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Hongkong-Telegraph.

The Tom

NEW BERIES No.5044

CONTENTS

Births and Death.

Loading Articles-

Publte Officers, Salaries. „Trade Exclusion:

·Widows' & Orphans'. Fund. Conservative China."" America on China.

Telograms :...

The Shangbai Affair.

The Commissioners.

Forcing Trade.

Fire on the Brigaulą.

Prince Kufo Dead.

Mostings —

Uolon tasurance Society of Canton, Ltd. The Registration of Partnerships Bill.

Legal Intelligence?—

The Telephone Cabla,

Disputed Crown Rent,

Police.

Larceny of Jewellery.

The Local Defences.

Death Inquiry,

Miscellaneous Articles and Reports:- The Medilas of the Years 1955-1906., Turf Toples

The Races,

Sanitary Board Election.

Sports at Kowloòn. ・:

Kowloon Dock Ball.

China as a World Power.

Hongkong Horticultural Society.

Alas, those Chimes!"

Mr. Balubridge's Lecture.

Fire at West Point.

Another Fire.

Association Football.

The Police Concert.

Cricket.

The Club Lusitano Soiree.

Y. M. C. A.

Hongkong's Young Man.

Hongkong

Volunteer Reserve Association.

Canton Notus...

The Boycott at Canton.

The Tragedy at Shanghal.

Coal in the Philippines.

Admiral Togo's Farewell to his Finet.

The Standing Naval Squadron.

The Return of the Troops.

Osaka as a Cotton Port." Partnerships Registration. Vagrancies in the Straits. A Wild Lion at Warren's. Ceylon Official Salaries;

Commercial:-

Raub Australian Gold Mining.

第二十月二十年一十三精光

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

ESTABLISH

SATURDAY TAN

it was quite clearly in bad taste, to say | goods are going into the country from the nothing of being a lapse of discretion, The | islands, and whereas until recently-Hong- poorer-paid members of the service are quite kong and Shanghai were undoubtedly, the as worthy of consideration as the ulg-mlaried · principal importing centres from which goods officials, who, as often as not, do but half were sent to the malaland, Japan hai now the work that falls to the lot of the drudge, regular lines of vessels to many of the lead and pocket all the plum. When the dollar ing cities on the coast and the waterways of began to fall in rgo1 or 1901, the salaried | Ohlisa. To all appearancer the Japanese are staff quickly cried out for a sterling basis of bent on making energetic efforts to secure payment; now that the dollar has risen and as much of the Chinese Empire for a trade is likely to remain high they wish to sing territory as possible, and American. Iears of another tune. It was the same in Hong. n trade exclusion, apart from the boycott all pos kong us in Ceylon, and, the email fish suffer, movement, may not be altogether without It seems that in Caylon they have a crowd foundation.* of servitors at 900 rupees per annum, say $600, and it is now proposed to decrease the number of those who draw that magnifi- [cent, salary and increase, the better-paid posts, so that a man need not think he will

who and

so with the intention! service in me way! will not kely to where they are cut off from: offered by the Chinese Govern- ment

in India the mission achools will be allowed to teach as many Panwas more subjects as they wish,In India this le yet the mission schools of India ligid a high place among the schools of India. There is no good reason why the

WIDOWS & ORPHANS' FUND.

(4th January,

like course. The Bureau has done a very ion schools of China should not adopt a phaiseworthy thing in recognizing the work. of the mission schools and it would be, only at that these should help id every possible. way to advance the new learning in China.

the past nearly all the teaching of Wes lea studies has been done by the mission chool and there is no reason why they should not still remain at the front. At first there may be some difficulty in making things work smoothly, but time and pallence will

be living from hand to mouth, in hunger necessity of referring to the working of the On several occasions we have had the and misery, all his life. Of course that pension fund which has been instituted in is a sop, for which the junior staff the Colony as in other Crown Colonies should be properly thankful, but where is

Everybody knows that Government servants the suggestion that the salaries should be should be treated irrespective of claim or increased from the bottom upwards? Ac cording to the Introducer, of the scheme character--fairly, but it fortunately happens that is the grandmotherly way of doing but that what we may call a new régime has ness, and whatever the faults of the Govern. Come into existence.Singapore, which has advanced by leaps and bounds, since she ment nobody will be allowed to say they are received a new Governor, has received grandmotherly What the Government did.

Bill which should receive favour in was to look for a grievance and redress it, Hongkong. It is a Bill to ameliorate the con-remove all friction, but the senior members of the public service dition of the Government proletariat. The being most accessible had their grievances re-Bill, which has been brought in, states that dressed, while the juniors were told to hope on, work harder, and perhaps they would get a step in promotion. At present, according to the Lieut-Governor, they might live to the age of Methuselah on a bare pittance; but now they have got some encouragement for higher things, and doubtless they will be properly grateful. The beneficent legislator In the Native States who advanced the salary of the Government peons by triennial increments of one cent or perhaps it was ten-has his prototype in Ceylon. It is doubly hard on the poorly-paid members of the service, because they can bring less in- fluence to bear, and have fewer opportuni lies of calling attention to their grievances, which are only too honest, than their more favourably situated brethren. The clerical staff, recruited as it must be in the Colony, seldom considered by the high officials of the Government, who, only too often, are content to introduce schemes for their own

is

This Bill is brought forward to abolish the

AMERICA ON CHINA apparent anomaly by which orphans on the Numerous subjects are dealt with by the death of their mother get between them a Executive Committee of the American As less amount than the whole of the widow'ssociation of China, but, probably, the two pension when she dies. This has been the most important questions considered are tule hitherto, but it is not easy to see any those which relate to American railway on live of distress in some cases. The present recognised that the completion of the Peking sound reason for it, and it must be produc- terprise in China and the boycott. It is Bill gives the children the full pension of Hankow Hallway in a "notable event," and the widow to be divided equally between the construction of the first section of the them, and makes provision on the saine Shanghai Nanking railway is also allowed principle for the case where there is a widow to be a step in advance but little is said and also children of a former marriage, and about the Canton-Kowloon line, or the family of children entitled to pension," so large in the minds of people in Hongkong. the case where there are more than one Canton-Hapkow railway, which have bulked Although the Bill calls it an "apparent All we are told regarding the latter line is anomaly the grievance is very severely felt that this syndicate, known as the American by those in the Government service in China Development Co., released to China threshed out in the southern Colony should and the line is now proposed to be built Hongkong and the question, "after being all it rights, for a suitable consideration, come before the Hongkong legislature. The under Chinese auspices, with the aid of a claims are undoubtedly great in their favour, loan contracted largely through British and we have urged them repeatedly Now channel. Thus a scheme, much vaunted their private purses than to alleviate that the Straits Government has seen fit to an American enterprise to China, has dis 'the distreas in which their weaker' brethren

are placed by reason of the Governing in a Bill which provides for the appeared from the field." Of course, this orphans as well as the widows-out of total statement does not by any meant ex ment's parsimony and their own apathy: magnificent sum which has accumulated press the full or actual facts, but it gives in a However, the Ceylon scheme had not been rushed through" when the mail there will be great rejoicing in many homes. condensed form the real position. Another left, and, from the remarks made at the After the lead given by the Straits, we may paragraph again refers to the anxiety of the meeting, it was evident that some of the confidently expect that Hongkong will followhinese to retain the control of the Chincte unofficial members had very unofficial views suit. It is an important question, which on the subject, and doubtless they will give affects a large number of people, and it is expression to their opinions when the proper to be hoped that the whole matter will be time comes. It is sad to reflect that the remedied by legislation, underlings in the Government service in Ceylon as well as in Hongkong and other places receive little or no consideration from the powers that be, and even if they' agitate the result is an increase for their superiors, Man's inhumanity to man" was never better lustrated than by these Irish methods of granting an increase in the salaries of the junior, staff of the public

The "Shell" Transport & Trading Co., Ld. aggrandisement and the replenishment of Weekly Share Report.

Shanghai Share Report.

Freight

Exchange.

Opium.

Local and General.

BIRTHS.

At Shanghai, the wife of Mr. S. J. HANISCH, Imperial Customs Service, of a daughter,

On 22nd December, at Shanghai, the wife of 1. MEATHEEL, of a daughter.

On 24th December, at Shanghai, the wife of

T. W. SPOTTISWOODE, of a daughter.

At Materalty Hospital, on December agth, 1905, Mrs, H, A, BURKE, a son,

DEATH,

On the 5th instant, at the Government Civil Hospital, HERBERT KOSE, late. of Messrs, Samuel, Samuel & Co. Taipeh. Deeply re- grotied.

The Hongkong Celegraph

MAIL SUPPLEMENT, 'ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1906,

PUBLIC OFFICERS' SALARIES.

TRADE EXCLUSION.

(and January.)

CONSERVATIVE CHINA

way system within their own jurisdiction. a rather to be regretted that no comments have been made on this subject, for while

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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH KARE

SERVICES

THE SHANGHAI AFFAIR.

BRITISH GUARDS REDUCED

From Our Olone Correspondent.},

Shangh

Srd January, 2,25 p.m. The authorities have now, reduced the guards, leaving only ting me

lamang belonging to H.M.S. Andromeda to guard the settlement.

THE COMMISSIONERS

LEAVING FOR JAPAN, SU

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 3rd January,

2.25

p.in The Chinese Commissioners are leaving for Japan on Sunday, the 7th inst.

FORCING TRADE. RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA AND

· MONGOLIATH DRA

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 3rd January,

2.26 pm.

It is reported in Peking that the Russians are endeavouring to carry out enterprises in Manchuria and Mongolia by means of force. TIRE ON THE BRISGAVIA® Prised by

AT YOKOHAMA

TWO HATCHES BURNT 'OUT.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 5th Jan., 1900, 12.20 p.m.

英法者

„dropped her anchor in

Kalerved Area, "-throughs

File plaint@company pare, and livi

weather abated, and the baru

Filse when she hove up..

bar:

jiroceed back to her buoy.* that the anchor had booked company's cables, which it) that cable was either broken or cor from the anchor, The breakage was disco by the plaintif company, alers proved to be about one. from its southern end, and FarsayThe Rudi'st fault, be

points in seaking safety.ro: lately, rond her position so long after the othery gone to safe shelters, and that having without obtaining the aid of at last she did so with only one boller having regard to the fact that that was be height of the typhoon season, VA

Counsel then called evidence for the plaintify Mr. W. L. Caner mikanger of the Gains and Japan Electric and Telephone Company, gara evidence as to the discovery of the breakage, and produced some of the strands to SEDILEE strain on them, and testidor to the castuk cost of the repairs to pykdamaged cables, 'showing that the amount p,NG WAS ́ably more than the amount now claime

Mr. F G Figg FİZUAKKİBİRDE Observatory, testified to the weather

at the time of the occurrence of the was not violent

the cable in question, saying that

pf

Mr. A. Web, engineer of Messrs. McDon ald and Co., stated" that he would baly- raise bis anchor-in 'n typhoon, with: finif kin bojlers fald up, under protest ae, be had offen done, and entered the protests in the log bocks He had had 17 or 28 years experience.

* Caplain Christis said that he did not consider that fa, the condition' of the Rubf of thể"zyth? «August`sho, should have gone to her buoy,, but to a safe anchorage, as, ato bad no, steam, up, and it would have been prudent, to call a tog and go to a safe anchorage. She took upon berseif a great risk, the next day, in going!

prudent, and abe ought to have had

Kowloon Bay, without a tog. It was very in herself towed inside Stonecutter' laland. Har proper courte would have been to signal for the Robert Looks the most v powerful zug in the Colony, Against the wind at full spacd, the Rudi ogrlit to have made len, knots Cross-examined by Mr." Pollock, witness sald with one boiler disabled she would carcely make more than "three" kubts-- certainly not anything like half spood, "*" case was adjourned till tomorrow. ANA

Mr. Pollock, in opening the case; for, then u defence, said that he submitted that there waE! no case of negligence on the part of the dra officers to go before a jury, it was true that The Hamburg-Amerika Linie 8.8, the Rubidid drop her anchor, but he would show Brisgavia was fired by a burning ing that the Rwéi did drop her anchor within

́under what circumstances she did, sbij Assumal lighter at Yokohama yesterday. the cable limits, and that fly-salt of dropplug 40

Two of her, hutches, were burnt

out.

PRINCE KUJO DEAD.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 5th Jan., 1906,

12.25

p.m

Prince Kujo is dead. (On Inquiry at the Japanese Consulate, our representative was kindly informed by Mr. N, Noma that the valeras: Prince was a notable figure in the royal circles of Japan. He was the father of the Crown Princess, and was close on eighty years of age, Prince Kujo played part in the political history of the country,

THE TELEPHONE CABLE,

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST 8. §. “ RUBL"

wafa hard inste

prove any negligence. He bi pot admit that that anchor the cable was fin, that did not r

she anchored on, but assumed that she did for the purpose of this actions busi

+ but bo would submi that the plaintis Company had set proved sich negligence. If damage mare, dồng,

away horse or anything also moving over which control had been fest, that could not, bea attributed to negligence.

al

On the morning in question there were heavy rain squalls accompanied by strong winds, though the plaintiff company endeavoured to make as fitilo as possible of that. The plaintiff company evidently saw the work points in their case, for without referring to what should have been done on the morning in question they go back and suggest many things that should have been done the previous aftomoon, the omission of which they attribute to negligence. If they go back to past possibilities they might go far as a case be quoted, in which a fearned judge hold that, if the plaintiffs in a certain case of an accident to A Horns wony back and back, they would see that if the horse had never”- left the mews no accident would have occurred. He might say that if the anchor bad paver been dropped, if the cable, had not been there, or the Rab, had not been in the harbour) so In Summary Jurisdiction, this morning, | accident, would have happened. Because the before. His Honour, Mr. A. G. Wise, Paleno Radí might have gone to any other safe an- Kowloon Bay, I could Manila Steamship Company; Ld, for the re- the part of the Rub. The plaintifs wish to say Judge, the China and Japan Klectric and charage, and went to k

elephose Company;. Ld, sued the China and not be said that there was any negligence on covery of the sum of Steps, being the amount that it was negligent of the Rubi to drop her of damages sustained by the plaintiff company anchor at all at that time. Assuming that the by the breaking of their submarine cable in the damage to the cabin was done by the Rubft barbour, by the defondant company's s.5. Rubinchor, it was not negligent on her part to dipp Mr. EH. Sharp, K., instructed by Mr. Her anchor at that time, considering the state of HGG Bailey, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes the weather. The plaintiff, have to show that and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Instructed by Mr. captain of the Rubf to drop her Anchor then and Master, appeared for the plaintiff company, it was a wronglai mancovie on the part of the F. V. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and she did, for it was the dropping of the Rochor Deacon, appeared for the defendant company. that did or caused the damage. 2, kis submited Messra Lawrence Gibbs (foreman), TF. crucial poin in this case, whether it was unre

The following special jury were impancelled: that the plaintiff had not shows what was the Hough, and C. H. Grace, sonable or negligent on the part of the Rubf the actual amount of damages sustitied by the elemente, to drop her anchor when they Mr. Sharp, in opening ibu said that having due regard to the condition of plaintiff company was $1,038,541 but they had and that they abould have sho given up: 336.14 in order to bring the claim obvious that the captates intenting within the jurisdiction of this Court Mr. Sharp Kowloon Bay, would polet said that on the 28 b August last the SR, anchor elsewhere, unless the Rubi was lying off the Kowloon Dock, and as sufficient reasons for so doing, she was under repairs, her boilers were empty, submit that there was no and of course she had no steam up the jury, and he would ask His typhoon iguals were boisted and, as is the the suit with costs agains ususi custom in the harbour under such company aillots, as oon of the vessel, clding at anchor Hit Honours I am or moored to buoys saw the signals they made care to go to the juz o for safe anchorages, behind Stonecutters came from them and Island, and other places. Notwithstanding the Calanot in anything. conditions of the weather the Rail sent for the M. Pollock Robert Cooke, the most powerful top of the your Lords Dock Company, and had herself towed, not to Lordshir

sain schor bat to her buoy opposite the to hear un Hongkong Club The bareibster continued

“We have had a great amount of German and Belgian criticism on the point, American as well as British remarks have been mostly confined to desultory references to the (5th January.)

difficulties imposed by the Chinese in the We have long regarded China as so satis. way of railway development. Nobody knows fied with her past that any change for the better than the people of Hongkong how better must come very slowly. And in this earnestly the construction of the Cantón as in many other things we have been mis Hankow railway has interested those involved taken. Within the last few months some of in Chinese affairs, how many men have the most radical changes have been intro-been living in hopes that the construction duced into China. One of her most cherish would be carried out by an American or ed institutions has been swept away by the Anglo-American syndicate; but not a word touch of the vermilion pencil. The triennial of this appears in the report of an AssociaĒL, B.K.T.] examinations, which have stood the test of tion which should be particularly well- A prominent feature of late in connection ages and were the hope of so many young informed on the point. Nothing is said with the boycott against Americans and men, perished in a day, Some murmurings about the Canton-Kowloon line, although American goods in China seems to be the be- were heard but the examinations died and the report is supposed to reach the 29th llef of the New York press that the invasion only a few groans survived. It is doubtful of December. In a curiously-worded para (30th December.)

of China by Japan is now a very widespread if in any other country such a radical change, graph, reference is made to the boycott. The movement which has already seriously affect could have been made without causing report says: "The boycott movement has the salaries of the Government officials seems the United States. Reports of some of the in the land that changes not, But this message to an extent which fully justified The agitation in Ceylon for an increase in ed export business across the Pacific from serious trouble. Yet this changes was made developed since the date of our first cable to have resulted in the usual way. Under American Consular officials have clearly change did not come with a demand for it the Committee's solicitude. It has become the cloak of elevating the position of the pointed to the fact that the Japanese are The mad rush after everything Western in complicated with other movements so as to Junior members of the staff, the Government making energetic efforts to secure China and the educational line gave the opportunity for be no longer a matter for settlement merely have brought in a scheme for enhancing the Manchuria for a trade territory, to the ex- the change. And ever since the edict went between America and China.". As a matter salaries of the higher paid officials and left clusion of not only America but European forth abolishing the triennial examinations, of fact there has been no real complication, the rank and file practically in the same nations. At the present time Japan has a there has been a fever of anxiety as to what at least in so far as South China is concern. place they occupied previously. The result large number of sea-going merchant vessels, would take their place. The students were ed, unless, of course, the Lien-chau tragedy of the voting on the scheme introduced by the latest return giving the total dieplace- not left lang in doubt. It was soon made be deemed a result of the movement. We the Gove iment has not yet been learned, ment of the registered ships at 1,300,000 known that students trained along the new lines entirely agree with the sentiment that: "The but in his opening speech the Lieut. Gover tons in round numbers to which will be add- would receive honours equivalent to the suc wisdom, prudence, and self-restraint, and situation is one which requires the utmost nor outlined the general principles of his ed the captured vessels which still remain cessful candidates at the old examinations, proposal. Much space is devoted to an ex unregistered, and according to the Asaher provided they came up to a certain standard: particularly so on the part of the Govert planation of the scheme as it affects the view, when all are found, the lacrease during After the order abolishing the old there went ment of China. But all this is simply well-to-do officials, but beyond "sympathy the last eighteen months in the number of forth an order to establish the new. And matter for America and no other country is and consideration" the junior service, reships flying the Japanese flag must be be new orders have gone forlli to almost every concerned, unless very indirectly in the cruited in the Colony, get little or nothing, tween 30 and 40 par cent. Lines of steam village in the Kwangtung province at least, hostility manifested towards the New These juniors were specially commended by ers have been already established to ply to establish the new schools, Of course, World, its people and its products. A the Lieut. Governor in the memorandum of along the coast of China and Manchuria, this gives an opportunity to all kinds of ad general statement is made with regard to the the scheme as highly deserving, but the ex and to connect the Island Empire with the venturers. Any man with a smattering of Anglo-Japanese alliance and a definite and tent to which the Government is prepared to great river ports in the interior, while the the new methods poses as a qualified toa pleasing conclusion arrived at. The integrity go towards ameliorating the condition of steamship service between Eastern Asia and cher and demands a large salary, Hundreds of China it assured, we are told, and "The these officials is trifling in the extreme. Japan has been considerably increased by of schools are being opened and there are welding of the former limited alliance of New posts are created carrying higher salaries, the placing of Japanese freight and passenger students in abundance. But the Bureau of England and Tapan into a positive alliance it is true, but while, the senior members of vessels on additional routes. During the Education is seeking to direct the move for defence and for the maintenance of the the public service are to receive an advance coming summer the work of transporting the ment and have some kind of uniformity in the status quo in Eastern and Southern Asia at once, and even ante-dated, the small fry troops engaged in the recent war will, bo studies taught. A curriculum has been put seems to afford to China and the Far East are put off until more consideration has been large extent, be finished, and there will fished and only schools conforming to this cuire an opportunity of peaceful development, given to their case. The argument in favour follow the disengagement of the requisition riculum will be regarded as orthodox schools, such as has not been known alace China of assisting the higher officials is most, plaued ships. The privilege of coast traffic now and be in the line for Government honours, was opened to the worldReference is sible. In Ceylon the salaries are lower than enjoyed by foreign vessels will then be with Any person asking to have school re made in a perfectly way to the questions those paid in the Federated Malay States drawn but the business thus relinquished cognised by the Bureau of Education and of trade-marks registration, currency reform and in Hongkong, with the result that by them will by no means be large enough placed on the list of schools has only to the Chinese Commission and various other the latter places are better served than to find employment for all the released ships, send a petition to the inspector of schools topics, On the whole the report is optimis Ceylon) No doubt auch is the case, and there, will inevitably follow a slump in and the request will be granted. This implies dc in character, and without that bias which but it is extremely unfortunate that an freights, to the detriment of the country's that the studies required by the Bureau of 100 cited enters into the conception of agitation started in favour of the junior staff shipping industry. The Arshi thinks that Education will be taught. Just lately fun compilers of similar records should result in the betterment of the attention may be directed to the ports of ther step forward has been taken and wif higher-paid officials', position, The Lieut. Southern China and the Southern, seas, be- rightly carried out may result in much bener Governor, dlaclaimed any knowledge of an sides in some of the bigbar latitudes of theft to the Chinese The Bureau of Educ agitation, and a couple of officials who will, north where it sees an

opening || tion recognizes the good work that par i presumably, benefit by the adoption of the profi

doney by mission scheme laughed ostentatiously when the hostilities the agon

schools will be

by tho Rubject was mooted. Whether they hoped to discredit t

and the Ceylon

1or else for!

on the

question

cition.

rbour Las an

to fall, and the black drum can boluted and at so p.m. the cyphoon sun was find. The wind rpse steadily, and other vesself continued to move to sale anchorages, and the Red with empty boilst and no

(and) enfford.