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MARINE COURT

In the Marine Magistrate's Court, this more ing, before the Hon. Commander Basil Taylor, RM, Mr. A. E. Davey, first boarding officer of the Barbour Department charged Cheng Moon, master of Naval Yard launch No. 34, with unlawfully failing to obanive the rule of the road at about' p.m. on the 16th inst. lo Victoria harbour. Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. A. E. Davey stated that, at 5 p.m., os the 16th just,, bo was going eastwards through the harbour. A Naval Yard lausch, No. 34, was crossing from N. to S When she was on his port bow, he saw there was a chance of collision, as she was not altering her bearing. She blew two blasts on a whistle when about a cable, distant, bot made, no altempt to alter her course. lie, however, kept his course, When the lauach was about 100 feet off, she again blew two blasts, and pul to starboard a little. He then put his helm hard a-starboard and succeeded in passing under bar stern. Defendant, when asked to explain his conduct, said that he had no time to do "anything, to avoid collision. He was fined Ses

or 5 weeks' hard Jibourg.

THE LATE MR. LEMKE.

THE FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Mr. Rudolf Lemke took place at Bubbling Well (emelery, Shang: bai, on 11th inst, in the presence of a very large attendance of friends. The chapel was crowded to the doors and the open space opposite the steps and a portion of the path were also filled with sympathizers. Wreaths

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pumerous that they stood about six feet above the coffin. The foreign. and native staff of Menirs, Arnhold, Karberg & Co. was fully represented, and the gathering also included members of the Muncipal Council, and most of the leading foreign bongs, as well as several Germad odval officers in fall uniform..

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The service was impressively conducted by

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPT FRIDAY JUNE 19, 1918.

It is said to help them Patil is a dangerous-rHE FURUNK SAHE PACIFIC..

remedy... It is one of those habits which grow on one and mainisin a powerful bold wheg moderation is exceeded

"Do you think that the restrictions placed on Government officials will have any effect in reducing the number of victims among the people ?"

Slowly the centre of condici— peaceful, commercial conflict as yet is shifting round; the Atlantic is, in the wider sense, becoming almost as much an inland son as the editer arean, and the real struggle of the nations Cremerges agaio in the Pacific. Here, however, the ultimate seriousness of the situation will be aggravated by the fact that the contest is racial as well as national. The last great fight between East and West was in the Far East, almost on the shores of the Pacific, the next will be in the Pacific itself. It is significant that the Americana are concentrating their forces to the West; while the Japanese, though they possess that Oriental virtue of allence and reticence which has never been conspicuous in the United States, are not less conscious of the tendency,

Yes. Such a restriction is bound to have its effect.

Coming to the subject of the progress of China, the Observar representative asked Sir Robert: What are the most important changes in the Customs administration.in re cent years?"

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"There have been no great changes in the actpal Custom Italy. The only movement br been that the Customs Inspectorato, which was formerly under the Chinese Foreign Office, has been placed under the

Dow Ministry, Otherwise the executive work operates as before..

The recent invitation of the Australians to Some people think that the alteration was good the American Fleet, too, was but the last of a and some that it was bad, Probably it is a mix. series of signs that the Antipodean States haye- tura of both. Doubtless you have heard of the ex-given of their consciousness of the future tent to which the popular cry" China for the struggle, For Gilly years since first the Chinese" has been the watchword during the "Chinese invasion of the Victorian gold fields last few years. The new Ministry is assisting and the Queensland squatting-stations began the realisation, of this watchword in the open-

to look serious-the Australians have realised ing of new schools and Colleges for the train the danger of an. Oriental, invasion of the ing of young Chinese men, specially for Cus Island Continent; and only by stringent toms work. These young men will probably legislative acts-acts which have been fre take the places which are now filled by the quently disapproved by the British Govern FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

foreigners' at the present time. But the change mast, and only grudgingly allowed in the end will be gradust and will not be felt very much for some time yet.

JAPAN AND CHINA.

Japanese. War on China? How far do you "What has been the effect of the Russo think the Japanese success will be in the interests of China ? *

"Well, there is no doubt that the effect bas heen felt in a considerable stimulus to Chips which the success of her neighbour has given tion and another, although everything is in Many mavements are being made in one direc

more or less, state of flux and change. For instance, the question of a constitution for the

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have the Orientals been kept out. From the rising national consciousaess of the Australians, THE Company's Steamship and their fear of corruption by Oriental, race-aliens, has risen the magnificent. White Australia ideal, which will be maintained even advantages. The ideal has spread to Canada, at the cost of some temporary material dis

which has likewise been threatened by the coming pepitations of the East; and last unwise as it was in many respects, was but year's action by wish Columbia, basty and

Canada inteade to be a pure white race AF the translation of that ideal into action..

well as Australia;" and for that reason the cruise of the Americao Fleet, as representing

Pastor Ruhmer, who also gave a lengthy Empire has received serious attention, and that, the most distinct menace to the "Yellow-paril"

address, in the course of which he spoke of the sterling character, generous disposition, excep tional business, ability and happy married life of Mr. Lemke. Ar the conclusion of the service the body was cremated.

At the post mortem examination death was found to be due to heart failure.

SIR ROBERT HART,

offices and the disappearance of many old of course., moans the establishment of new

ones. What the outcome of it all will be it

wout the difficult to iny. It cannot yet be

foreseen."

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"In what way have the relations of China and Japan most altered since the war?" the representative asked.

"Well, do not know that they have altered particularly, China is desirous of making progress, and is attempting to do so,"

"What is the Japanese objection to the Fakumes Railway ?"

I believe that the objection is that the Japanese consider that the Chinese are bound. by agreement not to build such a railway. The main reason, doubtlest, is that the Japanese fear that it would compete to their disadvant- age with the railway they took over from the Russians."

ANGLO JAPANESE RELATIONS. Asked for his opinion on the angin japanese Alliance, and the wisdom of the full trust plac- ed by Great Britain in a nation whose navy is so much stronger than our Far Eastern Fleet, and whose rapid growth in the Far East was considered by some critics'ta be a likely menace in Western stability and prosperity in the East, Sir Roben replied: "Ithink the British and Tapanese Governments themselves know their

INTERVIEWED IN COLOMBO Few prople have the oportunity of directly Influencing the destiny of the most populated country in the Wold Alan, few people venture to ask for two years' leave at the age of seventy-four.. Sir Robert Hart, the greatest foreigner, or "White. Devil"-in, the Far East, has done both. For, fifty-four years he has been a servant of the Chinesa Govern. ment, and for the past thirty years, in his office of Inspector-Gederal of the Imperial Customs, has been one of the powers behind the Throne, and one of the few-if sot the aly one, whose presence, and work in the celenial country has not been rewarded, with, overwhelming suspicion. And even he, during the past few years, has had incumerable difficulties placed. in his way. The powerful Mandarins have been slowly asserting the sway they have exercised from the most remota limes, and occasionally Sir Robert's position

TIBET AND OHINA. has been anything but a comfortable due. Many of them would like, as for other positions Do you think that the visit of the Dalal and The subject of Tibet was next broached: also, to see a member of their own race "as in Tashi, Lamar, who are just now due at Pekin, termediary between China and the rest of the will be likely to have much influence in streng World."--Although-he-bus-initiated new rethening the Chinese suzerainty over. Tibet, or forms, revised their customs and placed, their in making Indian relations with Tibet more tariff on a basis of systematic financial sound difficult?" Dess that it has never before occupied, thus

cariching their Empire by its gigantic revenue, they have eyed him with jealousy.

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THE OPIUM QUESTION.

Sir Robert arrived in Colombs on the 17th instant by the German Mail steamer Force and was interviewed by an Observer representative. He was willing to be interviewed, he said, but *begged that great care should be used with his

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"Oh, have they arrived yet? Sir Robert atked, somewhat amused. I have not had any. Pekio news lately, I do not thick their Arrival at Pekin will have a material effect in changing the state of affairs, I do not really know the abject of their visit. I coppol see how it will affect Indian relations.”)

"We understood, Sir Robert, that China has been nursing a plan for some time, the realization of which would involve the recon

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In both the great Colonial States there is an uneasy feeling that the British are doing ittle or nothing to matetain their prestige THE Company's Steamship in a few years we shall only be in the third, in the Pacific. "We used to be supremo there;

considerably were an impressive squadron of er perhaps aven fourth, rank. It would help the British Navy dispatched to Australia to welcome the American Fleet when it arrives at Sydney; it will likewira help to'strengthen Fleet-whether after the Creswell, scheme, or the Imperial position, when the Australian

apy other assumes, definite, shape in ships, mep; and guns. The Colonies do not, perliapa, make sufficient allowance for our own position past difficulties and limitations of its own as au Oriental Power-a position which im-

upon our policy and our position in the world; they do not altogether realise that, awkward in some respects though our posi tion may be as the head of the most essential Western communities, and at the sanić time of the most fundamental Oriental, we may

An extraordinary general mesting of share holders in the Anglo-French Land Investment from time to time be unjustly suspected of Co, Ld., was held at Shaughti on 12th los!, inck of sympathy with either or both: The My A. W. Burkill prasided, and there were also race question in the Empire is, it is true, present, Messrs. C. Holliday, C. W. Thomas, gradually becoming simplified; British opinion and Sui Chang-ly (Directors), C. R. Burkill, is slowly swinging round to the view that the and others. Total shares represented. 6,000. Australians, as well as the Canadians, are The Chairman said that the Directors bad absolutely right in their determination-to called the shareholders together to explain to maistalo the purity of the race in the them the reasons why they wished to issue The Seoul Press takes up the question, also,' new lands. We should like in return to debentures. Under the Articles of Association and in the course of an article that shows moch see some acknowledgment in the Colonies the Directors had full powers to issue deben | wärmth says:-"The principal object of the that the non-British element in the Empire-tures, but they deemed it expedient to explain.contemplated proceedings, if we mistake-noi, which, alter all, is numerically by far the to the abareholders why they did so. A good is to place the accused under-bond for future OH! VERY BAD, largest has the right to some place under the deal of the Company's properly had had to be good conduct, the consequence of a second sun, and that it possesses privileges as well developed, and during the last two years offence being deportation. Mr. Bethell may

as duties. More light will come on this diff. cult subject, as on most others, by discussion; in the meantime it must be remembered in this country that the Colonial States look to the American Flest in the Pacific as hardly less a welcome manifestation of white power than had the British Navy itself been dis. patched there in force; and in the Colonies it should be considered that the British Empire is a complex organisation, in which the coloured

vigorous type.-Globe. -

"I speak to you as a member of the public,stitution of Tibet as a Chinese Province, Araces have their place as well as our own more

I am on one year's sick leave, and have at pre- sent no official position. I am going Home for a rest aflex fifty-four years' work. This will be the first time for thirty years, the last occasion on which I passed through the 'Suer Canal being in 1878. 1 wish it to be known that I am not laying myself out for interviews, for receptions, or missions of any kind. I am no longer a young man."

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correspondent called this home a little while

"That question" replied Sir Robert Hart, "has been talked about, certainly-I mean among the people, not officially, I do not know that it has been officially recognised, or that anything will come of it,

SOME OTHER QUESTIONS. "How are American and Chinese relations progressing?”

CANADA AND JAPANESE FARMERS,

À C. P. R. LETTER.

PROPOSED DEBENTURE ISSUE.

**Seoul, June 1908, -- "The publisher of the Korsa Daily News has to announce that the publication of the English edition of the paper is.temporarily suspended.. The reasons are solely financial, and it is hoped that it may be possible to resumo publication at an early date.

change was effected in the registration of the We further learn that on the 28th ultimo a

Korean editions of the Korea Daily News, by which Mr. Marabam, who has for some time been connected with the papers, has become editor and proprietor,"

"Hoogkang, 18th June, 1408

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TRY IT AGAIN,

there had been a considerable amount of be convicted of the chargs brought against OH!! VERY BAD. money spent on the development of old him, because the offensive writings appeared properties, and this is going on now.

Lust while he was legally responsible for the news- autumn the Directors bad a very favour papers in question. But as he has since ceas able opportunity of acquiring a large piece of ed to be legally responsible for those publica land in the Settlement, and they were going to tinns, there would no longer be any sense `în erect two bundied, houses on it. All this exacting from him a pledge for future good con-- development of the company's property, had duct. The result in that the new publisher and swallowed up the working capital they had and editor of the Kores Daily News being Irre rather than have an overdraft at the Bank the from any legal restraint, will be at liberty, if he Directors preferred to increase, the capital by be an inclined to prostitute his papers for sedi- the issue of two hundred debentures.

sious purposes as his predecessor has done, The Chairman proposed and Mr. C. Holliday ad when proceedings are threatened against seconded the adoption of the following te him, he can save his papers from all legal con, solution:-

sequences by getting somebody to sign his That the Directori ba and they are hereby name as their editor and publisher. In this authorized to create and issue debentures pro way the aim of the provisions of the Order in viding for the payment of such principal sums Council relating to the regulation of the British as they may from time to time deem expedient Press in China and Korea can be easily defeat with interest at the rate of six per cent per aned sad'seditious joumalism can be carried on by pum; such dabentures to be in such form and British subjects in those countries with, perfect to be secured to such manner, and to be issued safety and immudity. It seems to vï_that_the. to such persons and on such terms as the matter demands urgent consideration on the Directors may think expedient, provided that pin of those responsible for the maintenance of

exceed balf, the nominal capital of the Com the moneys at any one time owing shall so peace and good order in Kores,"

pany.

The resolution was carried unssimously. This concluded the business of the meeting:

JOURNALİSM IN KORBA.

· Referring to The Scoul- Prosi, "The Tryam Chronicle whilst drawing a comparison between the old Press Law of Japan and the Korean Law says ja e

TRY

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Now entirely under NEW Заран-

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rée When it was thought that a certain ese newspaper would be suspended Because of

Discussing the opium subject from the Chi-

Under the caption "C. P. R. wanted to bring in Japanese into Canada," a special Ottawa hese standpoint, he remarked: "So far 4.1 can judge, the habit.of-opium-eating-in-more-1 do not think that Chinese and American "ast month to the effect that the Hon. despatch appears in the Vancouver World of prevalent in the ports than to the interior, relations have altered at all; China and America though I cannot accurately judge this. The have always been on fairly friendly terms."

Mr. Graham, in auswer to Ralph Smith, Chinese Government are trying to put a stop "But was there not a considerable boycot to bring in Japanese. The letter was written read a C. P. R. letter asking permission to the importation of opium. But it is a babit placed on American goods some time ago?", which cannot be stopped in a day, it is the

March 25th, 1908, from the C. P. R. offices, by "Yes, American articles were certainly Chas, Drinkwater and states that #Japanaso intention of the Chinese.Government-to-stamp boycotted in a certain degree. But that was gentlemen contracted with us last autema for the It out completely. Some people do not believe simply due, it was believed, to the treatment purchase of a considerable area of land in the that this jatention is to be seriously pursued, but of Chinese emigrants who want to the United irrigation block with a view to cutting I am one of those who believe that it is not a States. It is settled, I beljevo, and seems to up into small farms for Japanesă, settlers. sham on the part of the Government. They have quite blown over. I do not think any have been fighting against opium over since such boycott occurs at the present time,"

He cables from the Philippines that be the first treaties were made. Officials w

vernment or some public matter, arrange has arranged for the immigration of two

case of Korea Daily News says:- It appears ments were mande to register another journal, "Have you heard much of the rebellion in hundred settlers> this year, the Japanese that the British Government has not falles is so that on the morrow or on a very early day that opfum smoking was baving a very de: the Yunnan Previnca?" Jeterious effct on the people. Prior to the

government is not disposed. mat passporte

with the idea of suppressing the vernacular after the offending journal had received notice "Rebellion? I was not aware of anything unless, the Damlolon government approves of editions of the Korea Daily News, but has pre-of suspension, is reappeared with, a naw treaties they seized the opium at Canton and that might be called a rebellion. There was the settlement of these people in Alberta. Hes. ferred to send the Crown Advocate from ama, it is true, bat with exactly the brought on what was called the "Oplum Way" same correspondence from the district lately, Mr. Oliver, in replying March 30th, said "If Shanghai, who will institute proceedings same staff and the same editor, print- Their attitude has been of the same mature but I heard nothing of a rebellion. I could not the arrangement proposed is in the nature of against the proprietor of these jourants under ed from the same type on the since that period. When Lord Elgin 'came say what is the cause; nor what are the objects contract for furnishing labour the government provisions of the Order in Council. For tblu machines, Even to-day the name given s out, he had 'op'um placed in the tariffs, so as to make legal what had been illegal. He all"·

of the rebels-even if there is any trouble at cannot approve of it and therefore cannot ask purpose as in Seoul, and we under the provisions of the Press Law is seldom the authorized British Court of editor on a Jasznese paper in compliance with thought that it was better to control and regu

the Japanese government to grant necessary Justice will be opened Sir Robest added that he bad asked the Gov- passports. As announced in parliament, bow- | stand that a judge is already, on his way from name of the real editor. Japanese journals al- Into the trade than to leave it in the stale it ernment for two years' leave on account of his over, a certain number of Japanese domastic Shanghai This is interesting as illustrating most invariably have a prison editor often a was ip, "Even that did not please the highly" | health, “ They, only gave me one, however, socvanti and farm labourers may be given pass the extreme care exercised by Great Britain most illiterate person who does no writing for placed Chinese officials who had set themselves Sir R. Bredon will act as Inspector General of ports to Canada. Within the number agreed whenever the cause of justice is concerned, the paper, but whose duty it is to go to prison again! 12

Customs during my absence. I cannot say upon of these classes the demin The use of opium? Well, taid Sir Robert, whether I shall return via Colombo, or go back hat no objecti

government. No trouble is avoided nor any expense grudged If the paper should be prosecuted and a Cordar sven the bumblest British subject sentance of imprisonment paised upon the - fs' reply, in th's^query. There are a great, vin the Pacific. It is not a matter of great doceBIRTY

| editor, and whose salary is dismally doubled many people who maintain that it is not alto, moment I am, as I said, no longer a young, One lostance of ita usciciness is man. I have been on deck (a long time, my,

upon malarious patients: Immediate desire is to enjoy a little qajatauss...

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