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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY, 17. 1906.

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Baron Mitsul, and Mr. Yasuda, the banker. On the subject of foreign assistance in aid of the terrible calamity in Japan, it may be useful to reproduce the comments of the Japan Times (Tokyo), which is coited' by Japanese. This is what our contemporary says:" There is no doubt that the central authorities are moving actively in the matters But, even with the best intentions on the part of those in charge, officialdom cannot but be slow to working; and for more im mediate purposes, the generous public may The rates per quarter and per niensem, proportional, do much by its substantial sympathy, And The daily insun is delivered-free, when the midrow iwe note with deep gratitude the endeavours

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of our foreign contemporaries and institu whlitional $1.80 paf quarter, is Elinegod for postaga. The postage on the weekly was to any part of the tions, as well as individual foreigners, in

world is 30 cents per quarter.

getting up relief funds, and others who nobly Single Copies, Dally, to couts: Weekly, twenty. respond to their appeals. Speaking of appeals to the public, we think there seems to be a

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BIRTHS.

On the 2nd January, at Care, Suffolk, Eng. land, to the Rev. and Mrs. T. GOODCHILD, of

The Church Missionary Society, a son.

slight misconception entertained abroad, in regard to Japanese sense of pride which is thought to disdain all assistance. We freely

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PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the Band of the 129th Baluchis, on the Now Parado Ground, on Monday next, the 19th instan 1,

from 4 to 5.30 p.m

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karOffenbachi **** La Pericliola",

"Hevil A. Antour”.

Robertson "Hibernian Houquet* «Каррву

God save the King;

Romance Fasttania..

À' SINGULARLY tragic affair is reported in

Japanese papers. It is said that as a bride and her suite, six in number, were going to a house in Imapets-mura, Higashi Tsugara gun, Aomori prefecture, for the marriage ceremony,

On the 11th February, at Shanghai, the wife admit that there is amongst us some sense of on the 23rd ult, they suddenly encountered a

of Dr. R. J. MARSHALL, of a zon.

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DEATH.

humiliation on realising that, with all our

modern means of communications and so On February 2nd, at Yokohama, of heart failure, DAVID CALMAN, of New York,-aged, we cannot succour promptly enough a few thousand of calamity-stricken people within our own borders: that such an em: ́ergency is not sufficiently provided far, with

out appealing for charity. But this feeling is a very different thing from resenting any well-meant assistance, and surely none of us

The Hongkong Celegraph REDUCTIONS HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1906.

Have been made from this date IN THE PRICES of many of the following-

PATENT MEDICINES,

INFANTS' FOODS, SOAPS,

PERFUMES.

WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST and MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of

tluse GOODS in the Colony, and our Stocks being freaftently turned uver, ensures all Goods being FRESH and in the BEST CONDITION.

THE FAMINE IN JAPAN,

The appeal by President Roosevelt to all Americans to contribute to the relief of the hundreds of thousands in the famine-stricken districts of North-Eastern Japan will most

certainly meet with very ready response from the citizens of the United States than whom no more generous or humanitarian, people have been appealed to in a cause so truly deserving of world-wide sympathy and im mediate, practical-assistance. lu order that a true estimate may be formed of the extent of the calamity with which the inhabitants of the three prelectures of Miyagi, Fukushima | and Iwate are confronted, it may be mentioned that the first official reports stated

that about 700,000 people would be destitute, but this number has increased, so that it is A. S. WATSON & CO., How nearly a million. Although contribu

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tions were expected not only from foreigners 'living in Japan but also, from foreign coun tries, it was very evident that all that foreign- ers might give to show. their sympathy with the stricken people would amount to very little in the face of such great peed. The authorities projected and are carrying out millions of yens' worth of public works, that

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poor people. When the Foreign Relief Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. W. E. Lampe, issued their first appeal to the foreign communities of Japan in December, the impending calamity was on so vast a scale that the committee themselves could

hardly believe the official statements of 680,000 people in starving conditions out of a population of 2,821,557. Since then the 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, members of the committee have been through

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heavy snowstorm at dishi-mura, and the party were all frozen to death. Later, the bodies

were found by members of their families and takes to their home in two sleighs.

MR. Tanimithi of Kobe, in concert with the Mikami Goshi. Kaisha and the Nichimori Shokai, Japanese firm at Hongkong, bas arranged to establish a shipping office at Hong kopy and open a stane service between

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SINGAPORE HARBOUR

WORKS.

ESTIMATED COST: £1,030,000.

SIR JOHN JACKSON'S (LD) TENDER

RECOMMENDED FOR ACCEPTANCE.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 17th February,

10,20 a.m.

A tolegram has been received by the Government from the Crown Agents for the Colonies in London.

The telegram, which has reference

TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's]

Political,

LONDON, 15th February,

Mr. Balfour, in his election address, says that a detailed explanation of his views is not needed, as his opinions are well known, and recent events have made no change in them.

Later.

The Unionist Party.

Mr. Balfour presided at a Unionist meet- ing yesterday, at which soo were present, including the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Curzon, Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Hugh Cecil.

The Unionists unanimously passed a vote

of confidence in Mr. Balfour, cordially sup

ported by Mr. Chamberlain,

The Duke of Devonshire, however, indi- to the contemplated harbour impro-cated his inability to agree with the fiscal vement scheme in Singapore, was laid by summon a meetingjol Unionists and Free- policy. The Duke of Devonshire will short-

before a meeting of the Legislative Traders. Council, hold yesterday afternoon. The despatch recommends the ceptance by the Colonial Government of the tender, for constructing the

Mr. Balfour, writing to Mr. Chamberlain, holds that Fiscal reform must remain the first constructive work of the Unionists, and says that be considers a moderate general tariff on manufactured goods, and a small

I would be so small-minded as to be guilty of South. Sea Islands for the shipment of raw harbour works, submitted by the firm duty on foreign con as unobjectionable in

the latter. Nearly all of our venacular con freres in the city are doing their share, each in its sphere, to promote relief funds; and we ourselves' have done what we could to bring the facts before the public. This we hope sufficiently shows that there is no

false pride standing in the way. There are perhaps, some-shades of difference between East and West, in the degree of stoical en durance, and of sensitiveness to hardship, cultivated by different races; but when there is urgent need of help, as in this case, wo are ready to respond to the utmost extent of our powers."

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Japan, Hongkong, Rangoon, Bombay and the

cotton, sugar, &c. Steamers owned by individual Japanese will be used in the service. The Japan Chronicle says, steamship owners in Osaka have agreed, to support the scheme of Mr. Tanimichi and some of them are going to Hongkong shortly with Mr. Tanimichi. It is stated that the total of foreign steamers now trading in South Seas and China seas from Hongkong represent 700,000 tons, but the japanese have obtained promise of support from Chinese merchants, who represent the majority of shippers to the South Sea Islands

and in the Far East.

ALLEGED MURDER

BY ITALIANS,

of Sir John Jackson, Limited.

Sir John Jackson, Limited, have undertaken to carry out the works in accordance with the plans and speci

fications for a sum of £1,030,000. sterling. This sum does not include, however, the cost of building the south and east moles..

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But, if required, the contractors engage to build the moles within a period of two years.

[N. C. D. Newi.}

EVERY man deceives himself more successfullyago two Italian subjects were arrested in the The Withdrawal of the Garrisons than he deceives others.

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Tnx Japanese Government is introducing a Railway Nationalisation Bill,

M. R. H. Crofton has been appointed afditec tor of the Widows and Orphans pension: fund, with effect from the 15th instant.

It will be remembered that about two months

Colony by the local police on information re. ceived from the Italiam authorities at Mengisie, Yunnan, alleging that these men were im- plicated in a murder that was perpetrated there some time ago.

On account of the absence of certain papers from Yunnan the case could not be proceeded

permianded weekly,

with and these men were brought up and re-

LAST evening the A.D.C. repeated their formance of Princess Toto pt the City Hall. There was a good and enthusiastic house. THE M. C. D). News undestands that a French steamer is to be put on the Ningpo line in op position to the steamers at present running,

ATTENTION of shippers is called to a Consular notification in our advertising columns fixing

the rate of exchange, and fee lariff of the American Consulate-General from this date.

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This morning they again appeared before the prisoners that the warrant had arrived and that the trial will be proceeded with on Thurs- day next.

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The case was therefore adjourned,

PRINCE, ARTHUR IN JAPAN.

'AN OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME,

principle.

Mr. Chamberlain, in his reply, says that he entirely agrees with Mr. Balfour, gladly. accepts the polley indicated by Mr. Balfour, and places his services at Mr. Balfour's disposal.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE BALL.

His Excellency the Governor's dance, which was postponed from Thursday, February 1st,

will take place on Thursday, February 22nd.

A'DESPERARTE PRISONER.

An incident occurred in the harbour yester day which would go to show that even a harden- ed criminal prefers death to justice as meted

out in China. In October last, in accordance from North China.

with a request from the Chinese Government, to that effect, a warrant was issued by the local Peking, rath February.

authorities for the arrest, under the Extradition The Waiwapu, having learned that the pre-Ordinance, of one Tai Man, alias Tai Fan' cent German, Minister is to be transferred to Tokio, has made a strong representation re- garding the withdrawal of the foreign garrisons from North China. Consequently, in accord- ance with a proposal made by the German Minister, the Ministers of the Powers concern. ed held a meeting yesterday and discussed the question."

Later.

It is believed that the garrisons at Peking and Tientsin, and those along the railway will be withdrawn shortly.

The Russo-Chinese Negotiations.

The following are two more terms which Russia has proposed to China --

That the felling of timber along the Sungari River shall be a joint enterprise of Russia and

That China shall compensate Russia for the loss of a destroyer which was captured by the Japanese navy at Cheloo, and for the loss of a torpedo-boat sunk at Yingchengwan, both losses having been caused by China's negligence in the observation of strict neutrality.

THE boarding-house keeper who is charged with attempting to obtain $321 from Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. under false pretences, was again brought before the Court this morn-made, the following is the programme for

As far as arrangements have at present been China. Prince Arthur of Connaught's visit to Japan -Oa arriving at Yokohama on February 19 it appears that the original date will be adhered to, instead of Feb. 17 as subsequently stated), the Prince will proceed to Tokis, where he will remain for a week, the Detached Palace at Kasumigaseki-being placed at the disposal of H. R. H. and his suite, in the ordinary course the Princs would leave Tokio on the 26th, but, as that happens to be the Silver 'Wedding day of the German Emperor, it is considered probable that H. R. H. will attend the banquet which is to be held at the German

A PEKING telegram, of the roth inst, says that Mr. Pokotiloft has withdrawn Tls.. 900,000 from the Russo-Chinese Bank, a sum which, it is rumoured, is to be used for some secret pur- pose in Chinese official circle.

A FIRE broke out in the Asakusa Ward of Tokyo at midnight on January, 31st, Four hundred and forty-five dwelling-houses were completely destroyed, 41 seriously damaged, and two men were burnt to death.

the provinces, especially Miyagi and Faku-'ng and remanded, shima, have visited 26 counties and many villages, and have distributed Y9,000. And now the cominittee say thai the above ligures are too weak to represent the existing misery, and that the wretchedness and suffer- ing are simply appalling. As to scores of villages, the conditions of all they have visited are pitiable in the extreme. There are able bodied men, clothed in ragged thin gar. ments, who have to face piercing winds and shows to bring in from the mountains the coni and wood on the price of which labour their thinly-clad families are trying to cke out a living. There are molliers giving their very lives to keep their babies warm, them selves exposed to stinging blasts that most rapidly shorten life. There are even cultured old men and women, who in former days were in comparative comfort, but now are reduced to physical destitution that no words can describe. There are children bare-footed

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THE Hydrographic Office at Washington has issued a warning to ship captains to keep sharp look-out for the vessels towing the huge dry dock to Manila. When strung out on a tow line, the dock and the line measure a mile, Banos Iwasaki, has presented the sum of Y25,oco to the famine finds of Miyagi and two adjoining prefectures. Baron Mitsui, on be half of the Mitsui family, has also presented Y25,000, and Mr. Yasuda Y15,000 to the same 'unds.

Later.

view of the Russo-Chinese negotiations, anti. The Diplomatic circle takes a pessimistic

cipating that they may after all have an ambiguous conclusion, as there is great difficul. ty in reconciling the conflicting views of Russia

and China.

THE PLAGUE.

Legation, inthat event, the Prince's stay at Tokio will be prolonged by one day. On his way south from Tokio it is anticipated that the Prince will

EUROPEAN LADY ATTACKED. spend a night at Shizuoka or Nagoya, and

We regret to have to note the first case of reach Kioto on the 28th. On the 29th he will proceed to Shimonoseki, whence he will travel | plague recorded this year amongst the Euro- on the Kiushiu Railway to Nagasaki. He will pean community. The patient is a lady resid there embark for Kagoshima, where he willing at No. 1, Beaconsfield Arcade. She has spend two days. On leaving the City the been removed to the Kennedy-town hospital, Frince will proceed to Hiroshima, and thence cod from inquiries made we are pleased to back to Kioto, where it is understood that he learn that she is progressing spleedidly. This will remain for five or six days, visiting case makes the sixteenth for the year; 15 Chi- the various places of interest and making sese cases and 1 European..

will then return to Toklo, and he will

in the snow whose scanty clothing and pinch- THE demand for Japanese freight carriers con-excursions in the neighbourhood. H. R. H.

We have been informed' that 'Mr. Wilbur T. at Kioto, The Kobe, Herald can hardly Gracey, American Vice and Deputy Consul imagine that it is intended that Kobie, with its General at Hongkong, has to-day assumed large British population, shall be left out in the charge of the office of the Consulate General | cold. from Mr. Bragg who will shortly go on leave to the United States.

THE leading business man of Tokio bave

2ME WEATHER,

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE. French (Oceanien) 19th inst American (Siberia) 24th inst.

ed faces tell the sad tale of only one mealtinues to decrease and the shipowners are much

We are to whistle for health, says the latest day, and that of straw and daikon leaves troubled thereby. Two Japanese steamers leave Yokoham for Canada on March 16, health maniac. Perhaps this is why patients in which is mixed a little cheap rice flour. have been laid up in Kobe Harbour to save it will be noted that no mention is made so constantly do so when they read the doctor's The foreign relief committee have issued "a expense and its expected that a number of in the above programme of a visit 16 bill.

Kobe. It may be presumed, however, that second appeal to all who take, pleasure in others will be also:

the Prince will visit this City during his sojourn extending a helping hand to these, multi- tudes caught in this environment of irre sistible misery. By the cordial co-operatión of the authorities your money," the. com- mitice state,can be turned into food, and at once placed within the reach of the most

The sa. Radnorshire left Singapore on 14th deserving poor without a sen of cost for dis

inst, and is due here on aist inst." tribution. While we will do everything we

The M. M. Co's .. Salarie left Shanghai decided to entertaio Princá Arthur of Con- The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg; this afternoon, and is dus here on 18th inst., at can to hasten the distribution of funds en naught at a theatrical performance at the First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory-5pm. trusted to us, we do not urge that gifts be sent Kabuki Theatre on the 24th inst. Baron Shi. On the 17th at 12.5 p. The barometer has through our committee alone. All that we busawa, and Messrs. Masuda, Sonoda Toyo risen slightly over N. China, and fallen over earnestly desire is that every, sympathetic kawa, and Kondo will act as the commitice in S. China and Japan, heart should know the facts, and use any charge of arrangements for the entertainment. The shallow area of low pressure lying in the Eastern Sea yesterday is now to the E, of channel that promises to bring speedy relief THE case in which a pativa was charged with the Loochoos. to even a few among the hundreds of thou snatching $10 from an actor in a house sands who are in dire distress." Their Shek-long-tsul on the night of the r5th invänt Majesties the Emperor and Empresa of was brought up to-day on remand. The de 17 low in S, China. Japan have made a gift of Yen 40,000 to. fendant said that he did,nof steal the $to, but the Formosa Channel and light variable winds arrived at Shanghai to-day, at 7 km. wards the relief funds, this having been which the latter borrowed in Canton some time over the N. part of the China Sea. VIENNA 1902,

followed by almost equally large gifts from back. Mr. F. A. Haraland dlicharged the Forecast:-moderate X. winds; mirty, tome

rala. [36-4 such prominent men as Baron Iwasaki, | defendant.

DION 1901,

LILLE 1902,

AMSTERDAM 1895,

Hongkong, 4th July, 1995)

Rouen 1896,

that the complainant owed him, somaroney

The Great Northern ss. Minnesota from Seattle arrived at Yokohama on 18th inst., al

si gam.

The C. P. R. Co.'s s.s. Empress of India left Yokohama on 16th inst., for Victoria and Vancouver.

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Kuci and others, who were wanted by the Chin- ese authorities to answer to a charge of being implicated in an armed robbery in the Kwai Sing district, in the latter part of September. In execution of this warrant three men were arrested, but Tai Man, alias Cal Fan Kuci, becoming alarmed fled the country and after a short sojourn in Singapore. found his way to Borneo. But there his con- duct was such as to bring him under the arkant glances of the police, and as several neighbours complained about him and his- general machinations, the Borneo Police com. municated with the Hongkong. Government with the intention of discovering the man's antecedents. As the result shows they dis covered them and finding that Tai Man, altar Tai Fan Kuci, was an undesirable, and

the Borneo authorities, it was not long before Extradition applications having been made to Tai was on his way to Hongkong in the ss. Mau Sang, en route to Chins, to answer to his Government for his misdeeds. But on the way up he apparently took time for reflection, and his cogitations led him to the idea that of the two evils-death or Chinese punishment-the

Thus is came about that as the Mou Song was former was the lessor and therefore preferable. passing Lyeemun Puss on her way into this harbour, all shackled as he was, Tal suddenly plunged headlong overboard with the evident intention of seeking a watery grave.. But a Chinese pilot's boat was passing very near the spot where the desperate plunge was taken and the occupants soon had the, apparently, would-be suicida safa in the boat.

This morning the man was placed before Mr. F. A. Hareland at the Magistracy, under theextradition proceedings and was remanded Hanson, pending the arrival of witnesses for at the instance of Chief Inspector of Detectives the prosecution from China.

CHINA BORNEÓ CO., LD..

THE SANDAKAN BLIPWAY,

the Sabab S.S. Company, has been thoroughly The'as. Normanhurat, belonging to Messrs.

over-hauled and repaired at the China Borneo Slipway and is now in capital condition. The vessel, which looks almost new, left for Bongao on the morning of oth ult.

On the afternoon of 2nd ult, the large lighter Kudat was placed on the slipway in the yard of the China Borneo Company; she is 210 ft, in length, 25 ft. bears and 270 tons dead, weight. It was quite a pleasure to see how smoothly and easily the vessel was drawn up by a single 5 in. wire cable under the able superintendenco of Mr. Bridger, engineer'to the Company.

By the courtesy of Mr. W. G. Darby, general manager, we were afterwards shown over the works and were greatly interested in watching the various processes of casting brass ingots. The (Australian Line) s.s. Yawała Maru left Pressure is high over N. China, and relative. Nagasaki for this port en 16th inst, and is ex-The order prevailing everywhere in the yard and workshops, was much to be admired.— pected here on 20th inst.

The Imperial German Mail 1.1. Princess B: N, B. Heráld. Moderate to, fresh monsoon is Indicated in | Alize, which left here on Wednesday, at 6 p.m.,

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The Impenal German Mail us. Bayern car- rying the German Mails with dates from tiezliu of the 3rd alt, left Colombo on 31st last, being delayed for 4 days owing to late arrival,

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