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Intimations,

THE

HONGKONG TELE

PH TUESDAY NOVEMBER

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BLEND.

VERY OLD

LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

Per Dozen

$16,50

WINE & SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,⠀⠀

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hougkong, 28th October, 1905.

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Ordinary belnem o nam infesshine.

The Menator

The Kiltné will hit andartakelus fie, remjonalblå fugi ntang rejestad M8, nr in retern any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). "JAILY-$80 per annum.

per os, so that the country

"gold" when exchange

billings to the dollar and fixed the

this

Kard

mix of Bhizuoka regret the

Iceot mansion," with "lts.

fire, brake out there last but was discovered la lime, and the damage sustained was confined to the billiard-room.

its silver coins upon the basis of a' tenäTM dollar sovereign, is confronted with the W MERLY $18 per angani. The mus per quarter mal pet misistem, priportional, difficulty at the present moment of main l'he dully iman in ifolivered from wins the addrowtaining the parity of its currency. When andomible to memenger. On sopimat by the Straits Settlements Government decided additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage." The posinge on the weakly inne to any part of the to adopt the gold standard for their Colony

world, to $0 conta per quarter.

wisely provided in the Ordinance demone. and the Federated Malay States, It was very On October 14 Messrs. Caird and Co. which

launched at Greenock the 8,000 tons mail and passenger steamer Dilki, which they have tising the British and Mexican dollars to built and engined for the P. and O. Steam make way for the "new" Strails, token || Navigation Company's inter-colonial scivice

Single Copies Daily, ten cente: Weekly, twenty

'ist ecelli,

from

At six o'cloc

will get as abboas poss

Konghau at the Rivert so that" we are? from our destination.

Che Hongkong Gelegraph that the new coin was restricted for between India and China. Of 486 ft. in length, We have been poled

Hongkong, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1905.

À QUESTION OF ACCURACY.

a

o'clock last night.

wad 70 ili since

Some few miles before lilching yuan,

reached, the gunboat which had been towing our caravan give up, the task, whereupon, coolies engaged and they towed on to Chin

Since leaving Ching-yoen we have had to be alternately towed or poled along the river, The scenery has been magnificent, superior to anything 1, have seen River it beats the views of the out and out

the Wait River

he mutin

ho

now

ports on

270 one

circulation within the Colony and the Malay 56f, in breadth, and 34 ft. 10 in. in depth (10 States only. Furthermore, the exportation upper deck), the Dilki is the first of a new of Straits dollars was made a punishable type of steamer for the P. and O Company Entered 100 As at Lloyd's for the three-deck offence. The fixity of the ratio between the class, she has superior accommodation for 130 new dollar and the sovereign was deferred. Grst and so second saloon passengers. All the In another column, we publish a comand as it now proves with a good deal of equipment is up to 1. and O. style. The dining munication from the District Manager of

wisdom and foresight-in order that no mis saloon is placed at the fore end of the upper the New York Life Insurance Company, take might be made like that which the Philip deck, and extends the full width of the ship with reference to an editorial which appear-

As in the case of the P. and O. Company's ed in the Hongkong Lelegraph on the 7th pine Government are seeking to rectify intermediate class of vessels, the Delhi in inst. The article in question was based with bullion silver rapidly rising in value large cargo carrier, and is furnished with all and the present worth of Philippine sliver the latest and most approved appliances for the upon reports, which appeared in the Manila

coins in metal equal or more than their rapid handling of goods. After the launch the press, of a judgment delivered in one of the face, the Government is confronted with the Delhi was towed to the Victoria Harbour, Courts of that dependency on the subject of an insurance chim." In the first place, it probability of shrewd men melting the pesos where her engines, of the quadruple expansion should be remembered that every English and subsidiary coins and shipping the metal type, and of 8,030 i..p., will be put on board.

out of the country, or of sending the coins An accident, which might have had very journalist starts his professional career with themselves to be put in the pot elsewhere. serious consequences, was narrowly averted this tipn on which we have embarked one might at

The committee This would mean the lessening of the cir morning in Queen's Road, Central, near Welthink that we were a junketting party culation of the coinage and the necessity of lington Barrackt. The cause of it was the

No matter where we touched the principal beld on the 12th instin minting more coins, at a consequent ex-playing the shuttlecock game by a group of Chi- officials have personally come to offer their the Roman Catholic Cathedra pense. The Manila Cahlenews in our au- nese boys who might havebeen better employed respects to the Commissioners, their heartfelt thanks to: On Saturday night we met the Rav, and Mrs. men who so kindly contr elsewhere, to the advantage of their masters Chinese have sent to Hongkong and Singa-

Wesleyan Mission at Shuikwani basaar. Their best pore quantities of the money. To prevent

Press, to Lieut. Col.

a strict injunction to be accurate in his facts at whatever cost. Accuracy above all things is his aim and ambition in the most or dinary affairs, but the ache of accuracy is

AL Ching yuen, we were banquetted by the district Magistrate, but this has been by no means a solitary experience, for all along the on

have been most lavish le dispensing hospitality route the chief officials at the larger towns

to the members of the Commission, and if u

were not for the serious nature of the expedi.

further outbreak

SOCIETY S

renched in. the reporting of judicial arguthority for the statement that already some and mistresses, A European gentleman was Dewsione aud the: Rev. Mr. Robinson of the abla assistance towar

ems and judgments. Whenever a judg ment is given from the Bench it is the first A, S. WATSON & CO., care of the Court reposer to retire that judgment carefully and exactly; if it has to be condensed, the condensation is made with the closest attention to detail; .and every endeavour is inade to give the sum marised judgment with clearness, so that no false impression may be left on the reader's mind as to the terms or meaning of the Bench's dicta, So much for the English journalist and the English newspaper.. The result of this determination to be accurate at all hazards is that readers accept the judgments, whether the ipsissima verba are given or they are reported in brief, with absolute faith in the accuracy of the reported statement, and it is seldom indeed that their confidence is misplaced. But it is to be feared that our friends in Manila are not al. ways to be commended on the standard of ae. curacy which they have erected for them selves. The judgment in the insurance case in question as published in the Manila newspapers showed quite correctly that a widow's claim against the New York Life had failed, but the suggestion was that it had failed on a technicality and, that the widow had been wronged by the wording of the lay-in fact, that she had been legally, though not morally, dispossessed of the in surance money due to her under the policy taken out by her late husband. It is highly probable that the Manila papers were them- selves misled by the terms of the statement of claim, and we can well understand how a busy office would unintentionally blunder aver an extremely technical question of law. But just as it cannot be suggested that we had any feeling against the New York Life, so the Manila papers have in all likelihood found themselves unwittingly out of accord with that Insurance Company. At all events, the claim was essentially mis-stated and there, fore was open, to misconception by those Unaware of the whole facts. The judgment was given for the New York Life but not on

GREGOR & CO.,

19, QUEEN'S ROAD -CENTRAL.

RHINE

WINES

FROM

MAINZ GERMANY.

the practice, which may involve the Trea, sury into heavy losses, the Philippine Com mission passed on the 17th inst. an "Act' making it a crime, punishable with a heavy fine and imprisonment, and the confiscation of the coins. Following is the text of the

Act in full:——

(No. 141.)-An Act for the purpose of main. taining the parity of the Philippine currency in accordance with the provisions of sections one and six of the Act of Congress approved March second, nineteen burdred and three, by prohibiting the exportation from Philippine islands of Philippine silver coins, and for other

purposes.

islands.

riding at the time in a sickaisa, going east, when a Chinaman, on a bicycle came up with and

bike. The result was that the latter was

They reported to us that placards, covered

with vile accusations against everything and everybody American have been posted up on the street walls and houses of Shulkwao, which River and about the same distance from Can is, I may explain some 300 miles up the North

Wesleyan friends also stated that are in circulation to the effect that two ds of poisoned rice had been sent to hi from America,

was passing the ricksha, when the puller of the Inter suddenly swerved, to avoid running down one of the shuttlecock-kickers, and thus callided with the silently approaching upset, and the rider thrown to the ground, button as Liss-chau. fortunately without sustaining any injurist to speak of. In this connection it might be wal If the police would direct their attention to th Kroups of boys who are now making it almost daily practice to group together at such spots as outside the Carlton House in Ice House Road, Wyndham Street, near the Dairy Farm, and at points along the Praya, and who calmly continue their games regardless of the fact that they are causing obstructions, as well as being a source of annoyance to pedestrian passers-by.

BRINGING CHINA TO TIME.

The following editorial is clipped from the Manila Times:-

The step which President Roosevelt has taken with regard to the Chinese boycott is one which will be welcomed by all Americans throughout the East. The matter has reached that stage where patience bas ceased to be a virtue. So long as the racial haired against us confined itself to discrimination agsion our goods we could afford with the aid of a little of the rauce of forbearance to stomach the effort

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission that

Section 1. The exportation from the Philip pine islands of Philippine silver coins, coined by authority of the Act of Congress approved- March second, nineteen hundred and three, or of bullion made by melting or otherwise mutilat ing such coins, is hereby prohibited, and any of the aforementioned silver coins or bullion which is exparted, or of which the exportation is at téaspted subsequent to the passage of this Act and contrary to its provisions, shall be liable to forfeiture under due process of law, and one-third of the sum or value of bullion so forfeited shall be payable to the person upon whose information given to the proper authorities, the seizure of the money' or bullion so forfeited is made, and the other two-thirda shall be payable to the Philippine Government an accrue to the Gold Standard Fund; Pro- vided, that the prohibition therein contained shall not apply to sums of twenty-five pesos or less carried by passengers leaving the l'hilip.at retaliation,; but now that it has led to brutal murder and to one of our admirals being treat pine

Sec. 2. The exportation or the attempt to ed like a felon it is time to call a bail. Just export Philippine silver coins, or bullion made how Peking will meet the new situation it is from such coins, from the Philippine stands difficult to predict. Dopbiless there will be the contrary to law is hereby declared to be usual importunings for delay, but the temper criminal offence punishable, in addition to the forfeiture of said coins ar bullion as above proof Washington must be roused to such a pitch vided, by a fine net to exceed ten thousand by the brutal outrage at Lien-chau as to render pesos, or by imprisonment for a period not to any trifling dangerous. We may also depend exceed one year, or both, in the discretion of upon President Roosevelt to exert firms and prompt pressure and to abate nothing of his demand that the boycott end. That matters have come to such a crisis is to be regretted We believe it always pays to cultivate friend- ship rather than incur enmity, and we have seen that in commercial dealings much harm may be wrought by arousing the hatred of a people with whom we have valuable trade reis tions. There can be no question, in spite of many expressions to the contrary, that we gain cd much by our attitude on the question of indemnity for the Boxer outrages in 1900 Peking on several occasions showed its appres ciation, and for a time the name American was

the Court.

Sec. 3. The provisions of section one of this Act shall be enforced, by the Collectors of Customs for the Philippine islands, in accord ance with the provisions of Acts numbered three hundred and fifty-five as amended, eight hundred and sixty four as amended, and four- teen hundred and five, except that the coins or bullion seized and forfeited under the provi sions of this Act shall not be sold at auction, but shall, as provided in section one of the Act, be paid into the Treasurer of the Philippine islands to the credit of the Gold Standard Fund and the sum due to the informer shall be paid by the Treasurer from that fund;

Sec. 4.

The public wood requiring the speedy enactment of this Bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance

That is only one of the many stories against America which are belag spread amongst the people is the interior by the reactionaries, but it shows how strong is the feeling against America and Americans, had the uncertain tenuse of life of any unprotected American family in the interior

At Ching-yuen it was common talk among the bout people that the residents of Lien-chat waro seriously alarmed at the probable con sequences of the virit of the Commission of loquiry,

50 afraid are the people of Lien chau stated to be that rumours are afloat to the effect sbut they are fortifying the passes your and the rocky ledges alongside the river,

Some of the passes through which the river runs are, I may tell you, very narrow,NG

According to the reports received, the people is the districts surrounding Lien-chau, all of those in fact who may be implicated as a rennic of the Commission's investigation, are said to be determined that no official boats shall be allowed to proceed to Lien-chau, except by force of arms,

officers of the 2nd

Royal West Kent Re band, Mr. F. Danenberg

their very liberal and highly aerated waters, and the

mag. The bazaar realised, tronago, :: expenses, $2,800.

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCH

At the Magistracy this morning Tin and another, were char master of a licensed fishing. him and robbing bim of instin Deepwater Bay, The bold of bamboos and inflicted a deep scalp-wound besides several a

on his shoulders and amis, necessitatis removal to hospital. *. ***y

Inspector Langloy was in charge It appears that theun alfiles are: occurrence, but it je difficult to get culprits as a portion of the land disappest there, and

Chiness Territory, and

authorities declare thi occurrences that take The case is pro

THK

Apother'

way, given under the

Governor, who, The Chinese officials who are accompanying sent. - There, was

the performance us, however, discredit these reports.

It is algnificant that our guard has been which quite

audiance. Of strengthened at Konghau.

The Chinese officials at all the cities en route foo and frolic ther Lien-chau have evidently received instruc of the actors proved tions from the Canton authorities to be pre- best sense of the term pared for our coming

to

N

For as soon as our "'squadron” of eight fairly sized boats got abreast of any guardboat three rounds are fired from blunderbusses!

Gongs galore are beaten as a signal of our approach and, I suppose, as a welcome.

The river is strongly patrolled, So far the trip has been delightful, but the perth winds have just set in and the nights are very cold, although we are made as comfortable

as possible under the circumstances,

Besides the Commissioners, the officials of the Chinese Government and those I have already reported are accompanying us, we have now Dr. Fation, Dr. A. Deattle, and Dr.

a technicality, but under circumstances and on evidence which must have lost the case for the plaintiff if tried before an English instead of an American tribunal. Seeing then that the terms of the claim were wrongly set forth, and with section two of "An Act prescribing welcomed by official China, as that of a friende Machle, 25 BAKER TOA!

as published conveyed a mischievous because erroneous suggestion, and that the whole point of the defence was missed—naturally our deductions as to the effect of the judġ. inent were based on a false impression of the circumstances for which we could hardly be held responsible.. Any argument sub.

the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws, passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.

Get This act shall take effect on its

passage.

Enacted, November 17, 1905.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

and many concessions which might otherwise have been refused were obtained. Could this desirable rapprochement have been maintained we should doubtless have reaped further bene fits, but of late we seem to have been steadily going backwards in the estimation of the official Chinese. Our action in violating our word with regard to the transfer of the Canton

.... In all probability tho, Inquiry will commence, at Lien-chau on Monday [yesterday):142 cmoke

We expect to reach there on Saturday 18th

cularly Miss Maud Benit of a rich soprano vai vated the fears of those Zorills Company is one combinations seen in Hong and those who want a heart last for nearly three hours, of witnessing the ensuing par is an entire change it promises to be exceller

THB

"LARGE NUMBER,

It is imporeible at present to say how long duri we are likely to remain at Llan-chao, buy our trip back will be much quicker than it has been the Russ going so far.

st-America

Upper

by courrier, overland, tr

Consequently, in the distarbed slate of the country and the strong feeling which prevalis among the people aga who might be thought Americans, even if jacti ions of Chinese officia

detained.

I may mg trance to "the Babe grading work

mitted by us as to the unfair conditions IT was rumoured in Singapore on the 14th inst. | Hankow railroad has greatly depreciated our... It is quite possible this epistio may not J. HEILBRONNER & CO., imposed on insurers in the New York Life that the Billiton, Capt. De Crus, was got me commercials in, with the reach you at all, because it has to be sent fp I was without force because it had no founda. ashore in the vicinity of the Natuna Islands, deplorable manner, in' which" "Chinese im North River to Yingtak and thanek tank No authentic information has yet come to hand migrants of the respectable classes were, tion in fact. We gladly publish the facts as

treated by our officials, has served to dea on the subject, given by the Hongkong chief of the New

troy whatever favour we formerly enjoyed. In DR. Adolf Razlag, the eminent physician who China we are now commercially on a wore York Life, and must express our sincere is so well known in these parte for his re-footing than the other powers, and even if the regret, that through our reliance on the searches into leprosy, is an route from Canton boycost is altogether lifted we are likely to feel accuracy of the Manila report we were led for Laguna, Philippines s. Dr. Racing will its aftermath for years to come. But we have astray. Of course, we have no animus make a stay in the Philippines for some time. set out upon or drifted into such a course and against the New York Life of any other EIGHT men were arrainged before Me Fow is to enforce that respect which one nation trad

matters have gone too far to retreat. All we do company; but humanum est errore, and we Haxeland this morning by Inspector Collett, was another and to sea that fall atonement is erred although actuated by, the purest of on the charge of gambling in a house used for motives, viz, the protection of those who the purpose at West Point. The two leaders made for the brutal murder of our missionaries and the assault on Admiral Train and the other. through ignorance are usually believed to be were fined $75 each and the other six 53.cach officers who accompanied him. - A year or two unable to help themselves. However, with with the usual alternativos

hence, when the present troubles have blow the publication of Mr. Hassan's letter

ever, we believe it will pay all Amer the situation is cleared up, and with this

Far Rast to try and culivats Chin expression of our regret that we should have

Tho vait emp land, unintentionally injured unwittingly the smallcat degree the reputation of the New York Life, we trust the incident -15 closed,

HIGHEST AWARDS WHEREVER

EXHIBITED.

Heugkour, atet July, 190f

in

BARON Komura, Minister for Foreign Adairs took with him to Peking a number of valuable presents for the Imperial House of China and Chiasso high officials. The gifts are valued

at about Y4,000, and the most valuab them is a gold lacquer cabinet,

silver vaso costing about;

model of s pigson, valued

f, and on

SHI

Fith

Gily!