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Intimation,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY APRIL 20

ba provocative of keen resentment among those who now find themselves placed on a lovel with persons of no character and of little or no education." The underlying idea appears to be that as schools, established by the Chinese Government for the benefit of

A. S. WATSON & CO., Chinese students are increasing in number,

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the foreign institutions should be placed at a disadvantage in the matter of conferring on the graduates of the latter the right to have A voice in the selection of representatives at the provincial assemblies. Now, how would

what will undoubtedly prove a beneficent scheme of social reform whore value bas already been proved beyond the shadow of a doubt. That the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be sore put to it to find a solu tion to the difficulties with which the Minis-

try is faced in consequence of this reform is matter of common knowledge, but who would fancy that as the result of the passing of the Old Age Pensions Act in the United Kingdom the currency of China and India may materially benefit ? "As everybody is aware,

Shipyard Labourers.

ABORTIVE CONFERENCE. -

EFFECT OF RETREFCHMENT: IN THE

KOWLOON DOCKS.

The trial of the three men-Wu Cheung, a

filter, of the Quarry Bay Shipyard, residing at 17; Bulkeley Street, Hunghom, Chu Pak Un,. timekeeper of the Hooghong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, residing at 161, Market Street, Honghom, and Fung Chan Man, an

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The document purports to be a comprehen- siva sat of rules for the guidance of mam- bers of the proposed labour union,., which is throughout referred to in the originat aw a

"school". The translation follows :—

1.-It is proposed to establină a "school". for the benefit of men engaged in our trade; it is hoped that the institution may last for all [timal

...

7-All members may make suggestions. by member having good regulations to sug gent should make them known to other mem

forward they cannot promote the public weal. bere if these (good) views are not brought

______Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE

PRATAS ISLAND

SETTLEMENT IN SIGET.

By courtesy of the Shoung Pe"}

Peking, 19th April. Negotiations regarding Pratas

such a decree affect the native students the bugbear of finance in the Far East and the engineer and cigarette hawker, of 13, Queen However, may regulation is found unsatis Island are nearing an 'amicable set

whose names were enrolled on the list of those attending such a college as that cop templated by Rev. Lord William Cecil and his supporters? It would mean that at a time when the cry for popular institutions is being heard throughout the length and breadth of the Empire, when a constitution has been promised and may at any time be grauled those students or graduates would find themselves outcasts in the political life of Hongkong. It should not be forgotten that the announcement of the Board of Education is unmistakeably precise; it is concerned with "colleges established by

HYGIENOL, of China. On the other haud take the case

AND

BUBONIC PLAGUEI

workers have not yet heaid of the benefis that 4. It is proposed that if any of our fellow. will be derived from becoming a member of the "school" and who may come to hear of it, they will be allowed to join the school within the next three months if they should so desire, and. shall pay the same fee of $t as original mem

[Probably, through a clerical error; the follow entrance fee will be $5.

clause 5.-Translator's note.]. ing section was numbered "6." There is no

It has been proved by repeated experiments foreigners in China" alone; it does not refer so that the efforts of those who would seek:] ba:the ring-loadere, and the object of the meet-berk. After the three months have expired the

that WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most polent agent for the destruction of fleas, especially rat' fleas, '

It has now been proved that Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of deas from rais which have died of this disease.

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to colleges established by foreigners in Hong kong because that would also include those places of learning in the United States and in the United Kingdom to which the wealthier classes, send their son. it would be ridiculous to suppose that the, Chinese Government, would penalise the Chinese students who had graduated at Cambridge or Oxford, Harvard or Yale and All risk of infection can be avoided, by impose upon them such disabilities as would washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where

prevent their intervening in questions affeci. the deas are likely to be with a dilute solutioning the constitution, of the provincial as of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" Atea spoonful to a pint of water, or a teaduplel to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose.

HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND "GERMICIDE

Price par Pint...

Gallon

..50 cents

,51.00

6. If any member should be careless about

tlement.

AUSTRO-CHINESE BANK

A PROPOSAL

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking 19th April,

The Austrian Minister in Peking has conferred with the Waiwupu regarding a

revenue and the system of old age pensions Hastings, who appeared for the defence, said his work and meet with any accident and have lishmentposal for the estab

'an Austro-Chinese

crowning factor in the trade between foreign Road Central who were charged with con merchants and Chinese dealers are the convenlog a secret meeting in the Chui Nam Ho factory it can be discussed at meetings and 3-It is proposed that all office-bearers shali- tinual fluctuation in the value of silver. Many tel, at 425 and $75, Queen's Road West on Sun amended there and then.

It is reported that the Island will was opened before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Mameet at the "school" every Saturday zven' suggestions have been made with the object daylast, without permission of the Government,

ing. Any of our follow-workers having be thrown open to commerce and of limiting the range of these fluctuations in gistracy, this forenoon, t

The court-room was fairly well filled when good suggestions to submit, or other mat that the Japanese already settled the price of the white metal, but the market has been so dominated and swayed by Indian the magistrate took his seat shortly after halfers concerning the public good, are 6. requirements that it has been found practic pan eleven. Nearly every seat was occupied quested in attend at the school and discuss there will be accorded special pri- ally impossible to realise the aim of those by ongleters and fitters, interested parties and them with the office-bearers. who wish to see a happier, era in the financial sympathisers, who followed the proceedings

vileges. with great interestakunt position inaugurated. It has also been the reader will recollect that on Sunday held that one of the principal deterrents to afternoon between 500 and 600 Chinese, repre- the adoption of a uniform silver currency in seating off'ssos from ail the docks and ship China has been the liability of the silver building: yards in the Colony, met at West market to swing pendulum like at any time Point. The thres defendants were alleged to

union so as to protect themselves. In case of to give effect to the terms of the Mackay lng was to collect subscriptions to form a trade treaty have been rendered absolutely nu< gatory. Now, it may be asked, what has all strikts. The meeting was broken up by the Mr. C. F. Dixen, of Messrs. Hastings and this to do with the deficiency in the British police, and the arrests followed...

that in order to save time his clients had decided to plead guilty to the charger. He had gone carefully into the facts of the mat ter and bad advised the, defendants that

FAREWELL AUDIENCE, they had committed a technical breach of the law. Mr. Dixon here proceeded to relate the

[By courtéry of the Shaụng Po♬]: adding that if he were not correct in them the facts of the case as they were related to him,

Peking, 19th April. police would assist him. The meeting, he said, was called by the first defendant by cir

H.E. Lol King-hei, Viceroy-elect colars, which were banded to all native en

7. It is proposed that the general and finof Yunnan, will have a farewell gineer in the Colony, and its object was to discuss the possiblity of forming a school for ance committees be elected once in each quar

audience of the Prince Regent on the study of engineering. The second and ter by ballot,

8. It is proposed that the "school" shall

book contain the 22nd inst. third defendants took no part at the meeting, They attended simply because they bad res issue to each member a -ceived circulars. They, however, made specobing the names of the nativa-places of the C There was a very large attendance, members, so that there will be ab confusion including a number of detectives, whose about the surnames. The book will also serve presence was known to the promotors That for recording receipts for monthly payments. was proof that they did not know they In case the book is lost, a report must be made were infringing the law. It was true that to the "school" when a new book will be they did not ask for permission to hold issued,

which came into force in the beginning of this year? What matters it to China whether Great Britain adopt the most socialistic tendencies and introduce legislation which results in the amelioration of the poor? According to the Allahabad Pioneer the connection is very marked. Of course, the Pioneer regards the question as it affects the interests of India, but what affects that Empire is bound in course of time to be reflected in the currency of China. The Fioneer, which is a semi-official paper, de clares: "Private information shows that a project is being considered for the revival of Lord Goschen's scheme for 108, notes secured on a silver basis, thus providing facilities for the payment of old-age pen- sions, and at the same time extinguishing the appalling deficit now shown. The United States are considering a similar project, The adoption of the scheme would result in the appreciation of the bullion price of silver to above, the face value of the rupee. Lord Morley has promised that, in such an event he will raise the rate of exchange in order to prevent rupees being melted down points out the enormous effect the restoras tion of the value of rupees would have upop the industrial life of India. The import ance of such a proposal to China cannot be over-estimated.' It is tantamount to a revo lution in the silver currency market, for it means that China would be enabled, to pur-

semblies. Such a policy would render the Board of Education and the Chinese Go- vernment the laughing stock of the nations, and, indeed, put a premiuin on crass ignorance and fortuitous fatuity. It would inspire those graduates of enlightened Western colleges of education with a hearty contempt for those responsible for adminis tering the affairs of the Empire, and finally induce the enlightened section of the popu lation to give up in supremo disgust any hope it might have of contributing towards the regeneration of the Middle Kingdom, A. S. WATSON & CO., so that when we submit that this decree

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affect merely the graduates of foreign col- leges established in China we mafutains that our reading of the order is the correct one. la that care, students attending at and a Hongkong University graduating from: would be placed under no bananas bullion. In conclusion the Pioneers made of trade unions or strikes. The regards their exercise of any franchise in connection with provincial assemblies that might exist, whereas the Christan colleges at such places as Shanghai and Canton and other places would have seriously to recón sider their position. Otherwise it might be urged that they were in fact robbing the students who had been beguiled into attend.chare increasing quantities of British pro-technical institute. What was said was that

HONGKONG DISPENSARY -

MAND

KOWLOON DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 17th March, 1909,

The Hongkong Celegraph-

no means to pay for medical treatment, be can Bank.

come to the "school" and make a report to the committee who will send a subscription list round to their follow-workers to collect sub- scriptions. Upon the retard of the subscription list, the school" will pay the money out fiist

amounts of individual subscriptions will be to the member in need). On pay day the deducted (from each subscribing member's wages). The advance is made as a special favour by the "school."

the meeting that was because they wereIt is proposed that all members who are not afraid it would not be granted them. In view out of work shall make their monthly pay of the explanation, Mr. Dixon asked the Courtments on each pay day. In case they should to deal with the men leniently: The meeting, be unable to pay, they will be allowed he went on, was a perfectly lawful one; there three months during which to settle their ac were no inflammatory speeches, no mention counts. Beyond the patiod of grace whatever, payments that might have been made will be forfeited (as a penalty) so as to set an example, to others. Members, who happen to be out of work, do pot come under this rule.

OWNER WANTED-OWNER FOUND..

object of the meeting was a purely lawful rad Inspector Robertson, conducting the case for the police authorities, cast a different light on the maller. He stated that some Bco circulars were used to call the meeting, and were signed

There was no mention made in any of the the first defendant and another person. sporches of an engineering school or a subscriptionesbould be collected to defond themselves in strikes

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„That advertising is the soul of business.iva. fact which no one can question. Last evening: the Telegraph was pleased to give the palice, some assetance in a matter which required cleating up, and in that issue, under the caption of "Owner Wanted," appeared a paragraph stat

VICEROY-ELECT OF

YUNNAN

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN SHANGHAI. FOREIGN INSTALLATION.

PROHIBITED.

By courtesy of the "Shoung Po

Peking, 19th April.

The Ministry of Posts and Com- munications has telegraphed to Viceroy Tuan Fang directing him to prohibit foreignere from stalling wireless telegraph stations: at Shanghai

SHANGHAI TAOTAI

DINOUNCED BY GOVERNOR OF KANSU,

By courtesy of the ** Sheung Pò"]

Poking, 19th April. ⠀

The Governor of Kansu has

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1909.

WHERE LORD WILLIAM CECIL'S COLLEGE SCHEME-FAILS, Much has been written on the subject of ing them of their electoral rights. So with ducts, while it need not necessarily have any the proposed establishment of a University such an establishment as that suggested by serious effect on the exporting trade of the

The inspector then explained the reason in Hongkong and the effect it would in all the parsons and "unco guid" who pin their Middle Kingdom, although, of course, the probability exert as a competitor of the faith to the principles.counciated by the entire conditions at present existing in this why the meeting was held. Formerly, he said, University for which Fev. Lord William Doble and reverend lord who has been tour respect would be altered. With Great workmen at the Hungbom Docks were paid Britain as a buyer of silver to secure the ten double pay for Sunday and night work. There Cecil has been appealing for support froming Chiar in the endeavour to colist sympe-

decided to cut down the wages to one and whose possession was found a silver cigarette Total and urged that he be dis the people of Shangbai, As lih s been de thy with his scheme. The decree, indeed, shilling bank notes the situation would be decided to cut cases the men w and an hiding that the police had arrested a coolie in severely denounced the Shanghai Buitely laid down that the Hongkong Uni- would seem to be another argument in immediately obanged for the better so far as half, and it was on secount of that tast the case bearing the inscription, "Pressated to verily would be entirely unsectarian and favour of the Hongkong University as those dealing in dollars are concerned, meeting was held. The subscriptions to the CS Wade, by his colleagues et D ck, Kerr & missed. open to all races and creeds its boundless against the Christian college at Shanghai or and if the United States have any union were to be paid pro rats at the rate of Co.'s, Preston, 13. 6. 07. In less that twelve possibilities as contrasted with a college elsewhere in China proper. At the same similar-project-in view there is a pos- thirty cents on each dollar, that was to say, hours the police had accomplished what they which would largely devote its attention to time we must not disguise from quaelves the sibility of the white metal being automatical--that if a man received $10 a month he bad to had wanted. The paragraph had reached the the inculcation and propagation of Chris- fact that Lord William Cecil's pet proposal ly standarded. What authority our contem-subscribe to the fund 53 a year, at $40 a month right quarter at the right time, for this morning DD. The cost of the refreshments conf. Hall, an employee of Quarry Bay Shipyard. tianity are plainly manifest and the best in has powerful backing. The very fact that it porary has for the suggestion that Lord he would have pay the per men, and so the police received a communication from Mr. formed opinion's decidedly on the tide of is a sectarian or, at all events, a Gospel move-in being considered by the Imperial Govern sumed at the meeting was defrayed by the He identified the case and furthermore added the allegations against him.

that he was present when the presentation was the Hongkong sche re. As if to emphasise ment will undoubtedly influence a very largement it is impossible to say, but holding the Mr. Dixon called attention to the fact that made to Mr. Wade, who was now on a visit to and important section of the well-meaning position it does. In the official world of India the circulars clearly stated that the meeting Japan, The circumstances under which the but too often alsighted community who hold the principle of proving their it is unlikely that a journal of its standing, was called to discuss the question of an engi-memento came into the coolie's possession list yet to be explained, the coolio alleging that ke His Worship replied that such might be the picked it up in the stiest faith by works-an excellent principle in and reputation would give publicity to a stering school, itself but one that has to be considered vague and unsubstantial report, with no back- in "connection with local and national ground of truth to sustain it. The great fact case, but the other subject was in mind when conditions; while the additional fact that which will at this stage appeal to the reader, Dixon observed that at the meeting there la the practically unconscious relationship

the merits which it may be assumed the

· local University would possess over Any rival denominational institution established in China, a notice issued by the Chinese Gov- emment is distinetly worthy of attention, The notice to question applies to Chinese students studying in foreign schools which

Goschen's scheme, or a modification of it,

firal defendant,

the circulars were issued...

,

At the Police Court this morning, he was charged with being in possdision of property

supposed to have been stolen, An additional

Chuk Leang, by Mr. A. S. Escofally, of 7 and

An Imperial'edict will be issued, but as the Shanghai Totai can command great influence it is to be feared that nothing will result from

·GREAT BRITAIN AND "JAPAN,

A TRIBUTE TO THE ANGLO-JAPANKEE ALLIANCE.

Tokio, April 1 The authorities in Tokia do not take serious ly the amours emanating from Berlin and

Vianna that Japão le weary of the Anglo

areunder the management of foreign teachers the movement is being engineered sad | which exist between the doméstic policy of a no mention of fighis, and trade uptons charge was preferred against the accused, ShanJapanese Alliance and is incliced to abrogalan

the United Kingdom and the Snancial in- terests of the Chinese Empire.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

were quite lawful”

His Worship-Will there be another meet. ing 2

Mr. D'xapi don't know. "Do you know if the Government will grant you permission to hold another?" the Court queried. *** 1 learn that if in the first instance parmis,

it There is zo trace of Ill feeling between 9, Zatland Strest, för leaving his service with Japan and Germany, but there is equally no out giving police. A plea of not guilty on both need to look for the motives of such a rumour, counts was entered; and the accused romardedenter allo, Japan's consent to the holding of an Anglo-Japanese Exhibition in London next › year shows that she fervently desires to main tale the Alliance and to promote the friend abip that exists between both British and Japanese Governments and peoples,

THIS morning, Inspector Goodtlay charged two track coolies, who are employed by a local bank, with allowing the abafts of their truck to dragy thereby damaging the roadway. Fined $y each

A HAWKER, Ng Leung, of 6, Mau Bing Lapg" believes that he is a very much wronged film to day. He was arrested for selling parisidget out of segter, and fined $5 for the offence, NS wonders now when partridges wild to in season. apparent

Ip Chincie territory. It seems that Chinese fostered by one of the Cecils will also at graduates have certain privileges in the way of tract the support of many worthy people, exercising the franchise in provincial assem- especially in England, where the old saw bly elections The Chinese graduates of that ao Roglishman dearly loves a lord still two colleges in Foochow chy applied for holds good. If the Hongkong University permission to vote and the response was to is to become an accomplished fact it there A AICI, mise of fine rock-salt is reported to the effect-that-Colleges-established-by-fore believes the wealthier members of the have been recently struck near Manchouli, the foreigners in China will be regarded as mit Colony, both European and Chinese, to re-western terminus of the Chinese Eastern Ralf-sion had been asked for the Government would

́havo-allowed it,” was the answer.. by the Board of Education." In comment member that Mr. Mody's munificent offer to way.

Inspector Robertson was of the same

CHINESE dispatch reports that a numb of ing on this uncompromising tone of that de provide for the erection of the buildings is THE Waiwups and the Yuchnasps have been opinion.

schlosse and Germans in Peking have recently cision or aftimatum the A, C. Daily News, only supposed to be open until the end of in negotiation with the Russian Minister to Mr. Dixon-Il vour. Worship will adjourn

formada Chino-Gorman Association, which, we take it, has insida knowledge of June. If the necessary funds are not in redesin the North Manchurian Railway, but the case sine sife I will write the Government

stinkou, the objects of which are the relations between Chion and Germany, and the circumstances which led to this decree sight by that date Mr. Mody would boneras too bigh price is demanded for the je asking for permission.

His Wombip-I would: suggest that they being hued, said: "To the man in the streetfectly justified if he withdrew his offer, demption, no settlement has been arrived at.. although we do not believe for a moment

wrote the application.

Two chair coolies were fined $15 each, by also the learning of the two countries,~ the subject does not appear to be one of he would follow such a course, Still it' is DETECTIVE Sergeant Grant prosecuted a The case was accordingly adjourned sine die, Mr. F.. A. Bareland, in the, Police Court, to members now number about 110 and meetings much interest, few references to it having, as up to the people of Hongkong and those on Japanese, Kabino Maturo, in the Folice Court, and the decision of the Court rests on the day, for refusing to accept bire while die are held once in three weeks. yet, appeared in the antive press. But to the mainland whose sops would inked this morning, for exhibiting the title Ding: Action of the Government so far as permission engaged. Mr. Edward Erra, of Mestra David, UNDER the auspices of the Chine

gist, ontalde his place of business at 24, Prays | in concerned. ⠀

Young Men's Christian. East, without being registered. A fine pl 510. Among the documents soixed by the police cator

LG will deliver a lectur was imposed.

in the rald, were two of some importance. Oon THE Faking Government in deliberating upos "vection of malaria and ** |lifie priated slip--was in the character of taking steps to exercise Chick's own control on Thursday night-at

a dodgers or what is popularly known local over Christian missions and has consequently day, 24th April,

as sa “ Express,”.......... If set out that the meat ordered the Commission of Constitucional, Re-the Association ing was for the purpose of discussing the forms to formulate regulations for the protec Chinese formation of a school for skliled labour employ- tion of the Christian propagands in Chinà, ed in the local shipyards.

second docume

sheet of foo THE water pollees-this morning “arraigned

thirty-three boatmen and wor before Kr.

tirges of rem H. Kemp

those interested in educational extension it vantage of such an instituting to recognise is a question of supreme importance and the generosity of a liberal-minded citized by one that will not fail, sooner or later, to responding to the call for foods according provoke a considerable amount of to their metus. discussion, The fu

fall significance of the step taken has not been realized, per

HOW BRITISH EXIGENCIES MAY

ZAFRACY CHINESE FINANCE; haps, eren by those who are most affect

it. To disfranchise all graduates of Ample evidence has been adduced to show foreign schools is a drastic step indeed; and that the revenue of the United Kingdom for while the actual condition of Chias the the past year has seriously declined owing to grievance of disfranchisement in somewhat s of causés, one of the chief of these partinin

felt more and more

nce, it must tend to.bd belog.

the provincia, Assam

tion of old age passions.

A GARDEN ILIS On a large scale is being organized on behalf of the renovation schemel for the

Soldiaz Home, and, the late, Pria, E. (Milons to to be held during the afternoon

Seaman).

con

Sassoon and Company, Ltd. was the prolo

the fore