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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG -TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 1911

theless it is indicative of the reality of the nakoming of China chnt au oriental" people should have to listen to a "Fostion lento "

front its

Gove A. S. WATSON &ornment Units of the lat

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ESTABLISHID A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT MIRCHANTS.

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ter, it is true, may very well be hiding under an expres-

all change; but we believe that the Rogent and Councillors, who are really desirous of directing the

The fold officer for the week is Capt. D. Clapham, R.G.A.

The Corinthian Yacht Club members are holding a “smoker," on 18th instant at Ö

p.m.

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A telegram to the Sheung Po" yeatorilný statos that a secre

at Peking has stabbed himself in

OUR

CONTEMPORARIES.

China Mail.

THE OPIUM PRO- SECUTIONS. The police have ordinarily

SUPREME COURT.

“SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

SAIGON RUBBER.

ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE CHINESE LABOUR.

In the abovo Court, this morn ing, Mr. Justice Hazeland was [THE “TELEONAPH" CORRESPONDENT

occupied in hearing applications from Counsel for the postponc

Canton, Tob. 9.-- Au attempt is being made to

kiow of anxioty their objection to thy of the Board of Punishments quite enpight difficulties, hi doal- ment of cases on the lioaring list engage Chinese labour for the the chest and is not expected to ing with matters of this kind, diverse grounds. Only two rubber plantations in Freuch live.

and we are surprised that the or three trivial cases were taken, Tado-China. Magistrato did not take a strictly that of Chan Singh v. E. B the only one of any interest being new spirit along careful channels, is Imperial Majesty the Emlegal lie in the cases under

perur of China celebrates his netion. Of course, while taking Shepherd. The claim; was for birthday to-morrow. To the attitude we do on this Defendant did not appear and $390, due on a promissory note, mouarch, who displays unusual intelligence for his yours, is only

after service of sunimous had been six..

proved, plaintiff, on being put in the box, swore that only $350 was due,

are greatly in the injority. But they look with some tropidation at the high rate of speed the wieldy maching of Chinesoopinion For years is now developing. they havo hnd the extraordinarily complicated problems of this country to solro, and while they have tot been as successful us we could wish, there is no doubt |that a very ronl ailranco has beon. made without dislocating every WHISKY day life. The Assembly wish to harry matters, forgotting that the Blund of the Finest Pare

great mass of the people are Malt Whiskies distilled in so. ignorant that evon the sim-

"VARY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

Scotland

GENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW * FLAVOUR.

Princo Ching is reported to be taking very little intorest in tho affairs of state, and the Grand Council is now almost entirely under the direction of Na. Tung. Prince Ching is in poor health.

question, we agree that it would have been a wiser step to have supplemented the announce- nient with an officiul notice to the people' concerned, and we assume that this step will now be taken before any further proscentions are launched. The whole thing, however, discloses vorful lack of cooperation between Government: Depart

The Christian Union meeting on Monday will be conducted by the Rov. S. W. Payne, who has kindly consentod to give a series ments. of addresses. The mooting will plest attempt ut guidance, selbe held as usual at Rutherford As the numbering of houses, or 5.30 p.m.

Hall, St. Stephen's College, at the, taking of a consus, arouses them to riot. It is safe to say that the legislation, the necessary legislation, which the Assembly contemplates" "would appear to thom an unheard-of infringement. of their rights. A generation, at least, biust olapso before they will

Robert Porter & Co.'s be ablo, to give intelligent sup- BULL DOGprovement. During the next port to Goyermiont schemes of

BRAND GUINNESS

fost years the Assoubly will be botter employed in making slowly those legislative bricks which will go to complete the odifico of STOUT the new Constitutional China. tin P NTS and SPLITS.

Haste in the process will result in

An inquest was hold yesterday, at the Magistracy, on a prisoner who died in gaol, The deceased was sentenced last Jamary-forro, turning from banishment. The jury returned a verdict of" Doath from natural causes.".

The Gorman trooper Necker: left port last night for Tsing- Lan via Shanghai. By inadver- tonce, several of her contingent were left behind. They have been placed on board the Scharn- horst, which is later going to Tsingtan by way of Manila.

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Daily Press.

FAR EASTERN SQUADRON: Tho considerations which dictate the maintenance of a powerful squadron at Hongkong, are connected with possibilities mainly in the Pacific, rather than the Indian Ocean. Bo it ob- served that the general tendency

His Honour asked whether $40 had been paid on account, but the plaintiff dpnied this.

Te egra s

RUSSIA'S MEASURES.

TO STOP EMIGRATION.

"INDEPENDENT NEWS ARNCY.]-

Tokyo, Fob 10.

The Diplomatic Commissioner stor has reported to the ceipt of a despatch from the burg that the Russian Govern- Canton Vicoroy that he is in re-

It is reported from St. Peters

French Consul at the former. port

in

stating that a French emigration mont has decided to stop all agout luas approached him with

transportation of emigrants to view to getting Chinese labourers

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from Swatow for Saigon to work the Far East owing to the plague. in the rubber plantations. On receipt of this report,.E, the Vice- JAPAN AND THE KING'S His Honour asked how he came roy asked for the opinion of the

CORONATION. to claim $300, and Mr. Gardiner, Canton Chamber of Commerce, as who appeared for the plaintiff, His Excellency is afraid that there said that his client was able to may be evils attending the emigTWO WARSHIPS TO GO TO read and counsel did not konration o of Chinese labourers to himself if $40 had been paid on foreign dominions. The Cham- account.

bor has wired to the Chinese merchants of Saigon asking them to institute thorough and minute onquiry into the matter. bofore a reply is given to the French Consul,

His Honour thereupon entored judgment for $350 with costs,

VOLUNTEER DANCE:

The Hongkong Volunteers hold thoir annual danco this evening in the City Hall.

assured.

A most enjoyablo function is The band of the

WORLD'S NEWS.

[VIA JAPAN.]

LONDON

"ISDEFENDENT NEWS AGENCY.]

Tokyo, Feb. 10.

The Japanese Imperial Diet has decided to soud two warships to London to represent Japan's Fleet at the Coronation of His Majesty King George V. SELLING OPIUM PIPES.

the supper arrangements are in the decorations are effective, and PUBLIC HEALTH IN GREAT the hands of a most capable.

BRITAIN. committee. Everything has boon published by the "Daily Chroni London, Jan. 27. Statistics done to ensure s pleasant even-cle" show that the cases of infant ing for the numerous guests who mortality in Great Britain in 1910 recorded a decrease of for the preceding your. This, it 151,000 as compared with figuron is stated, is the result of the re- markable improvement in sani-ment are astonsibly carrying out tary conditions among the people, the Home Administration's fullest

of naval developments in the K.O.Y.L.I. will provide the Northern Pacific is in the direcmusic, the floors are excellent, tion of strengthening squadrons, rather than reducing them, and this will probably be still more the case when the Panama Canal is oponed. The Admiralty did not decide to spend millions of have been invited. pounds sterling on equipping groeg and yellow, garlands being The scheme of decoration is Hongkong as the main naval twisted up the pillars of the a building out of plumb, in gen-General Fu has been acting as hise in Eastern waters before vestibule, and laid along the A. S. WATSON & oral disappointment to the peo-Turtur Gonoral of Canton, and overy conceivable development grand staircase. In the rooms ple and a consequent danger of a rumour is current in hul been most carefully consider numerous flags are hung, and re-action, which would hold back oficial circles that Tsang Chi

also portraits of the various China for many years from tho will be given the Vicoroyslip ofed, and ive can discorn nothing Officers Commanding the corps. the Threo Eastern Provinces and in the situation to warrant the position which she may rightly that the acting Tartar Gensial view that the China Station can-is given by the bayonets on the The necessary touch of militarism GF hope to occupy...

will be appointed to act perman-not any longer be regarded as walls. ently.

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Dr. E. A. Vorotzsch, the Gor- man Consul-General, left for Can- to lust, ovoning and expects to

Ever since IIE. Twang Chi's departure for the North, Major

the most advantageous location for the main boly of Great Britain's Eastern naval forces.

Thore arrived here by the 5.5, Daigi Maru this week from Formosa twelve largo cases of

South Chind Morning Post. Yen ornaments mostly fig ures and josses-designed for the THE MONGOLIAN BORDER. International Hygiene Exhibition

China, however, has no great to be hoki at Dresden this year. use for Mongolia, and her interests The curios will be despatched to Germany by the ss. Miyasaki in the region are certainly not Maru sailing on the 15th. The worth a sanguinary encounter in collection of oxhibits is being sent which inevitably she must be do-

There are twenty-one items on may be expected to continue to the programme, so that daucing

late hour.

BIG COCAINE SEIZURE. MAN HEAVILY PUNISHED.

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THE JAPAN-AMERICA AGREEMENT.

GOVERNMENT EN-. COURAGES THE OPIUM HABIT.

While the Hongkong Govern

intentions with reference to the.. suppression of opium smoking, it is rather strange to notice one Yesterday afternoon in the Cali- duct of the measures to eradicate San Francisco, January 20.- glaring inconsistency in their con-

fornian Senate, Senator Sanford the habit. In the compound of introduced a resolution, similar the Central Station this morning of Representatives, the previous sales by public auction of articles to that introduced in the House there was one of the periodical day, opposing the erasure of the seized by the Police during raids," proviso attached to Article 2 of handed over to thoni as lost goods the Japan-American Treaty. It and never claimed, or coming in- appears that even those members to their possession in some other of Congross who are opposed to way. the other anti-Japanese Bills are mostly in favour of the present Bill. " -

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Defendant was unreprosented.. A Chinese Revenue Officer your aro two battleships back into the opium dens either stated that he went on board the of 27,000 tons each (each to hore or in Canton and surely it and say the defendant three torpedo-destroyers, and four they intend to carry out jopium Sui An yesterday at 6.45 cost $11,835,480), two transports, behoves our local authorities, it standing a little way from the submarines.

abolition in the Colony, to see to

Amongst the "olla podrida" So Po was charged at the

of articles offered for sale this Mr. E. R. Hallifax, with unlaw- Magistracy this morning, before

morning was a great quantity of fully importing into the Colony

U.S. NAVAL ESTIMATES,

opium-smoking paraphernalia, in- cluding somo 200 pipes, with On board the Silosia a vory fine by the Imperial Japaneso Commis- festod. Under these circum- 500 ounces of cocaine, and with Budget Committee in the U.S.I wore all offered unreservedly and Now York, Jan.20.--The Naval lamps, trays, and so on. These sion of which Viscount K. Musha-stances, we venture to suggest that not having a licence. kaji is in charge.

House of Representatives has fotched good prices as prices. go. should Russia be determined to the Export and Import Depart-oxt year at $125,421,538. Tho

Mr. Tratman, suprintendent of

fixed the Naval Estimates for at the Police auction sales secure Mongolia, a basis of a comment, prosecuted.

It can hardly be, doubted that vossols to be constructed during those pipes, etc., find their way promise should be found by which the vested interests of China the poaco between the two coun- would receive compensation; and trios would not be broken. In have not yet reached a position longed to lim, and the reply was all probability, however, matters bags. Ife asked him if they bo- PANAMA CANAL DEFENCE. it that all the pipes and other where serious concorn need be."Yes." Witness then blow his Strauss, formerly U.S. Mini- put into the second-hand market New York, Jan. 20-fr. Oscar gear seized aro destroyed and not whistle three times. The defenster to Turkey, has started and so made easily obtainable dant told him not to arrest him, on his way to inspect the Panama by victims of the habit. and offered witness sono money Canal. He is one of those who Officer came up and arrested the defence of the Canal for the to buy toa. Later the European insist upon the necessity of the naintenance of peace in the future. SPANISHI EMIGRANTS TO' AMERICA.

stay there for several days.

Seven hundred Indian troops in Kowloon went out on the rail way this morning to carry out certain military manoeuvres,

His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by the Hon'ble the Director of Public Works and Private Secretary, visited the vill inspected the nullalis in the vi- age of Shaukiwan yesterday and cinity and also the Police Station. of Tai Hang and projected works The improvements in the villages in the Wongneichong Valley and other public works wore also in: spected. By tlie courtesy of Mr. Percy Smith, managing director, The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice factory in Shankiwan Road and the party visited the new hair Longkong, Friday, Fra. 10, 1911. Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals the various processes woro describ-whole question.

acknowledges with thanks the[ed by the manager, to whom following donation to the funds the Governor expressed his cor-

dial thanks and interest, of the hospitals: Standard Oil Co., $50.

THE

Hongkong Telegraph

FESTINA LENTE..

The famous description, "A young man in a hurry," applies in groat fullness to the body of Dr. J. Benevides, inspector of Chinese opinion represented at the Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Peking by the National Assembly laying finished with the inspice It has indicated a desire for re-tion of the Mació branch of the form so furious that it is not Bank, is returning to Lisbon by unlikely to defeat, its own ends, the next English mail. The danger has been recognised

felt about the Mongolian border, and we feel sure that the respec- tive representatives of the two a satisfactory solution of the Governments will soon arrive

dofondant.

GAMBLING RAIDS.

Sorgeant Watt and a party of Revenue Officer Wilden was

police made a raid last night on MACAO NOTES. next called, and said that about

No. 170, Third Street, and arrest- 5.45 p.m. he was on the wharf at

od twenty-five men for gambling. [Tux "TELEQ&A CORRESPONDENT the time of the arrival of the 9.8. We have to acknowledge receipt

New York, January 20. Tho The men appeared before, Mr. J.. Macro, Feb. 9. of the Hongkong College of

Sui An from Macao. He sout the Spunish Government, deploring R. Wood at the Magistracy this Medicine Calendar for 1911 a good instance of the office of followed, and saw the defendant Spanish labourers annually em- and after hearing the evidence Macao papers to hand furnish last witness on board. Later he the fact that as many as 200,000 morning to answer to the charge, Spying Session opens on 1st circumlocution depicted by-Dick and the Chinese Itevenue. Officer igrate to North and South Amer-hie-Worship ordered each, de- March and closes on 30th Jungen in one of his famous novels.. standing neor four bags. He ica, hus begun making prepara- fendant to pay a fine of $2:50, Professional examinations begin

The Director of the Publio went up and asked the defendant tions for the establishment of examinations on 24th July., The regulation förbidding house opium or morphine. The reply the object of oucouraging la-which he arrested six men, for en 1st July and preliminary Works Department issued a now whether the bags contained public works in the country with Detective-Sergeant Wills, in Another raid was made by

Autumn Session opens on 1st holders from whitewashing their was "I don't know," and when hourers to remain at home." September and closes on 30th houses-in-whito and yellow-the witness asked him if the, bage

playing Ngau Pai in No, 30, Mr. P. Currie, of the Ellis December. During, the present republican colours. The pro- were his, the reply was "Yos."

FRANCO-RUSSIAN

Cochrane Street. This morn~- Kádporie School, gave a lecture your the scholarships open to sidont of the Municipal Council

RELATIONS.

ing two were charged with keep last evening at the Chinese competition are ono Blake Solalar-made representation to the not.a liconco?

His Worship-Defendant has

ing a gambling houso, and the Y.M,C.A., the subject being ship of $150 a year (tenable for Governor against the now rule,

London, Jan. 30-The Rus-remaindor for playing. A snin Mr. Tratman-No.

sian Chamber of Commerce in of money was also found in the Queensland." The speaker had one year), ono Belilion Scholar which is generally considered as His Worship to defendant-

Paris gave'n dinner at which M. house, $95 in all. some very fine lantern slides, of $100 a year (tenable for arbitrary and illegal.

What love you to say?

Tavolsky, the Russian Ambassador Queensland.

The Magistrate imposed a fine furnished by the Government of tlupo years), and one Government

The Governor replied that the Scholarship of $40 a year (ton-policy of the government was to mine. They were given to me French Minister of Foreign and $50 on the second defend- Defendant-The goods are not to France, and M. Pichion, the of, $30 ou the first defendant, able for throé years),

afford to heads of departments the by a friend in Macao to bring in-Affairs, repeatedly omphasized at. The romainder paid $5 each, soquent responsibility in the the contents of the bags. My greatest decentralisation nud con- to Hongkong. I did not know the stability of the Franco-Russian whilst the money found in the

house was ordered to be confi exercise of their respective duties friend told me they contained M: Isvolsky said that he intend-cated. address the Director of Public and that the Council should first sundry goods.

ed to do lijn utmost for the dove-luspector Gourlay also made a Works in the mattor.

His Worship-Have you any lopnicnt of the commercial re- raid and arrested six men. They witnesses?..

lations of the two countries, and wore brought-bofore the Magic- Defendant--No.

M. Pielion' promined to give an trate this morning. The keeper. His Worship imposed a fine of much support as lo could to the was fined $30, and the remainder $2000, or in default twolvo Russian Ambassador, months' imprisonment.

$4 oach. $126 were found on The The proceedings were marked the table, and this sum was also cocaine is to be confiscated, by the greatest enthusiasm, confiscated

by the Prince Regent and his councillors, who have been prenching the nood of care in the making of lögislation. In this they will have the support of all thinking men, for the bold at titudo" of the Assembly, as tho "Times" Taking correspondent

From Macao, we learn that Dr. Mansilla has re-assumed his PEKING SCHOOLS SHUT. points out, threatens to paralyse the government and unless a but it is believed that the colony position of Colonial Secretary, wise and strong ruler arises; to will soon again lose the services of at the Peking Railway College, Mr. Kong Kwak Wa, a student injure instead of saving a great this ablo official, as ho has been who has arrived in Hongkong on Empire, blused in on overy side put forward as the Government his way to Canton, states that all by higlily-organised forces and candidate to represent Macao at the collogos and schools in the the Cortes. The general elections capital havo been closed owing weakened during the ages by cor- mustsoon take place, asthe Cortes to foars on tortained of the plague uption and ignorance. Never is to moot in April,

spreading.

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The Director in question was next approtiched, and he rather naively replied that tho now re- gulation complained of was in spired by the Governor himself

Alliance..