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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 28 1010

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Chinese mandarinate une single inch from the position they have adopted, it is worth pres serving. As for the one, and only latter which Viceroy Yuan has sent in reply to the repeated representation of Mr. H. H. Fox, who was for only possible method was to raise the price of votes, a column to the question f foreign Throne by the head of the Peerage Burean.

traders in this Colony'prestated a memorii to the Chamber of Commerce calling attention to

And

Basel Mission Libel Action.

HONGKONG PAPER WINS ON

A POINT OF LAW.

VERDICT OF SPECIAL JURY QUASHED.

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the grievances under which they suffered, the Governor of Hongkong's expression of And when the Panama Canal is opened this The new battleships are the first Japanero of the original baaring of the case,, Sir Henry

owing to the attitude adopted by the Pitivic Government. It in seedless to enter into defails at length, but it will be remunte ed that shortly before the arrival of Viceroy Yuan at Canton the police authorities discovered a regulation which they declared compolled opi-

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Berkeley, K.C., who appeared for the defend. sts, raised the point as to whether the Prest-

dent in Hongkong of the Basel Missionary

· Society bad the right of action, and at the time the Chief Justice reived the point for the consideration of the Full Court,i- -',

and the Straits was many times higher than in hich has only about a couple of columns of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan han expres Like Souch of China. If it was desired to stop this nawa as it is andernis od by the ordinary reader | sed his intention of presenting a sakè cup with traffic and thereby fulfil the promise contained of newspapers-th c. being devoted to the Imperial crest and a sum of money.to each peer above 70 years of age. A list of senior in China's undertaking with Hongkong, the notices of sales, Court intalligence, etc-der

pèere bas accordingly been submitted to the a time the Acting Consul-General at Canton, plum la China and bring it to a level with the languages and the importance of acquiring and Mr. J. W. Jamieson who later assumed price obtaining in Hongkong. There would them for business purposes, it is evident THE motion for a new trial in the 'El Renaci. miento libel caso in Manila madé by the attor control of the Coomlate, it is a perfect human then be no profit attaching to the smuggling that the subject is of no mean interest to the

mays for the defence, has been rajaçtad by, the document, exhibiting all the subtleties and into Hongkong. If, therefore, measctes could people of the Pacific coast. And if it is court. No bond having been furnished panding

At the Supreme Court this morning, a: Full mental twistinge- and twinings of the Oriental be taken to secure this increased price, the of interest and importance to them it is equal- an appeal to the Supreme Court, the sain of Court, consisting of Hon, Mr. W. Rees sophist who. erecta arguments of simw mere prevention of the smuggling traffic would meet ly so to the coming commercial men of the property will proceed as per order of the Davies, x,C., Acting Chlef Justice, and Mr. court, the male to take place on February 28 Justice Gompertz, Paisse Judge, delivered, a ty that he may have the satisfaction of bowling with success, and the assistance would be son Hongkong, "to a country such as (bis,” says

Instead of February 26, as formerly announced. combined judgment in the case in which the them over. The correspondence began indered both to their efforts to stop consumption the San Francisco paper, "with a consiently

President in Hongkong of the Banel Evange September last when the Chamber Committee and to the revenue of China. This, the Burent increasing immigration from Europe and a THE Jaranene Government is determinedicat Missionary Society brought an action for telegraphed to Sir Jobo Jordan, H. B. M.'s observed, was a really intelligent and far-seeing continually developing foreign trade, the inabi-not to be behind the times in the construction libel against the Hongkong "Sheurg Po Com Minister at Peking, that British opium firms in exposition of principle, from which it was lity of the people to speak, mors that one lan. of powerful fighting ships. "Two battleships, pany Limited, of 13, Commsught Road Ceutral, each of 20,800 100s displacement to be named and Huog Wa, nditor, printer and publisher of Hongkong protested against the imposition of obvious that an increase in the price of prepar "guage pols them at a disadvantage.

the Kawacki and Siftsu, aze now being built | the Sheung Ps. The action stose opt of the regulations against the free sale of foreigned opium did not involve a breach of treaty, specially is a knowledge of other language at Yokohama and Kare. The work of cor- publication of an article is the Sheung Po on MANUFACTURERS. opium in Canton. That was on the 23rd Sep and would have the effect of stopping the particularly Italian, Spanish and Chinese, sruction is progressing apace, and the vessels the 14th December, 1958, which alleged that the tember and on the 19th nine of the principal muggling of opium late Hoogkong. The necessary to Californians. Our population is are expected to be launched by October sex. pleinus caused at lal operation to be per- present deliberations on their opium policy being augmented constantly with people from We understand that their equipment will informed upon a pregnant woman, for which were being conducted on the loss of Southern Europe, and particul ttly from Italy. clude foprinen 12inch guns, three of which are plaintiffs claimed damages in the sum of Sin

to be on the fore turret and three on the starb.ooo. It will be remembered that, in the course. cause dislocation foreign population will be largely increased vessels to be equipped with triple tumet opinion, and would not either to Chinese or foreige opium traffic" our trade with South America will be When they are completed, it is claimed, they The Bureau and the Viceroy studiously augmented, and there will be even greater will be the most powerful vasele for offensive

lean a two-language purpbres in the world.-Jagan Chronicle, koored the fact that want, Sir Frederick necessity for al Lugard's memorandum referred to was the equipment." As will be scon. these pos

THE British steamer Pretentio,which pro-ulates apply to Hongkong with almost arrived at Moji, on the 1b instanı, brought price of native opium and not the forsiga Luct. Never once in the whole course" of the

equal force, and the next paragraph should the bodies of two shipwrecked japaner, and um dealers to take out a license for the 'sula rol

be conned by Chinese and Portuguese delivered them to the water police. From de the drug. While it was perfectly true that such correspondence did the officials admit even

parents. It roos:"Children of foreign parent-tails sent to the Aeth, it appears that at about a regulation did exist it did not refer to the he possibility of differentiating against the foreign product, or bad it been voted sritish article for the benefit of the native pro-age should be taught the necessity of retaining 350 p.m. on the 16th instant the steamer whilst on her way from Koba to Shanghai, encoun- the tongue of their fatherland, and the native tered a broken boat wrecked off Harima, about pior to the coming of the new Viceroy duct. Their aim and object from beginning to As it was understood, however, that H. E. end has been to get hold of the trade to create boro-those whose parents have never learned saved miles south of the Esaki light. Three Yuan was a staunch opponent of opium in

a Government monopoly and if necessary" to a foreign tongue-should be given the opporló- men were clinging to the wreck. The steamer any shape or form the police officials at exclude the imported article from the market nity to learn, at least one foreign language. threw a rope and rescued two of them, but the Canton hoped to worm themselves to the good altogether. Sir John Jordan was again The place to begin is in the primary other was carried away by the waves. Every attention was given the two rescued mo, bat graces of their superior by a great display or asked to intervene in protection of British grades, where the language selected can

they succumbed to exhaustion in about half an anti-opium activity. They relused to be perights, but whether the Chinese. Govern- be learned as easily as English. But facili

ties should be farnished for older children and Binded that their action was against the spirit not moved in the matter of the regulation and contrary to the terms of

a mystery. At all events, the Viceroy very

adulis to take up the study of other toogues," After quoting the opinion of in American the treaties between the United Kingdom and conveniently discovered that he was seriously China. In any case, the manager of one of ludisposed and belook himself to bis bed, lawyer, who is also a member of the Cosmopoli ian School Committee, our contemporary pro- the chief opium establishments in Causisce then the question.

ceeds to demand that the study of at least *as summarily arrested and flang into prison abeyance. On the 18th November last, the FRUIT SYRUPS because he had failed to comply with the order Chamber of Commerce writing to Sir John one foreign language should be made obliga. that he should take out aliccuse to sell the for- jordan thanking His Excellency for his effortstory in the public schools, some of the various mixed with aerated or plain waterega product which was imported from Hoog on behalf of the Britisa merchants in Hoog. "isms" and "ologies" belog brown over- board. While French is still the language of po. kung and the establishment was sealed up by kong said: "My Commites regiet to sole make excellent refreshing beverages. the authorities. In sympathy with the unfor

pat potwithstanding the efforts of Your Ex file intercourse in Europe, for commercial par tonate dealer, the other merchants closed then cellency and of Md. Acting Consul General Poses, particularly on the Pacific coast, italian, Garman and Spanish would be-fur more se7- Guaranteed to be made from the premises and for a time the opium maikes was) rox and Mr. Gobul-General Jamieson, the a standstill. The deadlock immediately tuation has not changed and cad only be made self folt ic Hongkong and on the re- pura juice of sound ripe fruit,

presentations of the British merchants Mr. F.x sen't a despatch to the Viceroy-H. E. Chang on the subject and a reply was received from A. S. WATSON & CO., bis successor H, E. Yus. It is this reply

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viewed with alarm by British merchants." And there the matter stands. It is a curious com- notary on the diplomatic subiertages adopted by Chinese officials to suit their own ends. By the mere fares of inaction they have

viceable, and if one desired to go into the Oriental trade Chinese and Japaness would be tongues of value. It is very seldom that the travelle? in Europe reaches a place where two languages are out spoken, and it is just as

seldom jo England or America that travellers which is the gem of the collection. The thwarted ovary step taken by the British so- find places where there is more than one bistory of how the manager of a

certain presentatives. Bat the question is notyetongue understood. To San Francisco in this opium shop had been imprisoned was ex-settle and at any moment it may enter an plained in great detail and, bolding up their acute stage, bands in horror, the officials of the Opium Frohibition Bareau pretended that their whole object in punishing the individual who refused to take out a license wat to stifle the attempt which was being made to monopolise the trade. In fact the sentence imposed on the man who

A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

It is a common complaint that with the eda cational facilities at the service of the young generation the slump in languages coatioues

necessity particularly pressing. The foreign population is constantly increasitig, coolinnes the Recorder, and' if we would prevent the berding of these foreigners into "quaiters" as they are in New York, we must through a knowledge of their language educate them away from the "colony" idea. The man who speaks the mother tongue of these as pronounced as evers Pupils at secondaryeople and can act as instructor and mentor to schools continue to cram themselves with indi. them will bave a tremendous influance over gestible quantities of Latin and Greek when them. If he is wall intentioned no harm will they might more profitably devote a part of be done. The shield from the danger that their time to the acquisition of at least one would result from influence of one who sought madern language. Of course it is absolutely merely to exploit sach people lies in a greater essential that a student should have e certain familiarity on the part of all people with foreign acquaintance with the dead languages, in order languages. We may not all be able to travel that he may have a working knowledge of what in Europe, but we can at least learn to make pedants call philological valuss, bui Now many the European welcome in this country by speak workaday men, who have spent grinding years ing to and educating him to our ideas and ideals

hardly be recalled that Chinase and Japanese era in his own tongue, la this connection it need

already being taught in colleges in England. It will be somewhat absurd to find that newcomers

themselves understood by the people of Cra- to China a few years bence are able to make

log while those who have been ten or twenty years in the country have still to use the sign language in the absence of their Chinese inter- preter. Tie sabject is one which should lead parents to think sezionaly of the future of their children, for if they do not learn a couple of foreign languages when they are young there is not very much likelihood that they will take

in stuffing Latiu quantities and Greek roots into

their brains find that they have thereby gained something which may be turned to practical ac count is commercial life? The value of what may be described as an elementary knowledge of Latin, for example, is best seen in the help renders the student of Freres and Spanish, but the unfortunate, thing is that the teacher of the old languages is usually 'so wedded to bis favourites that be considers the time wasted which is given to living tongues. Most people have a smattering of Freach, it is true, but like a mas's love it as a thing apart from their business life. An Englishman's pronunciation of French is the classic joke of Europe, and one is more conscious of the fact that bim self. The wonder is that he continues to

had defied the police regulations was really a measure of exceptional clemency." The Viceroy also held that "The measures that had been taken were those laid down by the regulations for the punishment' of recalcitrant raw opium shops and were in no way the concern of for eiguers." The Viceroy wedi further, for, he said: "No dislocation was being caused to the trade of either Chinees er fordigo opium merchants. How true that last statement was may be judged from this remark in a com medication from Mr. Fox to the Viceroy

If Your Excellency will direct the Commit sloper of Customs to furnish Your Excellency with a report of the am uat of foreign opium imported into Canton during the present month, you will find that it is, practically speaking, nil, How then can the Bureau say that there has been a dislocation of trid.?? But the Chi- nese officials ignore facts unless it suits their convenience to use them To explain the second part of the Viceroy's letter to the Act ing.Consul General, it has to be stated that in juse last His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard drew up a memorandum, which was sub mitted to the Viceroy at the time, in the course of which the Governor wrote: "The Nothing could be more characteristic of the wily ways of Chinese officialdom tban the object to be aimed at then is to put up the blander on in defiance of criticism and in the practical knowledge of Chinese and we will extreme dexterity which the Provincial Gov. price of Nutiva Opium (which forms 7/8 or

lace of barely-concealed ridicule. Possibly it so say Portuguese when he is of school age, ernment of Kwangtung bare displayed into of the whole),—and this will have the

is his pachydermatous hide which protects him should be considered little short of a sole evading the terms of the undertaking given effect of stopping smuggling to Hongkong, from the shafis of sarcasm, or more probably cism. Certainly his parents have manifestly with regard to the aɔle of foreige opium inhough it is not a ma ter which affects this Goatsli bis very ignorance is his salvation. It is neglected their duly, which is to see that the Canton and in repodikting the suggestion that verathent, it is clear that it would also have 1) 5 } becoming more and more, evident, however, educationat equipment of the child is ss com. any attempt was being made to create a Gov-tect of curtail ag the use of opium and of pro- that the business man of to-morrow will of erament monopoly in the drug. The questi-oviding a revenue. It is not for me to suggest by accessity have to equip himself with at least of differentiating against Hongkong dealers in means of what taxesor restrictions of cultivation, one language other than bin native "tongue," oplum has been set forth in these columns from etc., the object in view can bust, be achieved, i And it would be well if that faci could time to time, and the correspondence which limit myself to painting out that the pledge be drummed into the youth of Hong- has taken place between the British importers given by Chine is being dally violated, and to kong. The time is not far distof when we shall In Hongkong, the Consul General at Canton, gesting what appears to me to be the poly see an enormous influx of foraigners by way ofɛko. the Colonial Secretary and the British Min-practicable method of carrying put that pledge." the Panama Canal; new trade connections with Tax Gaiman mail of the 29th December was How does the Viceroy of Canton instructed by the Orient will be formed and South America

'delivered in Londen on the 27th lest. istor at Peking throws a brilliant light on the methods adopted by Chipere officials the Opium Prohibition Burcan reply to this? will be brought lold closer touch with the Eastern. VLADIVOSTOK will soon be equipped with un when they have an olterior object to serve.

Here in the manner, in which he interprets His world. The man who can read, write, and electric car service. The municipality has con- The correspondence is published as an ap. Excellency the Governor's proposition: "The speak Spanish will then be an imponant par- tracted with a New York firm for the construc- pandix to the annual report of the Hongkong Governor stated that it was beyond the wit of sonage in a commercial house as this end of the tor of tramways and the installation of electric General Chamber of Commerce and merely as man to devise a satisfactory mathod of stop line and his chances of advancement will be gig lá the city for twenty years guaranten. KARAPATA ing a revasta of 63 per cent, on the capital. Rapacimen of what British merchants have to ping the smuggling of opium into Hongkong for proportionately increased. When a purely togai. Any revanna ahora this will be equally divided submit to and the dificulty of moving the the reason (bat the price of opium in Hongkong journal like the Recorder, of San Ferociaço, between the city.

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trouble to do so when they have passed the European parents, who does not acquire a school age. The Hongkong child, born of

pleto as their means will permit,

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LOCAL.AND GENERAL.

HE 15. Japan arrived in port yesterday with *,475 Chinese on board.

bog, The bodies were reverently, laid in blankets and covered with Japanese flago, sod brought on to Moji.

AFTER the steamer Atlantia has discharged her cargo of 1,500 toss of Batan coal which she is now unloading at this post,' she goes under the charter of the Fusular Lumber' Company, and afterwards she will be chartered by the insular government. The Batan. Coal Min ing Company chartered the steamer Rigel 10 take one cargo of 2,030 tons of Batam coal to Manila this month, part of which cargo was for the insular goverament, but the Rigel was available-for-only-nge trip, and the Baton cal people found it necessary to charter a foreign steamat to take a cargo of 2,000 tons to Hongkong next mooth. The name' and nationality of this foreign steamer is not yet known in Cebu, but the vessel is scheduled to leave Batan on February 10. This cargo to Hongkong is an experiment sed designed for the purpose of convincing people.

on the Chica coast of the superiority of Batan Cal. The cargo will be consigned to a Chinese merchant in Hongkong-Calu Chronicis,

THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.

CELEBRATIONS IN CANTOM.

{[From an Occanional Correspondent.]

Deaces (of Messrs. Deacon, Lonker and Dea Mr. M W. Slade, instructed by Mr. F. B con) appeared for the plaintiffs and Sir Henry Berkeley, & C, instructed by Mr. Oo Kong Sieg, was for the defendants.

The Chief Just.cs in his judgment stated. that the verdict of the jury awarding the plain tiffs general damages in the sum of S1'000 was slowed subject to the decision of the Full Court on the point of law.raised by the defence of action and be therefore entered judgment for His Lordship bald that the plaintiff had no right

tha defendants with costs,

Mr. Slade submitted that in view of the gross nature of the libel, no costs'sbould be allowed to the defectants. No costs could be allowed

in face of the verdict of the jury that a gross

tibel had been committed.

The Chief Justice at this point conferred with. the Paisne Judge and held that the question of costs did not interfere with the malter."

The Puisae Judge concorred,

Mr. Slade asked for a long stay of execution in order to enable the plaintiffs to communicate with the Home Mission with a view to finally,

#ppealing to the Privy Council. !!

The Chief Justice aid it was au importar{ matter and, granted 'à stay' of execution for a fortnight.

THE ALLANA CASE.

APPLICTION FOR INCREASE OF BAIL.

Before Mr E R. Hallifax, First-Folice Ma gistrate in the Police Court this afternoon the case was continued in which S. E. Allana, of 35, Hollywood Road; is charged, by S. A., Marican, of the Dragon Cycle. Depot, 33-15, Den Vieux Road Central, with the alleged sm bezz emcat on the ist Yay last, when in the employ of complainant, of a gold ́watch' and chain; a sum of $ago on the 15th of May and obtaining a ticket for Calcutta on the 25th August by moans of false pretences. “Mr. P, W. Goldring, of Messrs, Goldring, Barlow and, Montell, prosecuted and Mr. W. B, Hinds, of Messrs. Brutton and Helt, appeared for the defendant.

possible' that he would try to get away, ́Hi therefore asked for a substantial increase of bail. The prosent cominal bail was wholly landequate,

Shameep, 27th January, The German community are, this year, cole brating in a loyal and enthusiastic manner, the anniversary of the birth of Kaiser Wilhelm II. On the eve, 1616 inst., a ball 'was given at the

Mr. Goldring said that in view of the fact

with guests, nearly all the foreign ladies of thest the Criminal Sessions yesterday, it was German Consulate; the room was well filled that Allana admitted having committed parjury"

settlement were present and dancing was kept up with great spirit until 2.30 this morning. Punctully at midnight the health of the Em- crackers, firing of rocket, & Atiram to- peror was drunk amidst a thundering roar of day a reception was held at the Consulate and at, 2 p.m. there were outdoor sports. In the evening members of the Germin and Swiss Community assembled at the Canton Club Theatre when a special issue of the Schamither and freely distributed among those present. Bier Zellung, got up for the occasion, was read | The dedicatory verse in German is textually reproduced for the benefit of your large circle of German readers and subscribers:—

DEM KAISER.

Es gibt eine alte Weise,

die Jedem von uns bekannt, Von alton blederen Deutschen,

vor Zeiten im beimischen Land; Die wohnten am Ufer des Rheinen

·· und pflegten gaina der Ruh, Ved lagao auf Bärenhästen

und franken gar wačker dazuj .Und fanden sie sich rom Festo,

so tranken sie immer noch eins Vom schilamendea Gerstensafio, dahtim am Ular des Rheins, Sie pronten einander Brüder. and labtan ihren Trank," Und singen im Chor ihre Liedar

gúð lauschten dem Bardensang. Uad gali es, den Fürsten zu abren,

den Kernicber Im Vaterland, Den Führer, im Kample in wahren - den Feind, wo immer er stand, 4 So war at ala Tag der Freude,

-- das fabels west and breit, Kin Ehrening des Deutschen

der after Germanos-Zeit 1,

·Und'ist es einst so gewesen,

no solf as much heu;s so saint, Was alta deutsche Site,

das rostet niemals ein! : Diram Brüder, füllst die Gilier,

anfachäumend bis rom Rand; Es labe der Führer Im Kampfe, ART Tár Harrècher im Vaterland)

Der 87, Jinnar, në sal noch so Jahr, Und sinig wit Deutschen Alle

Then bringen die Ehre dart

Goldring.

His. Worship-Iris bardly. nominal, Mr.

Mr. Geldiing-Yes, but it is not in cash, There are merely a personal bond of $150 and $500, surety. In view of what transpired yas terday, I must, asic at least for the valus of the

defendant. Your Worship should ask yourself erticles alleged to have been obtained by the whether the man is likely to abscond. I ask your Worbip most strongly and serious ly to consider the question, I am, in your Worship's badds. I will say no more.

Mr. Hindi-My friend has suggested that the

· charge of perjury might be preferred against the . defendant. Whatever might happen, hereafter, that is no reason why the present bail should, bs increased.

Bin Worship expressed himself as satisfied -with the bail as it stood and adjourned the case

for a week.

Mr. Goldring-I aball make another applica tion for increase of bail when the case comes po. I will be able to giva stronger reasons for making the application,

EVEN the coldner gavo opan amusing relation." ship porslo, which came before him while ́holding an inquest on autofant at Shorediích,—” The coroner (Dr. Wynn' Westcott): What res leʻlanship are you' to the child?--Witness--It, is my sister-in-law's husband's child.-Thuri awkward-You see my sister's brother married a man. That's more awkward.-] "mean" my "sister's brother married the mother's sister, do you see? – You mean your brother married the sister of the mother of the child ?—No, no, 17 ́ mens my husband's brother married the sistero. ||the mocker--Then you are no relation with

to the mother or the child?—Yes, yet, yo my brothers) wife : married her, slite really, madam, think of what you are saying how could the possibly do any such thing, Perhaps I am not making mysel that you are not, Can you tell me timahip that pxists nei sied by sisterë-Thit is no relationship