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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY

counts for ten years The Imperial Budget is then dealt with and explained as far as it can be explained, and a detailed description of Japan's State 'revengei · fol- lows. "This includes the various taxes,

their incidence, and the amounts duris A. S. WATSON & CO., ed from them over a period of years

monopolies, railway nationalisation, Cus toms duties, etc. State expenditure is then examined, and its distribution explain ed. Chapters follow on the foreign trade of Japan, with comparative tables of exports sod imports since 1873, shipping, agricul- ture, mining, marine, and general industry, Japanese possessions, and Japan's national wealth. Mr Wilenkin, in common with many others, is greatly struck by the manner in which Japan has become transformed from an administrative poina of view. He concludes his interesting chapter on the rise of political parties by the following para. graph: "The question involuntarily arisen, how to explain this unprecedented fact in history-the transition of a State from feu dalism to such an extreme as a constitutional form of government' almost without any bloodshed and all those horrors which political revolutions bring in their train? The Mikado solemnly promised to grant a Con- stitution, but the people were obliged to wait for it ten years. This is explained by the BUBONIC PLAGUE! vite Rescript Promu

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tion of the Imperial Rescript promising the grant of a Constitution the ferment which had arisen among the people began to subsidey here a characteristic feature of the Japanese asserts itself their unbound-

facts to show the indebtedness foreign countries and these facts prove

comitant luflow of foreign gold,” and fore, if ahe wishes to reisio the position which she occupies among foreign Powers, she must direct all her energies to the development of the economic forces of the country, to the expansion of her tradó and industry, and above all confine her self to a normal budget commensurato with the ordinary revenues of the country. With those dicta in front of us we may not be in accord; but they certainly show that the real observer is not blind to the remark able progress made by our ally within the last few years especially. At the same time we should have liked to hear something regarding her internal capacity for recupera

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

80 le suspected as the cause of the fire in the Japanese Pantheon. The damage exceeds

Sara J Yen 4,000,000 in value.

Miss May Satton, the famous lawn-tenuis player, who won the English championship in 1907, will visit England again next summers and will bring with her a team of picked play ers

THE. Ministry of the Interior has drawn up statistical forms to show the number of foreign residents in the interior of Chios; these forms are required to be filled in by the provincial officials.

THE NEW

BANGKOK OPINION,

APRIL 7 1969.

The Bangkok Timbs says ima We received the following from the office of

General Adviser

A treaty between Slam and Great Britalo was signed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs for fam and the British Minister on March 16, 1900, tepung son repleta

Telegram.

NGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY....................... FOUNDATION STONE OF GENERAL

OFFICES LAID TO DAY

REMARKABLE ARRAY OF BRITISH' AND- CHINESE OFFICIALS.

The objects of the treaty are, first, to settin political questions in the Malay Peninsuls, and secondly, in view of the altered conditions [From Our Special Representative. changes in the system of jurisdiction over Bri tish subjects to Siam

which have arisen in the last 50 years, to make

Shamoen, 7th April. 435 pm.

An to jurisdiction, sil British subjects regis In accordanco with tered in the British Consulates before the date of the treaty are subject to the international Couris-Courts which have been in operation and exercised jurisdiction over British subject in the barth for 25 years. All Britib subject registered after the date of the treaty are subject to the jadediction of the ordinary Slamere Courts, When the Siamese Codes are complet ed, this distinction will disappear and all Brilish subjects wilt be under the jurisdiction of the ordinary Courts:

arrangements previously detailed, the Viceroy of the two Kwang Provinces, His Excel- Jency Chang Yen-chun, formally per- formed the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the general office and station buildings, which are be- ing erected at Tui Sha Tau, to-day.

Guarantees are provided in the form of European advisers in all cases in either class of Courts where British subjects are defendants or accused. When a European British subject is a party, the advisor will sit in the capacity of judge

All appeals lie to the Bangkok Court of Ap Pal, in which judgments are to be signed by

two European judges,

These buildings will be the head- quarters for those connected with the operation of the railway works of the Chinese section of the Canton-kow loon line.

Many military and naval officials, both British and Chinoso, were pro-

Henceforward British robject will be resent. lieved of the restrictions upon the balding of

landed property, etc. They will be subject ib.

taxation:

Upon the above communique the Bangkok

Timer remarks:—

Presumably, we may say the expected has happened. The terms of the British Treaty

The Governor of Hongkong, Sir Frederick Lugard, his aides-de-camp, and several Consular representatives were in attendance.

The party visited the works and

Telegrams

HONGKO

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PRATAS ISLANDS.

VICEROY CHANG TO REMAIN FIRM

By pourisey of the

Peking, 5th April. The Waiwupu has sent a telegram to the Viceroy of Canton in which His Excellency is urged to take up, firm attitude in conducting the nego tiations with Japan on the subject of

patas Island on

CHINA'S CURRENCY

NEW PROPOSALS BY BOARD - OF FINANCE:

[By courteny of the “Sheung Po.""]

Peking 6th April. The Board of Finance has decid ed to adopt a saven mace two can- dareens 7.2)-coin as the standard and has specially memorialised the Throne on the matter.IN

CHINESE CONSULATES. PROPOSED OFFICERS, AT HONGKONG AND JAVA,

· [By courtesy of the "! Shrung Po"]}.

Peking, 6th April.

It is reported that the Waiwupas

is in treaty with the British and

It is stated that the captain of the German signed in Bangkok to-day, so far as they are afterwards sat down to a sumptuoвB Dutch Ministers over the question

ed loyalty to the Mikado and faith in him; is reported that the Ministry of Finance is (2) the idea of a "constitutional. form of endeavouring to extend the use of Chinese money abroad and that it considers a begin. government was inoculated in Japan gradual-bing should be made. in the South Pacific ly and not suddenly; from time immemorial Islands and the coast Ports of Japan, the Japanese people had enjoyed the right of direct appeal to the Mikado in the event

steamer Zoongmoon, now under charter to the of special accessity; in the middle ages, Pussian Volunteer Fleet, on the Vladivostock when the authority of the Mikado collapsed Tsuruga line, has been fined 4,600 roubles in and the Shoguns usurped it, the people were connection with the alleged case of smuggling deprived of this sight, but with the re-estab-by one of the crew as recently reported. cient privileges of the people were again nan province, has asked the Ministry of Fi- lishment of the Imperial authority the an-

H. E. LI Ching-bai, Viceroy designate of Yun restored; (3) Japan, in introducing a Connance for an allowance of Tis: 5,000,000 a year atitution, had before her the example of for expenses in that province, and has stated other constitutional countries, and therefore that his acceptance of the Viceregal position both the Government and the people strove depends upon the answer he shall receive.. to avoid, as far as possible, undesirable re-

had a conference on the subject of ensuring IT is stated that the Grand Council recently peace and harmony between Christian converts and non-Christians in China. H.E Grand Councillor Chang Chih-lung advocated that China should exercise ber own church control and appoint der own preachers, and clergy's this scheme, he thought, might attain the object

sults, and to the necessary extent made mutual concessions; and finally (4) the Japanese, in spite of so impulsive character, are distinguished by conservations in set- ious questions, and reluctantly sever tradi- tional ties. This explains the reason for the peaceful acceptance of the Constitution," We offer no explanation or opinion, although we cannot hold ourselves in entire agree went with the writer. Dealing with Japan's military exploits and the mistrust which her programme for expansion of armaments forters, the author says:-"It is only fair to note that in Japan itself the policy, of in- creased armament is beginning to encounter powerful opponents; voices are loudly pro- [claiming that with the conclusion of the. Anglo-Japanese alliance and the establish. ment of friendly, ententen with France and ongkang Gelegraph Rumio, no foreign danger threatens Japan, and that she must therefore abstain from any further expansion of armaments, the more so seeing that the means therefore are not in sight. During 1908-9 the Govern- ment can probably carry out, the con- templated programme without a large deficit, thanks to the balance from the War Fund

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KOWLOON DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, 17th March, 1907.

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Hongkong, WedseIDAY, APRIL 7, 1909.

JAPAN FROM THE OUTSIDE.

It is a curious fact, which must have

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∙in view..

THE Ministry of War bas received a report from the Viceroy of Kwangtung Nating that four gun-boats have been completed for ser vice on the West River. They cost Tir. 61,300 each, and can steam twelve or thirteen kools, an hour; they carry four guas and a Krupp or magazine, and are fitted up with electric light, searchlight and wireless telegraphic appara tus.

A VLADIVOSTOCK dispatch states that the fishing rights of the varipas districts along the highest bidders and 148, option for die die highest bidders and the auction for their, dia. posat on those conditions was commenced on

and the number of participants is unusually great, the competition is expected to be keen' and prices good..

Subsequently, the Chinese manag ing director, His Excellency Tuotai Wei Han, proposed success to the works, at the same time referring to

disclosed in the official announcement, are | tiffin. such as have been discussed by British sobjects here for a long time part. They have been koown at least as the possible outcome of the megollations that have been going on now for two years. That these terms wuld not be generally welcomed by the British community here must have been fully realised when the the progress of the British section. " treaty was signed, and the feeling of disapis Excellency Sir Francis Lugard pointment, we may say, extends through the responded. whole foreign community. That community is fere for business purposes; and regards the

of view. The period of commercial depression question of jurisdiction solely from that point is not yet over, and it is feared that so great change may have an unsestling effect that will make business more difficult. Such fears may be encalled for, but they exist. The European man of business is not u'saware of the great advance that has been achieved in the administration of justice, and it is therefore hoped that confidence in the couits will not be of slow growth. Much stress, also is laid on the success of the International Court system in the North, together with the guaracters pro vided by the treaty in shape of European ad. visera and judges. For our own part we see no reason to alter the opinion we have already

expressed. The progress of Siam makes the change inevitable and it might have been asked for as a right on the completion of the Codes, when, for instance, the Japanese will, under treaty, come under Siamese jurisdiction. The status of this Kingdom among the nations is however, being advanced earlier by a prs: liminary step, and foreign residents without distinction will be heartily glad if the fears are

justified.

The Cousul-eneral at Canton,

perty to the Chiness section of the Mr. Fox, proposed the toast" Pros.

Canton-Kowloon railway," to which an enthusiastic response was given

The representative of the British and Chinese Corporation replied in appropriate terms,

Following him came the Chief Engineer of the line, who mentioned that the probable completion of the thrc igh line was in sight.

Our Canton cousespondent, writing under yesterday's date, says There will be a remarkable event calebrated to-morrow (7th instant) in the city of Canton, when H.E Chang Jen-chun willay the founda tios stone of the principal station at the eastern suburb of the Canton Kowloon Railway (Chinese section) opposite Tai-sha- tau; invitations have been issued by Tactal Wei Hap, Diector of "the Railway" Departa

of establishing Chinese Consulates at Hongkong and in Jaya, for the maintenance of Chinese interests.

· OPIUM IN PEKING.

DRASTIC MEASURES IN THE CAPITAL

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, Oth April.

The forty-eight establishments Peking dealing in prepared opium have received orders from the authorities to close their business..

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TANG SHAO YI

RECEIVED BY THE KAISER

[By courtes if the "Sheung Po

Peking, 6th April.

A telegram has been received from His Excellency Tang Shao-yi, from Berlin, stating that he was re- ceived in audience by His Majesty the German Emperor on the 1st inst. SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT: SIR JOHN JORDAN'S ADVOCACY, the doth ultimo. At the opening of the pro-disproved and the added responsibility is fully ment, cordially inviting the Consuls- repre-

[By courtesy of the Shoung Po."] ceedings 80 Japanese and, 30 Russians took part. As the latter are financed by capitalists, Mr. Paget takes the treaty with him to Lon-brs of the foreign community to Caston on the Boating various countries and the leading mem-

Peking, 8th April, doo, and we are informed so further particulars occasion. The Director bas also directed a

The British Minister at Peking, will be given regarding it till it is in, the For steam launch to be mooted off Shameen at to Sir John Jordan, has attended two eign Office there. Necessarily it does not o'clock in the morning to be placed at the dis come into force till it is ratified. We may posal of guests on the Shameep who will proceed meetings of the Waiwupu during the assome, however, ibat the clauses regarding to Tasha-bu, where they will land. In the present month in order to forward the cession of territory, and the Peninsula rail morning, H.E. Viceroy Chang will personally the claim that the bounds of the way are in the main phatically been already conduct the guests round the railway works Shanghai Settlement should be ex- announced. It is emphetically asserted that and at 11.30 pm, H.E, will performs the cero-

mony of laying the foundation stone, at the tended. for territory; bot that is not likely to be the conclusion of which the guests will be enter settlement of these political questions in the will doubtless be present on the auspicious view of the man in the street, dayhow the taired to dinner at 1.30 p.m.. A large gathering. Peninsula and the changes in the system of occation, pinguda de M. jurisdiction over British subjects, as the two main parts of the treaty. We doubt the wisdom of such a combination from the point of view of either Britain or Sjam...

PRISONER IN A BOX,

· CURIOUS ESCAPE OF CHINESE: FEMALE CONVICT

struck the Far Eastern reader that European and the payment for the maintenance of the A Moji dispatch, qnoted bythe Nagasaki Press observers or, as they would probably prefer Russian prisoners, but after 190g these reports that Honda Takoo, aged' 36, formerly a to be termed, historians are seldom able to sources will no longer exist and the question clerk to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s approach the study of Japan's rise and pro- therefore involuntarily arises. How then will Shinsonoreki office, who absconded about a gress without indulging in what the Amer Japan cover the annuil deficit?

Two year ago, affer heavy defalcations, and was sen- caar term high falutin, farragos. The mere

sources for this purpose are spoken oftenced in his absence to cleven years' imprison.extra-territorial rights have not been battered idea that Japan should have become one of the increase of existing taxes and new moot, an additional fine of Ys, and six months' the Powers withis a couple of generations Government monopolies, but it is extremely Yamaguchi Chiho Saibazaho on the 22nd ultimo police supervison, sarrendered himself at the seems to obsess their minds and obscure doubtful that the Government will resort to It appears ibat Honds Takeo, whilst in the their judgment. They forget that the histo them as permanent sources; the existing office mentioned, surreptitiously collected cer- riau's duty is to tell a plain, unvarnished taxes are already so high that further failing tais sum of money from the Shimonoseki office story. They prefer to indulge in grandiose of them would be an intolerable burden on of an Otaka ñim, due to his employers, platitudes regarding this, that and the next the people. The intal amount of tate amounting in all to about Y70,000. He man thing referring especially to Darius and Alex expentiture of Japan for 1907-8 exceeded ged to do this during the period between ander, with sidelights on Pmar: aod' his 6:6 million yen, which, for a population of October, 1907, and Hay of last year, when he chroniclers Now" book has been written 48 millions, constitutes about Yra.65 pir cleared out. He subsequently surrendered by a Russian, of all people, which is fair, capira; taking on an average a family of five himself as stated and made a full confession. impartial and critical without being verbose.persons, we thus see that the head of a

Ha is reported to be a native of Minami-Takaki. gup, Nagasaki-ken. In consequence of Bonda It is entitled "the Political and Economic family participates in State expenditures at having aurrendered himself his sentence has Organisation of Japan," and it gives in into the rate of Y63, which constitutes a very baen reduced from eleven years to eighteen resting language most of the facts contained high figure in comparison with the small in months' imprisonment. in that extraordinarlly dry work known as

comes of the Japanese.". With regard to "The Japan Yearbook." The author is regard to monopolies M. Wilenkin shows, named Gregory Wilenkin, and the book is that this source also is unpromising:- translated by the Editor of the Japan "There remains a second source—the ex- Adverther. According to English journals pansion of Government monopoly to cm2

A Tokio message to the draki stator that in published in Japan the English edition is a brace sugar an saké; but this measure consequence of the recent suspension of work most lucid exposition of the points dealt with, would hardly be popular. The existing by the Dai Nippon and the Yokohama and and will be found of great value to all En Government monopolies on camphor, salt, Koba Sugar Refining companies, the stock of found a glish-speaking business-men and others who and tobacco, and, lastly, the national rafined sugar, which was about 200,000 bags at two: sarongs which had been tied to have compections with this country. A brief sation of the railways olicit incessant the end of last year, bas now decreased to,one- geiber harging

ging over athes, wail-A China, résumé of the contents of the book will in reproaches from the people; owing to half and may be exhausted by the bone con man was charged with help'ng the prisoner to dicate its nature. After some chapters on the artificially maintained high price of sumption stone in one month, as the Vugar escape,, A Chinese bullock-cart driver stated the origin of the Japanese, Japan before the camphor, Japanese camphor, is already be-on is now commencing. The Dai Nippon that the second sccused had engaged his cart Company, which resumed work at its Osaka facto convey a sideboard and a box to Kling. Restoration,, the abolition of the Feudal Sysglaning to feel competition from China; salt, toy before the other two Companies, is produc He took the dilver io Taco where the raiture tem, etc., the work deals with the history of which constitutes an article of prime neces- ing Lopo bags a day for boma consumption and was placed on the cart, and a 9- the political parties and the promulgation of alty among the poor population and is to export, while the Kobe Company is produc stared for Kajavi the Constitution of which it gives a summary, Indispensable for the preparation of dried about Soo baga We then find chapters on the modern poll "la" more and more taing in price in pany, which'

Later on the ma consequence of the monopoly.Tobacco,

Introduction of

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Hon, and herb

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dealt with

SUGAR IN JAPAN.

STOCKS RUNNING SHORT,

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CANTON DAY BY DAPE:

EXTRAUITION PROCEEDINGS. [From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, 6th April

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A BANK DRAFT QUESTION..

RESPONSIBILITY, OF A BANKA.

The case in which Man Lea Chub and Co.: sued the International Banking Corporation for $840 in respect to a bank draft came before. the Mr. Justice Gomperts, at the Supreme Court, this morning.

K

Hom. Sir Hesty Berkeley, R. Off-instructed The Deputy of Foreign Affair (Sit Wing | by Mr. Olto Kong Singappeared for the plán, Nio) left here yesterday for Hongkong on a tiff, and the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock; K. Ojifu commission to apply to the Hongkong Govern structed by Mr. Q; D. Wilkinson, defended.. ment for the extradition, of cortelo alleged * Sir Henry Berkeley said that plaintiff hought robbers, who have been arrested in Hong to recover $840, being the amount kong,

A caxious story of the escape of a Chinese female prisoner from Pudu Jail was told to the police court yesterday, says the Malay Mail, ef

LIKIM COLLECTION; February 23rd. The prisoner, who bad terved The collection of Likia dues in Canton (or this masthe “out of a term of až pears' impil: the first ten days of this moon as reported by sopment for kidoapping, escaped from Pudu on the Likin officials amounted to 10,619.2.1.0 the 4th bidimo. The chief European warder, it taels, en P

the „plaintiff under a bill of exchange dated November 14, 1907, which the plaintiff

| was improperly paid to two persons other than the drawees. His Lordship would rem ber that he, had directed, pleadings in- Defendantă claimed the protection dinance 7 of 1907, und denied lability, order, to: avall, ibagjaivan" of ~ the bankers must, shot

appears," saw the prisoner about 3 30 p.m. on PAZIALA PURCHASE OF ARMAMENTI, that day, but, si 6 o'clock, received report -The card of Reorganisation has submitted and discovered that the prisoner was ont suggestion to the Viceroy for the purchase in the female ward. On investigation be of oighten quick-firing guns at an estimated ment on the bill

Judder by the

wall, and also cost of 800,700 Enels, for the use of the newly-- on demand to the order of

organised troops at Canton. - It is ascertained. Co. was undorsed by defen that if the Viceroy's sanction is secured, an to be paid by them - On

#andoried Man order will be placed, with Mesurs, Carlowite was & Co. or soother leading. Gores 6m for the supply of the armaments.

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