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NEW SERIES “No. 5971-

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Hongkong Telegraph.

骁七十月二十年四十三赭光

BIRTHS.

On December 19, 1908 at Changchown, to "The HONGKONG TELEBRATE" hold be the Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Hutchinson, of The

London "Mission, a daughter (MABELS,

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“Ordinary business communications should be addremed

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CONTENTS.

Births, Marriages and Deaths;

Leading Articles :—-

... Japan and Chine.

Railways in China.

Chips and the World's Peace. Silver.

Parliamentarism in East and West. Telegram:--

Tientsin Money Market..

Boxer Indemnity.

Express's Generosity.

Elo Park,

Unruly Tibetaos.

The Maithan Boycott.

Ting Shaoyi's Mission. Mining in China.

Proscribed Newspaper. Constitutional Government, China's Sovereign Rights., Peking-Hakow Railway. French Sailors at Wuhu, Na Tong

Yuan Shib-kai. Prince Ching Origin of the Decree. Canton-Hankow Railway, Hunan-Hupeh Section. Collision af Chinkiang, Yuan Shib kal's 'Dismissal.

Opium Conference,

Selection of Vice-president.

A Denuncistory Communication,

Appointments.

Yuan Shih-kai's Departure.

*Greece and China,^'«

Severe Denunciations.

Waiwupu.

No Vuits.

Provincial Viceroys.

Hau Shi-Chang,

A Denunciators Memorial.

Feeling agālost Yuan Shib-kai,

Ex-Viceroy Shum.

Chinese Bank Notes.

Sir Cheb Tubg

Imperial Allowances.

Yuan Shib ka

American Court.

Retirement.

Chinese Paital Rights.

A Damaging Memorial."

Ministry of Posis.

Yeung Shicbang/

Resignation.

Meetings

The Hongling Chess Club,

Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council.

Legal Inteliigende:--

Dancing Instructor Sued.

Kowloon City Robbery.

Shopkeeper's Foki Killed.

An Alleged Libel.

"A Question of Time."

Clothes Stealers Punished. Police:-

The Shatit Tragedy.

During Armed Robbery.

Hooliganism.

Correspondeo :-

Rat Destruction...

Miscellaneous Articles and Esports:--

The Opium Question..

The Fatihan Incident.

Echo from the Past. Murderers Doomed. Matsheds on Fire. Spitting Nuisance. New Year Honour.

The Geisha:" Kowloon Dock Ball. Kowloon Cricket Club, Fare from Manila,

Painless Suicide.

Racing Topics.

Cheung-hwan Cemetery,

The New Messageries Agreement.

Complaint against Contractor,

Clever Burglars.

P. and O. Steam Navigation.

Drug Stores Ablare.

America and Japan.

*Property Sálo

Sir Ewen Cameron, K.C.M.G.- Oping Suppression. -

S.S. Fooking.

'Tang Shao-yi in America.

Cricket.

Out of Chian.

Tops and Typhoons,

High School for Chinese.

Volunteer Corps Orders.". Water Return

Flague Disinfection. Marina Court..

Canton Day. by Day. ›

Shanghai Opium Conference. A New Dockyard.

Collision pear Chinking.

'Shanghai Afrship! ;

The Position in Peking..

Rate and Pinguo.

The Banishment Orden.

The International Opium Commission, Violation of Trade-mark.

Trade Mark Proteal.

¦ The Osaka 50sben Kaliba.

The Formon Aborigines..

Drowning of a Captain.

Tapapasa Sugar Refining Company,

Laban's Trade for 1998... Fire In Tokyo,"

The Kawaki Dockyard. Suspected Japaness Spias," Kaifong Strick Uncharted Rock Adrift walra Days Fire in Ceb

Alleged Cruidity to Cattle.

· Singapore Property Mijozat.

Tragic

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2.

On Christmas Eve Pootung, to Mr. and Mr. J. A. Peach, a sọn (John NOEL LAING),

On December 18, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife Öl JOHN VAUGHAN, of a daughter.

On December 10, 1408, at Shanghai, to Rev. and Mrs. JOHN W. NICHOLS, a daughter.

On December 30, 1904, at Ningpo, to Rev.

and Mrs. A. R. Kepler, a daughter, DOROTHY

GRISWOLD.

On January 1, 1909, at Shangbai, the wife of F. F.BOLITIO, of a son,

Os January 1, 1909, at Shanghai, the wife of A. G HICKMOTT, of a daughter,

Da January 1, 1909, at Shanghai, the wife of

D. MACLENNAN, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.- December 1st, at Calde. 'Wilts, RICHARD LAIRD, BOG of Sir Pelham Warren, K.C.M.G. H.D.M. Cons-Gederal, Shanghai, to STELLA, widow of late Rev. 1. M. Bacon.

Dec. 3, at Bayswater, the COMTE DE SILGUY,

to ANKARETA, daughter of O. Ewens, of Beng

kong,

Al San Francisco, on the and inst, by the

Reverend Dr. Ford, Albina LówK ROBERT.-

MAIL SUPPLEMENT

(ESTABLISHED 1881))

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909.

RAILWAYS IN CHINA,

五丹浦就八月正英港香

813}PER' ARITM.

**SINGLE COFT, 25 CENTS..

EHO PARK

[By courtesy of the Sharing. Pa

By giving up the Eho Park, it is

Peking, 31st December,

estimated that there will be a saving of one million taels a ye

&

UNRULY TIBSTANS, AN CRITICAL CONDITION AT LHASSA,

[By couricay of the 1o Shoung, Lo)]

ranks representatives of the landed interest exchange.Many of these trapiactions fell on in Peking at present, concering the loan are predominant, apparently recognises the due within last year and might call for pur- for the construction of the Canton-Hankow justice of an increase in the land-tax. Our chap of silver to cover. These considera. Railway, call attention to the great import ONE MILLION ANNUAL SAVING. Tokyo contemporary does not like to urge lions, whilst posibly affecting the price of auce which is now being attached by the the increase of any tax just at present when silver favourably, must exercie but a tran- Chinese Government to the connecting of the Goverment is engaged in the task of slent effect. The severe drop in the the scattered parts of the Empire, by means financial readjustment, and it is in favour of Chinese exchange cannot fail to stimulate of Railways. Much has already been done the speedy abolition of the import duty on exports from this country; but no imme on this line. A good, trunk line, connecta rice instead of increasing the land-tax, bediate result can be anticipated, for not only the two important commercial centres of cause in the interests of landholders both do trade affairs move slowly in China, but Tientsin and. Hankow; from, this line a these measures could not be adopted at also this is not the season for export; branch goes outs to Tai-yuen-fi the capital will not only have the affect of relieving on trade would have been more marked. feng-fu, the capital of Honan Province. the same time. This advice, if acted upon, had the fall taken place in June, the effect of Shansi Province, and another to Kai- the distress among the poor, but will con- Now that the price has returned after five If the present plans are carried into tribute materially towards creating a com-years' interval to almost the lowest on record, operation, this line will also have a branch munity of economic interests between Japan the natural question recurs, whether lower leading from Sinyang to the far western Pro and China.

prices can be anticipated. Before answervince of Szechuan, and another runding cast ing, well to observe that the market from this place through the northern part of con Ebay in February, 1903, and Decem- Anbwel Province to Pukow, on the bank of ber,

968, are quite different. At the former the river north of Nanking. A line from period silver had been discarded by succés. Ticatsin. to Tukow is also under construc ive Governments, and so hopeless was the tion, and one from Shanghai to Hangchow. outlook that there was neither a disposition to The difficulties of the Canton-Hankow Rail inclination to buy. One factor and one alone, with the American China Development retard the ssic of the output, nor speculative way have been many. Under the contract

on the work of construction, and the coa cession granted to that Company was redeemed by China, largely under the leadership of H.E. Chang Chih-tung, at that time Viceroy at Wuchang. In order to redeem the line, a loan was effected from the longkong Government. The matter of raising Capital from Chinese sources was entered into with great spirit both by the people of Canton and Hunan Provinces, Nothing has been done in Husin Province up to the present, and unfortunately in Can toa there has been so much discussion be- tween the Provincial authorities and the

(4th January,]

In our telegram columns today the subject of railways in China occupies a large China for 1908, which appears in the Aorth amount of space. The review of events in

SON, eldest daughter of the laju Jamen Robert.| Chíná Lyally tetor just to hand, and especi. intervened in 1903 to raise and steadily main- | Company it was found impossible to carry nature of the people, Chiu Yee-fung

son, of Nairn, Scotland, to HAROLD LEUTH WAITE FLETCHER, of Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke, Hongkong, second, son of the late Harald Fletcher, of Wavertree, Liverpool,

DEATHS...

On Reptember 11, 1908, at Changteh, Hunap, GRACE VENABLE BERST, wife af Dr. William 1. Berst, American Presbytering Mission,

November, is at Houth Kensington, P. MCGREGOR GRANT, formerly of Shanghai,

aged' 57.

On December 24, 198, at -Wuchang,'| FRANCES, wife of T. J. Hullander, aged 38

„VEAU,

years.

On December 26, 1909, at Shanghai, Captain JOHN DAVID CONSTABLE ARTHUR, aged 57 On l'ecember 17, 1958, L.A. J. RODRIGUES, On January 1, 1959, at Shanghai, YFRIRN HARDING, BA, nee 2%

at Shanghai,

The Senior Amban in Tibet has

Peking, 31st December.

ment that, owing to the unruly memorialized the Central Govern-

' is unable to come and take up his appointment (as Viceroy).g) topp returned the state of affairs in Tibet As the Dalai Lama has not yet

is somewhat critical.

The "Fatshan" Boycott. POLICE SUMMONED TO PREVENT

י,

DISTURBANCE

[By courtesy of the "Sheung P”).

Canton, 1st January, 5.26pm...

The moving spirit in the boycott

The Honghang Celegraph Chinese ownership found further expres clias of buyer who will come in and buy at an impossibility for the gentry of the three of the sa. Fatshan is one Fok Wing.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, igeg.

JAPAN AND CHINA,

(and January)

PARLIAMENTARISM IN EAST AND WEST.

(7th January.)

shareholders that little has been accomplish- ed, although recently, under the leadership of Air Chentug Liang Cheng, better condi- tions have prevailed, Since the redemption ofthis line it has been almost certain that it would be accessary to borrow foreign capital in order to the work, for it proved Provinces concerned to come jo a common understanding. With the original loan bor rowed from British sources it has been only natural that the Government should turn to the same sources for the additional fuads necessary to couplete the line. If the loan is finally completed, the following Chiucas Railways will be in debt to British bond. holders-the Peking-Newchwang line; Shanghai-Nanking line; one half of the Tientsin-fukow line; Shanghai-Hangchow- Ningpo line; and Canton-Kowloon line. The advantages of effecting foreign loans. for the construction of railways was severely criticised for several years, but the present policy of the Government seems to favour this, course. The policy of the former Director-General of Railways, H.E. Sheng Kung Pao was fercely attacked both.by high officials and the gentry, but time has brought about its own justification. When money can be borrowed from foreign sources

ally that section devoted to milways, is often the price for over four years, nearly go particular sppositeness in explanation of the per cent above the price in February. of awakening of the Central Government to the that year, and that was, the, neccitities of the real importance and value of railway com- Indian currency. No consideration of the munication as a means to the development of prospects of silver can ignordlis element, the enormous latent resources of the country, amely that ultimately, though not in the The writer in our Shanghai contemporary near future, the Indian Government will be observes Inno respect in the spirit of the forced into the market, as a continuous and times found better expression than in regard almost monopolising buyer. The stocks, so to railway construction. The year opened with oppressive as they have been of late, would populár jeeling strongly opposed to all con-

melt like snow, if the price touched a point cessions to, foreigners, and it required a when moneyed operators chose to come in, struggle of some months to obtain the ratifi-, and lock up their purchases, until the Indian cation of the agreement for the Shanghai- Treasury balance began to unload on a Langchor Ningpo line (March 61. Un heavy scale. But this is not yet-mean- January 13 the agreement for the Tientsin while stocks are heavy, and supplies con Pukow Railway was signed; the construc, tinue, so that the answer to the question is WESTONtion is entrusted to Britim, and German more a matter of time than price, and there interests, but the terms of the loan were might be much worse investments than a the most favourable that had ever been lock up of silver, when the record minimum. obtained by China. The desire for purely price has been broken. There is always a sion in the decision to redeem thewhat may appear to film a breaking up price, Peking-Harkow Railery, and a loan of and the fact that silver has dropped almost £5,000,000 was successfully floated on cominuously from 31d. to and appeals ctober 13 far this purpose. Another irresistibly to those who like to buy when venture repurchased by China was the things are in the dumps," The price of mining concession of the Peking Syndi azd. has been; within · gd. of the lowest on cate in Shanel. As the year progressed, record. The ultimate factor in price is the however, there has been a growing realiza cost of production-a difficult denominator tion that China is unequal, technically and to determine in the case of a metal so large financially, to the task of providing herself y occurring as a by-product as silver does. In an article translated by the Japan with railways The deadlock on the Canton-resent conditions indicate that production Chronicle from the Tokio Aahit is remark Hankow lineand reysid to the proposed has overtaken consumption; whether the ed that the general expectation that the new railway from the 'alder town to Szechuan has present low price will decrease the one and Japanese Minister to China, Mr.. juin, led to the appointment of Cong Chil-tung stimulate the other, the early part of this would prove the right man in the right place to inquire into the subjectif railway con- year will probably make clear. already seems to be justified. The relations struction. As a result negotiations for a Bili | | | betgeen Japan and China, which were for a tish loan to complete the main trunk line to time somewhat strained, are now returning Canton.are spoken of, and it is inevitable to the former footing of friendship, so the that the same solution should be agreed upon Tokio journal aserts, which proceeds to re- for the Szechuan line. Railway enterprise mark: The enthusiastic reception at Peking during the year included the opening-of the

Dr. Emil Reich contributes striking recently accorded to Marquis Nobeshima, Hsinging and Sunning liner in Kwangtung, article on the Parliaments of the Western Count Hosokawa, and Viscount Kiyours, of the completion of the Shanghai-Nanking and aftero nations to the December num-at 4 or 5 it does not seem a wine thing the East Asiatic Common Literature Associa- Railway to the latter city and the opening ber of the International (T, Fisher Unwin, to divert Chinese capital which can earn tion, should be regarded as a significant of the connecting line between the terminus.rs net). The comparative failure of Parlia-10% or 12% away from such enterprises sign of the times. Again, the expression by and the native city; the continuation of the mentarism in Continental Europa he explains to less profitable ones. The only thing to Japan of a sincere feeling of sympathy for the Kaifeng Chengehow line to Hsignfu, Work as follows:-Real and effective Parlamen. sad events which occurred in China recently has been pushed on energetically on the Pek-tarism requires as it chief condition the would appear to have given. China a neving Kalganline and on the French railway into wholesale reduction of that bureaucracy appreciation of Japan and the Japanese. At Yuhnan. On the Canton-Bankow line con which, on the Continent, is called adminis any rate, it is matter for congratulationstruction on the first section from Wuchang tration in France, or Verwaltung in German that the relations of the two countries have has been begun; the Germain line in Shanpeaking countries. The two sets of insti- begun to work smoothly. One thing that retung is also being pushed forward. The tution are utterly opposed to one another mains to be disposed of is the boycott move. building of the line from Kuangchengtze to in constitution, spirit, effect and tendency, ment in South Chipa, regarding which it may ¦ Kirin is already in band, and through trains In England, as is well known, the civil ser be expected the Japanese Goverment will are now running from Peking to Mukden, vice is a minor thing, the bulk of Conti- be equal to the situation. It would be no where a junction between the Imperial Rail-nente administration being done by the rexaggeration towy that Japan and Chinzare ways of North China and the South Min-local-self-governing county members. That the axles on which the Far Eastern question churia Railway has been a nutter of arrange administration, by absorbing nearly all such mover, and as such there is every reason to ment between the Japanese and Chinese persons as want to act as public servants, expect the two nations to have the friend. | authorities during the year.”....

impoverishes the resources of possible liest of relations. In order to bring their

M.P.'s. Had the continental nations, to "TIENTSIN MONEY MARKET. relations into closer touch it is advisable that

gether with the framework of the English a community of economic interests be open-

Parliament, adopted the vitalising English ed between them, and this can be accomplish-

local self-government, they would never-have ed without much difficulty. To begin with,

lacked a sufficient number of able Parlia- -Japan should abolish the import duty on rice, If we may believe Sir Robert Hart, obmentary leaders. This, however, they have not while China, on her part, should remove the serves the Pall Mall Gaseife editorially, (and embargo on the export of the cereal. It is what Sir Robert does not know about China most encouraging to observe that China is can hardly be worth knowing) the Celestial beginning to below some consideration on Empire is destined to live up to its title by this question, as otherwise the real stability becoming the supreme promoter of the ofhereconomica could hardly be maintained world's peace. The Chinese, as everybody It will be recalled that when Chang Chih-knows, are strong anti-militarists; they diss tung was the Viceroy of the Ho and Kuang like and despise soldiers. But circum provinces the export of rice was permitted stances as compelling them to arms, and for a time. Now that Chang and Yuan Shib- Sir Robert Hart looks forward to the day kai, the most progressive of Chinese states when China will, perhaps, sayile the rest of policies, do not weigh with boordinate men, hold responsible positions in the Pek- the world: "Gentlemen, there must be no ing Government, there is no doubt that more fighting." That, says Sir Robert, China everything that lends to improve the condi-would be able to do by vinue of her four tion of Chine and her relations with other hundred millions of population, which would countries will be tried. Turning to Japan, provide her with an army the like of which continues the Tokyo journal, it will be seen the world has never yet soen-for numbers, that the import duty on rice was devised and In that way, Sir Robert Hut believes, the put lato force as one of the measures to Millennium will come. If he is right, the meet the exigencies of taxation during the late Kainer and all the other prophets of the war with Russia. The consensus of public Yellow Perl will look singularly foolish-t opinion, however, is in favour of repealing least they would if they were alive to assist the duty on rice, together with other injudi- at these exhilarating events. But they won't cious taxes such as the transit dues, the salt, be--no more shall we for Sir Robert textile, and other imposts. First of all it is admits that the Millennium is not coming desirable that the rice tax he, abolished, for for one, two, or three centuries! • the reason that while the revenue from this source does not affect the Treasury In a very material degree it has far-reaching conse quences on the economics of the country.

It is more than probable that the abolition

CHINA AND THE WORLD'S. PEACES

(5th January.)

SILVER,

done, and accordingly, Continental Parlie- dents necessarily lack that constant affluence

well-trained Parliamentarians without hom Parliaments can never do lasting and seat work. With regard to the reaction against Karliamentarism la Persin, Dif. Relch thinks this is due to the fact that the pressure from the outside has considerably relaxed. In other words, Russia and England, having come to an understanding about their Asia pressure on Persia, but he does not think that Russian aggression can be permanently checked, and that this guarantees the rise of a representative constitution in Persia,

such as the Persians cangat possibly. hope to cope with Russian aggressiveness by any other means than by engaging all the forces of the entire nation in the struggle. The same reflections apply to "Türker. Dr. Reich does not think that Driental Parliamentarism is exposed to the same debilitating forces, is that, of Cofinental Europe, in Turkey and Persia the Western Civil Service is almost unknown Their idea of in all-powerful adminitration or men have, owing to some of the most fund amental institutions of Mohammedanism much opportunity of developing that tact and practical knowledge of public business which makes for the rise of efficient Parlia pictarians. Their religion fosters, not the fonctionnaire, but the trusted.

(6th January.) The position of the silver market appear of the import duty on rice will be opposed to possess the same curious and apparently by the landed proprietors, who are the only inexplicable vagaries. In their last report, people to proff by the retention of the mesof the 3rd ult., received by the mail to-day sure, but when the welfare of the rest of the Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Co.. noted the people is taken into consideration no one fact that a certain amount of support came should hesitate to advocate the repeal of the from China, and America declined to sellj duty. The owner of landed property hare with the result. " bears ??? became rather her to the progress of bean in very good circumstances since last vous, and the quotation reacted that day to year, despite the buricem depression that said. for cash, and an 3/16d for has been so prevalent, "and they would pot months, This temporary appearance be affected

ociless in the strength might not be uncon

RAILWAYS IN TORINA,

Attention is now belog paid in the North enterprise, the provinces of

have been feared in this connection from the outset was political influence, and the plan followed at that time of dividing the loans between various nations was fully adequate to protect Chinese interests. Whether these interests are now being fully protected by giving such a large proportion of the new loaos to one nation may be open to doubt,

Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE

CHINESE OFFICIALS AND FOREIGN

CONSULS IN CONFERENCE.

· [By courtery of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 31st December.

In view of the critical condition of the money market in Tientein, there was a meeting of Chinese offi Gials, and Foreign Consuls at the Viceroy's yamen.

It was proposed at the meeting to render available a sum of ohe million taels to avert a financial crisis.

BOXER INDEMNITY.

SUGGESTION BY FOREIGN MINISTERS,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

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to be summoned in order to prevent The assistance of the police had a disturbance.

AN OBSTINATE SOCIETY,

PORTUGUESE OFFICIAL'S CONTRETEMPS,

[From Our Own Correspondent]

4

Canton, 31st December Yesterday, at one o'clock in the afternoon, a Government Suclaty, when there at an un- general meeting was held by the Canton Self- usually large number of people present to dis "cuss matters in connection with the Fat incident. Hanlin Kong Hung Yun was slact» ed chairman to preside over the meeting. and a number of letters received by the Society Speeches were made by several gentleman from various individuals and guilds touching the case ser read before the assembly. After considerable discussion, the following resoluz plans were passed. The Society will send a letter to the Portuguese Consul asking him whether he can give any proof as to thefalle gation that the Society bribed the witnesses- should be termed an illegal body, stc. 2 A and also for an explanation why the Society petition will be presented to the Vicamy saking bim to file representations in detail to the Por tugnese Minister at Peking against the Consul through the Ministry of Foreign Afairs; if a Court is to sit, a delegation of the Bocisty will

ba

sent to attend it.3. The Socisty tlf will moreover lodga a complaint against the Conant, to his Homa Government as well as the Portugueso Minister at Peking, and will also st the same time wire to the leading papers to report the whole case for the perusal of every. thdy for adjustment. Though the above, resolations have been passed, if is, ut certain that they will be carried into effect, and the result of the caso remains'to be seen,

TANG SHAO-YT'S MISSION.

A COSTLY EMBASSY.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

Peking 2nd January, embassy (to Amorica) is estimated at The cost of HE. Tang Shao-yi's.

one million taelas

Ono half of the expenditure will be defrayed by the Waiwapu and the other half by the Board of Rites.

MINING IN CHINA. APPOINTMENT OF A SUPERIN TENDENT,

[By courtesy of the “Shaung Pen] {}

,,,Peking, 2nd January,

The Central Government in de- Peking, 81st December. termined to create a new appoint. The British, Russian, French and ment to be styled the Superintendent German Ministers at Peking pro of Mines & tab Clovernments the remission of a part Yeung, Bhi-kee...will receive the pobo to suggest to their respective Either Sheang Kung-pad'' or of the Boxer indemnity in token of appointment. their friendship towards China.

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