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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 1900

THE MONGKOKTSUI SHELIER FOR SMALL CRAFT.

AN UNNECESSARY LEPRIMAND.

turbance.

VICEROY TUAN FANG:

IMPEACHED..

Courtesy of the "Sheung, Po."]

Peking; 19th February In a memorial denouncing His Excellency Viceroy Tuan Fang, many Teotais and other officials are implicated.

FOREIGN MARINES. back of it has often been adopted, as a number of dikals to be suld 'seas axed at 5,co.ces would be required. The section_re miraculously revealed path to safety bych to be sold for one peso and divided halves commended would also admit of the con and quantoms. In this lattery 268 prizes were venient rectification of such settlements of the Impecunious and shorlaiglited rulers. In

[By pouring of the "Sheung Po"} China, Indeed, it is of venerable antiquity, distributed, valued at 53,750, one at $1,500, one work would inevitably pocor daring! ,all | construction and for momavratlan kirur

Paking, 19th d'abruary. Our contemporary proceeds to give an idea at $50, two al Siro, 14 at 325 and ago at S of the methods which were resorted to in in Mexican currency, he last disitibution of completion. Does not she mayestion that.

The Waiwupu has sent telegraphic typhodna while the order to raise the wind." It states no carly prizes took place in Manila on April 14, 1898. In the proposed method of constraction a

1890 the income of the Government from the cutralised by the effect of

in in progtank afford cause for me me. l'instructions to all the

(some mil-

foreign Chinese Finperor is reported to bave made luttery was, is round numbers, 5/20,000; in

compensatory benefit may not a "corner" in the skins of a certain kind of: 18,1 it was $689,000; in 180: $705,000 in white deer from which token money, was $129,000; In 1894.58,1,000; in 1895 5/17,000) 63 ali they seem if the breakwater hash of countries to desist from the practice made in his realm with a view to providing in 1865153,659 od 14. 1897 $1,357,753. reconstructed two or three times in the result of landing their marines in China stormy weather. But that is a matter for for fear lest it might lead to die himself with funds for a war. We hear Now a million and a quarter dollars is rather of store

a tidy sum to handle and it would relieve the engineers The main consideration is that nothing of a cash reserve for the redemption, the Government of the burden of finding scheme which commends well to the Con- of these primitive notes, and probably any out new methods of laxation when oplum salting Englosers and will act exceed the cost one who asked for payment in cash on pre has practically disappeared off the face of the laid down by the Governor as the maximum But it would never do to introduce parmissible has been fruland and all that the sentation would not have had an opportunity: earth. of doing so twice. The Great Khan of Tartary, such a thing as a lottery into a British Colony, Pablic Works Department has to do now is to who, according to the frequently veracious Daly abandoned wretches would harbour the forge ahead and have the shelter.complated in Sir John Maundeville, was able to "di-idea in their minds. We also would throw time to afford the small craft protection against pende ynow and outrageously by means of corn on the knave who made such a sugges the coming of the next typhoon season.

tions we feel as righteous as the next mob; wo Aleather currency, appears also to have would vehemently denounce such a scheme, matinged it without any provision for its were it brought forward. But it is at lesat convertibility. But in modera China the interesting to coplemplate.... uncontrolled issue..of notes without the security of properly regulated metallic the reserves in A serious danger to commercial community, and the great banking interests as well as the Chambers of Commerce view the prospect of the contiuusuce of such a system with grave memorandum recently drawn up by the Shanghai Chausber of Commerce mentions seven "banks," most of which appear to be hardly worthy of the name, which have issued these "shin plasters," and the total actually us is nearly $24,000,000 and 200,000 12els, or rather over £1,100,000, in addition to which two other banks con- template making issues, and other issues are reported to have been made "by provinces," with the mere guarantee of the provincial authorities, to the extent of Tis. 56,000,000 66,300,000) and $20,000,000 (£1,750,000); The total of these three amounts-virtually Unsecured liabilities-is" £10,150,000, not a large sun as note circulations go; but the movement is spreading and much larger total will be in the hands of the public before long, unless some check is made operative. The evil is on a par with the indiscriminate issue of

concern:

The eminent sanity of the Appeal Court in deciding that because the evidence against cartain prisoners who had been convicted of murder at the last Sessions had not been 3o them and that, therefore, the verdict must be quashed, cannot be ¡disputed:

part of the avidence for the Crown which he

(6th February) "Over two-year have elapsed since the

As the Puisne Judge said in Government recognised and admitted the delivering his judgment in this case necessity of constructing an additional shelter: would clearly be monstrous thing, il, for the numerous small craft which ply to the when men were being tried for their lives, the harbour of liengkong and to afford them ade- Crown was atitled to reply that it was the quate means of protection against the typhoons daty of canuselta sotice earlier what was going which periodically sweep over the Colony on, and that because he had not done so, Ra The question that had to be considered in objection of such weight must be overruled as these circumstances was how could such pro- coming too late in the proceedings. Nor, vivico be made without uaduly embarrassing again, is it possible to hold that the pri: sooors, uplettored and ignorant men, had the already boavily-burdened finances of the

any notion that they were consciously aban Colony? At Causeway Bay, the conditions are by no means ideal as they stand at pre- doning 'right the law entitled them to claims seat, but there is reason to suppose that The Chief Justice was no fare emphatic when the shelter there has been thoroughly when he declared that " looking at the reason dredged it will not fail to meet the objects for of the thing, I have no hesitation in saying that which it was intended. But Causeway Bay, it is not merely as grave as irregularity as from one cause or another, has lost favour on

could well be imagined, but that it is contrary account of its distance from the usual juuk to those fondamental and elemental principles anchorage. Even although the Government of justice for which, to use a phrase of one of made a deal, which aroused considerable dise the od judges, thetorical yeil preguant with cussion, in the purchase of the dredger Canton meaning, English administration of Justice River, and showed that the present sikted-up is so fastly famous, and which has made it condition of the Bay would be remedied in the respected and trasted by the people. Again course of time, the majority of people seemed the Chief Justice in dealing with this ques to think that Causeway Bay had lost its reputation observed that "now that the prisoner debased currency, which has far. too oftention as a result of the difficulty with which junks || may give evidence, it is more than over proved a lucrative source of revenue for and other small craft succeeded in reaching it material that he should know the evidence Provincial Governments, and.in the case of on the occasion of the storm in September against him in order that he may meet it, and, Canton his operated disastrously on the 1906. The idea was submitted that there as we do not assume the prisoner guilty until subsidiary coinage of Hongkong. We need should be an additional shelter on the opposite he is so found. If he does not know it, the only recall the fact that the practice of mint-side of tension a state our contabala tuth may be kept back. There may be tome tion and discussion a site at Moagkakteni was ing po-cent pieces at the Canton Mint was selected. But here again the question of cost could easily rebut had he knows it. If he carried to such a pitch that the then Gover had to be taken, into consideration and over does not know it he cannot do so. Thirdly, if nor of Hongkong, Sir Matthew Nathan, had that question many strong debales have taken to appeal to the Viceroy, through the Con- place. The original plans have been redrafted and modified out of all recognition and the es sul-General, to suspend operations for a period. That the Viceroy was, well aware timates as to the cost of construction have been

mangled into all manner of shapes. Eventual the minting of these coins was far in excess of actual requirements was evidenced by his ly. His Excellency the Governor laid it down that the total expenditure should not ready acknowledgment of the justness of Ilis exceed $1,450,000 and whenever this dictum Excellency's protest and the Mint was closed was understood the engineers set to work to down for three months. But, of course, produce plans which would conforms with the nobody outside the official yamens knew requirements of the Government as laid down' what stole of minted so cent pieces had by the administrative head. Mr. J. F. Boulton, of the Public Works Department, was fastract been hidden away as the relt of the feverished to undertake the work of framing the planetion is regrettable in diseif it is more so from operations previously carried on nighpand necessary for the commencement of the work, day. The evils of an unsecured paper issue and when he bad completed his work it was and an excessive issue of debased token decided that the opinion of Messrs. Coode, Son and Matthews, the well known consulting money in the shape of subsidiary coins are believed to have been the cause of many of engineers, should be obtained on the two the native failures which bccurred in 1907 questions, first, as to the suitability of the and 1908, particularly in the North. The proposed shelter, and, second, as to the afficiency of the proposed breakwater. Mars, hope in Expressed that is. Excellency Tang Conde, Son and Matthews have acquired Shaoyi way in this course of his travels learn a-greal name and reputation as engineer ing experts in the construction of docks and at least one of the vital principles of baak: ing, that an unimited note aue without breakwaters, but that is not to say their views or Beourity is a direct monaca to the commer- plans have invariably proved satisfactory. It cial prosperity of the Empire. The question a well-known fact that Ceylon has got found leads naturally to the subject of a national that the extended moles in the harbour of that port answer all the purpokes required or that coinage, but that horse has beensa soundly Slogapore is entirely is agreement with the whipped in the past that it is entitled to a scheme adapted by this firm for the improved well-carded rest for a time.

safety condition of the barbour and "roads thora. However, a reputation such as that enjoyed by the consulting engineers ia quas tion is not gained without due reason, and as all that they were required to do was to pass judgment on the proposals submitted by the local engineer Mr. Boulton, and submit minor improvements if possible, their powers were considerably curtailed. In almost all respects the opinion of Mr. Boulton was endorsed. Various modifications, or rather, we should say, additions, were made on the original scheme, mostly of so technical a character that they will appeal only to the engineer, and these invol red an increase on the original estimate of $173,030 When consulting engineers get to work in real earnest a few hundreds of thousands of dollars are a mere nothing to them, so that Mesars. Coode, Son and Matthews doubtless! thought themselves exceptionally considerate when they suggested the modification of the original scheme by an increase in its cost of two and three-quarter lakhs. As the engineers considered the additional works - absolutely essential, it became necessary to reduce the cost of the scheme, or rather to bring it within the limit prescribed by the Governor, by curtailing the lanth of the breakwater and the area of the shelter, From all that we can gather, and the optimisie statement made by Mfr. Boulton it does not appear that this curtailment will affect the adequacy of the scheme. As he states in his report

ON LOTTERIES,

It is interesting in speculate as to what would happen to a member of the Legulative Coun cil if Hongkong who had the hardihood to *atiguest that the Government should introduce a fil permuing the extblishment of lotteries Jn the Colony frobably the mildest term that would be applied to him would be that of abandoned reprobato, while the respectable section of the mmmunity would hold up their bands in boly horror at the bare idea. And yat a very good case could be made out by unD he had the financial interests of the Colony at stake. fi'could be shown that half the Colony bas'a whole-hearted belief in gambling in ali ite ramifications Withers the tags to enter the big "sweeps" at the races, to indulge in a mild."Butter" on the pari-mutuel, to make pri Vate bets as anything on the face of the earth and, perhop, even on the existence of the Martiens, 10 son in the face of the gembling law on any and every occasion. If the police had the power to search the younger generation in the Colony, it would be astonishing to dia cover bow many were in potsession of lottery, tickets belonging to the syndicates at Canton, Hankow of Shanghai.. But in motol Hong kong: it is the proper thing to be shocked at soch atrocious immorality, Centarily when we go to Macao on a Sunday we may Occasionally pay a visit to the fan-tan establish ments but that is an entirely different matter, Opp must, do in Rome as the Romans do. The Iden is that you cannot corrupt the compted, and as few of the people of Macao

The original scheme would have enclosed a total area of 194 acres of water, and according to the standard adopted by the Consulting Enginners, 165 acres of shat, ares would have breakwater been effectively sheltered by the and additional works. The scheme s modified will enclose a total area of 160 acren; like Robespierre no harm is done. But kong is the home of virtue, purity and morality of that area will be effectively sheltered, ta larger scheme originally, The very suggestion of wrongdoing is bateful patting forward t and hideous to all of ga-with the exception of with the wider entrances, I stated that 166 Acres A few black sheep who are banished from the would be well sheltered. With the narrower face of all decant respectable people. What entrances the same area would be abalierof to has led to there restatinos? it may balaked. much higher degree. So that after all, the Well, it appears that the Philippines the 3 reduced scheme is in fact preferable to the people are not samanly mouthed and hypocritic original ons. The ser area is more iba Al. A member of the new Assembly has insufficient for the accommodation of the pre preparation, we read, a Bill for the re-establish rent sumber of small craft and provides ing in the Philippines of the lasular lottery reasonable margin for a future increase it was conducted under the Spanish is the sunber." There is only ace other mat- we would roler, egime. From the Cable cuz we last thatter in tbls connection to which

are regarded as "en-green incorruptibland, according to the same standar3, 140 acres!

An Imperial decree has been issued commanding Tuan Fang to reply explicitly to the charges alleged against him in the memorial.

MILITARY ATTACHES. APPOINTMENT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

[By courtesy of the, ", Sheung: Po"}

19th February. Peking, 1 The Wai-wu-pur and the Ministry of War have decided that a number of military officials should be attach- ed to the Chinese Legations in foreign countries, so that they may study the military affairs of those countries. PRINCE CHING IMPEACHED.

TWENTY SPECIFIO CHARGES, [By courty of the “Sheung" Po"], Peking, 19th February. Wong Hing-mak has denounced Prince Ching

There are twenty specific charges against His Royal Highness.

TANG SHAQ-YI" DEPARTURE FROM ENGLAND. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 19th February A telegram has been received from HE. Tang Shao-yi that he has left England for France.

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Peking, 21st February. Tang Shao-yi has reported, by telegram, his arrival in France."

RETRENCHMENT.

DISPENSING WITH SUPERFLUOUS OFFICIALS.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

he does not hear what, the witnesses are say ing, he cannot assist his counsel in cross- examining them! That is an extremely satisfactory state of affairs and should appeal to the native mind, even when that mind la corrupted by criminal tendencies. But this question of affording the prisoner-every opportunity and facility to understand what King DD IS DO BOW oo, as the Chief-Jantics very properly remarked. At the same time, bis Lardship throw out some remarks which we submit were as unfair as they were uncalled for. He said "The quarting of this cozvic- the fact that this in not the first time this ques tion has been raised. The Attorney-General referred to the custom of this Court, which has been, he said, invariably never, to translate the evidence. wben prisoners are represented by spussel. That it was the custom seems to be the fact, for at the first murder case I tried, in this Colony I drew attention in it, and directed the evidence to be translated and I seem by referring to my notes to have done so a second time at the next Arsize. I think the statement made by the late interpreter of the Court is defective in this respect, but it has been somewhat amended, and explained. It is most regrettable that no note, was taken by the Registrar of what i then said for the guid unce of the interpret i ho Registrar to have undoubtedly the duty of the it recorded or else what falls from the beach becomes merá idle talk instead of what it intended to be, guidance for the future. But the position taken up by the Crown though I am glad to say the Attorney-General did not defend it-it that in murder cases, when it is essential that everything should be done to

Lei King-lam, acting persident of insure the fairest trial possible, the slacker custom of not interpreting is sufficient, This consideration by self is to my mind enough the Ministry of Posts and Commu-

show how bad to Now we have no brief for the Resnications, has discharged over Afty body ehe, but we do think that if the person superfluous officials. responsible for the duties of that position should fall to understand when his Lordship is giving a definite dictum and not one of the obiter sort he should have at least some bist from the Bench to that effect. Is the Registrar to take it that the Beach is always au grand sérieux 7 Does the Chief Justice himself refrain from occasional examples of judicial humour? In that case his Lordship should be attended by a body of stenographic servilers. But in all coo science we think it was distinctly out of place to administer a reprimand for reprimand it was bere none was called for her the text of the judgment was admirable

Telegrams,

or

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

CHAN PIK

HASTY DEPARTURE FROM PEKING.

[By courtesy of the “Sheung Pb,"]

Peking, 19th February.

It was the intention of Chan Pik, ox-president of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, to appeal against his dismissal, but as soon as o heard that Censor Chin Pik-lun

Peking,, 19th February The Prince Regent has instructed! Lel King-lam to ascertain the names of those officials under him and of others whose services may be dis pensed with with a view to retrench- ment in expenditure.

Later

POSTS AND COMMUNICÀ- TIONS

PROVINCIAL APPOINTMENTS.

By coursery of the " Sheding Po"]

Peking, 19th February

Lei King-Lam proposes to appoint a special official in each province to. look after affairs connected with posts, telegraphis and railways.

LUK CHIN-LUM.

SHORT ABSENCE FROM PEKING. By courtesy of the "SAoung For

Peking, 19th February. Grand Councillor Luk Chin-lum left Peking on the 16th instant and returned on the evening of the following day.

GERMAN ADMINISTRATION

SONS OF NOBLEMEN. EDUCATION ABROAD. STUDY BY CHINESE MINISTER

By courtesy of the " Sheung Pow By courtesy of tha" Sheung Po."

Peking, 22nd Peking, 21st February.

The Prince Begont The Prince Regent has given directions for the selectio directions to Yum Cheong that, during his stay in Germany hepatol abroad of oth nust make a careful study of the noblemen for the purpo administration and customs of the navigation and engineering, country to which he is accredited

LEGATION GUARDS.

WITHDRAWAL BY GERMANY. [By courtesy of the "Shrung Po."]

Peking, 21st February. The German Legation, Guards will be withdrawn at an early date

SMUGGLING IN SHANGHAI

REPRESENTATIONS. TO. CONSULAR BODY.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

Shanghai, 21st February, Viceroy Tuan Fang has commu- nicated with the doyen of the Con sular Body at Shanghai requesting that steps be taken to stop foreign merchants from smuggling (contra- band goods into China) under penal ty of a fine

HORSE BREEDING.

KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo"]

Peking, 21st February. The Ministry of War. has tele- graphed to Viceroy Chang Jen-chun inquiring whether the provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi offer suitable grounds for the breeding of

horses.

NAVAL REORGANISATION.

PROPOSED SCHEME. ̧

[By courtesy of the "Shaung Po."]

Peking, 21st February. The Prince Regent bas fixed two years as the period within which the foundation of the naval reorganiza- tion scheme must be laid.

Later.

Prince Su and Tieh Liang have arrived at the decision that the Navy must be organized on foreign lines,

viz

1-lhe establishment, at an early date, of a Naval Training Col lege.* 2-The fixing of a time for the establishment of naval bases, 8-Tho purchase or building of

warships.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT

BANKS.

PROVINCIAL, BRANCHES, [By courtesy of the "Sheung P5"]

Peking, 21st February, The Ministries of Civil Affairs and of Finance have held a confer ence with the result that branches of the Chinese Government Bank will be established in each of the Provinces.

VICEROY HSU SHI-CHANG. RELINQUISHES MANCHURIAN.

ADMINISTRATION,

{By courtesy of the "Sheung Ba."}"

Peking, 21st February, In reply to telegrams urging him to proceed to Peking, H.E. Shu Shi chang, Viceroy of the three Eastern Provingas, has cabled that, as soon As H.E. Bik Liang, Viceroy design. ate of Manchuria, arrives, he will hand over the reins of government to his successor and proceed to Peking.

OFFICIAL SALARIES: FIFTY PER CENT REDUCTION. [By cou Tay of the "Shaung Po,!]

STALE SECRETS.

Peking 22nd February, The Ministry of Posts and Com REGULATIONS GUARDING THEM.

munications has decided (1) to re, [By courdery of the “Bheung Po") ~ duce the astaries of officials employ

ed by the Ministry by fifty per cent; Peking, 10th February,

(2) to abolish the Railway Bureau, The Ministry of War has drawn and (3) to amalgamate the dual offices up a ect of regulations to guard of superintendent of posts and slip.

ven

arning

1HREATENED REBELLION.

ANTI-MONARCHISTS IN

MANCHURIA, L

[By ocuricey of the Shrine Por

Peking, 22nd

The Chinese Ministe

has reported that a numbe lutionists had proceeded to Fengtian He suggested that telegra structions be despatched to the beroy of the Three Eastern viucos to keep a sharp Lookout on the movements of the anti-monar, chists,

YUAN SHIKAT. BUFFERING FROM GOUT. [By courtesy of the Shaung Por]|

Peking 22nd February Yuan Shi-kai has wired to Peking

to arrange with a certain physician to proceed to Wei-fai, in Honan, to attend him.

The ex-Minister is suffering from gout.

RUSSIANS IN KIRIN. DISABILITY REMOVED.

By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

Peking, 22nd February Some time ago the Waiwupu tele- graphed to the Governor in Kirin prohibiting the people from aliena ting their landed estate to Bussians.

Yesterday, another telegram was despatched removing the embargo,

THE OPIUM REVENUE.

HOW TO BE MADE UP, Q [By courtesy of the " Sheung Po

Peking, 28rd February, The officials of the Waiwupu and the Ministry of Finance are consi dering the question of th

Pro spective reduction in revenue from and are opium (imported into China) contemplating the increase in ather duties so as to make up the opinn deficiency

TANG SHAO-YI AUDIENCE WITH FRENCH“ PRESIDENT.

[By courtesy of the" Shering Po

Peking, 23rd February. 1.E. Tang Shao-yi reporte, telegram, that he had an audience with President Fallières on the 20th inst.

"LEGATION GUARDS. CONTEMPLATED WITHDRAW,

-[By courtesy of the'". Shaung Po."];

Peking, 28rd February The Foreign Ministers in Peking held a conference on the 1st änst., on the subject of the withdrawal of the Legation Guards,

Later

In a communication to the Wai- wupu, the German Minister in timated that the 700 soldiers forming the German contingent of the Jaga- tion Guards will all be withdrawn in June. One hundred and fifty Marines will be substituted indbeir place.

SIK LIANGH DEPARTURE FOR PEKING,4

· [By courtesy of the " Shaung Peil]

Peking, 28rd February 1.B. Bik Lang Viceroy of Yunkwei Provinces, reposts that will be free to start for the capital the end of the present Chinese moon. THE YOUNG EMPEROR H18 EDUCATION. [By courtesy of the W. Sheung,Phir];

Peking

28rd The Prince Regent has Chang Chih-tung to young Emperor's

It is claimed forthis Bill that it will produce and that reference is made simply because to sent in a further memorial denouncing the leaking out of State sing under one appointee. carried out in

RETRENCHMENT.

for the insalar treasury mae fands that say the lay mind there appears to be a contradic ing him he left Peking post haste. Jay on the statutes barring the lateral re- tion in terms somewhere. In ons paragraph VOUS ACL This is claimed for it.in view of of his report, Mr Banlien sayı,!” Haring:car, the fact that the facemo from that source in 1897, the last year of lis operation)" was' 185,491,013 Mexican currency, of which 58,567,755, or 35 per cent, went to the insular Government, the rest bring expanded in the cost of operation and the pris distributed to the winnerupissa Tha establishment of the Philippine lottery was authorised by Rovil order in April 18×2, on the bials of itke, slotery conducted in the Peninsula. It typhoones but this goavoidable disadvantage ministries that officials holding

gard to the sature of the bottom on which the breakwater has to be constructed; and the character of the local labour and materials available, the Consulting Engineers had doubt bat aubble muted structure, such as l prapated, was the proper and most spitable one to adopt. It in irun that during the .con

tuction of such a breakwater ita folshed panjass would be liable to damage from

-OFFICIAL BALARIES.

[By courtesy of the * Sheung, Po*)

Peking, 18th February

It has been decided by the various

As pot established on that date, however wanguy, and conveniente tesulting from the additi

wepld bimore than impensated by the

gard on April 6, 1823. another, Royal

order, dearsed some sctipa

appointments shall riot.

the premises but it was 17 be taken, adoption of a form of auctor legaly inde, ba given salaries in addition to their Anjabat the lonery highs to uparate be comparatively daje Upadial place addopple

Augum mandant of skilled? labour, and,

substantive appointment/

secrets,

OPIUM IN CHINA.

LOADS' VIEWS.

Peking, 21st February. Lord Li Ching-fong has telegraph

that the proposal to prohibit the portation of opi into China received the approval of the House of

OPIUM-SMOKING VICEROY

DENOUNCED BY OENSOR [By courtesy of the "Sheng Fo"]"

Peking, 22nd February, A certain Censor has denounced the Viceroy of Shensi ktring for not adopt for the suppression of because he happe frmed

moderni (university not on the lines of old custom,

INTERNATIO

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