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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY: OCTOBER 26 1907.

nies Honolula as a base from which to ship

her coolies in by the thousand and when rey monstrated with declinesresponsibility, Canada to short, ha been victimized by cheep silents! sharp practice just as the United States was victimized after the settlement of the California

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covered to his chagrin that while he had con coded what the Japanese wanted he had not secured in return, as he thought he had secur ad, the exclusion of Japanese coplies.

Self-assertive, with the self-assertiveness of precocity, and insincore, with the ingrained insincerity of the orient Japan has overreached homself because she proved herself to possess the chief virtue of western nations, valour, other accidental attributes have been ascribed to her. It is found, however, that Asia is Asia and not Europe, and that, as ever, to place the Asiatic in the seat of honour beside the European is to invite him to place his foot on the European's CELEBRATED neck. Already it in doubtful if the western powers have acted wisely in teaching the cast all that they know. That keen observer of history in the making, Henry Clews, writes in the last issue of his report:

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"I am inclined to think that it may turn out to have been a mistake for Commodore Perry to have opened the ports of Japan to the world-a caged. lion being safer than one let loaie. 1 resulted in Japan: building herself

PIRACY NEAR CANTUNG

BRITISH' LAUNCH HELD UP,"STO

VESSEL LOOTID-PASSENGERS DESPOILED,

[From Our Own Görrespondent.]

Canton, 25th October The steam-launch Tung Frage trading under the British flag and plying between this port and Tsang Shing, a city in the district of the same name, was pirated on the sand instant by a gang of robbers. The pirates, between ten and twenty in number, boarded the launch under the guise of passenger, and, when pass ing a place called Shut Tan Hou, is the dis trict of Punyu, held up the passengers and the crew of the launch. They then ransacked the launch, making off with a large quantity of booty to the value of several thousand dollars. Many passengers were despoiled of large sums of money. The passengers were traders,

UHINESE OPIUM

MONOPOLY.

PROPOSAL DISCUSSED.

esentationë tO THE VICEROY OF

CANTON,

[From a Correspondent.):

Canton, 25th October, The question of establishing" an opium monopoly has been frequently discussed by the Central Government, and Viceroys and Governors of overy province have been asked to forward their opinions thereon, But the magnitude of the scheme is too great to risk a hurried decision,

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MURDER ON THE PENINSULA

YOUNG CHINESE WOMAN CHOPPED

SASTO DEATH.

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Telegrams

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

THE KWANG, VICEROY ALTY

"H.E. SHUM CHUŃ TSEN;

· PROPOSED RE-APPOINTMENT..

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 26th October, The Central Government proposes

FOUR SUSPECTO ARRESTED. Im Toog, a young Chiness woman, residing at To-kwa wao, met her death on the sight of the 4th instant, under circumstances polnilng 10 murder. Her alleged assailants-four in Dumber are locked up in the Victoria Gaol,

From the meagre, particulars, to hand it is learnt that Jealousy was the move for Im Toag, who was the alleged "crime.

bout twenty-three years of age, Wan-A widow, her husband having died açma from smallpox, it is month ago stated. Since her husband's death, the story gots, Im Tong had not "walked the straight Recently a representation was forwarded to path, and her conduct with a certain individual HE. Viceroy Cang by Mr. Chan Yau-ki, uncoupled with her refusal to become the cops to re-appoint H.E. Shum Chua Taen expectant magistrate of Fokien, to the follow-cubine of a friend of her late husband's people

-brought about an estrangement, belureen a substantive Viceroy of this: Two who bad come to Canton to collect their acing effect - counts, and were proceeding back to their dis All opium imported by foreign firms should them and herself. This was as much as could Kwang Provinces. trict by the 7 ang Fung when the vessel was | be bought up by the Chinese Government and be obtained concerning, the motive for the

It is proposed to transfer 11.E, plundered. It is evident that the pirates got disuibuted to the various provinces according alleged murder. scent of the fact that money was carried by the to the quantity consumed by each based on the

To-kwa-wan 17 village, situated near Chung Jen-chun, the present Viceroy, passenger and accordingly planced the placy previous year's estimate. Dureaux should be Huoghom, and is under charge, of the Hung, which was carried out with perfect success,

established with the exclusive privilege of self hem police. There, in small house, lived to Shensi and Kansu as Viceroy ing the drug and the price to be charged should im Tung and some of her friends, in the event of shum's re-appoint." be uniform. The regulations governing the the night of the 4th instant, while Im opium farms in various places in the Straits Tong was about to retire, sha hoard wment. 'China, which was instrumental in breaking

Settlements furnish excellent material to copy familiar voice calling her from the street. Go" down China's exclusive walled-in-method of

from to frame the regulationsforthe Governmenting out she was inet by 'a min, who engaged existence. So that now Chiou in also opened

monopoly. One tael of prepared opium should her in conversation. A minute or two later At the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, Mr.be sold at the price of about three dollar three other men came up and joined them. to the world like Japan; her 350,000,000 of F. A. Haseland presiding as coroner, an inquiry. In this way, the gross income of all the. Then all of a sudden they set on the unfor people will get themselves on a war protecting was conducted into the circumstances surround basis, which will naturally make an alliance ing the death of a coolie named Lai Po, who the purchase-money for the drug, will to death

provinces put together after deducung lunate woman with choppers and hacked her with Japan a necessity, and such an alliance was electrocuted at Quarry Bay, on the 13th be about $550,0.0,095 in one year. Reckoning

The police did not becoms aware of the will after a while require a Europead combine.ultimo. The jury empanelled were: Messrs. the net profit at about half if the above sum, tragedy until about a week later when an in. tion as an offict; otherwise, sooner or later. Logan, E. Abraham and T. S. Força, some of the European nations will be apt to

it will be some $175,000,0.0 which will be former reported the matter to them, adding. meet the same fale as, old Rome at the

for the advancement of the necessary reform Acting on this information the detectives had available, by Imperial rescript, lor appropriation that the woman's remains had beco buried. hands of the barbarians-simply wiped out

measures of the Empire. The memorialist the body exhumed and removed to the mor of existence. China and Japan will fight

suggested that the Viceroys and Governors tuszy for examinatius. Then followed the for their self-preservation and comercial in

should jointly request the Waiwupu to obtain necessary investigation which resulted in the terests. The 300,000,000 in India will fight

promises from the Foreign Ministers is de-arrest of four men Young Shui, of 31, Ma by the Governor of Hongkong, for backed by fanatical inspiration, under skilled teadership, will make a dangerous for some Time. Hence India's natural desires. will make her akin to China and Japan, arrayed $15.00-nguin any foreign.ide. So India, China and Japan and the rest of the Orient, when well disciplined and well equipped and led by ja panese generals, will requira, the combined

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Ordinary foamises BomBIANCARLOS would be no-trengt

The Maunget

CHINESE COOLIE ELECTRO- CUTED,

CORONER'S INQUIRY,

duced by the police, that on the 13th ultimo, It was learnt, according to the evidence ad- during the typhoon, some telephone wires were blown down at Quarry Bay, Several pieces of the wire fell across the trolley wires of the Electric Tramway Co., farmfog a sort of net who was accompanied by his brother, noticed the obstruction, but being unaware that the wires were charged, through coming in contrct. with the trolley wires, proceeded to make his way throw them, in brushing aside the wires he was electrocuted. His brother was seriously barnt about the hands.

work in the middle of the road.. Deceased,

The jury brought in a verdict of accidental

death.

renee the importation every year and the wise be strictly prohibited. He asked kis Excellency to telegraph to all the Viceroys and

growing of native poppy in China will like-

Governors to that end.

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TROUBLE AT THE NAVAL YARD.

· ALLEGED STADDING AFFRAY,, European nations have now had all the wars

Saraj Din, sergeant attached to the Naval they want and they have gained through them His Excellency the Governor has been pleasYard police force, had to be taken to hospital. their present forceful positions of independents.ed, under instructions from the Secretary of yesterday to be treated for stab wounds about hence all future great wars will be to keep the State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. H. H. J. the forehead. On arrival at the institution it 800,000,000 of people of Asia in subjection, and Gompests, Assistant Colonial Secretary, to the was found necessary to operate on the man it will need all their combined power to do so. post of first magistrate in succession to Mr. T. and twenty-five stitches had to be taken

JAPAN FOR THE JAPANESE.

Sercon be 'Smith, fransferred to the service of Ahmed Khan, Naval Yard policeman No. 73; Following is the telegram referred to in the the Straits Settlements, with effect from the was arrested, and, at the Police Court, this foregoing

2 it instant.

Inoroing, was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Haze London, Sept. 21..

land on a charge of stabbing Saraj Din.

A dispatch to the London Times from Pekin to-day says that the labour troubles at Vancouver mre being followed with much interest in the Far East where a problem now has arisen be tween China and Japan. A Japanese Imperial ordinatice number 35auf July 27, 1899, tigorous The Editor will not undertane trouble fly forbids all foreigners, whether European or Chitarse from working in Japan as labourers in agricultural, &sking, mining or other classes of On October 10, 1907, at Pakboi, to Mr. and industry outside the narrow residential settle- Mr. PAUL BARENTZEN, a daughter.

ments defined in former treaties, except by special permission of the local authorities. The dispatch adds :

any tofertel: M8,, nor to return any Contribution;?

BIRTH.

MARRIAGES

On October 17, 1907, al. Shanghai, ALFRED, 1on of Mr. Sarah Jane Hunt, widow of the late George Humi, of Over and Birkenhead Cheshire, to NELLIE, daughter of Mrs. John Chatham, widow of the late John Chatham, Shanghai.

On October 19, 1907, at H.B.M. Consulate. General, Shanghai, before Sir Pelham Warren, K.C.M.G, FREDERICK 1). BARRETTO IN OLIVE H. JONES.

DEATH.

On October 19, 1907, at Shanghai, CECI Ernest Gray, infant son of H. A. Gray.

The Hongiang Belegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER ZŐ, 1997.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE,

In an editorial on the subject of Asistic im migration the Vancouver World says:-The telegram from Pekin to the London Times which we published on Saturday destroys, what little is left of the case for Japas in this immigration contention, In brief, we are informed that Japan's own method. with immigrants, whether white or yellow who belong to the Inbouring class, is to restrict them to certain harrow districts. The 'freedom of ingress and movement which she claims for ber coolies in Canada she does not allow to while workingmen in the Island Empire. The lowest classes of Japan come here and seize our fisheries, but white fishermen may not engage in their works off the Jápin- ese COASÍ. Japanese colliers may descend into the coal mines of British Columbia, but a gang of British Columbia miners would not be allowed within many a mile of the coal workings of the land of the chrysanthemum, Japanese Jabourers work as section hands on our railways, but Canadian payvies are forbid. den to use pick or mattock on the trackage built by the Mikado's government.

nch permission, we are informed, kere, is never given. Article five of the ordinance provides that any Chinese working without the secessary permission are liable to expulsion from Japan, Considerable numbers of Chinese labourers were recently introduced to work on.

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17 is notified in the Clarette that all children, under twelve years of age, admitted as patients into the Civil Hospital, the Victoria Hospital, the Lunatic Asylum, the Kennedy Town Bespital or the hospital hulk #gria, will be charged half the fees charged to adult persons in similar circumstances, with effect from the 1st proximo.

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Tan Cheung; Chu H, residing in a matshed and Li Kai, of 168, To-kwa-wan-an charges of murder.

near Kowloon City; Li Kvai, of 11, H ̧k Un,

The prisoners were' prraigned at the Police Court, this morning, and the case was adjourn.. ed for further investigation to be made,

NATIVE AUFAIRS,

THE CHEKIANG RAILWAY. [From a Correspondent.]

Canton, 25th October," In view of the Peking telegram reporting the granting of Imperial sanction for the raising of a Föreign loan. of £1,5 0,030 for the construction of the Chekiang Rallway, the following tele graphic despatches have especial interest

'Hangchow, 23rd October, 1907. To the Canton-Haskow Railway Company,

Canton

Sire,-We received Imperial sanction for the construction by ourselves of the railways in aur province.

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ARMS SMUGGLING INTO CHINA.

H NGKONG'S CO-OPERATION.

REGULATI NS APPROVED.

[From a Correspondent.]

Canton, 26th October.. A draft of five regulations submit-

the prevention of the smuggling of arms into China, has been approved by the Home Government.

The Chinese Charge d'Affaires at the Court of St. James was requested by the Waiwupu to negotiate with the British Government for the sup- pression of the smuggling of fire- arms into Chinese territory.

Thereupon the British Govern- ment wired to the Governor of Hongkong to draw up a series of regulations to that effect."

H.E. Viceroy Chang is in receipt.of a telegram from thie Waiwupu stating that Mr. Chan, the Chinese Charge d'Affaires, ́ ́was informed by the British Government that these regul.... ations have been approved of and will be put into force forthwith..

A of the regulations was yes-

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Laspecios Gourlay, of. No. a Police Station, prosecuted. Inspector. Lawrence, was present on behalf of the Naval Yard, police, and Mr. J. ii. Gardiner, of Mestry, Brutton and Hett, re- presented the accused, who pleaded not guilty,

Some time yesterday an argument arose The Waiwupu suddenly compelled is to between the accused and another police-raise a Foreign loso. We ask your sympathy constable on the matter of some water, which, and assistance by all means in opposing the, one had placed in the, bathroom. The Ican... question was referred to the Sergeant and he ordered both men to return to their room, Ár they were leaving, the. Sergeant called the

To Messrs. Todg and Lau of thể Cheklang accused back and remonstrated-with-him-for-Railway Company and gentlemen of the Masterday-forwarded to the Police Do- his behaviour. Whereupon accused was meeting. alleged to have whipped out a knife and attacked his superior officer.

Mr. Gardiner said that the accused was also injured, and he wanted the Court's permission have his client examined by Da Moore, of

WRITING ander date Saigon, 18th inst., Mesirs Win G., Hale and Co. report-Grain prices have risen consid.rably since last werk owing to stocks in the interior decreasing largely, and arrivals of paddy at mille proving mengre. However, owing to a great fall in exchange some large business has been done with France, and a few cargoes sold to Java. No. thing certain can be said as yet about the prospects of new crop, which has suffered a the government railways of Japan by Japanese Rood deal from inundations in some districts contractors who had not, previously obtained and in others from want of rain, jot this pecessary permission."

Two fishermen belonging to Macao fishing We reproduce the article, not in endorsement junka were charged at the Police Cour, this of its tenor, but as showing the warmth of feel-morning, with being in possession of a quantity "ing in Canada over the immigration question.

of dynamite and detonators without police pers mission. Eleven others-including three wo- men and a boy-were charged with fishing with explosives in the waters of the Colony hospital. yesterday. The accused were arrested in Tung

LOCAL AND GENERAL. M. E. 3. C. Wolle, cader, has been appoints ed assistant Registrar General in succession to Mr. Clementi, promoted, with effect from the

29th instant...

CONDITIONS regarding namination of candid. ates for the Nobel Peace Prize, 1908, may be learned on

application it the, Colonial Secretary's Office

MP, 11. H. J. Gompertz will act as 'uisne Judge during the absence on leave of his Honour the Chiel Justice, or until further notice with effect from the 21st instant.

the Victoria Gaol,

fis Worship said he had no objection to that being done."

Mr. Gardiner-1 also want a cross-summons against the Sergeant for assault.

His Worship-Very well.

The case was then remanded datil Saturday next, when the Sergeant is expected to leave

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her lay, Tear Lamino sand, by policemaTHE Vancouver board of trade recently cele- Clarke. The first two defendants were fixed brated its birthday and there were some pre- $10 each, the others, excluding the women

sent at that gathering who remembered the and the boy, who were discharged, paid $3first banquet of the beard at which the prophecy. each..

"was'inade that the time was surely coming when wheat, grown in northwestern Canadian fields UNDER the auspices of the Ministering Child. would be milled in Vancouver and shipped as ren's League a haziar and fancy fête will flour to the Orient. The prophecy is having be held on the Valunteer Parade Ground actual fulfillment to-day (Sept. 27), wien 1,600 on Thursday next from 2.30 to 6 pm.sacks are being loaded on the Hongkong bound Full particulars appear in our advertisement Empres. The flour was manufactured from columns. We would draw readers' attenting to Alberta wheat, by the Vancouver Milling & that part of the programme detailing the items Grain company, at its up-to-date mill on of the musical tableaux, vivants which, neo a Beattie street, four blocks from Granville street. apecial feature of the fête. Considering the This is but a beginning and when in a few and the excellence of the programme which flour is pouring out the prophets, contrary to has been arranged it goes without saying that old prophecies, will not be without honour in the bazaar will be largely patronized at it their own city. deserves to be.

(Sd), Mass Meeting.

Canton, 24th October, 1907..

Sirs-Telegram received. Board of direcpartment of Canton, fors of our Company 'decided to wire to Sir Chentung asking him to make protests to the Waiwupu.

THE CHEKIANG RAILWAY.

LOAN TO BE RAISED.

[From a Correspondent.]

Please stand firm and wire to the Com panies of all the provinces to act in harmony. inform us of the progress of your action by cable.

(5d.), Wong King-tong,"

New Railway Association of Kwanglung.

Canton, 24th October.

To Sir Chentung Liang-cheng.

· Sir,~Veists, Tong and Lau. I the Chekiang Railway Company wired to us asking for help. the Waiwupu to alter decii on. (Telegram hereto appended.) Kindly move

(S8) KAM YIM, Director.

WONG KING-TONG, Vice-president.

PRECAUTIONS AT SHIU-HING.

Canton, 26th October, The Grand Council has been.com. manded by the Empress Dowager to telegraph to Chekiang that the pro- posal for raising a Foreign loan has been sanctioned.

The Waiwapu has also been directed to sign the Agreement with It was reported that military officials have the British representatives as soon as been instructed to keep a vigilant watch and its terms have been finally negotiated, to send more gunboats for patrolling service in the prefecture of Shiu-bing on account of the

Sharés subscribed for by the people report that risings were being planned there and gentry of Chekiang will be allot- recently. At present, the gates of the city are closed at 8 p.m. every night and detectives are ted by the failway Company, the constantly on the lookout along the northern

REUTERS correspondent at Ottawa, Canada, charitable object of the promoters of the (ête months the wheat is pouring this way and the bank of the river, while feasts on board the president and vice-president of which

says it is reported that the La Rose silver mine, the richest in the Cobalt district, has been sold to an English syndicate for £10,000,000,

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MR. Cecil Clementi, assistant Registrar Gon- erai, has been appointed assistant Colonia: Recretary in succession to Mr. Gompertz, pro moted, with effect from the 29th instant, je

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"SOMBRODY gave me some bitter water to drink and I drank it. I am feeling bad, and I now think it was poison, I drank.".: Thus spoke a little Chineze girl, about twelve years of aze, at the Yau-masi Police Station yesterday after- soon. Immediately the station was astir and

At the meating of shareholders of the Canton Insurance Office, Ld., yesterday, Messrs, H. excitement ran high. Soon a dose of mustard Percy Smith and W. Hatton Patis were re relected auditors instead of Messrs. Smith and We have no doubt that this disclosure as ta Japan's own position will materially aid Sir A. R. Lowe. Wilfrid Laurier in coming to a decision, with regard to Asinlić immigration. Certainly he A PEKING letter states that the reactionaries need no longer fear to give offence to a have succeeded in almost convincing their generous people who only ask what they are will-Majesties to veto any suggestion to engage ing to concede. Nor in abrogating the treaty foreign advisers for the proposed reforms in

the national curency, so recently signed by Canada will he be termin ating an agreement which the Japanese have faithfully observed. It was part of the old under The Admiraly is constructing at Plymouth a standing with Japan that only soo of her peo- res voir to hold 4,000,000 gallons of oil for ple were to enter Canada andually, an under-fuel, and also establishing oil- depôts on the standing which was faithfully observed until Medway and at Lagos, Southara Nigeria. The she had secured the signature of the governor development of the immense ail fields of Nige- guneral to the trinty. That accomplished she ' ria is proceeding rapidly.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUX.

· French (Tonkin) 28th inst, 'Indian (Lightning) 28th înat., p.m.

German (Prier Ludwig) 18th inst., a pim.-- Indian ( Vamiang) gih prox. Indian (Latsang) with prox,

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flower-boats are not allowed to continue after will be duly appointed, subject to that bour. Suspicious characters are being Her Majesty's approval.

searched and questioned most miantely, Al- though rumours are prevalent in every quarter, the outward appearance of the whole prefectura is as quiet and peaceful às ever.

FIVE country womeo, who came to Hongkong yesterday morning from Kat O to witness the trial at the Criminal Sessions of the three men, who were found guilty of armed robbery, com. mitted in Kap Mono, New Territory, In August last, created such a scene outside the Supreme Coust yesterday that they had to be locked up. The Amigos, it appears, were not in accord with the sentence, and soon after Mr. Justice

THE SOUTHERN COM. MISSIONER.

DEPARTURE OF HE, YANG SHI-KI,

[From a Correspondent.)

Canton, 20th October. It is reported from Peking that

and water was handed her, by Sergeant Apple ton, but she refused to touch it. It was. The N.Y. K. a. Kumano Maru, Australian forced down her throat, however, and the Line, left Manila for this port on 26th inst., and was removed to hospital. The girl, whore is expected here on 28th inst. tokong wandering about Kowloon City Road. Ling, left Nagasaki for this port on 25th inst, which gained for them election from the the South with the cruisers Kai Ki name was not obtained, was found by a The N. Y. Kiss. Nikko Maru. Australian Wise left the Count they raised an uproar, H.E. Yang Shi-ki starts to-day for Imagine the surprise of all concerned-this and is expected here on 29th just.

building. This, however, did not sweeten morning when they were informed by the hos-The 1. C. S. N. Co.'s.. Namrang left Cal- their temper, with the resuls that they played and Kai Yung. pital that there was nothing wrong with the culta for this port via the Straits on 20th inst, high jisks when they landed in Queen' girl-she was only pretending. It is now be and may be expected here on or about 5th prox. Road. This morning, the quintette were lieved that the girl ran away from her homeThe I. C. S. N. Co's s.a. Latsang Jeff Cal-arraigned before Mr. F. A Hartland, in and concocted the poisoning story when she and may be expected here on or about toth prox. the Police Court, to answer changes of dis was taken charge of by the police. When she The Ni Y, K; si, Shimano Maru, American orderly babavinue in the public street. They, gets over the effects of the mustard and water Line, left Kobe for this port dra Moj and pleaded guilty, and his Worship discharged and returns home again it will be a long time Shanghai on agih inst, and is expected here them with a caution, requesting them ar tom 'before she thinks of ropeating the gama, |on yrá proz..

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'These cruisers will cacort the Com- missioner is far as Colombo, at which port H.E. will embark on board the German maif for Furope and America,