine acts so effectively in cases of malarial fever. Among graphic phenomenon is accompanied by a arent commingling of interests, both as regards others by whom the subject has been treated territor, and men Says the veteran statistician, are Dr. Cartaz, of Paris, France, and Dr.th European nations have not only by King, an American physician. The theory advanced by Dr. King, and which has been generally approved by Dr. Cartaz, is that it is the property of fluorescence which quinine has, that is, of raising the pitch of light-waves that fall on it, so that it turns white light to a bluish tint, that proves destructive to the malarial para site. Commenting on Dr. King's theory, Dr. Cartazsays in this connection: "The arguments given by Dr. King to suppert bis view have plausibility. Two vegetable substances already employed as remedies for malaria, esculin and fraxin, the active principles of the homechest nut and the ash, give the blue rays, Iodio, which is not fluorescent, finds in the system starchy substances with which it combines to form an intensely violet-blue combination. Methylene blue, recently prescribed in forms of chronic malario, and in inveterate neuralgia, would also act by, the selon of mys that are hurtful to the parasite. "It has been long recognized that the absorp; tion of the quinine increased the fluorescence of he blood, and that this lessened or increased according to the doses prescribed and to the lapse of time since the ingestion of the salt. The parasite, then, like many microbian agents, Europe...... must be disagreeably influenced by the violet Asia............. rays. There is a light objection to this Africa......... 100 theory, which is that we meet cases of malaria America ......... that resist quinine salta. Dr. King admits that | Oceania.....
5'0 there are refractory cases, but then, he
135'0 1,600 395'4 assorts, the attacks are due to the undeveloped
Reflecting on the political aspect of this parasite. The undeveloped parasite is found especially in the deep -organs and the more population phenomenon, the learned statistician ONE of the stakem of the N.Y.K. steamer obscure parts of the body. In these conditions inquires whether it is an advantage to the Kagoshima-mart, which was to have left the Haskow 31-10 feet and at Kinkiang PERSIAN (PAPER)...............Nominal the destructive action of quinine can not take conduct of diplomacy that such a condition Yokohama for Bombay on the 6th last, was 33-08 feet. This is a rise of more than place, for its fluorescent power is then nearly exists. Six States, and six only, appear at the taken ill a day or two ago, and his symptoms four feat in one week, and daily it is present day to govern or protect some three-being regarded as suspicious, the steamer was increasing. It is thought that the critical period absent: If King's theory is true, WE might try (and the experiment would pro-founhs-of the-world's population, and when all communication. The steamer had frived on will come about the end of this month or early bably not be especially dangerous) to ad- ten States have been named, something like the 28th ultimo at Yokohama from Bombay, She † in Jund, When all the streams of the surrounding minister to malaria patients suba'ances possess- six sevenths of the peoples of the globe have brought 14,coo bales of raw colton, of whichit muinta/nous-country' will be freed from the ing this Auorescent property in a very high been grouped and classified. The natural 0 bales were landed at Kobe. The case Citer's frost state and contribute, in one
was declared to be genuine plague-and-the degree. Certain newly discovered metals, inference from this grouping is that, as the steamer was ordered to be quarantined as reprdous column of water, their share to the such as radium, would perhaps succeed a world grows older, "power is concentrated in a | Nagahama,
vessel's departure from Hongkong on the 35th ultimo was taken ill during the voyage, symp- toms of plague developing, and finally succum bed on Thursday night. The body was thrown overboard off Uraga. On the arrival of the war-ship in port, notice was duly given to the quarantine officials who at once took steps to remove two Chinamen who had attended to the
to the British cruiser Argonaut were åttacked | ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer.........1161
On demand... by about four or five Japanese with wooden deceased during his illaess to the quarantine foot-gear and also with pieces of wood, in the ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer station at Nagahama, for detention for ten days, vicinity of Ogimachi, San-chome, Yokohama,
Private 30 days' sight .................... nom. and afterwards to be delizared to the British white the foreigners are riding in rikisha ON YOLOMAMA, T-T....... Consul. The war-thip_left for Wel-hai-wel at for the Yoshiwara. The engineers belong Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate......$11.68 half-past two as the Friday afternoon. The ing to the Kanagawa-mory and a sailor belong Gold Leaf 100 touch, per taal
*** 0.60.90 medical authorities are of opinion that as the part of the sea where the body was thrown ising to the British war-ship ware injured, fortun- Bar Sliver ........ about 300 fathoms deep, there need be no ately not very seriously. The police are now searching for the assailants, but it is a difficult apprehension of danger arising therefrom.
task to find them, as the attack was committed
40
1900,
40
13 $48
7'5
1
0'3
6
847
pick der doring the midnight.
It is reported, adds our contemporary, that the Albion came over to bring Rear-Admiral Gren- fell for treatment at the Naval Hospital"at Yokohama. Rather than undergo quarantine, fxbICATIONS point to a serious flood of the MALWA NEW..... however, the Admiral decided to go back to ↑ Vangtis River. Every boat that arrives at Wei-hai-wei,
Shangast from Hankow brings news of the rise
ordered out of the harbour and isolated from
OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-day's quotations are as follows w
Per chest
..@$ 900/920
.@ 960/980
@ 1,020/1,050
...@ 990
+4
19
LAST YEAR. OLDEST
and of the alarm felt all along the route, The PATNA NEW immune© · 995 * Bao Hua reports the water mark at BENARES NEW
THE PLAGUE.
During the twenty-four hours ended at noon to-day 16 further cases of bubonic plague, making 634 since January 184, were reported. Bevantess of the cases were fatal.
SHIPPING AND MAILS,
MAILS DUE.
French (Oceanien) 17th inst. Canadian (Athenwiam) 18th inst. American (Hongkong Mars) 18th inst. German (Stuttgart) 19th inst. Indian (Kumsang) 22nd inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 29th inst.
The 13. Satsuma sailed from New York for Hongkong.via'ports on rath inst.
The T. K. K. 63. Rehilla Maru left Manila
morrow at about 1 p.m.
yesterday afternoon, and is expected here to-
The N. Y. K. 1.3. Kasaga Maru (Australian Line) left Nagasaki for this port 14th last, p.m., and is expected to arrive 18th inst.
The Imperial German Mail sa. Stullgart carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 18th ult, left Singapore at 8 pm., and may be expected here Tuesday at daylight.
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