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THE HONGKONG

understand, le, mere, a set

about. A pretty sixte of affairs, indead. But, perhaps, we might do worse than quote the fortuguese speaker on this point, for he sets forth the facts with great lucidity. As report ed by our special repressatative Mr. Nolasco

a

TUESDAY

MA

it

1909.

misstuder.

SHANGHAI

Up to the hour of going to presy we had received the results events only in connection Spring Meeting, which ope yesterday. The resulta of

are

appended

6.—THE BART LEGACY CUP. Half a mile.

For China ponies. Réra d'Or Ross Kirkwood Felha Time: 58 2/5

SHENG KURG FAO recently made a sugges-THE JOCKEY CUP. One mite tion that a cenital Mint should be established, where all currency colos should be mined and

ponies that have peyer won a race. a waiformity thus be ensured. This hay met

El Animal

President of the Ministry of Finsece, who in- with the strong approval of Dake Tahi Trop tends to put the Miot into operation

piny

establish a steamship service first between is a jeletstock concern and proposes to Shanghai and

trouble arising over questions of delimits

gulations tlon, abd Great Britain and France in parti.

dant, Lim Co. is not Chinese labourer We learn from acso that Capt. Jord Mendes which trade shall be carried on, and the certificate of registration required by R. Norton de Maties will shartly leave Lisbon cular have bad anxious moments over such but unl the Chinerewho

Act No. 7oa is not necessary to said Lim Co," | för Macao to act as asslit nt in the Commitsion matters in the past and will probably have that did not understand the drift of the new Against that judgment the United States, for the delimitation of Macao, under Goodral uncasy feeling of impending trouble in the enactment or realise its import so far as it or as we should why, the Crown, appealed José Joaquim Machado, the Portuguesa Com future. It is not for us to discuss the rights affected their legal status-applied to come and the appeal has been upheld Among S. WATSON & CO., of China or Portugal in this connection; we under ita protection they were refused the the dicta laid down in the Federal Reports A DISTRICT, wilchmad (No. 49) was ficed Sia are now concerned with the awakened sense power of applying to the court for relief. All on which the Judgment of the Supreme in the Police Court, this morning, for assault. of responsibility which has taken possession they would be told if they did so would be Court was based were two which should be log a coolie at Shaskiwan yesterday. Thers of the Portuguese in Macao. Not content that as a company they were non-existent, known to those Chinese restaurateurs in had been a row between the two men, and, us with merely bandying words in private and

non est, intangible outcasts, wilderness Hongkong who may have an inclination it was alleged, the D. W. hauled off and waxing excited over the points at issue at voices, mythical phantasies and so forth. to proceed to Manila and exercise their

struck the coolle on the head: convivial gatheringe, the Portuguese in Macao The sultors would be rogues and vags calling there. It has been held that determined to make their voice heard at a bonds, Ishmaels and outlaws. No, judge restaurant proprietor, who keeps a place public assembly which was convened last could "see" them far less hear them. Ia for serving meals and provides, prepares, and Saturday. In auswer to what our special re fact a Chincée commercial company might cooks raw materials to suit the tastes of his presentative describes as "a patriotic appeal" be tolerated because it hovered in the air, patrons, is a labourer, and is not privileged issued by Dr. Luiz Nolasco, over a hundred but if it attempted to make its presence to enter the United States as a merchant. leading representatives of the Colony atten-known it would be speedily sent to the right And again: "A Chinese man, who owns an ded the meating in question several of the

interest in a mercantile firm, but is not ac

THE Diplomatic Corps in Peking his com principal Chinese merchants whose interests

lively engaged in the conduct of its business,

municated with the Waiwopa asking at Min are identified with the prosperity of Macao

and who works as head cook in a restaurant,

futry to request the Ministry of Finance to being present-and the proceedings, which

of which he is a past proprietor, is a labourer, ment banks, so as to guaid foreigners against guarantee the moneys deposited in the govern were exclusively reported in last evening's

and not a merchant, within the terms of the sustaining occasional losice therefrom. Both issue of the Hongkong Telegraph, appeat to da Silva said: According to the Com-Act of November 3, 1893. Accordingly, Ministries have, however, declined to accedo have covered a wider surface than had been mercial Code the commercial companies was decided that the unfortunate to the request on the ground bat the Ministry originally contemplated. But that fact only which had not been formed in accordance Chinaman who had been as years in of Finance exercises no direct, control over rendered the discussion the more important, with the provisions of the Code and register the Philippines was a labourer and must such banks, and consequently cannot afford the and it is extremely probable, from our pointed thereunder were not vested with judicial be deported, which, we rather think, is guarantee required, of view, that the ultimate outcome of the powers and were considered as non-existent. stretching the law to the uttermost. The THE Ministry of Agricuture, Industry and It has been proved by repeated experiments One of the speakers at the outset, io a de- brokers, all the factories and all commercial whose names appeared in the name of a Chamber of Commerce is Shanghai on the meeting may have very far-reaching results. Now in Macao all the shops, all the pawn statement, however, that only merchanti Commerce in Shangbai replied to the Chinese that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent agent for the destruction of fleas,himself as doubtful whether there would be under the Commercial Code and were not dren into the Philippines, appears to have ship Company recently submitted to that Board precatory and half-hearted spirit, expressed and industrial institutions were not formed firm should be allowed to bring their chit-poposed regulation of the Ving Shap Steam-

any concrete results flowing from that registered, therefore before a Court of Justice been founded on a misapprehension formed for registration of the Company. The regula- assembly. Well, that is a pure matter they were considered as non-existent, and cau- by one of our Manila contemporaries. For have been ordered to be revised: The Cam

tions have bees disapproved in the main, and of opinion, but it was not the proper not establish their rights in any case at law. the Acting Insular Collector of Customs in a condition of mind in which to approach the Now that anomaly has been in existence for letter of instruction to Customs officers lays it consideration of questions of colonial and the past ten years and if it be not removed down that while the new ruling makes certain domestic interest. Anybody can be pessimis. and if it should by any misadventure happen radical changes in the definition of the class tic when their background is a blank, and that some unforeseen contingency should entitled to endorsement as resident mer

THE Government la Peking, after many im. portant conferences, his come to the conclu it is the easiest thing in the world to pool overtake any countercial firm by reason of chants it will not be held "to prevent person that steps must be taken for liver con pooh an idea when they have nothing what the law, that fact alone should serve to drive sops who have left the Islands in good faith servancy in Chian. It is decided that a De- ever better to suggest. Fortunately, the tem away a large number of Chinese merchants to duly endorsed as merchants, from re-enter pariment shall be organized to study. River per of the meeting was decidedly opposed to Heungchow. We can scarcely conceive ing upon their retum and bringing with them Conservancy, and that strict scrutiny shall be such a meet, lackadaisical, and invertebrate more absurd situation or contemplate with their wives or minor children even though kept over the expenditure on, sud constraction attitude. If it had been otherwise, we composure the injustice done to the Chinese appears that their own names do not form a of, conservancy works, and that rewards should should have been without the valuable traders who form the bulk of the com- part of any firm name, or that their business given for diligence in the matter. These knowledge that there are a majority of munity in the Portuguese settlement. And is manufacturing." With reference to this ernors of Shaung and Honao for their con

orders have beto communicated to the Gov. the residents of Macao who are alive to the it is still more extraordina fo learn that question of immigration it is noteworthy that sideration. necessities of the situation, political and the Governor of the Colony is powerless the Mauila Assembly, a Filipino Lody en domestic, and must have formed the opinion to remedy this unfortunate attempt to make trusted with legislative powers, is endeavouring THE Tokio Wichi Vicki says that the Pratas that decadence had led to sepile decay. confusion worse confounded. No wonder to obtain from Congress jurisdiction for the land question is still under consideration be- The chief speaker was a gentleman named that the intelligent and progressive element Philippine legislature to prohibit, restrict or at the Japanese and Chinese officials at Sensor Pedro Nolasco da Silva, Sr., who among the Portuguese in Macao should cry to favour, the immigration of foreigners into evidence produced at Jap satis report Canton, it proceeds to state that Chinese wielded the fail with a conscious vigour out for immediate reforms in the administra the Philippines. According to the Coble-ed to contain some reliable testimony in faveur which must have relieved his personal feel- tive system of the Colony. The resolutionner, the intention of this resolution is to of the Chinese contention, and that, if this is A. S. WATSON & CO. ings as it expressed those of the gathering as adopted was to the following effect: "It is ward of the possible action of Congress rais whole. As we said before, we are not resolved that the Chairman of this publicing the barn to Aific immigration to the is concerned to any extent at present with the meeting undertake to forward a telegram/t lands as a result of the pasy go of the Payne delimitation question, and even if we had the Minister for the Colonies praying for the bill. There is rooted Telt among many been we should not have been greatly en following --The urgent arrival of the Filipinos that the Impetun given to agricul- lightened by the asseverations of Mr. Nolas Delimitation Commissioner; The grantee and other industries in the Philippines as co that the Cincse in Macao: had always ing to the Governor of pleaary powers for a result of the passage of the Payne-bill-will- enjoyed equality of treatment with the Por remodelling the local adminstration forth result in a demand for more and cheaper tuguese, and that slace 1887 there had with The concluding of the negotia labour and that to supply it Congress will never been any protest or despatch from the tions of the Macao-Canton Railway labourers under contract or even without It

allow the en

entry of Japan sé and Indian Viceroy of Canton, against the Portuguese Ratification of the Luze Chinese Treaty of for having encroached upon or annexed soy 1904; 5-Immediata commencement of the territory. Nor do we believe that the fact Harbour Works. We need not refer to the that certain defamatory accusations had railway or treaty question of hitelf been made by certain Chinese against the evident that if the loftuguese Government is MACAU'S AWAKENING.

Portuguese Government will weigh for a to assist in the regeneration of Macho as single "moment with the members of the port it should begla with the dredging Nothing is better calculated to lead to a Delimitation Commission. Such matters, of the harbour. That ides has been dinned general reconciliation-amous-conflicting if they do come within the purview of the into the ear of the authorities so alten that elements and arouse a feeling of common in Commission at all-and we really cannot the subject is doubtless stale by this time; terest in a community which is not always see what connection they can possibly have but it is an essential consideration if Macka able to see eye to eye with the authorities with a question of demarcation of territory is not to take a back seat and hand over hei than the recognition that the national wel can be disposed of one way or the other remaining trade to Heungchow. The great fare is at stake by the action of a foreigo without the slightest difficulty. Where we thing is, however, that public opinion in state, and for that if for no other reason, find ourselves in agreement with the speaker Migao is being stimulated into life by the the present dispute between the Chinese is when he refers to the importance which purely hypothetical question of jurisdiction, and Portuguese Governments with regard to the opening of Heungchow as a free port which may prove of greater advantage to the frontier boundaries of the province of may have on the future destinies of Macao, the Portuguese Colony, than its warmest Kwangtung and the Colony of Macao is to No doubt a section of the inhabitants of the supporters may have dreamt of when they be welcomed. Far too long the Fortuguese Colony see to the policy of the Chinese a called the meeting which was held on Satur- in Macao have been coalent to rest under disingenuous scheme or deep-laid plot ac their laurels won in the past. They have cording to one's predilections to undermine gradually fallas into such a slate of apathy the trade remaining to Macao. But what is and listlessness that a grievance more or the good of lamenting and bewailing one's less was little likely to affect their amour fate? If the Chinese are keen enough to propre. Now and again a spark of the old take advantage of their opportunities it is ago we referred to a decision handed down It may be remembered that some time energy appeared, but it was of to transitory for the Portuguese to be up and doing. The by the Sureme Court of the Philippine a character and the fire from which it opening of Heungchow should act as a spur Islands with reference to the status of emerged was so feeble that it expired into the people of Macao and it should be Chinaman who was interested in the sale nothingness, and the Colony went along in used at one of the principal weapons to and manufacture of vermicelli and also its old fog-trot, lifeless and fagged-out fashion convince the Government that the days operated a pánsileria in Manila. We have Perhaps one of the factors leading to such a when a perpetual siesta was considered to since received a copy of the judgment which Rip Van Winkis state of affairs was due to the be the natural condition of life in the declares the Ohiosman in qucation to be Impotence of the general body of citizens in Orient have long since departed. But a labourer and not a merchant within the Macao, to secure feforms which all realised that in by the way, although it is a point meaning of the law, and therefore not en- were urgently needed if the rejuvenation of the worth keeping to mind. What will amaze titled, to a certificate of registration. The Colony was to be brought about from within, the stranger, who is not acquainted with case, United States versus Lim Co, was origia To the ordinary outsider it seemed scarcely Portuguese methods and principles, is the ally tried in the Court of First Instince

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HONGKONG, TUEsday, May 4, 1999. *

day last.

FOREIGN LABOUR IN-THE- PHILIPPINES,,

The one thing that those opposed to the Payne bill most fear is the competition that might result from the entry of Japanese and Chinese. The former being a sturdy agricultural people, hundreds of whom have already taken up that branch of industry throughout the country, in the lowlands of Luzon and the mountains of the Vijayas, and even in the more fertile regions of Mindanao, with great success, are the most feated. Truly, the Filipinos are determined 10 limit the employment of labour to the barest essentials, and they appear to have decided that as they will not work them- selves it would be invidious to allow others

10 work for them..

REAR-ADMIRAL and M/s. Hewett returned to LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the Colony to day from Castos, where they have been on a visit, int).

SEVEN hundred and filly houses have been burned down at Otaru, la Hokkaido, Twenty persons were injured.

THE Japaness training squadron bas arrived a San Pedro, in South Cailfornia, where it was received with a warm welcome

A COOLIE, Cheng, Wa, who was found goldly of stealing a quantity of brass from the Quarry Bay Shipyard was in the Police Court, this morning, given six weeks' hard labour and six

hours' slacks,

As a luge sum of money is needed to carry out different measures proposed by the Yucb- dopu and to pay off some loans, the issue of debentures is contemplated and also the raising

loans to meet these requirements. sl lourn to..

We are requist d to state that the management

'Saturday, A

confi med by, further investigation, the Japan- ese Government may recognise China's owner- ship of the island. In any case, however, the interests of Mr. Nishizawa, the exploitar of the island, will be protected by the Tokio Govern

ment.

Augu

Time: 2 mins, £ 3/5 10ch

[Chios]

8. THE KIANGSU CUP. One mile and three

quatters,

Celia Rosario Maibles.....

Argante....

Time: 3 mins 452/5 RECO, ¦ 9-THE ECLIPSE STAKES OBE mile and a quarter. For China ponies, balng, bond fide griffins at da'e of entry.

∙Pegasus Pisman Mesultob

Time: 2 mins 39: secs. 10--THE CHIHLI CUP, “One cription griffins of this meet

Dea

Whitemon

Morselsidig

Time: 3 mins, 9 itch.

SECOND DAY'S RESULTA Following are the second day's resulta -THE CHU-KA-ZA CUP. Three-quarters of

a mile, For Chioa ponies.

Worcester pise Sokol

Ravensboe Wuilleumeir f ***

(* Doad Head.) Time : 1,27 2/5/m 2~~THE SHANɑhaí Derby,-One mile and a baf. For China ponies, being bona fide griffics at date if entry.

Russleyipimo mapa

Chioa

Time: 3.09 2/5 (Record), 3-THE MONGOLIAN PLATE --Que mile and a -quarter. For subscription griffins of this

meeting.

BADT... Whilemoss

Vingt-et-un

PROSPECTIVE JOBS FOR CHINA

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PHILIPPINE REYRNUE GUTTERS.

The Manila Timor, of arìb

"The reqâest of the Customs!

during the time the approp did not reach the appropriat being considered, and as it has that no bill which calli for the money will be considered excep appropriations bill, it would be imp provide money by a special act,

be amended to include an allowance for the cutters, but of course this is something I can- not speak about authoritatively."

Who that has ever seen the famous combios seems to be some misunde tion of dramatic pieces The Bolls and the attliude of the Assembly Waterloo can ever dissociate them from thepropriation which the Cut plays that ba made his reputation it was rappressing smuggling memory of Sir Henry Irving?. It was in theso | naked for ravenus cotles

through their agency that he captured London Qurton hold a Timel and the provinces and up to the time of his terful, poignant and thrilling pieces when others death ho never filled to revert to these mai failed to stiraci, Last night the Bardmann Dramatic Company assayed an exposition of hese difficult plays, and they succeeded beyond praise. Everybody who can be classed under the general tein of playgoer knows the plot of The Bel's rothy we deem it unnecessait improbable that the appropriation ary to enter intothestory. The leading part was then by Mi, Sydsey Pease, whose con was as fine a bit of acting as we have seen on ception of Mathis, the self-convicted murderer, the stage of Hongkong. In the minor parts Mr. Panso was admirably supported and that the audience was impressed may be judged from the fact thil at the close and could kpar an audible sigh of relief when the tragedy had | bis been thoroughly gone into.

again Mr. Peass prayed his ability as an ex- colmioned in the death of Mathias-so great committes on appropriatioon, was the tension caused by the impersonation. "Waterloo" was the curtain-raiser and bere ponent of dramatic art. The audience was not large, but it was latensely eppreciativa and many will regret when they learn the facts from those who were present fast night thaj they did not sitend, Tonight the Company give! The Worst Woman in London,

7HE HIPPODROME.

Menugaris gave their first change of programme to a large and appreciative audience. Hong

Last night, the up-to-date Hippodrome and

kongites have come to expect the highest standard of excellence from the clever com those who considered it worth while le attend bination, and it lipo exaggeration to say that Causeway Bay last night ventana feared thoroughly satisfed that they had obtained

at

over and above their money's worth,

As panal, a capital programme was gone through, and the many acts of skill sod daring

and)

their gracefal

The appropriation bill will be taken up by the Assembly just as to the Commission rethite from Baguio, and there is a general impression that it will be passed without much discussion, [is provisions are generally known and the bill

A NEW CABLE STKAMER

An interesting special service steamer. has been launched from the Neptune Worke castle, of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Ric son. The vess

veissle which we Tolosants is bobg built. Inyingin repairing the Telegraph Cons Company Limited, twin-sčraw steamer,

co cubic feet of dition, a bold for carryle gin beam. The

ere, besides very large book

will be of the most modern descr chinery, picking up and are falso, testing rooms,"

THE WEATHER

The following report in from Mr.

On the 4th at 12.50 p—The barem

East of Japan tr the

this mornlog

Lighter moderate variable wi

possible that the Colony could be roused fact that Chinese commercial companies where it was found, to quote the judgdent from its normal condition of foertia. The which at one time were regulated by a De that "Lim: Co was born at Amor, China;

brought forth thedas meed of praise, Mooker Director of the fongkong Observat Inhabitants, that is to say the taxpayers, had partment for Chinese Affairs have now no that he is about thirty years of age of the Hippodrome Circus and Mebageris offerjes was in his ossil fue form and gave some time and again famely submisted to the most. Innger any redress under the law, should and came to the Philippine Islands abat a cordial leyliation to the children belonging capital exhibiting of serial vaulting, well ausfallen, considerably over a spar extortionate and tryannical demands of the they for any reason have neglected to come twenty-two years ago that for a nuditer to the orphanages in Hongkong to attend the thibing his reptition as a fire-class gymnast. Lower co home Government in respect of taxation, within the provisions of the Commercial of and borne with an apparently placid equa Code. The Department, It appears, was certificates of registration were being fed

year and covering the period in which matinees, free of charge, on Wednesdays and The Mysore, soups of acrobats provided-a Sundek veya gumber of excelto feats in their own finished nimity the heavy exactions imposed by a administered according to the principles of he was operating an opium store that he THE Governor of Kirin, H.Z. Chen Chac: Myle and won the unstinted apple of th Colonial, Department which had simply to Portuguese jurisprudence, "justice was ap gave up the opium store upon the change in is fellow provincial capitalists to Kirin to in obey the behests of the authorities in Europe, propriate to the requirements of the Colony the law in relation to the scillag of oğlum,

# ch'ang, who is a Cantónese, bas levited, six of spectato But a change has come over the scene, because it was obtained without delay, the and operated a pangierta in which he had vest money le fedestrial developments in that and it is becoming increasingly evident that, cost was not exorbitant and it was within invested P500.00; that he also has an in-hall begin by laventio

province Itis agreed that the collaborators to use a colloquialing, there is life in the old the comprehension, of the Chinese, who terest in the manufacture and sale

16 30,00 500 In dog yet. The cause of this wonderful meta were quite satisfied with it," But this ex- ceill in which business he has invested.

mining and afforestation schemes. morphisis, this revival of a healthy public cellent system was abolished without any jum of opinion, is twofold: the attitude of China adequate compensatory provision being

ring of the China with regard to the extent of area ander, the made. The quid ounce at Lisbon simp Jurisdiction of the Portuguese Colony, and stopped in and said the Department

ition of delle tation:

"Ro and thero WAS AD ope and the same this

Coolgaial possessions are

kind of a new order was put fata forces

Commercial Code which

that the

Enortlern shores of

kong Rainfall