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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 13 1910–

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hands of mathematicians have revealed the note, with thanks, the courteous Information that we shall not send gunboats to blow their. sense of what once was a mystery, and beyond from Mr. de Rods, the Netherland Contul-Ganyamens to matchwood, our prestige has there. nil doubt comets are simply stars which do boteralia Hongkong, that be had been kind enough fore dechland, Non arguiture. We are held in differ essentially from other planets, including to telegraph to the Authorities of the Nether less fear, but a decline, in fear might, under our own earth. We are informed by men of lands Indian Government pointing out that conceivable circumstances, accompany an.

since the 1st of May no caso of plagun had oc-ersusuț of our: plastiga. Moreover, where a science that they are composed of matter auch s WD are Accustomed to, that they follow cured here, and expressing the hope that if this dying system and a changing Government may the universal law of gravitation and other absence of evidence of crime continued the

aot foar Great Britain people may-and do, physical laws, as bescoms "somewhat eccen, punishment might be discontinued. These "He is merciful, therefore is he, to be feared." tele but orderly members of war society." were not the actual words of the Netherlands Let Britain's influence continue to make itsell The comet consists of two parts visible to us, Ceasul-General. We learned yesterday that a fet after the method used by our lamented person, suffering from plague contracted "in King rather than by that of a hand gauntleted the nucleus, or kernel, and the coma, or balr We nually call the latter the comet's Caulo was here; but in no country on earth, for war, Suaviter in modo, fort ter in re; ho "tail", like the Chinesa.. The aucleus is no far it wo koow, could that be brought who works with gentle hand and firm, never the bright star-like point, and may consist of a agalost ds. This is the old story of the poor | violent, always placing the right pressure on buge swarm of meteors, in diameter anylblog dog with a bid name. It is true that at this the right spot, will be a successful workman from one hundred miles to eight hundred miles, season we ought by all ruler to be suffering

Publicity, therefore, without and each separate meteor may be anything in from plagua fu, our mids; but thanks to the indiscretion, pressure without violence let this diameter from many fest to tiny particles of admirable efficiency of our doctors, that is to be our policy, and if Great Britain continue to dust," They are immensely far apart. The war, our Health Officers and the officials of our bo, great, great will be bar shadow, great her head of Eocko's comet has a diameter of 300,000 Sanitary Department, we happen to be par prestige. ralles when it first becomes visible at a dis. fectly well. Please, sky we, in future de not tance of 130 million miles, As the comet de to us what they did to the dog'e,, bang us approaches the sun the size of this diameter first and try us afterwards, diminishas, but even so, at a perihelion dis tance of 33 million miles the head bas va diameter of about 14,000 miles. Same comets bave enormously vast tails, being more than 30 million miles long and 200,000 miles in diameter near the band. Such comste aro of so attenuated a density that however they come to the earth, the latter's motion can not be aver so slightly affected by them, The fears of many have been excited by the thought that this earth might be injured by passing through the comet's tall. Now as to this we may, authoritatively reassure

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readers. To begin with, we have already passed through many comets tails, notably in 1861 ou June 30th at 61 m. when this earth traversed the tail of the great come! 300,000 miles inside it, nad about two thirds of its length from the head. Nothlag happened. A for a collision with the nucleus of a come:, there is only one of the periodic comats whichi is avar likely to misbehave in such a manner.. And that is Encke's and as that cannot become "avon concelvably possible for the next 4,500 year, we may sleep peacefully o'nights. It may be useful to note that the chances of Bay tadividual.comet striking the earth are as 1 to 291,000,000,

This is not a good sporting Choose in favour of a comet hitting us. So

we're not alarmed.

DOY SCOUTS.

THE OLD GAME AGAIN,

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LEGISLATIFE COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION OF LOYALTY,

Bath Inst."! A mesting of the Legiälative Council will be held on Thursday, the init inst., at 3.30 pm; The business of the meet ng will be as Jollow

Financial Minutes. (No 33 10 38.) Report of the Finance Committee. (No. 4)

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RESOLUTION..

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government will move:-We, the Members of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, lander oor, bumble duty and desire with profound respect to convey to Your Most Gracious Mejorly on the occasion of your accession lo the Throne of Your Majesty's Ancestors our sentiments of devotion and loyalty: to Your Majesty. We invoks God's blessing upon the successor of our beloved and ravarad Sovereign King Edward VII, and we pray that to Your Majesty there may be granted a long and glorious reign over a united and prosperous people:

QUESTIONS...

Hoo, Mr. M. Stewart will ask the following questions:—

CANTON BAY BY DAY,

GOVERNMENT BRICK FACTORY.

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, 6th May.

"NANXING EXHIBITION.

The Total for the Development of Nailre Industries at Canton has received a telegram from H.E. Chang Jon Chan, Viceroy at bat king, advising him that the forthcoming Nan king Commercial Exhibition will be opened: on the 28th day of the 4th moon (5th June' The monthly output of the Canton Govern-ext), H.E. Chang in the telegram asked that exbibits from Canton intended for the Axbible mant Brick Factory is about 320,000 bricks on an average. For esveral months past there has tion should be sent as soon as possible, parti been very little demand for the factory's for ABOLITION OF OFFICES. A products, and it has now on band a large stock of about 1,800,000 bricke unsold. The factory has temporarily ceased opstations panding a demand for its outpat.

Berides, the Bhin. Hou Kak Department," the brad Likin office was also abolished on the toth lostant. All the work connected with the latter office has been transferred to the departy ment of the Provincial Treasurer. AKELA

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

A POPULAR TAOTAL, The Ministry of Posts and Communications

·Since his assumpilon of office, the Taotai of at Peking has given instructions to the Pro Development of Native Industries to be present pains in affecting necessary reforms and sought vincial Treasurer, Judge and the Total for the Constabulary, Lan Wing, Tin, has spared po at the forthcoming meeting of the Cantonio prevent mal-practices by officials in his ya- Hankow Railway Company which is to be held men. He has placed a special box at the ans on the gih instant to superiutend the casting trance to his yamed into which petitions can. of valas for the election of a suitable officini as be, deposited from to am, to a pmi every day” free of fees, as it in understood that formerly. president of the Company,

charges were made for all petitions submitted. The action of Teotal Lau is greatly appreciated by the people..

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

On the oth testant, H.E. Viceroy Yuân will Sessions to try a number of prisoners, personally provide at the Annual Criminal

THE MACAO QUESTION. «

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CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY. Recently there have been frequent accur Recently, the Chinese residing at Manila and ences of clan &ghting with arms and other weapons among the people in the Pan Ya' the local Association for the Protection of district at a place close to the first asction of the the Paking authorities asking them again to the lives of the enginesss and the labourers Boundary Rights forwarded jo.at petitions Csatos-Kowloon Railway, thus endangering tenore the buoy, which was laid by them in working on the line. use their best efforts to urge the Portuguese

As a consequence the. Midon is that the ground the vicinity of Chin Shan in a position alleged work on the construction" of that section has

(c) Did His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard accurately state the intentions of the Govern meat, when, on the 28th October, 1997, he said in this Council, in reply to a question whether the Government would undertake to have the plot in question cleared and made presentable as soon as it was no longer necessary to the work on the Law Courts and Post Office to maintain it to its present untidy state; "the present intention of the Government is to clear the plot as soon as it can be done"?

(13th May.) Apparently without protest on the part of British Chargé d'Affalyos at Peking, or of Sir Henry May's speech yesterday evening H.B.M. Consur-General at Canton, the of con- will be read" with deep interest by the parentsdemned and executed 'opium licenca" which is, of Hongkong, and, we hope, by a large number of course, an illegal monopoly and a tax on raw

(a) Did the Governor of the Colony in this of our boys. Many of us will sight, with him, oplum, has been resuscitated in Kwangtung as Council on the 20th July, 1951, accurately state that when we were boys nobody thought 'of wo announced last week it would be. Drip, drip, the intentions of the Goverement when he stid organiz ng brigades for us. Times have ad- drip, the slow water wearing out the stone," As regards the ground in front of the Club, vanced indeed, and infinitely 'for the better.

such is, the fretbod of Chloese persistency, hope that nothing will ever be built upon it. The Rev. H. O. Spick bas organized a lay' Agnin and agaid is a question discussed ad propose that the ground shall be made a public Brigade at Kowloon, and under his experienced atom, fi sally settled, it is supposed, and

garden guidance a company of our ring generation after a be, at a seasou convduisit to the shall be preserved as au open space entirely will be given the advantage of what His Axcel- long waiting Chinese, like a_Jack-in-the-. ¦ and add to the beauty of the place”?. lency calls "a mission amongst buys to organize box up comes the same familiar old busi (b.) Did the Honourable the Director of them and teach them useful knowledge, boss which had bees believed safely shutblic Works (then as now Mr. Chatham) at athletics and ganies, and to assist them to lare up and put away. Immoral? Of course, the official ceremony of laying the foundation obedience and discipline, to become clew, it's immoral; but is it ént high time, that stone of the new Law Courls, on November strong and upright mes." Sir teory was

everyone cease even to pretend to believe.in the 1zib, 1903, in the presence of the Governor followed by Colonel St. Jaha, the officer, com

the morality or reciltude of Chinese Govern, of the Colony, the Hou, the Colonial Secretary manding the troops in South Chius, who in a

ment officials? The Government of the Two

(then Mr. now Sir Henry May}, nad many high for admirable and manly words laid stress on Kwang Provinces are theoretically obliged to Government officials, accurately state the in His Excellency's advice to boys about their conduct the affairs for which they are responsi- tentions of the Government when he read from badies, pointing out that to keep them well and ble in accordance with established laws and a written document this announcement: "The' Clean as well as their minds, was to extend the Treaties which bind all subjects of the Empator area to the north of this will, therefore, remais Kingdom of the best Man of all. Cleanliness of China in their dealings with Foreign Powerk. unbuilt upon, and au almost ugrivalled site for and vigour of body do indeed make for purity They are also supposed to be bound by their the Courts, having regard to the open spaces and strength of mind, and this " Scout" system

awn' promises and agreements. Now they are, which will adjoin them on three sides, will thus of training inverted and established by General breaking the articles of the Treaties which be created?" Sir R. S. Badea-l'owell develops also a sense expressly prohibit ay form of monopoly, and PICEROY LUANG BAN.

of honour and respect for all noble and fair any, sort of extra tax or duly on raw imported things which add new joys to boyhoud while

oplum beyond the regular tariff. Subletlages The search for truth, especially in the lending it a gracioness and even a dignityal every kind have been attempted in the past, Itist, has been likened to looking in a dark which it 100 often lacks to the absence of those

but the vigilance of merchants and the resolate room for a very black hat that isn't there. vires, or in their imperfect possession and

pressure of British Diplomatic and "Consular Sometimes it is more irritating than even

realization. For really fine boy will generally representatives have always defeated them. But make a roɑly five man, and, this Scout that, for a long search may be ironically

the anti-opium agitation has fed the greed of the system is an ideal tening to that end. We monopahsts, who see in it merely a means of rewarded with the discovery of not a black would not seem ungrateful or causb, or fault. making money, and a very convenient ons. At but a yellow or a red bal, or a white bat, or fading; but it not a title to be repeted this time the Chinese only have to talk piously no hai, but a ladios' bonnet. So when we that this Scout movement in Hongkong saguld about their earnestness and sincerity in doing. applauded the success of the Canton Self-bs asociated with anything like sectarianism,

away with the curse of opium, and 'to dangle' Government Society and of the Provincial

We welcome most warmly Mr. Spiuk's kind bafors the British the 'tering prospect of a

could they out offices, but

have beco Assembly in persuading Viceroy Yuan to

new and virtuous China, regenerated wholly by sec red, without even the appearance of the British self-denial and the sacrifice of millions cancel_his_prohibition of the entry inta

Church's shadow? We note that some others

of pounds sterling, and immediately, the byp Canton of Chinese newspapers published in interested in the scout inavement met yesterday notised British target not only their Treaty Hongkong, we had got found our black hat. evening at the schuulroom of the Vajan rights and the long, lorg fights and hard-won True, the Hongkong Chinese newspapers were Church. We cannot but approve of every victorias of the past, but even plain commos being successfully sent to Canton'; true, they scout.organix ition, but we dapiors the plaid sease, and their duty to their own people. For were exposed there for sale, but it was not

fact that the two first of these are associated the past four days Kwong Wing-yues has been by the will of Viceroy Yü in that these things at should have miready received the blossing portant business" of the raw opium monopoly

with religious and sectarian keuynty, and that in charge of the "sole responsibility of the im were done, and his probiuįtion remained in force a force not always felt acutely, but, out in the cold of a Union Church school.com. nevertheless, occasionally violent, and always We should like Bay Scouts to be wholly un. irksame. The undiscovered truth was that scetariat, uncoupected as Boy Scouts with any these papers when sent by post' are delivered; if sent in bulk, they are handed over to the Customs where their Tate may be anything. Sometimes they pass through. Sometimes a zealous or well-informed Customs officer seizes the lot. Usually, however, they ap pear to have a good chance of entry, What His Excellency cares about most is the principle of the thing, and that is where we jala issue with him." For if he objects to these newspapers on the ground that they are seditious, it is open to him to prove his accusation clearly by taking action in the Courts against the paper and its vendors. If he objects because, as he asserts, they are libellous, he should pro secute with the utmost, rigour, any culprit, the first culprit, he can fasten on, and get him punished severely, in terrorem. These aic civilized legal methods of dealing with that section of the Press for whoin such methods were devised. But to

THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG.

(12th May.)

What makes a port infected? What event in a port must happed; and what must be its condition, before the officials responsible for the healts and safety of other places consider themselves justified in declaring it infected?, We have always believed that it was necessary for some lufectious disease to have declared itself, and be actually raging in a town, before

of our Government while the siber was still

religious body, though individually and personally devout Christians and sincera mem bera of whatever sect they adhere to,

PRESTIGE.

in Ciuton. It is useless to throw dust in the eyes of the ignorant, or of those too willing to be blaid; hers are many of us who are not ignorant, and who refuse to be blinded. It is sicer nonsense to call it a prepared aplam licence. First of all, if no trader in opium may buy from anyone save Kwong Wing-yuca, a monopoly is established. Secondly, if the amount of the tax co, say, every ball or every catly.of raw opwim sild, is calculated on the amount of raw, opium which theyball will produce, the fact. undoubtedly remas that aw opium is being taxed. Suppose no butter might be retailed in Loudon except by licensed dealers who might not buy milk from any but licenced milk sellers, who also might not buy mille from any but a licensed nominee of the Government, and suppose further that the tax, or licence, were calculated on the amount of butter which could be made from one cau'ol being made to pay taxes? In the case of this mik-would not we see that milk was plaintly "pium here, ouly Chinese dealers registered

So British presige his declined, we are sold, and we are to believe that it was never lower than it is today. Bitsh prestige! What is prestige? It is the awe inspired by the shadow of the great. It is that which makes men lake of their bats on entering a church, and it is that, not only custom, which makes a sailor salute the quarter-deck. It is that which men feel in the rain is very great. There are many kinds of piresence of pawer. The shadow cast Ly Br.. power within it. We share with Mr. Blaud and many other critics the opicion that not only members of the China Association bitanium from anybody, and whether the purchase and licensed will be competent to purchase raw patriotic Braish subjects with interests out by the Chinese opium shop be made direct or here ought to co-ordinate the various forces through an agent, the result will be the same. I which work for the protection of British in effect, as has been said befbie many times, not terests," and that a policy of laisses fairs is only here, but with regard to other Provi ces harmful. We hold that our true policy is

without any suspicion of hostility, in a digni. the British merchant will have his sales confin

vincial Authorities to trade with him. This

Hoo, Mr. M. Stewart will also ask (m. In view of the extensive destruction of trees caused by the recent hill ide fires in the vicini: ty of Aberdeen, and the circumstance that many of these separate confligrations recurred simultaneously-some on this islaad, nad others on the Island of Ap-lichouwill the Government inform the Council what steps have since been taken to guard against wood. land incendiarism, among the villagers and bostpeople of this particular district ?

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1958.

Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Malicious Damaze Ordinance, 186,

Committee on the Vill entklad An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinanca, 1909,"

Dommittee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or dinance to amend the Squatters Ordinance, 1890.

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Second reading of the Rift entitled An Or dinance to amend the 'Tramway Ordinance, 1902 **

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councials.

Will not be proceeded with at this meeting. N.B. A meeting of the Finance Committee will be held immediately after the Council.

A QUESTION OF COSTS.

PAMOUNT OF CLAIM ONLY SIO.

13th last. Before Mr. Justice Hazelaud, Acting Puisne Judge, in the Summary Court this morning. Rozi Brage in recover the sum of $174 for the Oriental Brewery Company sued" J. M. goods sold and delivered,

Mr. Wilson (for the plaintiffs) stated that, a Court and he asked for judgment "la respect of certain amount of the claim had been paid into

the amount.

half of the defendant, contended that there Mr. Otto Kong Slog, whe appeared on be

was Go, Decessity to enter judgment. The plaintiff were at liberty to take the money out of the Court,

to judgment in the ordinary course of legal Mr. Wilson submitted that he was entitled practice.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing tald if his friend did not ask for costs he had no objection.

His Lordship You don't ask for costs, do

Mr. Wilson-I do

"NOT ALONK MY INKY CLOAK," | | you?" སྐར་མ

Seme little annoyance has been unnecessarily felt on a subject which is really very simple,

Mr. O 10 Kong Sing said that the amount of the claim was only to but he objected to cosis being allowed in any case. A sam of $7,24 had been paid into Court to selfiement of the full amount of the claim and, the plaintiffs were therefore not entitled to costs.

Mr. Wilson said he was entitled to costs up to the time of payment in,

to be axed by, the Registrar of the Supreme Judgment was entered for the plaintiffs, costs

penalize all in one damning prohibition

"carrying things to an excess," as Cop-fied and systemat.c manner to push and pressed to those who are permitted by the Fro fucius did not say (though Bret Harte for legaimate British interests in cases where forme a monopoly of the raw opium trada says he did) when he heard that Chang they cannot be secured by the ordinary methods the hands of a few individuals, and had beheaded an entire province: Our of fiendly relations." Our policy might indeed possibly in the hands of the Provincial sympathies are not with obscurantism; city, honest laying of facts, without unpeces dwell on the heavy loss of money with which to be one of publicity and pressure publi- Government reif it is not necessary to and we have a horror of censorship sary. concealment, before the man in the and "shutting up.", Away with dark rent," and pressure to inducing the Governly threatened. Var point, of course, is that this

a large number of British firms are immediate ness, more light! More light This is ment to take no active interest in and vigor sort of repudiation of Treaty obligations, in not the time to recapitulate all the reasons.usly to assist British trade and commerce in why the almost freedom of the Press com- the Far East, At the annual meeting of the infinitely more so when bypocritically com itself immoil and even 'shameless, becomes patible with the public interest and safety is Chior Association Mr. Bland proposed an

mered in the noble name of Reform, and that almost vital to national life. We can only a declaration of the continued decline of Ur the plea of salvation from the curse of the amendment on the report, which was not only personal advantage and enrichment should use insist that it is so, and raise our voice in

tish prestige in China, but practically a vote of opium habit is a peculiarly repulsive form of applause of the attitude of the Provincial censure on the committee of the Associion, verbal prostitution. Assembly and regret the obstinacy and str. George Jamieson, some time H.B.M. Con- backwardness of the Viceroy.

sul-Gential in Shanghai, a critic to whose utterances the greatest weight must always be viven, appealedio Mr. Bland to withdraw this am- endment. So did Mr. Gundry and others Even

ually it was fost by a large majsity, not how. ever because the members denied the facta ad- duced, by Mr. Bland, nor the desirability of We who ure" British exhibit certain outward pursuing such a policy as he, and we, too, ad- zigos which sta, conventionally taken to meas vocated. The amendm ot was lost, because is that weste saff, and that we mourn the loss of was a vote of censure, because it charged the the Chief Man of our Nation, and the 'Ruler of committes with deroliction of duty, "I was our-Feople. "Many of us wear black, most of us also urged with some force that to promote man wear craps on our sleeves, while the ladies lectures, publish articles and impress upon the in some cuoning way contrive to look as dainty British public the alleged fact that British presod charming as ever in some, to as, inszplic

able but attractive mixture of black and white, where an endemic disease regularly. at

and that the Chios Lengue which bad baca certain seasons becomes epidemic are harshly formed to pursue a policy of propaganda cama is it. Of course, no rational belog expects judged, and only a few cases will bring

to an untimely and through debt. The load. Dritishers to wear mourning. All people of upon it the disgrace of being declared infected, visability of publishing cortaía despatches and taste and scosibility will refrain from appearing This it may be said to have brought upon "heaps of documents" was also mentioned, in public clad in, let us say, a scarlet tarian or itsall by its past conduci. Still, evidence of

Now with the internal affairs of the Associa◄ (as the pied piper, or as Queen Elizabeth. No project disease there must bay you can't hington we have ad concern, and we Imagina | non is likely to flaunt glaring feathers when we 1910 for last year's murders. How many cases thet the large majority of the mem- go as crows. "And we have no shadow of right of plague' would warrant a declaration thai bers, judged rightly" in "rejecting a vote to judge or misjudge any Iqdividual for not Hongkong is iotec ed with that disease? Ten of denisite on which they ought to be best being in mourning, or what some of al, pro case? Or five? Or three? Or ons? O quified to decide. But we are Interested in bably in ignorance, imagine to be incor. nope at all? We ask this question because it

Mr. George Jamieson's declaration that it would rect mourning The Chinese are not to be is obviously, necessary to know how many

by most desirable if the Association could expected to mourn as Chinese do in Chios for cassa of a disease are requisits, is the opinion carry out the spirit of the amendment. This is an Emperor's death, Thera are many reason of the Authorities at Batavia, to infect a town and our view, and we are strongly confirmed in it why this camaat he, notably the customs and by our burly consins the Datch for sound assse Dudgeon, who actually went farther, and voted greatly with English ideas of prostit barbour-We know the high reparation enjoyed by the remarks of the chairman, Sir Charles ways of Chinese mourning which conflict and practical ability. We are accustomed to

with Mr. Bland.. Sir Charles Dudgeon and Mr such as assuming, extreme negligence and ces very plainly their motives, and the causes Bland have beth declared for policy of sordidness of dress, refraining from bead of any action they; inko-as a role, cila rauta "publicity and promture,” and Mr. George and face shaving and cleanfsg for one hundred aux yeux. But bare we fail to understand Jamieson bes spproved of this in spirit, while days. The Chinese may be left in peace on what principle they acted. No casse deprecating its expense. We would, while it is most laadvisable to meddie with them in of plague, at, ul, would not, we think, adhering to their policy, only demur to the use these matters. As for ourselves, we would re- force us to condemn another port and of one word, as meaning too much. We have commend saweet reasonableness. :There is no. plague infected la, 1892, if we remember no doubt neglected our trade Interests in the necessity for "Tother Governor to boy black sightly, cholera swept through Hamburg. Was Far East, and no doubt we have been work, uged paper or to imagine himself an Aber. that beautiful and prosperous city condemned; We have gained no ground, and may perhaps donian face to face with an outlay of dollar by, way, London or Antwerp the following year have lost a littlest it does not follow that one and, cents fifty only, Reverty-five cents but defendants failed to carry out the terms of cholera-infected. We think not, and at all because the Paking Gammast knows quite will prove ample, Dana overdo things. We the contract in respect of the months of April Brauts are sure that if this was dous, it was on wall that we shall not msich an army on the hiva ason one person whose meuraing was (and Maykren prosunt of present, not panty cholore cases, we | capital, and because Provincial Viceroys' resling ! completed: Evan ala malls were in mouralugay/ TAN CRW was adƐourned,

other parts put it ander the ban. Ports stiga was on the wane," would cost money. We kaow, too, that they know they look well

Court,

- OLAIM BY COLONIAL TREASURER,

CHINAMAN WHO FAILED TO CARRY OUT RENT

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CONTRACT ABSCONDS.

13th lost. Before Mr. Janice Hotland, Acting Puisue Judge in the Summary Court this morning, a Casa was mentioned in which the Colonial Trea. surer filed a suit against Tam Chuo and two sibers to recover the sum of $1,000, Mr. H; Dennys, If, from the Crown Solicitor's

failed to appear when their samts were called office, appeared for the Colonial Treasurer, while the defendants were zarapresented and by the Court interpreter.

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to be within Chinese territorial waters.

BOARD OF REORGANISATION. The Jasion Shia Hou Kok Department (Board of Rsorganisation) will da abolished on the in day of the 4th mooi and all the work connected with the department will henceforth be placed under the control of the Provincial, Treasurer.

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MR. WU TING' FANG.

yth inst.

H. E. Wa Ting Fuog, ex-Chinese Minister to the United States of America, who arrived at Hongkong a few days ago, is expected to .come up here next week on a visit to this city ba fore proceeding to Paking to report bio rotura.

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VICEROY INDISPOSED, H. E. Viceroy Yau Sou Hsun is slightly indisposed and is autoaded by Dr. Cheung,

.: DISORDER AT LOTING.

On receipt of a despatch from the officials of Loting reporting that a large number of rioters is creating a disturbiode thers, Admiral Li Chun sent to-day Cipino Ng Chung Ya with a number of troops.00 bard a gooboat to that district to suppress the disorder.

RAILWAY ENGINEER,

Owing to the difference between various parties of shareholdere of the Cinton-Hanko Railway Company, and allegations brought against him, fustat Kwong, Engineer-ja-Chief of the Railway, bauded in his resignation from nis post last year, but the rasigsation' WAS not accepted. Taota! Kwong is now determined to sosign his post in order to avoid trouble, and he has again sent in his resignation,.

CENSUS OF KWÄNGTUNG,

A census will be takse of the population of the Kwaglung provisco. Tre cau nerating work is now to the hands of the Police officials, beginning is the districts. of Namboi and Pac Yu,

1. HONGKONG CHINAMLN. KIDNAPPED. Some true age two men,aaned' Kam Wing Hi and Kam Wing Sui, brothers, visited the Saa Ui district and were kidnapped by robbers there.. as whereabouts of these med is wil toknow. These men are said to be British subjects trading 'in' Hongkong nad ware ia possession of passports from Chinese officials to protect them while travelting in the interior. DEATH OF King Edward,

'gth lost, ite Seventh was officially abounced by the The sad news of the death of King Adward

Besting Luasul-Gonceal at Canton, Mr. J. W. Jamieson, ou tuu 7th consent, and the flags wers half-masted at all the lorei consuties and the foreign firma un the Shameen, and govern ment insulations to ide city. Viceroy owing 10 a slight indisposition, dapurea Taolai So Yui Chiù to proceed to Suamega to toåder to the British · Consul · on his bobali ben sincero sympathy wish the British Dation,

SUN AH WAN.' Captured in Hongkong and extradited to Capton about a month ago, Sun Ab Wan bas Twice appeared at the Namboi Magistracy for rat, Prisoner has been found guilty of armed robbery and the Namhoi Magistrale has now be awarded tub capitul punishment, recommended to the Viceroy that Sub Ab Wan

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.

geauty at Canton for the purpose of discussing Meetings were raconily held by the local

minster wih a view, to sondor possibio mašine ance to the provincial representativarso urging the impatial authorities to grant Constitutional Government at an early date,

Becom

THE LAST OF SUN AR WAN,

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on setaral occasions been interrupted. Taotai Wei Han, madaging-director of the Railway, therefore, called on the Viceroy, the other day. personally and asked him to instrapt the. local officials to accord adeq iste protection to the engineers and workmen on the lion.

CANTON-HANKOW BAILWAY,

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 10th May;

On the gih instant a general meeting of sbaraholders of the Canton daskow. Railway company was held at the company's office for the purpose of electing, by bation, a president, ■,- vice president and a board of directors of the company. Besides a large number of share. bolders, there were also present Admiral L Chan, the Provincial Fraasurer, Chan Kwai Lin,tas Provincial judge, Chiu Puô Yin, Tantal Wong Pink Yuo, the Taolai for the Divelopment of Native Industries, the Tavtal of Constabulary and the two district Magistrates of Namboi and Panyu, The ballot papers ware opened in the presence of the officials. The Dames of the first tweary man having the largest number of votes will be forwarded to the Minis try of Posts and Communications at Peking and from among them one wiți ba selected by the Ministry to be president, one to be vice-pres sident and seven others to complete the board Mr. Chim Tion Yau headed the list, haring sacarad 1,463 votar. It is pleasant to state that on this occasion the meeting was conducted ia a perfectly orderly manner and there was no dispute or disturbance of any kind like those at the previous mastings of the company,'

SIK GHEN TUNG.

A few days ago at the request of the public and more especially of the shareholders of this Canton-Hankow Railway Campany, the Cantin Self-Govaramant Society forwarded a talogram to the Ministry of Pists and Com musications and other high authorities at Pening asking them to defer the departure of Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng for Germany to taki up his new appointment as Chidesa Minister, parding the complatios the ex- amination of the accpants of the Canton-Han kow Railway Company by the official auditors, as Sir Chen Tung was formerly president ol the Railway Comploy and could clear up any doubts arislag out of the audit of the accounts: of the Compasy. Yesterday' If Vicaroy: Yoid received a telegram from the Ministry of Posts and Communications instructing him Goreromant Society for tha unseemly attitude to severaly raprimand the members of the Salf- they bad takes up in the matter

HONGKONG Blectric CO.

REVISED SCALE OF CHARGES,

13th luni.

le a circular issuad to-day and bearing date . the ist inst., Messer Gibb, Livingston & Co., agents far the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., announce that the following revised scala of chargés and discounts will be brought loto force for electricity supplied to permanent con- somers on or after this date -

For manly A/es. undor #5.00.5ɔ ets. per unit, noti

Da, between 15 & $100 31 11 per unļu, ja 10%

between ook desa je i por unit, lose 15 - Between Ursa a drós jo, 17! per unit, iuss 20), Do. over $300,00

pei uple, less ag%

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For power supplied to motors of

approved pattem is per unit- These discounts will only be allowed on the following conditions;

*(r.). That the consumer is the bona fide tenent On the auth instant by order of the Viceroy, or sub-imani of the promises to which the sup the prisoner duo An Wan, who was extraduced † ply is furdished.......... to Canton from, Hongkong a month, ago, and

*(3) That the electric supply is furnished was sentenced to death, was taken out of the through one service, is, a consumer occupying Nam noi gaol to the Extcation Ground, where premises in Connaught Road and also in Gaine he was bene.dad.. On the same day another Road will not be entitled to demand that the criminal named Leung Ping was also beboaded after having been found guilty of armed

| two acconals, be combined in order to qualify, for or increase the rate of discouat he would be robbery and murder.

eligible to raceive under the separate accounta for the different premises. When theconsumer

by different services, the agents will be prepara occupies adjacent promises, although served to consider granting discount according to the total of the monthly accounts for the said pre- mises,

PLAGUE

Ho Chues and neighbouring villages in the An outbreak of plaguo has occurred in the Bas Ui district, where over a hundred cases of the disease have been reported doning the last

ING wecku,

VICEROY YUAN,

(3) That the consumer's account is paid' within can month of the data of lis issue.

ZYEHOON WARNING.

The telegram quoted below was received at the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory to-day tam v

On several occasions during the past two months rumours have been prevalous in Canton tothe effect that the present Viceroy of the Liang Kwang provinces, 11. E. Youn Shu Haup, in 10 be removed, and ibat alther Onno Esh Shun, at present Viceroy in Stechuac, urthe ex-Viceroy of Cantos, H. K. Chang jen Chuo, is to beƐap: pointed to replace him. It is now learnt in official circios here that H. E. Yuan bar, on the 10th instant, applied telegraphically to the Imperial Government for nick Tease of abrenca and at the same time parɔɔ

as been talked lately concerning the conduct the Manila Observatory at the American Cons sisted in, relinquishing als post as Vice. my of the Two Kwang provinces. Much

The talogram quoted below was received from

Me Madila, May 7th, 1910, a.m. Cyclone or Typhoon E. of Aparri, lúan than milas distant, moving W.N.W. or N.W.

Manila, 8th May, 9:30 pm/5 Cyclone or Typhoon E. N. E, of Aparri, its clining northward, purtats 2016

Mr. Denaye ataied that bo believed the Of HE., Yano ja‘addition to, the allegations rulate General yesterday ? —Joker.in

against him by the Censorate, so there is now defendant bad absconded. He was not cer, avery reason to believe that B.E. Yunu's re- sin of this, but lie koew the other two dafend signation will be accepted. ants had absconded. The claim wax in respect' of a contract entered into, by the defendants with the Colonial Treasurer, whereby the der fendants agreed to collect test in the Kennedy Town district; la return for certain privileges

RÄILWAY STATION: RORDEN, DA On the 8th instant at 9 pm, the railway station of the Canton Hankow Kailway at Tail-ong was micked by a gang of robbers, and the amount of money collected during the day about $300, was taken away by them in addition tothe cloth Ipg and nibur articles of the station master and

Madila, May 13th, 1910,

15.30 MDON.

Cyclone or Typhoon (located 'sis: K. Long! lade s N. Latitude almost stationary

Angthie Cyclone or Zyphoony Bear or cre ths Wastaan Güzelinas, marlor of ĦU VI.BAW

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