1909-05-14 — Page 1

The

NEW SERIES No. 6076

CONTENTS

Births, Marringes and Death.

Leading Articles

"Chleamen in Australia,

The Happy Hunting Ground of Malarial

Anopheles.

The Rat-catchers' Paradise.

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The China Association in Shanghai.

Telograms:-

Tsingtad.

China's Opium Monopoly.

China's Thanks.

Constitutional Goverombot.

The Pratas Island.

Chion and Macao.

Dutch Netherlands indios.

Proposed Naval Hases. Shanghai Tautai. Wei-bai-wei.

China Merchants' S. N. Co..

Early Marriages.

Fenglion.

Germany

and Chine

A Foreign Engineer.

Flood to Samshai.

Chinese Consulates-General,

Sir Robert Hari.

"Cantou-Hankow Railway,

The Imperial Funeral Chinese Editor.

Three Eastern Provinces. Railway Materials.. Financial Advisers. Mining,

Ex-Picsident Roosevelt., Manchuria.

China and Macao. -Manchurian Affairs,

Lei King hei.

Mootings

Legislative Council.

The Mercantile Bank of India, Limited.

Kutangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council.

Legal Intelligence:

Reclamation Dispute.

A Lost Passage:

Commission Agents Sued.

Polico:-

Kidnapped from Shanghai. Trouble on the Glenturret, Ship's Captain "Held Up.” Boilermaker's Love' Affairs.

"Spy" or Loafer?

A Woman's Excuse.

*Bay" Coulie. Unwholesome Pears. Misopilaneous Articles and Reports:—

Kowloon Canton tailway.

Macara Opium Farm.

Floads on the West River.

Malaria at Lyemun,

China's Sorrow.

Anti-Opium Campaigo.

Riting in Kwangsi.

Hongkong's Finances,

S.S. Helios Ashore.

Death of Capt. J. Joslin.

Onka Shosen Kaisha.

Junk Wrecked.

The Question of Anim.1 Slaughter.

Pacific Shipping.

The Colony's Health

Magdeburg Fire Insurance Company.

Hongkong Cat Show.

Hongkong's Water Supply.

The Penalty for Kidnapping.

Government Criticised.

England's Defence of Opium.

Bandmano Dramatic-Company.

An Amusing Erro

Opium in Seattle,

The Campaign against Plague.

A Curious Find,

Hongkong Gymkhana Club,

North German Lloyd.

The Hippodrome.

How a Mosquito Bites.

Hongkong University Scheme.

German Shipping Sei-back,

Opium Prohibition

German Cruiser Expected..

East Asistic Co., Ltd.,

Canton Day by Day.

The Macan Boundary..

Interport Cricket.

The Canton-Macao Railway." Aurea Channel,

The Shanghai Alhambra,

China and her Neighbours,

Gallantry Rewarded.

A Medical College for Peking..

Mr. 1 A. Pond.

The Imperial Funeral

The O. S. K. Beattleimaru.

Hongkong Telegraph.

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in the village of Shaukiran and its environs, stated that on looking up the 1907 Colonial Medical Report of this Colony he found in connection with the admissions from malarial fever from the police stations throughout the Island that the Central was given at 94 per 1,000, while that at Shaukiwan amounted to the enormous number of 388 per 1,000. With regard to the garrison, amongst the whole of the troops serving in Hongkong for four months of this year, January to April inclusive, there were 48 admissions for mala- rial fever. Out of that number 30 were from the small garrison at Lycmun. That gave a ratio per thousand of 445 admissions for Lyemun as against 25 for the rest of the gar-harbour, and so enjoy a greater immunity? Intributed the unsatisfactory control of railway

THE RAT-CATCHERS PARADISE. | prepared to wait until the new system has of contentious matter. Perhaps he is right,

perhaps not, but the tendency of the day in to grant increased facilities to, the press rather than to restrict its usefulness as a public servant. We wonder if Mr. F. Anderson, the gentleman from whose utterance we have quoted, is among those who would deny the press access to all gatherings of public la terest and yet complain every evening that "there is nothing in the paper to-night?" Oo the whole the Shanghai Branch of the China Association.cannot claim to have done more during the past year than main- tain a policy and attitude of "masterly in- activity.

Telegrams.

'HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH".

SERVICE

TSINGTAU.

ALLEGED EXTENSION OF GERMAN TERRITORY.

been inaugurated, but feeling that they are, Kowloon is to be provided with a special even more than formerly, a power in the corp of qualified rat-catchers, by a decision land, they are disposed to exert authority rendered at the Sanitary Board yesterday more and more in the direction in control afternoon. It seems that the rat return for ling provincial affairs, and are loclined to Kowloon is not satisfactory but whose fault regard many public works as local affairs, in this is does not appear. What that return which they are entitled to take a hand, even should be we are not told, nor is there any although the Central government may be evidence to show that there will be any acces providing the funds out of foreign loans. sion in the number when these new rat. The provincial administrations seem in catchers are set to work. Might the com-clined to encourage this movement, in the paratively low return be attributed to the fact absence of a united government under a that the rats in Kowloon are smarter than strong leader at Peking, and perhaps to this A correspondent of the Sydney Daily

their brethren on the Victoria side of the cause, as much as to any other, may be at Telegraph records the interesting fact that he found Chinese growing rice in the Norriton, or practically sixteen times as much that case the new gang will, we presume, be funds, the mismanagement of the currency thern Territory, splendid crop," which, He thought all members woult agree with expected to possess some special skill in fer- and the impediments thrown in the way of the cultivator asserted, could be grown with him when he said that conditions such as reling out the redents, though it would he developing the mining resources of the coun- It is safe interesting to learn how they have gained try. There may be much to say in favour much leas trouble than in China. He there these were far from satisfactory. fore draws a deduction that the Northern to say that the civil population will entirely such knowledge. Ten men are to be ap of local management of purely local affairs, Territory must be equally suitable for white endorse the Colonel's remark, especially pointed at a "salary" in this connection there is certainly a great deal to say against labour, but, unfortunately, this does not those who have had occasion to pass "salary" is rather a good word-of $10 each too great or too sudden change in an old follow from the facts: Our Australian con through the native village when the tide has a month and if they are at all enthusiastic established and complicated system of go temporary, correctly observes that white fallen, leaving the foreshoren mass of viscuous they should sooo clear Kowloon of its vernment like that built up in China; many men could not prosper by growing rice in mud from which foul and noxious odours objectionable residents. The men are to of us would only be too glad to say why ot the same manner as the. Chinaman, he arise. Much has been done by Messrs. be under the control of Street Commit leave well alone, if we could only feel that are expected to exercise there were no dangers ahead, but although cause the latter in producing the staple upon Butterfield and Swire to reclaim that section tees who which he lives and proceeds to remark of Shaukiwan which lies adjacent to their strict supervision over their operations and it is dislieartening to find it so difficult to get that the question of prime importance is extensive docks, and to-day what was once where vigilance is calculated to prevent the anything done, wo believe that we are doing whether heavy agricultural operations upon a filthy area presents a bright and smiling recurrence of those abuses which obtained good work in quietly and temperately making the Europeah model can be successfully car

appearance, clean, sanitary and healthy. But under the old system. (ne of these abuses representations to those in authority when Messrs. Butterfielt and Swire cannot be appears to have beca the partiality of the we feel that British interests are likely to be ried on by white labour under the torrid sun of the Territory. Country suited for rice deemed responsible for the regeneration of coolies for the bait used to catch the rats: affected by the course of events, and in say culture generally carries the gerur of malarial the entire district outside and beyond their Me. Shelton Flooper spoke to the fact that ing British interests it would be difficult fever, and it is only by draining such swampy own field of operations. That must be con- the bait in large amounts found its way into to point to an instance in which British. ground as the rice plant loves that malaria is sidered to be a duty devolving on the local the coolies' stomachs, so we are forced to interests conflict with the best of China successfully suppressed in tropical regions: authorities specially appointed to deal with the conclusions that the bait must have been herself. It seems clear that the Chairman Only white, men can prove by experiment sanitary matters, and the fact that it has unusually attractive or the digestion of the of the China Association at Shanghai istions to act in the circumstance. how far and in what directions the Northern apparently been allowed to remain unheed-coolies wonderously absorptive. At all not exactly in favour of the principle of Territory is fit for a big white population:ed in the past must be put down to the events it does not seem to have disagreed decentralisation, but in a country like Chi CHINA'S OPIUM MONOPOLY.

of the Chinese with the coolies who did the rats out of Meanwhile, the fact that it is proving so happy-go-lucky nature

na where the conditions of one pro- admirably adapted for Chinese settlement is resident there and the methods they em-lawful and authorised diet. But why should vince differ so widely from tliose of just one of those things which may, and play to irrigate the land and get rid of bait, succulent morsels and choice viande, another it is difficult to see how probably does, make the Northern Terri- their refuse. As Colonel Bedford stated, be employed at all? Why not teach the any effective scheme of Central control tory attractive to the rice-growing nations by the side of the main thoroughfare, there ralcatcher to play on the fute and so could be effectively maintained. For ex of the East, and in order to prevent this is a slightly trickling, sluggish stream: A beguile the rats into their nets ? A band of ample, the inert and conservative gentry of attractiveness from exciting unpleasant con- casual glance at that stream would show that competent flautiste parading the streets of Hupeh could not be compared with the sequences the Sydney paper suggests mosquito larvas were breeding there, and Kowloon would be a decided novelty and alert, energetic and keen-witted gentry of

in and the Ministry of Finance hare Australians to prove, that it is just as welled to him that they belonged to the malarial Moreover, the music-loving population on provincial government at 'Canton should hold a conference and decided

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claim greater powers of local administration

MARINA ASSOCIATION IN may arise in which this country may find"]

SHANGHAI

By courtesy of the Sheung Po."]

Peking, 7th May. The Governor of Shangtung re ports by telegram that the Germans at Tsingtau are extending the boundaries of their Bettlement by one hundred li

The Governor applies for instruc

ESTABLISHMENT TO BE DEFERRED.

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[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 7th May. The Anti-Opium Commissioners

do heavy inining work in the Territory itself are valuable evidence that tropical, condi- estuaries which went underneath the road held, last week he was compelled to confess to us to be quite misleading. No British dial envoys to attend the funeral of tions are not inveterately hostile to the white

worker,"

THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND OF MALARIAL ANOPHELES,

tions be thoroughly inquired into with a view although there had been great changes in understood in Western countries, he, looks | CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN

MENT.

A STRANGE. MEMORIAL.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo"]

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fitted for white men. We must enter into family known as anopheles. About this the other side of the water would have none effective agricultural, pastoral, and mineral small stream were to be found sundry ter- of those objections to visits from the rat than those granted to provinces lying nearer to defer the putting into force passession of this immense tract, whose races of cultivated ground. All these ter-catching brigade for the family could sit the metropolis. Where Imperial matters the exclusive sale of opium, [ie, empty spaces throw their glamour across the races were carefully irrigated by means around and listen to sweet melodies while are concerned these are bound to rest-with they have deferred the establish- the player combined innoceat pleasure with the Government at Peking, but otherwise the ment of a Government monopoly].. narrow waters on the further side of which of small water channels or pits, some

of which contained water, while in the stern duly. The members of the hand might idea of local self-government is certain to Swarm millions of Ariatics, who could turn

be realised in the future. With regard them to incalculable profit at our pational others were fermenting fertilising fluids even be allowed to take up a collection now

CHINA'S THANKS. risk. In its present emptiness the Northern of the character of which all were aware, and then, after the fashion of the German to the resources of China, the speaker held But the vista of possibilities that these were ample to meet all her obliga Territory it at once an invitation and a These were two admirable examples of the band at home.

THE IMPERIAL FUNERAL provocation, and nations with vastly greater industry of the race, but he considered is endless and we leave it to the Sanitary tions and far more than all her present in- pretensions to civilization than those of Asia the black, blots any land having Euro Department to make the most of them.

debtedness, but unless salutary reforms are **By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."] have many times seized territory on a much pean habitation. Over and above this, there

seriously taken, in hand (he added) a time slighter excuse than its emptiness. The were several streams coming down from the

Ang Peking, 7th May. proof that our emply North is eminently higher land and finding their way to the sea

itself confronted with financial troubles, The Empress Dowager has given suited for Chinamen, Is, on the whole, dis-through rocky channele sfter forming many

perhaps at some great national crisis, instructions to the Prince Regent to quieting rather than comforting, but the water holes and pools which were rendered

(13th May.)

when all her resources and strength would Borthward march of the white sugar-worker very foctid through the streams being used When the Chairman of the China Asso- be wanted. The contention that it is inter depute Prince Chen to proceed and the undoubted fact that white men can

more or less as public latrines. These rivu ciation (Shanghai Branch) submitted bis fering with China's "sovereign rights" to abroad to return thanks to the lets discharged themselves into very small nuntal report to the members at the meeting bypothecate loans for special purposes seems various Powers who have sent spe and filtered on to the foreshore. In all this that they could not point to any great financier has the slightest desire to interfere many ideal nurseries for mosquito breeding achievement in regard to what might be with China's "sovereign rights"; in the

the late Emperor. were found, and he asked that these condi- called "work done." but he argued that absence of constitutional government, as to measures being taken to modify the exisi- the Government, matters affecting the admin- upos the loan agreement as a substitute for ing state of affairs, Colonel Bedford, it will istration remained on much the same

a Chinese Act of Parliament, under which be seen, did not advocate any very drastic footing as before. Not that the Chinese the purposes for which loans are negotiated steps being taken nor did he lose sight of the Government had not issued orders and are specifically laid down, he expects these (rath May.)

fact that whatever remedy is found it will edicts which afford promise of great consti- conditions to be adhered to. On the ques- So seldom are the trials and tribulations mean the expenditure of a considerable sum tutional reforms in the future, but so far, to tion of currency reform there was of coursc of the European troops stationed in Hong. of money, which the Colony can ill afford in use the speaker's words, it has been a time little to report beyond the fact that the

Paking, 7th May. kong revealed to the public that special in the present condition of ita financial re of great cry and little wool. In a broad whole question is under consideration of A memorial has been submitted terest attaches to the comprehensive state-sources. "At the same time," he said, "the sense this may be deemed a truism, but the Chinese Government-which is an old by the Viceroy of Shensi and Kan- ment delivered to the members of the conditions which obtained at Lyemun were Rome was not built in a day. There has story. The speaker suggested that China eu to the effect that the promised Sanitary Board by Colonel Bedford, the sufficiently serious to justify him in making been evidence galore that the Chinese are should engage the services of a foreign institution of Constitutional Govern- Principal Medical Officer of the South, the proposal he had brought forward, and he adopting active measures and taking ener-expert and that is the general view, but Pro- China Command, at the meeting held yes. trusted that as a result some steps would be getic, steps to advance the importance of fessor Jenks was a foreign expert who offered ment was brought out by force of terday. While we are all accustomed to the taken to mitigate the present state of affairs the Empire as an industrial and commercial sound dicta, as to the best methods of cur circumstances, and that the late appearance of the business-like gunner, and thus relieve him, as Principal Medical factor, to lead the people in the direction of rency reform and nothing came of it. Emperor and Empress Grand engineer and infantryman in the streets of Officer of this garrison, of no small amount higher ideals in the way of modern thought Again the Cduction of mens is pledged Dowager were not favourably dis- the Colony it is generally regarded as a fact of anxiety for the health of His Majesty's and methods and to realise that prin- to the introduction of a uniform national that thought he may be with us he is not of troops serving at Lyemun," That is a ciple, which, to many minds is being coinage by the terms of Article, III of Posed towards the idea. us. He is a unit among hundreds who have reasonable attitude to adopt, and the followed far too precipitately, of China for the Mackay treaty, but for all that has The Prince Regent has been no voice or say in domestic politics. He is only wonder is that the grievance has not the Chinese. It was Lord William Cecil, been done in the matter since 1992 the greatly impressed by the memorial even a more transient guest than the average heen aired by the military predecessors of who in a letter to the Times, wrote that China agreement might be a dead letter. An and minuted at the foot of the docu covenanted assistant, and his interests are Colonel Bedford on the Sanitary Board. had begun to revolve, that after 2,000 ext had reference to the gradings, ie the Iement that it was beyond compre confined to his regimeni and his company. The average member has little occasion to years and more of conservative existence

port credit system, He It is the exception rather than the rule to visit Shauki-wan and it is only those who Chios han realised that she must change," remarked: "As a subject closely allied to hension. see him fraternising with civilians for the have actual experience that are in a position and the only question was, which way shall currency, the attention of the committee simple reason that in many cases the belief to speak with authority on the subject, Mr. she change? The writer does not pretend has been drawn to the system prevailing at

THE PRATAS ISLAND, is held that the civilians are so arrogant as Ho Kom Tong was perfectly right when, in to realise the form this movement will Tientsin of selling to Chinese on terms of to maintain that they occupy a higher plane seconding the adoption of the resolution, he ultimately take, but any observer mui! see credit, by the crisis in the trade there, and

CHINA'S CLAIM than the man in uniform. Such an idea observed that "the various units of our local for himself that the advent of a new Emperor, by the claims put forward by foreign mer- is, of course, wholly unfounded, except garrison constituted too valuable an asset to guided by men of travelled experience and chants there for compensation from the Im in the person of the penniless upstart who the Colony for us to neglect, and when be noted patriots, will prove of enormous value perial Government." "If the Chinese Govern bas discovered that he is related to trusted that no little monetary consideration in leading the Chinese along the paths of ment is prepared to accept responsibility for theobility since his arrival in Hongkong would stand in the way of the Government progress and material advancement through native commercial debts, there will be no Mr. Ijuin, Japanese Minister in but, nevertheless, it has become so firmly towards improving the surroundings of the the enlightened views which are held by the lack of claimants from every port, in the Pelting, has agreed that, upon proof rooted in the minds of our gallant defenders living quarters of those whose lives, unim- principal men holding the reins of the Em country; the amount of bad debts at Shang- of the ownership of Pratas Island as become more or less of an obsession, paired by preventible disease, such as pire. Accepting the fact that last year was Will the result that they keep themselves to malaria, tended to the greater security of the a time of great cry and little wool," it is very large. No Government in the world being established by China, he will" On May 1, 199, at Tientsin, the wife of little or no knowledge of the conditions the garrison that is concerned; the question a broader outlook in being taken of their it must be admitted there is point in the vernment with a view to the Japan-

themselves and the ordinary civilian has Colony," But it is not only the bealth of certain that among the Chinese themselves would undertake such a responsibility, and address communications to his Go GEORGE A COUDE, of a daughter.

On May 3, 1Qu9, at Kuling, the wife of under which the military live while in also affects the general public so that refer national importance, as indicated by the Chinese comment that the presentation of ese settlers now on the island being HOWARD G. BARRIE, M.D., of a son,"

garrison in this Colony. The veil was lifted ences to the military contribution would not demand for consitutional government, the the claim is proof that foreigners are not al- ordered to withdraw. On May 3, 1909, to Mr and Mrs. W. B. O to a certain extent by Colonel Bedford who be exactly apropos in this connection. The manifest desire for Western knowledge and ways as reasonable as they pretend to be. MIDDLETON, a daughter.

showed that the life of the men stationed at Board very wisely agreed to the resolution | technical, education, the readiness shown to The Committee are opposed to any extension' Ljemua is by no means to be envied. It and appointed the Director of Public Works, maintain the dignity of China and resent of trading under the credit." He added: may be that the work is not particularly Colonel Bedford, and Dr. Fitzwillams a slights on their national character, and in "We are glad to be in a position to acknow arduous, but they are subjected to that most committed to inquire into the matter, but we other ways which need not be alluded ledge that the sympathies of the foreign Insidious disease malarial fever. Those who should have liked to see that committee to at the moment. When they speaker Exchange Banks are, against the develop- have had experience of the racking torments granted power to add to their number so had declared that nothing of great importment of the credit system, and we can of that malady, who understand how it that a native member of the community ance had occurred in administrative affairs: only hope that shipping firms and financi

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."] lingers for years in the bones and leads to might have been in a position to offer his during the year, he made allusion to al houses at home will co-operate with them." the disintegration of all, bodily strength, advice in dealing with questions affecting what is certainly a noteworthy fact, the He animadverted on trade in Manchuria,

Peking, 9th May. On May 1.3909, at Tsingtao, BRIX TOLLEF ter of the sufferer, can well appreciate with sent members are only ratepayers in half Ennis: In this connection he said. Per duties, mining laws, etc., with a side glance a sum of 2,800,000 ($) for the re ultimately undermining the will and charac. Chinese interests at Shaukiwan. The pre-increasing power of the provincial Govern Japanese influence, trade marks import Portugal claims as compensation BEN of Drammen, Norway, to DOLORES what feelings of anxiety the responsible and half sense, and if any improvements are haps the most striking development for the at the opium question which he dismissed trocession of her encroachments out ROCHE, of Tringtas.

On May 6, 1900, at Shangbai, DONALD authorities view the condition of things pro- to take place it is desirable that they should sime being is the tendency to greater asser to these words: We have done little or side the territorial limits of Macao JOHN, eldest son of William Tabs Start-valling at Lyemun, where the unitary not be carried out at the sole expense of the tion of provincial rights by the provinces, at nothing about this question, as we have eldest daughter of Star and Emily Talbot, as dificult to preserve as that of the New and eke out a precarious livelihood by tillhan beard a great deal about constitutional suppression presents many difficulties, and nistry of Finance, is rather embar Murray, of Dernsch, Scotland, to MAY LINDA, State of the surrounding district is almost struggling people who live at Shaukiman the expense of central control. The country regarded it, as it were, as sub judice. Total · Duke, Tsai, president of the Mi Shangha

Territories. Colonel Bedford, in outlining ing the barren spil in that district. Another government-it is evident that if the principle we have no desire to add to these difficulties rassed over the preferment of thes On April 18, 1959, si sch; on boud s his plea that committee should be appoint, the committee might do worse than of representation is admitted, the local by anything we may do or say." He was claim. #fruta dears, between Paning and Colombo, pointed to 'inquire into and report" upon seek the co-operation of Messrs. Butterfield gentry will have a more direct share in the against increased facilities being afforded the

meninglut, Ruth, aged 14 months daughter the steps necessary to remove or Sulic, who have already formed the Government of the country in the future press in municipal matter and even advised sources to condru the Love reporte

(No-naws has been received from Portuguese DE ME, and M16, J, K, Lyness,

minimise the conditions favouring malaria face of a great part of Shaukiwanan in the past apparently they are not greater reticence a regard to the publication 72.7

Lapan Sugar Company.

Trade-mark Decisiod.

The Indrani.

Prince Fushimi-in Pekiog.

Foreign Trade Marks in Japan,

The Proposed Commercial University,

Admiral Lambton in Tokyo...

The Japanese Boycott.

Whaling in Japan.

Zafiro Kaluguran Collision.

Colton Yarn.

The Unwritten Law,

Fire at Raub.

Commercial:-

Weekly Share Reports. Yarn, Market.

Exchange.

Local and General.

BIRTHS.

On May 4, 1900 at Shanghai, the wife of JACOB FISCHER, I M. Cuniors, a daughter.. NICHOLSON,At Kits, Scotland, on 7th inst, the wife of WILL NICHOLSON, of a On May 8, 1903, at Shanghai, the wife of Arthur F. O. BARING, of a'zon.

On Saturday, May 8, 1909, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. F. LARGE, a 100. MARRIAGES,

DEATH

hai alone in the last two years cannot but be

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po."]

Peking, 7th May.

CHINA AND MACAO. ALLEGED CLAIM FOR COM.

PENSATION.A