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NEW SERIES No. 5966 統一十月二十年四十三精光
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CONTENTS.
Births; Marriages and Deathe. Leading Artiolor:---
The Oplum Conference. Philippine Suzar.
Plague Rats in Shanghai. The Dying Year.
Telegrama
Magazine Explosion. Peking Kalgan Railway," Foreigners in China. Showing the Flag. Duke Trai Sun. Croton-Hankow Railway. Mongol Princes. Constitutional Government. Eha Park. Kwangsi Defence. Prince Ching's Som
The Dalai Lama,
Chib.li.
Russia and Chine.
Peking.
The Watwupu.
Naval Reorganisation.
Army Estimator.
Prison Systent.
Meeting +-
"South China Morning Post," Ltd. Police:-
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The Shatin Tragedy. Kidoapped rom Home..
Small Feet Lady's Predicament Policeman ..jured.
Missing Trousers.
Correspondence:
Cruelty to Chickons, Miscellaneous Articles and Roporta:
Hongkong's Vital Assets.. Morphia Regulations. Government House.
Lady Lugard "At Home,"
The Police Ball.
The Recent Riots.
A Notable Celebration.
Racing Notes.
Daylight Robbery.
Housebreaking on an Increase.
Now Japanese Liner.
Belilios Public School.
Diseats among Cattle.
Opium Conference.
Hongkong: 1858-1908.
The City of Canton,
The Expansion of Australia in the East,
Chinese Immigration in Canada.
Dafoeting Boycott
Junk Whang He
Chics and Americe. ·
The Late Hon. Mr. H C. Nicolls.
Oriental Burial Customs. Rowing.
The Revolt of Woman in China,
SUPPLEMENT.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1909.
The Hongkong Celegraph destruction of all the rats that can be laid
MAIL SUPPLEMENT. ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
'HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1909
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.
"
THE DYING ÝBAR.
(31st December.)
號二月正英港香
--- $13 PER Arrus. SINDLE COPY,AS,
SHOWING THE FLAG.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN CRUISE CONTEMPLATED..
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
KWANGSI DEFENCE AUT
APPROPRIATIONS IN AID ZOTYE PUTREFUSED YET AVAN [By courtesy of the "Sheung⋅ Ph."""" Peking, 27th December. The Governor of Kwangei has asked for authority to retain the instalment of the Borer indemnity as appropriation in nid of local de- fence purposes.
The Board of Revenue has refused to grant the request.
PRINCE CHING'S SON, 5
HIGH APPOINTMENT PROPOSED. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."]
Poking 27th December Grand Councillors Yusn Bhih-kai
the Municipal minutes tell us, except that disorganised by the apprehensions of the spective nationals to take up their which beset the raising of the loan means are to be taken at once to secure the Chinese that further banishment orders were residence (while in China) within (with the British and Chinese
contemplated against certain members of hold of. We need hardly say that the Coun their Community, The enforcement of the Treaty limits only or in foreign Corporation) for the construction of cil in this matter deserves, and will liave, Peace Preservation Ordinance was cancell settlements; they should not be the Hunan-Hupeh section of the all the support and assistance which reasoned this week. With the exception of allowed to live outside such settle Canton-Hankow Railway. able people in the community can give. What the Public Health Amending Bluments in Chinoso territory, ever may be required in the matter ofcombin important enactment was passed by It is desirable that aubjects of ed action should be at once forthcoming, and the Legislature. The amendment to it must be remembered that combination in the Magistrates Ordinance making ex- foreign Powers should comply with pursuit of so wily a foo as the rat is ab- pectoraling in public places a punishable mis. Treaty stipulations in this respect. (a6th December.).
solutely necessary if complete success in to demeanour, has formed the subject of some As the date for the meeting of the oplum be achieved. It would be quite useless, for irritation, and at a meeting of the Chinese conference, originally fixed for the rat lan-example, for one property id be cleared if Commercial Association the other day, it uary but since postponed a month later, at the surrounding properties were permitted to was resolted to present a memorial to the Shanghal, approaches interest is aroused in allow their premises to continue to serve as Colonial Office protesting against the new the forthcoming deliberations of the dele breeding centres. As we have said, reason-legislation. The finances of the Colony gates of the Foreign Powers concerned in able people will see, the necessity for com- are in no better condition than it wan the suppression of the opium trade in China. bined action. The unreasonable should be last year, Alex on shipping has had From Shanghai we learn that a 'report is coerced, and that this may be possible the to be imposed to defray the cost current regarding the appointment of Prince Consuls of the various powers should let of the typhoon shelter at Mong-koksul,
Peking, 24th December. Kung as head of the Chinese Commissioners their nationals know that whatever measures and it is on the tapis that fresh taxation will Ministry of War, proposes to de- H.E. Tieh Liang, president of the to the International plum Conférence. may be considered necessary by the Health be considered in connection with the E The North China Daily us hopes that Department will be strictly enforced. For timates for 1910, when, probably, the despatch Yung Shi-kee, next spring, this report will be confirmed in due course. the moment there is no need for alarm. But ficiency in the opium revenue will have to be with a squadron of cruisers to the In his hut letter the Peking correspondent there is need for action so that alarm may made good. No charges, excepting those ofa South Sea Islands on a tour of in- of our Shanghai contemporary reflecting be prevented and the threatened danger provisional character, have been made in the spection and to show the colours" without doubt the opinion held to diplo thrust aside.
constitution of the Legislative Council. matic circles in the Capital, drew attention to the fact that the personnel of China's pre-
During the absence on home leave of the to Chinese residing in those regions. Hon. Mr. B. & Hewett, Mr. MurrayIt is expected, furthermore, that sent nominees to the Conference was disap- pointing. As the reason for this criticism
Stewart acted as his locum tenens with the the officers will gain experience in the compondeat adduced the relatively
ability which has distinguished him as navigation by the cruise. inferior positions in the official hierarchy no better than at the beginning of 1998. the cause and interests of the Colony. Mt. We close the year to-day with prospects foremost citizen-advocate in advancing occupied by the three delegates. No reWhile it is no pleasant duty to become Slade continues to hold his seat in place of flection gat made upon the intellectual pessimistic, there appears to be no ray of Mr. E. Osborne. A departmental retrench. qualifications of the representatives, which, hope in the commercial horizon that the ment committed has been appointed la or as a corespondent has rightly pointed immediate future will bring better times and der to consider and report upon means for out, are beyond question. But in view greater prosperity to residents in the Colony, effecting savings in the expenditure of the of the importance attaching in China to As a matter of fact, were one to take a Colony. In the matter of education, Sir outward ceremonial, the Shanghai journal calm view of the outlook, the conclusion Frederick Lugard has taken up to real ear- commente editorially that it was obvious that must be forced upon one that we nest a project for the establishment of a the cause of opium reform stood to suffer in enter upon the new year with any university for Hongkong. The details of the eyer of the Chinese public, if the Gov-thing but brilliant prospects. So far the scheme have not yet been announced. ernment considered the International Con as 1908 is concerned, no events of a mo. and they are so far advanced that we believe ference of not sufficient moment to require mentous character have to be chronicled in before long the public will be in possessi a of the attendance of a highly-placed offici- the history of the Colony for the past twelve the facts relating to the Governor's proposed al. It tot 100 late to rectify the mistake months. We Have maintained our relations institution. The Kowloon Canton Railway is into which the Chinese authorities might with our immediate neighbours in terms of making as good progress as can be expected, have fallen, Prince Kung, it will be remem perfect amity, At Canton, Viceroy Chang with the engineering difficulties. that have bered, wappointed High Commissioner for Jen-chun still controls the destiny of affairs in been met with inthe boring of the tunnel and the Suppression of Opium last April, and the Two Kwang Provinces; the only change the construction of bridges. In naval affairs, his presence at the Conference would not that was made in the personnel of his foreign | Sir Arthur Moore on retirement was succeed only be courteous recognition on the part staff is our old friend Taotai Wen, who hased by the Hon, Sir, Hedworth Lambton as of the Goverment of the assistance in the been promoted Junior Amban at Lhasse: Commander-in-Chief on the China Station. matter of opium suppression proferred by The Tatsu Maru incident, with its subse The defences of the Colony remain under
LOAN IN ABEYANCE foreign Powers, but would also convince the quent developments, and the effective boy the vigilant eyes of H. B. Major-General country of the importance attached by the cott in Hongkong by the Cantonese of Japan- Broadwood: The British regiment in
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."] Peking authorities to the crusade against ese manufactures and shipping, have formed garrison (3id Middlesex), upon their de the drug
the subject of an exchange of communi. parture, was replaced by The Buffs, who'
Peking, 25th December.. cations with the Viceregal authority in Cantrived in the Colony last month. Els reported) contemplated the raising H.E. Chang Chih-tung (as already tan, but at no time were Hongkong repre- where a roview of the trade during 3d of a loan (with the British and
PHILIPPINE SUGAR,
(18th December,)
Hongkong Football Challenge Shield Cam should not admit free whatever the Philip
polition.
Volunteer Corps Orders.
Canton Day by Day...
The Tientsin Ppkou Railway,
Shanghai Prosperity.
Shanghai Sension.
Au Exciting Chuan.
Cotton Yara Priza Tickets.
Remarkabl Suicide.
Russlat Volunteer Fleet. Fire on the Tainan,
Yokohama Dock Company, Sugar in Japan.
The South Manchurian Ralfway,
Japanese Subsidies.
New Japanese Torpedo.
The Formuran Aborigines,
Foreign' University in Japan.
Accident to a Torpedo-beat.
The Japanese Budget.
The Kawasaki Dockyard.
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close a brief retrospect with the time-hon oured wish to all our readers, of—
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Telegrams.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
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MAGAZINE EXPLOSION.
300 HOUSES DESTROYED, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"""
Peking; 24th December. The gunpowder depot at Chinhai exploded on the 21st inst.
radius of more than ten lis (about The noise was heard within a
four miles); the people became great- ly alarmed.
The Central Government has sang tioned the proposal..
DUKE TSAI SUN.
TO STUDY FOREIGN NAVIES. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."}
Peking, 24th December.
a recommendation that Duke. Tasi The Grand Councillors have made
Sun should be sent abroad on a special mission next spring to study the various naval systems obtaining in foreign countries.
way.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
In consequence, however, of car- tain difficulties having arisen in the matter of the provision of sufficient securities for the loan, the flotation is held in abeyance.
and. Chang Chih-tung have recom mended that Prince Ching's son, Tsai Chun, should receive a high appointment.
The Prince Regent has acquiesced in the suggestion.
No objections have been raised to the proposal by Prince Ching him- 'self
THE DALAI LAMA. DEPARTURE FROM PEKING.
· [By coutery of the “Sheung
Pony
Peking, 27th December. On the eve of his departure, the Dalai Lama was in receipt of presents from the Foreign Diplomatic Corps.
The Russian Minister made him a present of 20,000 (? taele).
Later. Pontiff off; amongst others was the president of the Ministry of the Many atatesmen saw the Buddhist
Interior, according to whom the Dalai
ture,
OHIHLI.
RETRENCHMENT IN ADMINISTRATION.
By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."] MONGOL PRINCES.
Peking, 28th December. DEPARTURE FROM PEKING.
H.E. Yuan Shih-kai bas telegraph- ed to Viceroy Yeung Hsi-chang to [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po")"
try and dispense with all supernum- Peking, 25th December. erary officials in his province and to The Minister of the Interior, see-cut down the expenditure in respect ing that the stay of the Mongol of personal emoluments." Princes in the Capitalis unduly pro-
their respective territories. longed, have urged them to return to
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN-
MENT.
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Upon hearing the report the ex- pectant officials in the province have evinced much uneasiness."
RUSSIA AND CHINA. THE BOUNDARY QUESTION", [By courtesy of the "Shaung Po"]
sentations received with anything but the presented with considerable détail, and Much space is given at the moment by retirement of Consul-General Mansfield, events which have already been chronicled struction of the Hunan-Hupeh sec-Lama did not wear a very pleasing
most friendly spirit by the Viceroy. On the passing over the minor incidents and Chinese Corporation) for the con- Manila exchanges to the question of Philip Mr. H. H. Foz succeeded him as H.B.M's in our columns in the course of the year, wetion of the Canton-Hankow Rail countenance upon taking his depar pine sugar. It is suggested from Washing representative at the Southerns. Provincial ton that while no change in the duties on Capital. It fell to the lot of Mr. Fox to sugar is to be expected, there may be no combat the obstructive regulations promul agreement to admit free from the Philippines gated at Canton and Swatow with a view of a strictly limited quality of raw sugar. restricling the Hongkong raw opium, trade. the British merchants secured, all that There would seem no reason why America Mr. Fox's sympathetic attitude towards pines can produce." According to the bas was desired in the interests of this Colony. Francisco Chronicle during the last fiscal The death of a Chinese passenger an year American imports of sugar of all kinds board the Fatshan en route to Canton has were 4,394,839,975 pounds, or 2,195.900 been made the subject of some irritation by tous. The domestic product in. addition the meddlesome interference of the Self. in the same year was but 656.617 tons. Government Association of Canton. The Both the American imports and pro Consular inquiry exonerated the watchman duction steadily increasing year by on board the steamer from all blame in con- year, as also the per capita consumpnection with the death of the Chinaman, tion and the population; If all the sugar but the matter awaits further investigation. which the Philippine can produce were at the Portuguese Consulate General in Can- admitted free and all shipped to the ton The completion of the fast rivercruisers United States the only effect it would have by the local shipyards brought about the more upon anybody would be the loosening of the effective patrol of the riverine districts, grip of the nigar trust on the sugar.marke, but much yet remains to be effected before In the oplelos of our contemporary on the piracy can be wholly exterminated within Pacific com, it is not likely that it would do the delta. Armed robberies and brigandage The Keystone of Chino-Japanese Cordiality. manage to extend its tentacles to envelop of inland trade. A more efficient Police that for a long time, for the trust would soon have been as rife as ever, to the detriment The Late Mr. W, E, Chunyut.
the Philippine product. It would doubtless system in Canton and surrounding districts make the luit some bother, but as between would reduce the lawlessness prevailing in The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. the sugar tiust and the Filipinos public sea the Southern province. Our relations with timent would certainly be with the Filipinos. the Portuguese Colony of Macao remain So long America' import from somewhere as cordial as ever, Governor Roçada has such enormous quantities of sugar, there is no succeeded Governor Coutinho in the Portu reason which will satisfy any impartial man guess settlement, and, but for the seizure why the United States should not get some of the Tatsu Maru"within the territorial of it from the Philippines. The territory waters of Macao, there is no outstand adapted to sugar colture in the Philippines ing incident to be chronicled in con is by no means unlimited. With every en nection with the neighbouring Colony. couragement which free access to the home In Hongkong itself, the opium question has market could give it would be Impossible for been the all-absorbing topic of the year, Philippine sugar to impair the profits of any The peremptory orders of the Secretary of domestic producer. And the importation of State to close the opium divant, which Philippine products is essential to the de-threatened the partial extinction of *
(By courtesy of the "Sheung Po3) volopment of any commerce between the large portion of the Colonial revenue, islands and America which would in any have, thanks to the representations of
Peking, 24th December. way compensate the U.S. people for the the Governor, been held in abeyance. The Ministry of Posts and Com-Parliament. cost of the administration.
Considerable research has been made into municatione had decided to build & the oplum problem with a view of placing branch line of the Peking-Kalgan the British delegates to the forthcoming railway leading to Chingwantão, to Shanghai Conference with the latest avall able data. The nomination of Mr. Cecil forestall application by foreigners the forthcoming Conference has been re-road Clementi as the Colony's representative to for a concession to construct the ceived with general satisfaction. At the
Alleged Cruelty to Cattle.
Blaning Oil Ship.
Stralis Opium Report.
European Drowaed,
Opium Question.
'Singapore, a Free Port,"
Castaways.
A "Find" in Siam.
Sericultore in Slam,
Commercial-
Fraight Market. Weekly 8bare List Exchange:
Local and General.
BIRTHS.
On December 20, 1908, at Shanghil, to Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM OATWIN, a SOD,
On December 25, 1907, at Shanghai, the wife of BICHARD POLLAK,, of a son.
MARRIAGES,
On December 18, 1908, at Shanghai, Ennust RÖCHFORT, 3rd son of Sir William Roe ard Lady Hooper, of London, to GLADYS MAUD, and daughter of Capt; and Mr. F. H Wallace,
of Shanghai."
PLAGUE RALS IN SHANGRAI,
(19th December.)
Shanghai, 25th December. The other day, an explosion oc- Curred in the gunpowder magazine. in the district of Chinhai, Ningpo prefecture.
there were only a few casualties.
About 300 houses were destroyed;
PEKING-KALGAN RAILWAY
FORESTALLING FOREIGN CONCESSION.
Later:
EARLY INSTITUTION DESIRABLE.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")
Peking, 25th December." The Prince Regent proposes to shorten the period for the institution of constitutional government.
With that object in view he has consulted a certain Grand Council- lor who suggested that Government might wait another year to ascertain the preparedness or otherwise of the Provincial administrations before deciding upon the inauguration of a
EHO PARK
A-WISE REGENT.
cabled, the discovery by the ever vigilant Last week our Shanghai correspondent
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fa"] Health Department of plague-infected rats
Peking, 25th December. On December 22nd, 1908, at Bhanghai, by invasion of the plague virus in the Settle-typhoon of unusual severity, dealing consi in Shangha Referring to the threatened and of July, the Colony was visited by a
The Prince Regent has decided the Rev. Father Le Gall, S.J. JUDITH youngest ment, the Mercury writes editorially-We derible destruction to property both ashore repeatedly asked for the concession the maintenance of the Eho Park, Certain foreign nierchants have to do away with the expenditure for daughter of the late Richard Markwice, Chief have so long excaped while our friends have and allost. The floods on the West River to build a railway from Chingwan- and intends to appropriate the funds Assistant M. Customs, to MARCOS DE suffered that it has almost seemed as if in the summer evoked considerable sympathy tao to Ku-yung-kwan.
On December 23, 2008, at Shanghai, JAME there wereume peculiarity in our position tó from residents, both European and China The Waiwapu has refused the tion of the Army,
afeguard Either our soll was unsuitable and had the effect of temporarily disorganis
thus saved towards the reorganize- to the germ which thrives so well elsewhere or ing the course of trade. In November, the there was too much moisture mixed with it, or und-Japanese boycott culminated in rioting in one thing or another. Nobody expected the western and central districts of the city, that wo should be able by regulation to with the subsequent proclamation of the On December 18, 1908, at Tsingtas, MAX keep the danger at arm's length. And Peace Preservation Ordinance and the banlık- HOMANN, manager o the Dentsch-Asiatische now it would spem we have it in our midet, ment at a later date of soms eight Chinese Bank, Talastan,
Rats are dying of plague in the neigh merchants and publicists." This latter Go At Shanghai, RICH-bourhood of the wharves whence un veramental measure called forth protests aged 48 years doubtedly they have been, Infected by from the Chinese, as a result of which
imported ruferers, and one humen, case representations were addressed to Gore up river appears to have been contracted ment by the China Arociati
roughly all that Chamber of Commerce lost linde migl
HAY ARNOTT to ELIZA ERSKINK FORTAE FIELD, and daughter of William Porterfeld, contractor, Glasgow, dosavadET
DEATHS
908, at Shanghai, Canadian, Govern
gand
application.
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA. MUST NOT RESIDE OUTSIDE TREATY LIMITS. [By courtesy of me? Shoung Po
Peking 24th
has urge Minjiters to instrust
the
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAYS
DIFFICULTIES OF LOAN SECURITY REMOVED.
By couriery of the "Shing Po":
Pa Peking 27th December
Peking, 28th December. The Central Government has appointed Loung Tung-in, Vice president of the Waiwupu, as special commissioner to negotiates with Russia on the boundary question
PEKINGS
PROPOSED MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,
[By countery of the "Sheung Fo"]} Peking, 28th December.s The Prince Regent has given di rections for the establishment Municipal Council in Peking, the membora of which will be nominated by the various provinces.
CONSTITUTIONAL
GOVERNMENTTERDA ALLEGED INCOMPETENT=""
COMMISSIONERS.
[By courtesy of the Shown Par
Peking, 28th
The Prince Regent that Yu Eik-mut and W (ex-miniler, to the Co James's) do not possers competency to discharge: as special commissioners' into the subj Government-de
Koontemp
HE. Yuan Shib-kai has removed recall and proposes to the difficulties respect of security
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