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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TEL

cognised they ha

of the Power

Telegraph

rest

is not likely to be so

the future as in the past

MONDAY OCTOBER

Novemb

HÖNGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1905.

S. WATSON & CO., PRÉSIDENT ROOSEVELT ON THE

LIMITED.

WINE & SPIRIT

2014.

CHANTS,

ERT

OINTED AGENTS

qis. $18.

RTER

FAMOUS

S. WATSON

LIMITED,

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CHINESE BOYGOTI,

nation which seeks to distract the attention

be made the butt and catspaw of every lide. THE German stehmer' Stephna has

to the east a submarine cable which up at Nordenham. elfin to German-Dutch Telegraph. ompanya frá 37 Shanghai to Yap, one of the Carolina, Islanda, a distance of about 2,000 miles.

of its rebellious subjects by a short seance in the Middle Kingdom. For that reason, if for no other, the Chinese boytölt wati) amply justified.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

RECENT cable from London says that the New Zealand Rugby football players are defeating every English team that meets them, ith the utmost ease. This success is partly The Tamar beat the Naval Yard team at lost due to the New Zealanders' excellenco, as individual players, and partly to their astonlah- ball by six goals to one.

Ing, pace and cleverness in dodging MR. M. W. Slade is ralurning to Hongkong in It's also partly due to a new distribali the course of a week or so.

Geld. They have scored so far

,

This French and English mails of the roth, at and 23rd September were delivered in London

on the 21st inst,

THE native who snatched a roll of notes from an amah has been sentence to, three months hard labour.

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THE body of Sir Henry Irving was cremated. This was done by his own wish expressed just before his death.

President Roosevelt is not generally swayed by political motives in, dealing with public questions, but on the subject of the admission of Chinese to the United States. he appears to have been won ever to the labour cause. The President can see, no justification for the Chinese boycott of American goods as a retaliatory measure against the stringent provisions of the new Chinese exclusion law of America. It is a curious docdine, which will find scant sup. port, that one nation is at liberty to Rout the just claims of other and at the same time object to any pressure which the other may exert in furtherance of Its, demands. On the ground that the well-being of wages-earners is at stake, the President holds that coolles must be excluded. But the question of the admission of coolies to America was never deemed an essential point. The Chinese were willing to waive that claim. What they contended for was the admission, under reasonable.restrictions, of Chinese merchants of established position and Chinese students who were not likely to compete with the labouring classes of the States, American writers have described the indignities to which Chinese of all classes were, subjected on arriving at San Francisco. Herdod like cattle in pens,

cuffed and mishandled by every pettifogging official under the Govern- ment, treated as pariahs and outcasts, the Chi- hese naturally felt their gorge rise. And the new exclusion law contained provisions INVITATIONS have been lived to a ball to be given on the 14th November, by His. Excel. even more drastic than those in the old Act.tency the Governor, in honour of the birthday The Chinese found themselves left in the of King Edward VII.) "G $2.40 lurch; the Imperial Government scented Scarcely to realise the position, and would have tamely accepted the terms proferred by America Had it not been for the spirit split$40 and combination of the merchants at the

STOUT

LEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. ong, 23rd September, 1905.

HE. the Govenor was present at a dluser given by the Commodore at his Pesk residence on Saturday evening..

against Leven, In eiga matches. ALDAND of 33 convicts at the colony in the Philippines concocted kill the superintendent of the theprise, the acouse, saire the latter, and arms and then, disguised in the bad and capture one of the consig the pop any other large craft that

and leave the island for viously agreed upon,

Luckily the loyal prisoner the block walchuted before it had reached al

tion, although the scon 6 secure arms and for tendent of the colony

p

By the

And

THE German ships in port yesterday-were be of th decked with bunting in honour of the birthday of the Empress of Germany.

IT has been decided to fortify the terminals of the Panama cacals The guas planned to be mounted are to be of the heaviest calibre. CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. May the engagement be happily consummated by the wedding taking place in Hongkong,

THE Chinese Board of Commercial Affairs bas asked the Throse to despatch commissioners to each province. The memorial has been duly sanctioned by the Throne,

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THE Glas has made the north-west palliage, Captain Amundson, the brave Norwegian, who commands this sailing stoop, has sent a report of hir endeavours to reach the magnetic pole LIEUTENANT Bilse, the daring young army officer whose hyel, A Little Garrison; start- fed all Germany several years ago, has disap. peared, and it is feared that he has been dered.

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THE Kewanki Dock Co. has recently built two shipbuilding berths of 5,000 tons and 8,000 tons capacity. Another berth, capable of taking vesels of 15,000 (osis, will be construct

treaty ports. They could not dictate to the United States; they could not dictate to Co. their own Government; whatever was to be done must be done by themselves. So they seized the readiest weapon to their hand. The United States have been strenuously presting their goods upon the Chinese. They have managed to secure a fair share of the Chinese trade, and their commodities. have penetrated into the interior. Here [32 then was the pawn by which American legislation against the Chinese could be checkmated. Nothing is simpler than the boycott; nothing more effective.. "The rested shortly, of the world looked on, sceptical that Chins could set up a boycott system which would withstand the assault of the American manufacturer. Unexpectedly, the Chinese showed a capacity for organisation and power of cotnbination which amazed the 34EN'S ROAD CENTRAL, onlookers. From Cheloo to Canton, and even to Singapore and Penang, Chinese merchants, banded themselves together to resist not actively but (with far more potency) passively--the common foe, and so admirable were their arrangements that American shippers grew seriously alarmed at the trend of affairs. The President considered it necessary to say that the new treaty would not be directed against

CRECOR & CO.

1ST FLOOR.

PORTS

FROM

#y

SANDEMAN & CO.,

OPORTO, PORTUGAL.

$20.00 to $42.00

seems that the interned Russian cruisers in Manila had orders to sail on the 18th inst, but as far as could be learned the day previous, none of the officers had any definite knowledge whither they were bound after quitting, the Philippine port:

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and the loyal prisoni

ed with death,"

THE up which made its pience

at week, heralding th winter sighed a metamorphosis id:16 ance of the shop windows. Silk goods, gimcracks and tinsel have been hurr ly thrown aside to make room for heavy jackets, padded coats and flannel garments of every des cription

Some shops which from a comůry glance ten days ago might have been supposed to deal exclusively in tropical goods could how Gttingly set up business among the Esquimaux. Along Queen's Road the principal article for sale appears to be blankets. Even the hawkers' slands in Botham Strand wear a wintry aspect, in keeping with the chill winds which blow affer sundown here are those, however, who are sceptical that the winter has really arrived yet they argue that it is a mere passing change, but the majority of people and all the natives are quite convinced that winter has come, the best evidence of their belief belog found in the rotund and abnormally out appearance they prevent.

CLUB LUSITANO ENTERTAIN-

"MENTS."

development of

industries. They argu supposedly low costof labe the large tracts of undeve suitable for the cultivatio effect which the introducit nery is likely to have upa trade was granted, the Pi swamp the home industry

"Up to the present time ington have been more of technical character, at any rat friends are concerned. The Preside Secretary Taft have given us their sympathy and have tried to force the Bill through--but they have been working without the "ald of technical advice. On the other hand, the op.rain position have had facts and figures, from their too we. standpoint of course, at their finger-ends-they We are have been able to speak of the yield, the costed in the pas of production, and everything pertaining to the manufacture of sugar. And our supporters have been unable newer the argument of the opposition Jet, because they had notë 1924 been coached o

ical points "There harne In the Philip reports and pins interest

in the wired that 16

success of the sentatives of the pines with facts

cation the opposition, Representatives;

en any body of Americans were bent on collecting subject, to that Philip.

th missioner Luzarrior Est

cretary Taft

for the

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will Captain bolbing that

the Phillp ever

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"The winter season at the

ropriately. by an sors of friends of the members were Koffight proceedings were of 40

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similar line

Yof the featur ith fallery after the sty solid, ingconh

With the advent of the cold season, the di rectors and members of the Club Lusitano have inaugurated their usunt series of evening Btertainment. On Saturday afternoon, the first of these pleasant gatherings was held in the Club premises in Shelly Street. There was a large attendance of members and their friends and a goodly number of ladies graced the pro ceedings with their presence. The band of the Soc edade Philarmonica-composed of several members of the Club-played selections of music from an excellent programme from of Iloilo, both of whom kik 8pm." The new slage, erected in the spacious hall of the Club, was utilised for the first time. Although small, the stage ja most effectively THERE was a block on the lower level tram-arranged; the proscenium and scenery are line this afternoon, on account of a car being artistically got up, and altogether the work derailed. At one time something like thirty, reflects great creflit on Mr. Baptisia, under

be finished before June" two cars were counted between the City Hall whose supervision and direction this new fen

"At present the Philippine and the Naval Yard. It was not long before: turd of the Club was carried out. The stage in

of 25 per cent, on the tariff. lighted by electricity, the foollights giving a

proposes, to give a further reduc decidedly pleasani effect. The installation was made very efficiently by the Hongkong Elec going for the whole thing-free trade

cent. That is 75 per cent, in all.” Bus tric Company, Limited. Tea, sandwiches and solutely, and in the opinion of the Secretary to wel a variety of dainty cakes were served in the for War our chances of success are very favour, account hidining-room of the Club building, which, besides able. We must have the status of the Philip: Neir

the service was resumed.

A House boy in the empicy of Mr. J. Me Gabbins, of the Gas Works, West Point, was charged with stealing a bottle of whisky and a bottle of claret from the premises of

boy was sent to three weeks' hard labour.

"The whole question.of come before Congrens this - been a deficit 'of Szs; tariff must be revii

likely to be a long

Chinese gentlemen or visitors, but, merely master. n proof of the charge the bibulous the hall and staircase, was embellished with pot pines determined once and for all. Wo wan

against coolies. Meanwhile American officials on this side of the Pacific were quietly raking in, the dollars and granting passports to any and everyone but that is an aspect of the situation which is outside the main question. Having to a certain extent calmed the Chinese mind, and having induced the Chinese Government to issue edicts | of a perfunctory dature, which people could adopt or leave alone as they pleased. against the continuance of the boycott, President Roosevelt allowed the land to lie

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RUBBER from vines is increasingly exported from Tonquis. Vines abound in the valleys and hille inland, but the natives are for the most part ignorant of the valuable products thus lying unutilised. This year traders are Ancking thither. Ignorance will soon be a thing of the past. Tonquin, exported. 164,180 | | kilogrammes of rubber last year.

The first eleven of die Hongkong Cricket Club beat the Colts by two wickets and eleven runs.Craigengower played the Royal Engi neers on Saturday and came off victoriou by fallow for a time. Now he comes forward 37 runs. The second eleven of the Craigen with the cry that the, Chinese had no rightgower Club were beaten by the Civil Service

The prop

plante. The greatest praise is due the directors | Justice and fair play, There is no jurii of the Club for the admirable arrangements discriminating against any one industry. they had made for the entertainment, of the future of the Philippines is dependent on the members and their guests.

success of our efforts in Washington..

“Governor-General Wright and Commis- sioner Forbes, who are

THE VOLUNIKERS,

'REPULSING THE ENEMY,

Field maneuvres, by the Volunteers now in camp at Stonecotter's Island, were held on Saturday, and the general concensus of opinion is that they were very successful. The idea was 10 prevent an enemy, who had advanced on Lai-chi-kok, from embarking for. Hongkong, No. 1 Company was the enemy Pand No. Company was detailed to prevent them cany

and

to retaliate, even if they were being made and XI by ten russ-The West Kents beating out their plan of invading Hongkong. The the scapegoats of the nations. They had the Police by 30 runs, the scores being no right to protest, and had no right to put | R.W.K.'s 48; Potica; 18, that protest into tangible form. There was no give-and-take policy here; it was simply * case of America for the Americans; the rest of the world, and particularly the Chin, nese, nowhere. As a sort of sop, the Pre sident states that the law will be operated with as little harshness as possible. Harshness

"enemy," was encamped at Lai-chi-kok the defenders of the position marched through Tiam Taul Po, and along ibe Tai Po Road CHUN CHIN, who was serving a long sentence, they were met by the scouts, under had the unexpired portion of it, viz, from Bib Armstrong, who, thematy, July last to 18th December, 1900, remitted, and wood, had seen the was granted a ticket of leave. Unfortunately Captain Lamm for himself he utilized a portion of his leave to give the advancio indulge in housebreaking and burglary with the result, first, that he was ordered to undergo moanted volunteers four months bard labour and six hours' ex party or no harshness, the law as it stands has to posure in the stocks, and os completion of that

be carried out by the officials, and no sentence to undergo the unexpired portion, 18 amount of casuistry will convince anyone months, of his previous sentence,

that the American immigration agents will de, other than employ the full legal means in their power against the Chinese. If the law is harsh, as the President himself seems to suggest, it should be amended, so that the conditions should be less one-sided than they are at present. Why Chinese non-abourem pro should be encouraged to come to is:mpossible

NIPPON Syndicate, Lid, has been registered, in London with a capital of £100,000 in 99,700 ordinary shares of reach, and 6,000 deferred shares of I. exch, It is formed to freehold and other farms, mines grants, concessions, leases, cizír

lies, in Asia or elsewhere docks, railways, IERI lo' promota.com]

tion,

to be present at the openin the construction of railwa

involving something Manila on the

kong States and

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