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year, in order to discover the reason for the by the inaguration of industrial enterprise optimism which is in him. The normal to but if Canton follows suit, as Itali blog, add venue-and-mark the word “ normal"-de- | if these industries in Canton and protecb. rived from land salce is $300,000, but in 1907, ed, encouraged and stimulated they only realised $159,000 and this year they are expected to fall to f110,000. Next year it i

it is estimated that the sum to be obtained from this quarter will amount to $150,000. In other words, the land sales which land" as our barometer indicating progress, are to be fifty per cent. under nor

efforts how isifongkong to be bene fited? What about the weaving factory started in Canton, which, in to rob Hong kong of its immense godown business in the storage of colton yarn; and what of the vessels, carrying the raw product from India, which ignore. Hongkong distri

SEPTEMBER 25 1908

CORRESPONDENCE,ale ner The Paul Beau" Affair.

ĮWe do not neowanąkly autorno, kke oplul

by Correspondants in thla

MR SHELTON HOOPER'S ACKNOW.

WLEDGEMENT TO THE

GOVERNOR

PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE PROSECUTIONS":

TO THE Estros OF THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAFIL SIR,With regard to the wholesale issue of prosecutions by the Building Authority for pairs to property and which formed the subject of a rerolation in the Legislative Council yester day, I think it only fair to His Excellency the Governor the public should be informed that on the state of affairs being brought to his notice His Excellency at once ordered the withdrawal of all the summons.

Yours faithfully,

A. SHELTON' HOOPER, Hongkong, 25th September, 1908.

WHERE ISMƒ?' WIFE)

AMERICAN CHINESE WOMAN SUPPOSED TO HAVE ABSCONDED FROM THE COLONY.

mal, so that instead of the instrument, point-buting port, and are practically our only bopean compliance of notices to execute certain re ing to "better weather" as His Excellency put it we should say it points to "rain and wind-storms." The Colony, on the Gover hor's own showing, is so far below normal that "veu optimistic estimates only place it at half-bad. If the chief administrator has so little faith in the future as revealed by his figures, how are ordinary matter-of-fact I citizens who take figures as their guide to trust in an optimism based on a fifty per cent. basis below normal? "Coming to an- other point which we have dealt with on many occasions, we are gratified 10 learn that ́our contention regarding the real meaning of the transference of the Widows and Orphogs, Fund was well grounded. In all the voluminous despatches which passed between the Secretary of State and the Go vernment of Hongkong on the subject of this Fund, which is ail-important to the contri butors and beneficiaries, it was laid down in precise language, that the Government in assuming control, and converting the Fund into general revenue, was acting the role of a philanthropic guardian. It was a case of saving the people-the-members of the Civil Service-from themselves. So benigo and considerate was the Government that it

of salvation? Again we fear that we are in disagreement with the conclusion which. His Excellency emphasised in support of his op timistic bent of mind. Cantos, in our opinion, will develop at the expense of Hongkong and no power on earth can prevent it. When His Excellency was enjoying the record of the Commissioner of Customs did be happen to read the statement by Consal General Mansi field to the effect that the Cantonese excel all other natives of China in intellect, business capacity and initiative, and did he remember. that the vigour of that irrepressible desire to advance accounts in great degree for the present position of this Colony 7Hịn Lư cellency the Governor placed infinite stress on the fact that the Chairman of the direct rate of the Hongkong and Shang 'bai Banking Corporation holds rosy.views of the future. Mr. Shellim was un. questionably right, from the Bank's point of view, and from the fact that the Corporation is a dominating factor in the financial affairs of China; but Hongkong in not one of the issues in the actual sense of the "word, If it were, why should the premier Bank of the Urient so restrict trade that it prefers to invest huge sum

FRENCH CONSUL'S REPRE

BENTATIONS AN

AGAINST PROPOSED, MASS MEETING,

From Our Own Correspondent.]-

Canton, 24th September, The Pool Beau affair is the absorbing subject"|

in the columns of the native Press from day to day. All the Chinese newspapais la Canton la their issue of to-day contain the following som!- official reference to the case. The report deals first with a despatch from H.E. the Viceroy to the Kwangchow Prefect, of which a free trans lation reads a --

"A despatch has been recaived from the French Consol in which he states, it having just come to my knowledge that Kong Hung Yus, a member of the local gentry, ls about to convene a public meeting to discuss matters in

connection with the Paul Beau arrest case with the object of inciting public feeling, I beg to inform your Excellency of his intent on and hopo that you will kindly take steps to stop Kong from carrying out his proposal and forbid him from interfering in the case Your Ex-

A case which should have proved of interest cellency is already in possession of all the came to a sudden collapse in the Police Court, particulars relating to this case and is, of this afteradon, when the defendant a San course, the official responsible in dealing with Franciaco Chinese woman named Tsang Oiit. I bave also reported the case to she French making a false declaration to the Assistant Re failed to appear. Tsang Ol was charged with Minister at Peking.

gistrar General (Mr. Hutchison) regarding the birth of a certain child.

of the Shamsen Guard, on the evening of the Following the exact procedure, Colonel Chan,

13th instant informed the French Conful of his intended raid on board the us, Paul Beau

aa her arrival here on the following morning: to arrest certain passengers, alleged robbers, and for this action Chan also obtained a letter from the Shameen Municipal Council.

Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAFH

SERVICES

CHINA'S CURRENCY.

MACKAY TREATY STIPULATIONS,

[By courtesy of the Shewng, 70."]

Poking, 24th September, In a memorial to the Throne H.E. Tang Shao-yi urged that stops be taken to give effect to the stipulations provided in the Mackay Treaty is respect of currency reform.

An Imperial edict has been issued approving H.E. Tung's suggestion.

KIAOCHAO.

- THE CUSTOMS TARIFE,

By courtcay of the Sheung Po"]

Peking, 24th September. The German Minister in Peking bus requested the Waiwapu to rovise the Customs Tariff for Kinochao.

The Waiwupu refuses to entertain the suggestion...

[Reuters]

Explosion on a French Warship.

LONDON, 23rd September. The premature explosion of a charge on- the French cruiser Latouche Trévills at Ton-

The alloged facts of the case as they were told to one of our representatives were that Mr. Tsang Ol, who only recently returned from God's country," went to Canton and bought two-menths' old child. Returning to Hong- kong she proceeded to the office of the

was resolved at all custs to capture that un-in absolutely unremunerative stocks in as her own, bom in the Colony, asked for pirates and took them to a sampan.. Suddenly, lon caused a gun to explode, shattering the Registrar-General, and, alleging that the child registration papers.. The matter was in. earned increment and utilise it as thought stead of seeking to develop local enter-vestigated, and the true story was given to the and caused the prisoners to be released, and turret, and killing fifteen men, two of whom f. Who that read the Colonial Secretary's prise and encourage local initiative by the Registrar General, who caused the woman's speech in answer to the averments of Mr. | adoption of an attitude of trade confidence ? arrest. She was released on $150 bail. Murray Stewart could think otherwise, unless. Were the Bauk to pursue a policy having as When the case was called on this afternoon

they were misguided charle? Yet all along its object the development of Hongkong by

we voiced the opinion that the action of the industries, a policy which its directors Government was a deliberate attempt to could very materially assist, by the circula- snatch-to use no harsher term-the com-tion of money, instead of locking up monu- pulsory savings of the Civil Servants from their care and secure them as a set off Pgainst any possible deficit. Were we wrong in that view or can the words of the Gover nor be taken to imply any other meaning A. S. WATSON & CO approaching 5,00,000, is to be consider than the one we suggested? The money,

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ed by the Government as a loan, to by invested in remunerative work which will benefit the Colony, but it is a loan that is never repayable. It may be argued that it is repayable in the shape of pensions, but we have only in refer to the fact that the annual contributions exceed

The Hongkong Celegraph F.000, while the out-payments are not

Hongkong, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1908.

THE ESTIMATES,

which we are afraid will not in every case coincide with his views. We do not intend

to traverse his assertions-which we assume

mental soms in gold investments and securities in Bugland and America-sums, which we are id a position to assert, retura a mere one to one and a half per cent. per annum-then the commercial development Government can help local undertakings of the Colony would be assured. The

by granting land on favourable terms, while the Bank can perform its share by affording facilities in the way of advances to locipient enterprises in order to pave the way to their ultimate success. His Excellency described with much gusto the inauguration of a qua" rantine station, which was for all practical purposes handed over to the Gover ment

if

Mr. J. R. Wood, the accused did not put

an appearance.

in

Mr. Wood (to Mr. Hutchison)-Are you in a position to prove that the child was not born in the Colony?—No,

You are not in a position then to prove that the child was not entitled to be registered bere ?

No.

On the arrival of the vessel on the morning of the 14th Chan boarded the steamer with his men and effacted the arrast of the alleged

the French Vice-Consul appeared on the scene

conveyed back to the steamer..

At present begotiations are being conducted with the French Consul with a view of settling

the

were blows a hundred feet into the air. The Lancashire Look-out. Five hundred and thirty mills in Lan.

case and he has also been asked to hand cashire are now closed.

gyer the robbers, who had bees' released; bot these negotiations are only to be conducted and concluded by officials and neither the geatry nor the people should laterafete with them at all. Koog, being a respectable gentle. man, should have known better and should not have done what has been alleged against him,

The opinion is growing that the lock-out will not quickly be settled.

Later." Cruisers for Australia." The British Admiralty have agreed to lend viz, the convening of a menting of the two up-to-date cruisers to Australia for train. kind slated in the French Coal's Communi-ing purposes cation You, the Kwangchow Prefect, are now hereby instructed to investigate the alleged

Shipping Disaster, y

brought the accused's husband into the court charges against Kong, and to repost accord wrecked off the Alaskan Coant,

His Worship said that even if the facts had been established he was afraid he could not hars convicted the woman on the Ordinance.

At this stage. Police Sergeant O'Sullivan

room. He was dressed in a black suit of Amingly," ericso make; a browa silk shirt, but minus a tie... He could speak English, but he spoke in norwer to the magistrate in Chinese.

"Where is your wife?" asked Mr. Wood.

1. don't know,” replied the man, looking very uncomfortable,

The last time I saw her she said she, would· he here a Friday," was the answBL.

But is she coming 7o the Court-persuadé The husband replled that he did not know. Mr. Wood inquired who dep sited the bail for her.

Again the husband did not know. warrant was issued for the wom in's arreal, and The Court adjourned the case wine die. A

the magistrate threatened that if she did not put in an appearance within a week he would forfeit the ball.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The barque Star of Bengal has been

Nine whites and for Chinese and Japan- ese perished.

P.R.C. ANNUAL AQUATIC

SPORTS...

FIRST DAY.

An English version of the Kwangchow Pier fect's note to Mr Kong Hung Yun transmining a copy of the viceregal despatch is as follows --

"bag to send you herewith enclosed copy. of a despatch for your information and hope you will favour me with a reply giving full "Is she going to turn up?" was the next explanation to be transmitted to the Viceroy

as directed." quary.

The adcual equatio, spons; of the Victoria Translation of Mr. Kong Hung Yung's letter Recreation Club commented yesterday aftere to the Kwangchow Prefect: .

noon at 5 p.m. bofore a fairly big gathering, Your despsich enclosing copy-of-a-despatched judging by the close-ftuishes the brodi- from the Viceroy re the Paul Beau caso, has cappers" have every reason to be satisfied with been received, from which I am quite astonish their handicapping. As uinalis lighter was ed to learn that I am alleged to have been at again provided, through the courtesy of the tempting to convene meelings in connection P. & O, to meet the demands for space and the Paul Beau affair took place on the and gallery were pretty well filled. The cur with the case to reply, t beg to state that soon after the first event took place, the lighter

morning of the 14th instant and 1: had no knowledge of it until about, noon. On made it very difficult for the swimmers to Judge rent tunning through the harbour yesterday the same day I left Canton for Hongkong by their course in the Hall Mils and six out of the the s.s. Futakon in the afternoon and did not eight startars hid to be taken out of the water return to Canton until the 15th by the ss.

after bittling, against it for some time. The Heungshan. During this fortnight I have been

course'net was from the V.R.O.reund one of the wedding of my son, which took place on already stated ever got round the busy. busily engaged in making arrangements for the naval buoys and back, and only two as the 20th instant, and I had no time to du anys

to proceed, on the sad proximo, by the thing outside that. Furthermore, I am resolved

China, to banghai, where 1 will stay fər some time; so that how could I have spared the to remain in Canton and to convene meetings in connection with the Paul Beu case? 1 bog 10 declare that I have neither made any attempt to stir up the feelings of the people by ist beatS x started in this heat, which was calling meetings nor have I heard of any meat won by Lopes, with Hezi à gooi second.

Consul will settle, the case amicably in no in this event. In spun of his heavy handicap, * other than a spirit of justice, so that there may, Carroll swans well and overhauled his com: bapo trouble whatever in consequence and be petitors quickly in the swim home, just beating

Kwangchow Prefect, will kindly report to the will have to suspicion as to the alleged in Barretto by a Louch

Viceroy with my foregoing statement and re- French Consul Informing him of the facts so A. J. V. Ribeiro being first and H. J. White quest His Excellency to communicate with the

as to avoid misunderstandings."

THE Hongkong Government his declared Manila to be infected with cholera.

the different jewish firms in Hongkong will be TOMORROW bring the Jewish New Year day,

closed.

"

A BURGLAR who broke into No. 2, Elgia Street at an early hour this morains and al- tempted to leave the premises with $15 in copper, was, in the Police Court, this morning,

sentenced to six months' ha d' labour,

comprador.Yus Kai-of the steamer Tai On, sum of money which had been paid to him on for giving in return an unstamped receipt for a

Cheung Shing firm. The cue was adjourned a quantity of cargo, iesei, ed on board frain the

is dis

tention attributed to me. I pray you, the

The results were as follows b

COLONY. (Opzq} Two pilzes.⠀

I-HALF-MILE · CHAMPIONSHIP "OF THE

1.-C. J. Cookatmost fond 2-E, Thomas (H.M.S. Tam✩r}. ---ÏWJ LENGTHS HANDICAP. First and

Second in each heat to swim in the final. Two prizes

3rd brat-Five started, R. Gallozzi, the

estimated to be more thin $9,500 next year,

as gift, by the emigration to expose the fallacious nature of the argu- agents who were engaged in the nient. The purser who robbed the passen South African coolie traffic, but we may gers of his ship in order to found orphan be permitted to observe that at least part asylums was not more charitable or im- of the land might be reserved for the accom When Ilin Excellency the Governor set maciate than the Government-and, un-modation of those miserable deportees who out to frame his introductory speech on the less we read the Governor's speech wrongly, are at present exposed to the elements sum Estimates it is reasonable to suppose that is Excellency admits the fact. Not only mer and winter at the Magistracy compound, be called to his assistance the heads of that, but there is a permanent danger that It would undoubtedly be an act of charity to the various official departments under the the Colony will have to submit to taxation provide them with the decencies of civilian Government to assist him in his task. And in order that the Fund-which never cost tion; rather than expend money in pampering it is reasonable also to suppose that none of the ratepayers a single cash, and was entirely people who rather enjoy than otherwise the those heads was so circumstanced of, shall outwith the public knowledge and adminis; experience of leading a lotus life under the we say, so inclined that he was anxious to tration of the ratepayers' representatives, a tender care of the Government. It is not as look at the affairs, conduct and adminis Fund, moreover, which was steadily growing provision could not be made for these un- Iration of his particular department as to in excess of the pensions awarded or claimed fortunaté misfits in life, because everything is present an entirely unbiassed opinion-of-the---there-is-a-danger-we-maintain, that the ready for their reception, even to the quar."" results achieved during the year. Therefore, people who have nothing to do with the ters for those appointed to maintain order, the Governor's statements and conclusions Fund, or the misdirected capital, may have But perhaps the Government is above are, in a way, the reflex of his subordinates' to pay for benefits which do not come acknowledging, a suggestion, so

we may ideas and aspirations rather than their ad- to them and for which they should leave it at that. Reference was made to the mission of the actual condition of things have no responsibility. But that is, after all, deficiency in the current year's Estimates re- We take advantage of His Excellency's sugan indeterminate question, which will never sulting from the fluctuations in exchange, but it gestion that his statements-for which he be elucidated, seeing that the $400,000 is never seems to enter the official mind that, fol must of course be held responsible whatever now merged in the general revenue. How lowing the example of commercial bodies, the source to submit a few.considerations ever, the absorption of the fund contributed an equalisation fund could be established to DETECTIVE Sergeant Murphy prosecuted the 10g of the kind. I believe that the French zud beat Four entrants only took the water

to the prosperity of the "olony, for which we mitigate the vagaries in finance of those who are all, or should be, extremely grateful. Let advise the Government-whoever they may is the proper term to use in this connection the barometer kept and subsidised in Gov in his reference to them-as to the probable us turn now to another indication shown by be, and the Governor was extremely guarded in their entirety but to deal generally with ernment quarters. We are told that because silver values during the year, We cannot some of the contentions which were used as the trade of Canton is increasing it may be approach in this article the numerous arguments by His Excellency in the course of very properly deduced that the trade of Hong other questions which call for comment, be his marvellously lengthly, address. Taking kang is bound to flourish, Time and again yond remarking that His Excellency express it for granted that the vast majority of our we have endeavoured to present the view thated the opinion that the time was in readers have assimilated, or attempted to the very fact of Canton's prosperity, its inopportune for the imposition of additional assimilate, the complex figures relating to creasingly large direct foreign trade and the taxation on the community. It would be the estimated revenue and expenditure of establishment of factories which must in the interesting to find out when the Govern- Hongkong for 1gog--and we are compelled nature of things become the rivals of those ment thinks it will be opportune, The AMIRING lease for a further area of one Department for 1907, in connection with the Danizat

It is stated in the report on the Public Works start to fioish and won easily with F. W. to say that unless they had the Estimates in existing in Hongkong, constitutes a menace cost of living is daily advancing and square mils in Sai Kung district on the south new Post Office, that the whole of the walls of 4PLUGINO (Two przs). Two tries printed form before them they must have to the future welfare of merchants and nobody can say that we are enjoying shore of. Tolo Barbour has been issued to Sir the building, except those of the verandahs, cach fancled themselves in the throes of a night tradere in this Colony. One can greater, facilities, conveniences or com. Paul Canter. It authorizal the working of de“ kad reached a height of from qp10-74-fest above. The plunging of R. "C. Witchell and C. Banji. mare, without.beginning or end--we will for not help wondering by what logical forts than those who lived in the Colony posits of fron ore. A mining licence has been the level of the first floor and all the frames for was very good and after ties Ince, Jay var

sequence of ideas arrived at the opinion that the progress rate income. Taxation is certain to come

His Excellency when it was possible to exist on a mode. issued to Mr. Gract Smith for an stes of 25,31 the doors and windows on that floor were fixed, decided for them to contest again to-day for

acres on the southern portion of Hount Davis. The verandah walls were completed to the-le- first place, of this Colony. Of course all Governors of Canton implied the prosperity of Hong 28 a greater burden, especially as there is no

vel of the first for and some of the moulded 5-TEAM RACE➡Two isngibr are optimistic; it is their duly and policy to kong. We diffidently submit that the reother Widows and Orphans Fund to grab Mr. Justice Gomperar gava judgment for the The dressed gravito set in the wark, smounted excitement and in fact the result was a surprise In the Supreme Court, yesterday aftenmoon, base for the balustrade on that Reor was set, This evant undoubtedly created the most. be optimistic; but, as Burns said, “facts are verse is the only true chiels that winna dlog." and it is facts condition. Will it be maintained that be that His Excellency failed to offer a meed of sued: Augusto. Daufresne, claiming $1,000 tity was prepared ready for seting Granollwards the end of the sace the issue looked intain distat We were somewhat astonished to discover defendant fu the case is which Charles Nuget to 22.504 Cubje feet and a considerable quanto most of the swiminers and spectators. To which we propose to present and dedue cause the Provincial Government of the two thanks to those unofficial members who give balance due on money paid for and on behalf ibic balusters to the number of Soo were mould doubtful, many expecting Wichell's em to tions from those facts, which apparently] Kwang is fostering the development of a their time and consideration to the affairs of of the defendant, Mr. O. D. Thomson appear." | ed, bringing the total number ready for fixing get home first; but when Carroll escaped His Excellency's attention. Al cement factory-erected, certainly, by pri- the Colony, and seek to promotes its interests ad for the plaintif, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing 19 1,850 number

water and increased the lead for his team, most in the opening words of his 'vate Individuals but nevertheless under

represented, the defendant.

The average number of masons employed things wore alissed and the last man in (Sayer) daily was 108,

(\-|_was-naver.ttonblad speech, the Governor suggested that the the aegis of the Viceroy-the result of and assist the Government in every way, but

Tha

nslitstedi❤ OF Beyer, barometer of our financial position was to its operations will not affect the Hok Une may take it that the omission wat an over- "Boy," actone time in the employ of Mr. E. The whole at the stockwork for the first floor a certain extent affected by the land sales, the Cement Work? Is it to be suggested that sight which will some day be remedied.

Bertolons of the new café, was accused in the and the cast iron columns supporting it wore (Capt.) Ikrometer and tides being favourile similes the glass factory at Canion can have no

Police Coon, this morning, of attempting to fixed, besides 5 cast iron columas for support Ribeiro,

pon a lockfast drawer, which contained $ts in - Jag the steelwork of the second floor, ages, and H. J.

The cement concrete, of; which the floor is Atrying to open the drawer with a do-, almost entirely composed, was laid ovar

iscovered speased threw whole area with the exception of the ear

cher ojats-over the Posal B

a moment regard the highly optimistic tone

of the Governor in dealing with the finance

of the speaker. “If the land sales are satis detrimental effects on the f

expelled from Haiphong, for, it is reported, taking part is a recent disturbance, arrived in the Colony this morning, by the steamer Mathilde. They were taken charge of by the police and steps are being taken to send them to their houses,

THREE alleged. Chinese reformers who were,

factory then the prosperity of the Colony is lished in Hongkong pactory" estab" | MULA SIKOH, a dairyman, residing at 771 cash. If, as stated that the No,' "boy" BAW

7 His Excellency Austin Road, Kowloon, was fined $35 in the

Assured, said His Excellency in effect. Well, has spoken frequently and emphatically of Police Casit, today, for allowing we take him at his word, and regard the land his desire to see this Colony become in a his buffalox to stray in Don Vœux tales of zgoß and those estimated for next measure independent of the shipping trade- loom, on the 17th instant, ut 18.15 am,

Kamp fined scoused so

a month's hard laboure

fred

NEW POST OFFICE.

* PROGRESS REPORT.

first man to take the water, was never, troubled and won easily with Claxton second.

4th heat, Five #grip starello this hea's

second

3.—7WO LENOTHS HANDI-AP. Over 30 your of age. Two prizeus-, F. Silva Netto, the "go" man, was never challenged from

Sir Fra

present the pris

took

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