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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 30 1905.

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1965

PUBLIC OFFICEKS SALARIES.

The agitation in Ceylon for an increase in the salaries of the Government officials seems to have resulted in the usual. way. Under the cloak of elevating the position of the junior members of the staff, the Government have brought in a scheme for enhancing the salaries of the higher paid officials and left the rank and file practically in the same. place they occupied previously. The result of the voting on the scheme introduced by the Government has not yet been learned, but in his opening speech the Lieut-Gover. nor outlined the general principles of his proposal. Much space is devoted to an ex planation of the scheme ns it affects the well-to-do officials, but beyoni "sympally and consideration the junior service, re-

WATSON & CO., cruited in the Colony, get little or nothing.

MATED.

WINE & SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA - BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 28th October, 1905.

GREGOR

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& CO.,

19; QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

BURGUNDIES

FROM

FILS,

1905 1906

BALE

doubly hard on the poorly pald members of [INE MEETING OF THE YEARS, of the day, and continued to the and a KOWLOON the service, because they can bring less in-

of October, Connodere Williams" succeeded. Commodore Dicken in August, and on the 1st

AN ENJOYABLE FUNCTION. fluence to bear, and have fewer opportuni

of the month following Bishop Pozzoni was ties of calling attention to their grievances, As Derember, 1905, draws to a close we are consecrated at the Roman Catholic Cathedral

The large hall at the Kowloon Docks, knowa which are only too honest, than their more fealing that we know the best and the worst of le succession to Bishop Placoll whore death as the marking-off room, in which the ship. favourably-attuated brethren. The clerical the old year and are already, with wonted gra was announced early in the present year. Anweights and builders usually put their heads staff, recrulted as it must be in the Colony, is titude, turning from him to his successor hop important announcement was made during the together when the construction of some new seldom considered by the high oficials of will do belter for each of us than was the case kong Government had advanced a loan to China wented, not to say frivolets, appearance Jest ing, as we ever hope of new things, that 1906 mouth, the report being circulated that the Hong vessel is on the fapis, presented a very un- the Government, who, oily too often, are with his predecessor. But during the last days to redeem the Canton-Hankow railway conces sighs, when business solemnity gave place to content to introduce schemes for their own of the dying year most newspaper writers are alon, in connection with which it was generally merriment. It was the occasion of the Dock aggrandisement and the replenishment of confronted by the task of turning over the old understood that the building of the line from Company's annual ball, and after the business their private purses than to alleviate files and looking back u twelve month into the Kowloon to Canton would be greatly accelerat of the day had been concluded on Thunday the distress in which their weaker brethren record of events, to contrast the present with ed. Following the murder of missiouuries at the committen, consisting of Mr. T. Nonve the past, and to reflect on the irony of des Lien-chau on the 28th October, the boycott (chpiman), W. Stewart (secretary), R. Lapsley are placed by reason of the Govern tiny as manifested in the frequent happening movement was more generally discussed and assistant secretary), W. Taylor (Treasurer) and Ent's parsimony and their own apathy. of the unexpected. And one has but to review it became apparant that the condition of affairs Messi. Baxter, Davidson Rad, Purves, took However, the Ceylon scheme had not the history of the Far East since the beginning in South China was far from satisfactory. On the the ball in hand, and in a marvellously been rushed through when the mail of the year to perceive a striking example in ath ult, the death was appounced of Mr. E. R. short time had it transformed into an up-to-dato left, and, from the remarks made at the this respect. At this time twelve months ago Belilios, and a month inter came the sad news ballroom, with the usual annexes of ladies and meeting, it was evident that some of the Russia and Japan, were at war, Port Arthur that Capt. Smith of the ss. Siberia had taken gentlemen's cloak-rooms, reception room, sup- unofficial members had very unofficial views the Shaho, was of enormous strength. The

was still holding out, and the Russian army on his life. Quite a number of important events per-room and bar, the latter very properly stow- were notified in our cofamus during the two ed away in a snug corner, and provided with on the subject, and doubtless they will give Japanese were bending themselves to the insk wecks preceding Christmas and as they are so card-tables, which, after the first flush of the expression to their opinions when the proper balore them with renewed energy, and demons fresh in the memory of our readers it will be opening of the dances, and watching awhile time, comes. It is sad to reflect that thetrating that they meant to do even more in quite unnecessary to refer to them again,

the whirl of the trippers, the non-dancer soon underlings in the Government service in the new year than they had done in theold. Nogi But any retrospect of a year's work, however Ceylon as well as in Hongkong and others pressing the doomed forless' hard, and brief and incomplete would be valueless with places receive little or no consideration until his army ultimately reached half a mil- during the twelve months. In this con- measures were being taken to reinforce Oyama out mention of the proceedings in Government from the powers that be, and even if they tion of men. With the opening of the year that nection it may be of interest to note that the agitate the result is an increase for their is just closing came the news, that Stoessel had sittings of the Legislative Council have been superiors, Man's inhumanity to mani"

sent a letter to Nagi asking terms for the surunusually, few in number. H.E. the Governor was never better illustrated than by these Fender of Fort Arthur, and on the 2nd January has explained that it is his desire to limit, if Irish methods of granting an increase in the terms were concluded at a conference between passible, the meeting to two short sessions in salaries of the junior staff of the public aides of the opposing generals, with the result the year, and by this means not only will the that the day following the Japanese took pos- call on the hon. member's time be lessened, session of the fortress, and a week later the but the government will guard against hasty shattered garrison marched out of the captured legislation to meet some suggestion which, on citidel on its way to the japanese prisons. the face of it, seems good, but which com Well we know what was happened since then. paratively short trial often proves to be ineffect. The Japanese fleet has swept the seas, and theual to attain its object. The year's Budges out a handsome device, in various shades and

service.

-LOCAL AND GENERAL

...!

** ON New Year's Day, the Hongkong Tele- graph will not be issued,

magnificent Russian warships, which, three

On the 6th prax., the China Squadron leaves months later, passed Singapore and entered for Manila and Saigon.

THE English maif of the 2nd Dec, was deliver ed in London on the 29: inst.

GAFT B, L. Beddy, Army Service Corps,

Lorday, per s.. Oceaad for Wellai wei for duty. SPORTS will be held on the ground of the Kowloon Cricket Club on New Year's Day.

FROM ME W. H Trenchard Davis we have received the calendar issued by the Commercial Union.

ON and after the 1st January next, the signal station at Victoria Peak will be in charge of the naval authorities...

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SANITARY measures are now adopted against longkong Manila, Newchwang, Sium, Madras and Burmis.

These juniors were specially commended by the Lieut. Governor in the memorandum of the scheme as highly deserving, but the ex tent to which the Government is prepared to go towards ameliorating the condition of these officials is trifling in the extreme. New postsure created carrying higher salaries, it is true, but while the senior members of the public service are to receive an advance. at once, and even ante-dated, the small fry are put off until more consideration has been given to their case. The argument in favour of assisting the higher officials is most plau-TH British imports for November have sible. In Ceylon the salaries, are lower than increased by £2,476,088, and exports by those paid in the Federated Malay States £3.494,861 as compared with November, 1904. and in Hongkong, with the result that Mariners are notified that the fog siren at the the latter places are better served than Wakkanai lighthouse is temporarily sippped Ceylon. No doubt such is the case, during repairs. · The notification is dated from but it is extremely unfortunate that an Tokio, 12th insi. agitation started in favour of the junior stallTu committee of management and members should result in the betterment of the of the Chinese department of the Hongkong higher-paid officials' position. The Lieut. Young Men's Christian Association are giving a Governor disclaimed any knowledge of an

Christmas and New Year's Social this evening. agitation, and a couple of officials who will, ACCORDING to a wire from Calcutta, the Bill to presumably, benefit by the adoption of the legalise the introduction of bronze and copper scheme laughed ostentatiously when the coinage, was to be considered at the meeting subject was mooted. Whether they hoped to discredit the agitation-and the Ceylon papers have been full of nothing else for weeks-or wished to cast doubt on the sincerity of the unofficial members of the Legislative Council, is beside the question

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of the Viceroy's Legislative Council on the 15th December.

LADY Minto, attended by Lord Francis Scott, Copened the annual sale of work at the public event Lady Minto has been associated Women's Friendly Society. This is the first

with in Calcutta.

the China Sea, are now sunk, disabled or dispersed. Her armies have been beaten in, every engagement, and man for man the

taid before the members in September of 1904, was the record one up to that lime. The 'er-

appropriated to enjoy the delights of bridge and poker. The whole of the interior of this place presented a very seasonable appearance, immense building where the function took

as considerably more than the usual quantity

of evergreens was displayed. The walls were hung with the flags of all nations, their glaring colours being softened to the syn by graceful festoons of evergreens, with which also the ceiling was aftrost entirely hidden and from which numbers of hand. some Chinese and Japanese lanterns hang suspended by small branches. Around the walls were displayed the arms of Scottish clans, while in the centre of the long side wall flashed

Hitials of the Company H. K. W. D. Co". At hues of electric lighted glaber, bearing the

timates of revenue beat those for 1904, by the far end of the room on a duft, specially over half a million dollars, and aggregated the erected, was stationed the excellent Band of the total of $7,198, 6ir, although the actual revenue 129th Haluchis, who, with the assistance of a Japanese have proved themselves better soldiers amounting to 6809,047. That for the ensuing plane and some stringed instruments, at the than their foes. The Tsar, realised that the year is estimated at $7.347.39; and is, of course other end of the hall supplied the music for King was up and all vainglorious talk of de- the highest so far in the annals of the Colony dancing. The Balschis not having the music rated the waves in the Far East. The in order to deal with certain financial business the services of the stringed instrument players claring peace at Tokio ceased when Japan in May a short session of the Council was opened for the Caledonians" and "Eightsoma reel,"

ensuing combat on land was of short duration, and to add a number of Ordinances to the bad had to be requisitioned for these items l and ere long Foosevelt, the peace maker, sep. Statute Book These latter included provision The floor was in perfect copdition for dancing, ped forward and war was stayed. But for for the registration and conveyance of land and bad evidently received very close attention Russia the times are still evil, and when we in the New Territories, the Sugar Convention from the commutes. The supper-room” was look back on what has happened in the past and the vagranty question. In regard to the most tastefully draped in line with the whole year in the country of the Taar, one may well first of these there was an animated discussion chame of the decorations, and in this six long ask whether anything is impossible and good in Council and in taking up the matter we tables had been laid out and daintily spread may not yet be brought out of the stormy days felt obliged to strongly oppose the measure, with all sorts of seasonable good things such through which the empire is now passing. which, however eventually passed into law, as the heart of man, and woman also for the Turning now to events more intimately asso. The 1906 Budget was introduced in Sep. matter of that, most loveth, and full justice ciated with our own Colcuy the past year has tember, and in the course of the remarks was done to the caterers forethought. The provided much of interest to the inhabitants, to hon. members H.E, the Governor made supper committee comprised Messrs. Baxter about by the war and the stirring times of reforms and improvements. It was at the superintendence of Messrs. Logan and apart from the exciting incidents brought important announcements in the direction and Legan, while the adjoining bar was under occasioned by the coming of the Baltic this time that we dealt with the question Purves, About one hundred and seventy-fire "Fleet with the possibilitics of an en. of sanitation, the Widow's and Orphan's invitations in all had been issued, and 'as there. counter in the immediate vicinity of Hong- Pension Fund the new Peak Tigaway were but few refusals the scene in the ball- kong. Passing over a number of unfortunate and other burning questions of the hour room, once dancing'was started, was very gay occurrences that marred the opening days and in several instances had the satisfac. and animated. For, the convenience of the of the year we find His Excellent the Governortion of seeing that the force of our remarks had Hongkong visitors, of whom there was 'n actively engaged in the many schools of the Colony, distributing prizes to the scholars, and bers of Council voted an additionat, sum of provided by the company, and these left not escaped attention. Last month the mem-very large contingent, launches had been.

urging upon the lads the value of edura $50,000 towards the expenses incurred in the Blake Pier and Queen's Status Wharf at found His Excellency giving an impetus to the with the construction of the Kowloon-Canton tion in all spheres of life. This same month survey and preliminary work in connection 7.45 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively, the guests, on arrival at the other side of the water, baing newly-formed Volunteer Reserve Association railway, an enactment having been previously received by the Reception Committee, Messrs. by attending at the range and taking part introduced authorising the Governor to raise Neave and Baxter, who looked after the vi. in the shooting. Several times during the year as occasion requires sums not exceeding two he has been to Kowloon and attended the million pounds in all for the purpose of defray also brought the Hongkongites home sgain sitors in the way of introductions Launches

various shoots and in many ways has ing the cost of the line and for other railway after the ball was over.. Right, merrily want purposes. His Excellency has expressed athe dancing from 8.30 pm, up to a very small established an a sound footing and is provid- desire to see this line constructed without de- hour of this morning, and, it was a happy ing much useful instruction as well as enjoy-lay, and when the work is actually accomplished if somewhat tired, party that finally, and even able recreation, The month of February there should soon be evidence that additional reluctantly, quitted the hall alter another most was devoted to sport, the fixtures including capital will flow to Hongkong in unprecedented enjoyable night's entertainment. boxing at Kowloon, Hongkong's first, annual volume as a direct result of the line. It will a. more Goergetic development In March we looked to the food supply, reports more rapid extension of its transportation fa. and, of course, the ever-popular race meeting. of China's vast natural resources and a being circulated to the effect that the butchers cilities, which in turn will eventually lead to had combined and agreed to raise the price of still larger commercial relations with Great abundantly clear that any increase in meat, although later in the year it was made Britain.

the rate was by no means so high as people had been led to suppose. Lord Hawke visited the Colony early in the month, and Dr. Atkin son was a passenger homeward bound on leave of absence, followed a month later by the

stimulated the movement which is now

it was quite clearly in bad taste, to, say The total quantity of China tea, cleared for regatta, yachting, bowling, cricket, football tend to.

nothing of being a lapse of discretion. The poorer-paid members of the service are quite as worthy of consideration as the big-salaried

officials, who, as often as not, do but half the work that falls to the lot the drudge, and pocket all the phins. When the dollar began to fall in 1901 or 1902, the salaried staff quickly' cried out for a sterling basis of payment; now that the dollar has risen and

home consumption in the United Kingdom this year was 5,000,000 lbs. compared and 9,900,000 lbs. last year, and 12,702,000 lbs. in

1903. The quantity cleared of Indian tea was 123,500,000 lbs., and Ceylon 74,8cpoco lbs. this year.

WING to the competition of steamship lines of Bremen, a Protective Syndicate of Shipowners has been formed at Hamburg possessing ten steamers, of 4,000 to 8,000 tons to be placed at

the disposal of any company belonging to the syndicate if attacked from outside, pending which vessels will be engaged in general freight basicess.

Rey, W. J. Southam, Mr. Newman Mumford and many other well-known residents of the Colony. Their Royal Highnesscs Prince and Princess Arisugawa were welcomed ta Hongkong during April en route to Europe. In May, Sir Francis T, Piggott ar rived and was duly commissioned as Chief Justice in place of Bir W. M. Goodman resign. ed. About this time interest was again being shown in the stranding of the French cruiser

in

England and other countries

of

It only remains to repeat from the opening lines that we trust go will den beiter, for the Colony and for each of ustian did 1905, and that our readers one and all will indeed have

A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

ONE thousand and forty-three Russian troops arrived this forenoon from Vladivostok, by the

H.A.B, Rhaetia en route for Odessa,”

The following is the programme of dances- Lancers, Waliz, Circassian Circle, Caledo

Lancers, Highland Schottische, Quadrillo, nians, Eighttome Reel, Barq Dance, Walts,

Waltz, Eightsome Real, Schottische, Lancers, Waltz, Caledoniaus, Barn Dance, Lancers,

Walts, Caledonians, Two-Step, and Lancers.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

CLUB . II.M.8. "SUTLE},"

the Club varaus H.M.S. Sutlej ut Happy Valley, on Monday, the rat prox. Kick off,

The following have been chosen to play for

4.15.p.m.

· Goal:-Dr. F, H. Kew; Backs. Witchell and E. Humphreys; Half Backs-H, C. Gray, Denman, R. Whitmore, W. E. Leckie, R. B. Ironside and A. Morley; Forwards AC

Miller add J. Mead.

is likely to remain high they wish to sing another tune, It was the same in Hong kong as in Ceylon, and the small fish suffer. It seems that in Ceylon they have a crowd of servitors at goo rupees per annum, say THERE were 3.773 seizures and 2,800 deaths

In connection with the Hongkong United $600, and it is now proposed to decrease from plague in India during the first week of

lecture on "Some notes on naval signalling," in Service Institution, Commander. Everett will the number of those who draw that magnifi- December. No less than 1,465 deaths occurred

the City Hall on the 5th prox... BOUCHARD PERE &cent salary and increase the better-paid in the Bombay. Presidency.nited Nevis (53,

The foal results show the remarkable accuracy THE Emplishman says that during the last few posts, so that a man need not think he will deaths in Bengal, gas in the United Provinces,

with which the tunnel was driven through the months several thousands of Chinamon have be living from hand to mouth, in hunger 400 in the Punjab, 95 in Madras, in My

Simplon. The actual length of the tunnel was and misery, all his life. Of course that sore, 6g in, Hyderabad, 73 in Central India, 37, Sully by reason of the launching of the coffer- twelve and a half miles, or only thinly-one kong. The majority, are artisans and carpen- entered Calcutta from Singapore and Hong- in Rajputana, and 6 in Kashmir. The North- dam at Kowloon the do'alls of which, together inches longer than the estimate; the levels of teri, and though they demand higher wages is a sop, for which the junior staff West Frontier Province and Baluchistan are should be properly thankful, but where is free from plagu,

with a full account of the operations at the two galleries were within three and a half than Bengalis they readily obtain work. the suggestion that the salaries should be

scene of the wreck, have already been fully inches of one another. The axis of the tunnel dealt with us in various issues and also in a increased from the bottom upwards? Ac-THE Japanese Government has decided to re-

was driven from the north end and deviated deem the fourth issue of Treasury Bonds. Re. special supplement to this journal. About only four and one-third inches towards the cording to the introducer of the scheme demption to the amount of Y40,000,000 will the same time we announced the post-west, whilst the line driven from the south end that is the grandmotherly way of doing busi: take place between the zist and the 31st March penement of the Fraya East Reclamation deviated only three and two-thirds inches 10- ness, and whatever the faults of the Govern next, the drawing of lots being held on the sib scheme, and also discussed the acquisition by wards the east. Consequently the greatest ment nobody will be allowed to say they are February. Another Y40,000,000 will be re

a new company of the existing line and new divergence from the true line was only four grandmotherly. What the Government did deemed between the 16th and 25th April next, concession of the Hongkong High Level and one-third inches. It is now decided that was to look for a grievance and redress it, the drawing of lots taking place also on the 5th Tramways! On the 1st June the sailing ship electric traction will be employed in the tunnel. but the senior members of the public service February, and the balance will be redeemed Travancora went ashore off Fokol Point, and

THE Indian Commercial aqib in the Times, between the 16th and 25th May. This arrange. a month later an inquiry into the cause being most accessible had their grievances re- ment was to be officially gascited on the 20th of the tiranding was opened at the Har shows that ladian fue cloth manufactured at dressed, while the juniors were toki to hope inst. in Tokio,

Beaune, Burgundy.

AWARDS:

76 GOLD MEDALS

AND

bour Office. During this month it was learned that the Chief Justice had been knight-

Calcutta has now practically, supplanted the cloths made of Jute cloth in the Far East,

SHIPPING AND MAILS

EMAILS DUN,

Indiah (Arratoon Afcar), ist prox. German (Roon) 20d prox Canadian (Athenian) 3rd prox,' Australian (Tadyuan) zili

prox. American (Nippon Mari) 5th prox. Indian (Kutsang) 9th prox. American (Doric) 10th proxy German (Prins Sigmund) 14th prox. Canadian (Empress of India) 17th prox. "Thess. Rubi left Manila to-day, at 4pm, and is dus here on tat pros,

on, work harder, and perhaps they would'ge! | THE King has not been advised to exercisähised and Mr. A. Seth, Registrar of the Supreme and if japan developes the manufacturing in. a step in promotion. At present, according power of disallowance with respect to the fol Court had been honoured with the 1.8.0. dustry so as oust Indian material, India will to the Lieut-Governor, they might live to lowing. Ordinances;-"Ordinance No. 8 of decoration: In August came the first news of be thrown into competition with Dundee goods the age of Methuselah on a bare pittance; 1905, entitled--An Ordinance 18 apply a sum earthquake shocks in Macao, and for weeks the in other markets now supplied by Dundee. but now they have got some encouragement not exceeding five million seven hundred and Colony, reported a repetition of these, disur. Alendy Dundee's once splendid trade with for higher things, and doubtless they will be seventeen thousand two hundred and seventy- bances. Prince and Princess Arisugaws passed the United States has been broken into by properly grateful. The beneficent legislator, six dollars to the public service of the year through the Colony on their returns to Japan in Calcutta, only a few specialities being now 1906," and "Ordinance No. 11 of 1905, dotitled August, followed a fortnight later by the taken from Dundee, also Argentine. It is in the Native States who advanced the Ap Ordinanca for raising, the sum of two Tait panyand Miss Alice Roosevelt in hoped at Dundee that India will find an VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS, salary of the Government peons by triennial million pounds by loan for the purpose of whose honops an enjoyable programme the Wess to boms manufacture. Some 20,coo Increasing market in the Enal, thus leaving increments of ons centor perhaps it was defraying the cost of a railway from Kowloon of festivitiets was arranged, Annual meet-haads are now employed in the late milli in 'Sih „Hongkong, 18th July, 1905,

ten-hau his prototype in Ceylon. It is, and for other railway purposes,

ingu, akortly afterwards, became the order and around Deader.

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