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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 1905.

The Hougher

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1995,

This has been the most vulnerable point on

↑ SHANGHAI will 1000 have an academy of

tirgraph the confines of the national domain, An music, branch of the well known "Von other amendment will call for the re-regis Meyerinck School of Music, of San Francisco. Miss S. A. Ward, for seven year a pupil of tration of all Chinese fu the country" and

this school, has arrived in Shanghal and will in empowering the Department of Commerce

a few days open a studio there. In addition to and Labour afterward to deport those not vocal culture the course of study will include holding certificates Another recommen. | physical culture, sight rending and musical his dation is that the law requiring return tory. ing Chinese to prove that they have #1,000 worth of property in the United States before their readmission shall be repealed, on the reasonable ground that it has been a fruitful source of perjury, and is, therefore, totally ineffective. But the most important recommendation of all is that which abolishes the right of judicial review over Chinese immigration, cases, placing jurisdiction in the Immigration ALTHOUGH there have been quite a number of bureau exclusively, with the right of appeal reports in the native Press lately as to who is to to the Secretary of Commercé and Labour be the next Chinese Minister to the United only, as the laws now provide in the case of States, Spain and Peru," vice Sir Chêntung all other alien immigrants. This will, do Liang Cheng, KG.M.G., it must be remem away. with the abuses of the exclusion laws bered, says the M.C.D. News, that the latter committed by the United States Court official's term has a year to run, and that all Commissioners, who have frequently exer- is premature. We, qusselves, have season, cised their use to defeat in Purbelieve that his Excellency will be reappointed.

SCHINESH EXCLUSION.

For some time past signs have been multiplying that Congress, during the ensuing winter, will be called upon to make impor. tant changes in the Chinese exclusion law which has been called into question so many times within the past few months, and it inust be confessed that it is of greater in terest to know that President Roosevelt is seriously considering the laws than to settle whether he has been moved thereto by a keen perception of The importance of the American boycott. The Sandranesin Chronicle tells us that the movement bay. totally failed to influence him, because the recommendations ite proposes make the ex clusion of the coolie class more effective than at present. But the first essen.

tial offeformation is that Americans should be convinced of the need of reform, and

if the Chinese have aroused the Ameri- can Government to the dangers which attend the present restrictions concerning the entry of Chinese into the United States the boycou will not have been in vain. The Chinese Government made it sufficiently clear that another treaty should be drawn up, which, aming other things, will soften the rigour of the exclusion law with respect „to educated Chinese, and will guarantee such persons decent treatment. Al the present time if a steginship arrives at an American port having as one, of its passengers' a Chi nese of respectability, and "of Anancial and

¡ 8 dog. pls.$25. P'erdoz, pts. $5.25 social responsibility it is assumed by the immigration authorities that the comer is a qts/$4.50 Chinese labourer in disguise, and is entering the country for the purpose of secking em- pits. $3.00

ployment at wages below those which can „Splits 52.40 support American or European immigrant labourers on a reasonable living basis. On this pts. $3.00 account this Chinesetraveller is not permitted to land until he can establish his identity in sphts $2.40 an unmistakable manner, by submitting to, what the Boston Herald recently des cribed as "a species of star chamber A. S. WATSON & Co., inquisition which is insulting and hu- miliating to an intense, degree." by the Treaty of 1880 traders, students and gentry were guaranteed.entrance into the United States, and when the abuses to which this

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We have tecëlved from lan':ester pondent at Macao a cop Notleta of the 22nd August,, newspaper-published in Lisbon. In it'ls prints. ted the drit of a dozen new measures calcolat- Led, in the opinion of the Ministers for the

HONGKONG

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THE CHINA SQUADRON

"AT YOKOHAMA

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Shanghai 12th October 2.10 p.m

A most enthusiastic reception was accorded to Admiral Noel, on the arrival of the British China Squad- ron at Yokoliama on Wednesday

by kind permission of L. Colonel C Hi U. Colonies, to promote the economic and finau Price, U.S.O., and Officers of the 149th Balucial situation of the Portuguese Colonies and chis, the hand of the Regiment will play the to assist them towards the attainment of a following programme at the U. S. R. Club, Kreater commercial development and batter prosperity. Few of our readers are concerned Kowlinn, to-morrow.¡---

Overture. Flolle Dunsche" FontaiSupper-

with the Portuguesa possessions in ledia and Muzorka..." A. 1'hantom

Africa, and the proposed legislation affecting Valus Falitwahl "CoCaroline Cowthlan Selection..... Reminiscences of Engisini Fred Godfrey those need not be taken notice of. But the Sang...."Good Nightà

colony of Macao has a relative interest to Ilawat..."A Summer IdylTM"

Hongkong, and since many Hongkong resi dents have a direct personal interest in their ownership of properties in that l'ortuguese pos session it may serve some useful purpose were we to present a translation of the proposed law relating to the House tax in Macao How far short the new system of levying (his tax will, fall of the alleged purpose for which the change Admiral Barun Yamamoto, Minister conditions, say one acqulated with of the Navy The draft law comprises seven sectious, and

to

poses of Chinese coolie exclusion. If for a second term, the amendments to be recommended are' adopted by Congress, the administration of ACCORDING to the Nanfangpoo, Viceroy.Chou Fe has tendered his resignation in consequence the Chinese exclusion laws in their relations of a fresh denunciation to the Throne, this to any class should be above criticism when time from the Tartar-General at Nanking. the immigration station at Angel (island isT.E. Tai Hung-ize, Hsu Shih-chang, and Tuan crected for the detention of those whose Fang have been ordered to leave on their mis

sion abroad. Duke Tsai Tsch and H.E. Shao right to enter the country is challenged.

Ving are granted a month's leave before their departure. The Trotai of Changchou, Chin kiang, has protested against the opening of a branch office at Wuchin, Changchou, by a

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Excellency the Governor will be "At

Home" at. Government House on Friday, the

13th inst., from 4:30 to 6.30 p.m..

GLASGOW newspaper says that Emperor Williams is arranging for another Atlantic yacht race to be united in the summer of 1907,

A COMMITTEE meeting of the Shanghai St. George's Society decided that the Ball on 9th lines as on the last occasion, November will be run on practically the same

THE general agent of the Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Co., Ltd., has received the following telegraphic advice from the Deli-Mastschappij, Amsterdam:-Sold 3re bales tobacco at Gids,

0.45.

THE C. M. S. Anping has arrived at Shanghai from Chefoo and Tientsin. She reported Brought three boats from Chefap belonging to the C. M. S. siekko and left at Chefon by the

str. Away:

A NAGASAKI telegram dated Sept. 22 says that a foreign firm there has been authorised by the Russian Government to act as agents for the Russo-Chinese Bank and for the ships of the Volunteer fleet.

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class had been subjected was brought to the notice of President Roosevelt he immediately took the complaints i hand, and is reported to have expressed great indignation at the long series of outrages which bus

WILLIAM W. Tompkins, director and manager awakened the cotton and textile trades of of the American De Forrest Wireless Tele- this country to the sense of the danger of graph Company, is now on his way to Manifn peroiting the Bureau,

Japanese firm:

Macau will at once

subjoined is a translation thereof;~

HOUSE-TAX IN MACAO)

realize.

The proposed law by the Minister for the Colonies having for its object the amendment; of the present regulation relating to the house. tax in this province is as follows i

Art 1-The house-tax in Macao will, be amended according to the annexed terms.

TERMS REFERRED TO IN THE PROPOSAL. 1. The house-tax shall be proportional, not to the rent of the premises, but to the area of land comprised therein or which they cover; all premises being classified into two classes one including the buildings and the ground covered by them, the aunexes and construc- Two mysterious stabbing affrays have occurred tions thereunto belonging, with yards, gardens, etc, and of landa leased with the expressed in the Colony-one on Tuesday and one yesterday under circumstances that are now

condition that they are intended for buildings; being investigated by the police.In the first and the other class of vacant land not legally case one Wang Kum, keeper of a Chinese intended for buildings. It shall be considered a appertaining to the latter class the lands Christian boarding-house in Third Street, West Point, was stabbed, as he alleges, by a man

covered by constructions accessory to agricul- named Kum Fuk, at the door of the house, anatural industries which, are carried on on the result of a dispute as to the right of Kum Fuk parcels of land wherein they are situated." to a woman into the house. The weapon" made a nasty gash on the man's side, and the man was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, while Kum Fuk, was placed under ar rest to await his trial on whatever charge the result of the stabbing may necessitate The case that occurred yesterday seem to be even more curious, for it appears that one of the boys employed at the Hongkong Hotel was passing by the Harbour Master's office at about noon when he was stabbed through the right

side of the abdonten, He was al once" re-

Within each class ali premises shall be grouped under different "orders" according to their situation in the different zones the colony is to be divided into.

"This division, demarcated by the Provincial Government, shall have regard to the commer- cial importance and all other factors which might affect the condition of the property. within the first class and independently of its order, the premises shall also be classified in groupa determined by the nature of the materials used in their construction and the purpose for which the said premises are in-

tended.

The blue-juckets were entertained in various ways during the day and at night a dinner was given by Vio8- dini

On Thursday Admiral Noel will be received in audionco by His Ma jesty the Emperor, and an Imperial luncheon will be

given at Tokio.

UNTERPRISING LITERAKY

CLUB

ENTERS ITS FOURTHI SESSION,

The success which continues to attend the

efforts of thore gentlemen who devote so mach of their spare time to the promotion of bright and instructive entertainment for the members of the Union Church. Literary Club is well- merited if one may judge by the syllabus for the coming session. The executive con- state of the Rev. C. H. Hickling, president 1 Messrs. T. E Pearce, treasurer.] P. H. Holyoak and E, F. Aucott, hon, secretaries": and A. Allnutt, J. Dyer Ball, W. D..

raidwood, A. 5. D, Coustand, W. E. Craig, Dr. J. C. Thomson, and Dr. Nawell Wilson. This band of workers, whose efforts in the direction of profitable amusements are being appreciated, are holding the first ordinary meeting of the fourth session this evening when Dr. J.C. Thomson is lecturing on *Chinese Surgery | its methods and appliances." Mr. J. Dyer Ball will preside and the lecture is timed to com mence at 9pm. It is hoped that there will be

large attendance and that many new members will be enrolled. The syllabus is certainly the best that has yet been prepared and ther should not be much doubt, of the coming session belag more successful that its pre-

decessors,

moved to the Government Civil Hospital, but firmly refused to give his name or the name of his assailant, nor any reason why he 2. The houses in class i shall pay, according should have been thus grievously assaulted. 10 the respective schedules, a fixed, annual tax. THE ROYAL CRUISE: Later in the evening he died from the injuries for each square metre of land covered or he 'sunained. It is said that after he was occupied by them, this tax being varied accord |: "Vanity Fair remarks :--The Prince of Wales stabbed he ran some forty or fifty yards with ing to the order or group to which the hours is looking forward with much pleasure to his the knife in his side and himself pulled it out belong. When the building is of a greater Indian visit. Though he is no great lover of and eventually felt from exhaustion.

than of

CO., stort us in lucas, of in migration. le dand will give his attention to establishing of and eventually it from the sign/Deipt bois ont for, the tax relating to the the pop of pageants, the, Royal progres

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'according to the letter." But the American Government seemed to have abandoned all attempt to make a new treaty and the Chi nese people decided to retaliate unless their requests were granted. Whether or not the | Chinese boycott of American goods totally | failed to, influence the President,; as the San Francisco Chronicle alleges, it is practically assured that when Congress meets again the President will recommend a num- ber of amendments to the present exclusion laws. This was inevitable and for some months past the question has been under consideration and had reached such a head some six or eight months ago that American

the Far East.

at

IT is reported that several of the largest lot; teries in China, which have been doing bril- liant business during the last few years, are now to he officially investigated, apparently in the same manner as the big concerns in the

United States.

A SIGN of the times.-Puqkahs will be dis continued as under:-Everywhere except Hos. pitals, from 15th instant inclusive Hospitals From 1st November inclusive. From the general order issued to-day by Major General Villiers Hatton:

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HE WANG TAHSIER, Chinese Minister designate to the Court of St. James's, is ex

schedule rate. The contributions applicable blems of the King's Eastern dominions are un-: Remanded from yesterday, the case against to properties in class 2 shall be a fixed annual known to him personally, and his mind is Struhmaan and Koch, seamen on the s... A tax, set out in the schedules, per hundred ready, almost eager, for more of that observa dromeda, was resumed before Mr. F. A. Hare-quare metres, or hectare, of the land, the tion and review which tend to make the Heir land this morning, when for the defence Arthur tax being varied according to the order to Apparent (as was shown by bis Guildhall speech) a power in the Empire which some day Warzen, another seaman on that steamer, said which the land belongs.

3. The house-tax returns should always can. will be bis. It is scarcely in the nature of he heard the male call, Koch bad names on

tain the following particulars, viz, owner's name, things that such a prolonged progress should Saturday morning, but he did not remember what those names were. Another seaman testi-site and frontage of house, measurements of the be anticipated with equal pleasure by the fed along the same line and mentioned a few

Princess of Wales. Of late, she has been in creasingly averas to ceremonial. It is no of the names used by the mate to the

breach of confidence to assert that it has at defendants. The latter said the male called

times been a matter of some difficulty to make them bad names and said if they didn't get a

the Princess of Wales more than apparently move on, he would knock it into them," He

interested in passing through necessary cere- monials. Her children engross her; some faw friends claim much of her interest and affec- tun; affairs of State are not within her chosen

to their dus coloyment," "Ow they learn these have long lost that novelty which is necessary

shings is a mystery,

did not strike the men, but they were forced to

house, description of buildings (stating the materials built of) and their area and the purpose they are intended for, and the lands thereunto belonging; the date and statement of the original grant of land; particulars of the class, order, and group the house belongs to, and the annual contribution leviable on the house.

4.-There shall be adopted in aid of the new assessment the existing bouse-tax returns, the

journals published the text of a proposed pected to arrive at Shanghai fraan Peking en the poop and would not listen when they said cadastral map of the Province which should' "sphere, and the excitements of court pageants,

The amendments to

route for his new post at the end of this month and to leave Shanghai for Iurope about the middle of November next.

introduction of foreign capital into Japan does not give unmixed satisfaction, remarks the Japan Chronicle. A Japanese, said to be an authority on political economy, cautions business circles in Japan to be careful in mak- ese against foreign influence.

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The Péking Government decided to reorgaidze China's navy and to despatch students to Creat Britain and Jopan to learn naval science no as❘ to establish a proper naval college in China and the Waiwupu is negotiating the matter with the naval departments of both countries through the ministers of the two countries in Peking.

expect it. They went to the captain to ask leave to go on shore and he chased them off

| they had a complaint to make. They were each sent to 14 days' hard labour and if the vessel sailed before the expiration of their sentences or was here at that time they were to be placed on board.

THE YANGISZE VALLEY,

"CARELESS and inaccurate STATEMENTS."

EL

MARRIAGE LAWS,

CURIOUS CASE."

grants of land, the registers in the land office be ordered to be drawn up, the registers of the

conservatoria), and owners' affidavits,

5. With a view of formulating the new as sessment, all land proprietors · in the Province should forward to the revenue department the necessary, particulars in order that, their pre- mises might be included and classified for the

This afternoon, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, levy of the tax. In the statement of particulars Oldorico Neves, signalman at Gream Island, the owner shall set out the measurements of again surrendered to bis bail, in continuation the buildings and the lands which comprise the of his iral on the charge, that he did on the premises, giving the nature of the materials the 10th September, knowingly, wilfully, unlawful- buildings are, built of and the purpose the ly and without reasonable excuse, at Victoria buildings and lands are intended for, as well as in this Colony, harbour a Chinese Woman the number of floors of each building and the named Man Li Kwal, married to Tseng Boog, measurement of each four. Default of in- according to the marriage, laws of China, and formation or false declarations will be visited who bad left the protection of her busbarch by pecuniary penalty.

* Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Mastre, Brutton, Hett! and Goldring, appeared for the defence, and Inspector Langley prosecuted.

-It is no wonder that there is jubilation in Berlin over the austing of British traders from the Yangtze Valley, not in speak of Hongkong and Singapore, if the author of the "glowing account," of which we heard by telegraph se of the Standard, There may be some ground for stirring up the British Government to look after the interest of its subjects in the Far East, 6. Assessment should be revised annually so but little good, says the N. C. Daily News, will that in each new one there might be included be done by such careless and inaccurate state. new houses and the registration of modifica ments as the following. The "correspondent," | tions la houses already entered, when such'ai- who has apparently spent a few hours only interations might affect the contributions dee by Shanghai, is deploring the loss of British them presiige. He writes.**

new treaty as set forth by the Chinese Government. This was reproduced in our columns on the 13th September last when the whole question of the revision of the im-CHA Lai, the boatman, who was charged with migration laws was discussed at some length. the attempted murder of Lai Kum Fuk,--1 fuking, in the harbour, under circumstances be proposed by already fully recorded in these columns, war President Roosevelt, which as we have this afternoon committed by Mr. G.-N. Orme, pointed out make the exclusion of to take his trial at the next Criminal Sessions. the coolic more effective contain no thing which will in any way deprive the exempt classes of any of their privileges, In fact, according to the Chronicle, the Government is showing its good faith to BAROLO & BARBERA wards the merchants, students, and traveling foreign loans, and, it seems, warns Japan-cently, is as well-informed as a correspondent

lers by taking steps to prevent a repetition of the abuses to which they have been subject. ed by the steamship companies in the past. All the 'recommendations are important in their way, and only the one dealing with the proposed establishment of immigration in spectors at Chinese ports is received with dis. favour by our San Francisco contemporary, which goes to the length of admitting that THE remains of the late Admiral Yeh, L.C.N., this, one is doubliul "because the viscing substantive Commander-in-Chief of the Naval of Chinese certificates in. Asiatic ports by forces of Kwangtung province, Chief-in-Com. consular agents has always been notoriously mand of the combined Nanyang and Feiyang loose and untrustworthy; and unless the squadrons and, at the time of his death in July provision for the appointment of immigra. last, Director-in-Chief of the Kiangnan Dock, were to be removed from the Kiangnan Arse tion inspectors is safeguarded, by reposing nat to Kinleeyuen Wharf for embarkment to revisionary powers in the immigration agents Foochow on Monday, located at American ports, it will be open to abuse and the subject of future irritation Tux Shinpao tearns that in response to peti-wan at great cost of lives and money by our 9.520. and contention." With this exception allians signed by a number of the gentry and the recommendations summarized in a notables of the province of Kiangsu, addressed Washington dispatch as ilkely to be sub to the Throne, Viceroys Yuan Shih-k'ai and Chou Fu, and Governor Lu of Seochow, an Imperial Rescript has been issued to Viceroy Chou Fu, of Nanking, and Governor Lu, 500- chow, commanding them to devise ways and means of buying back the railway from the British Concessionaires.

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ALESSANDRIA, PIEDMONT,

ALSO

TABLE CLARET IN CASES. mined by the Pride sterols C. Scene Oral approval are favourably received. One pro- vides for the negotiation of a treaty with Mexico for the prevention of Chinese [31-10000lic Invasion across the Mexican border.

Tjongkong, 13th July, 1905.

7. The Provincial Government should frams

Further evidence was heard, and the case again adjourned,3

SHIPPING AND MAILS:

EMAILS DUES Indian (Latrang) 16th inst. French (Salaris) 16th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 17th inst. Anuralian (Tsinan) 17th Just American (Baric) asnd just, Gemman (Prixe Sigiemund) Canadian (Empress of The Boston S. 5. Co

"One instance alone will serve, perhaps, that the necessary regulation for the proper execu of Shanghai. France, England, and Americation of the taxation, facilitating the contributor possessed large and valuable concessions, of the house-tax, who is also subject to the which, though equal in extent to start with, did payment of the fixed industrial fax, payment of not long continus so; yet we calmly agree to the two contributions by means of only one hand over the most valuable one of the three to form.

"According to a table annexed to the proposed the control of an international board, of which thepresent chairman is the German Consul. Is it law the total number of families in the two to be expected that a practical and materialistic || districts which comprise the province of people can believe that this was done of our Macao, is of '11,125 persons, and the number⠀⠀⠀ own fren will, when France retains her con- cession intact? Advantage after advantage, of houses existing within these districts is from Seattle on oth inst-for

06 arrived at Vancouver at merchants, has been calmly relinquished, and our competitors in commerce continue to compelled to take this course, and, comnequeotiy, which was captured by the Japanese on Sept. press the Chinese with the idea that we are THE American steamer Barraconia (2,150 ton), SIN that we are not the first Power to be considered. 21 in the neighbourhood of South Fagbalion, Evans in our own actusi possessions, such as will shortly be taken to Yokomnkey and hedd Hongkong, we allow our rivals not only equal over to the Yokosuka Prize Conit for examina. rights, but actual advantages over our own merchants, with the logical,sequence that, ka Fare being slowly but surely ousted from the

position we once occupied in China C

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