CORONATION CELEBRA TION FUND.
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION
LIST.
Cawasjes Pawanjee and
W. Nicholson.......
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10
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MAY 24 1911
AMERICA AND-JAPAN.
EFFECT OF MEXICAN BORDER REPORTS IN LONDON.
ANGLO-AMERICAN · AR- BITRATION AND ENG- LISH TREATY RELA- TIONS.
THE OPIUM TRADE:
HOME GOVERNMENT ÄND
HỒNG KONG.
At the present moment there is n deadlook in the opium trade in China. It is an extremoly Gilbor- Liun situation in which the opiam that has been privileged to enter into China is taxed three times as
CHINESE EXCLUSION,
HISTORY OF CENSUS- TAKING.
AN OL
INSTITUTION.
Whilst the consus enumerators
Intimations
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY
The Chinese Chamber of Cont“ merce in San Francisco has ad- dressed a memorial to President Taft, which is endorsed by the are busy noongst us in Hongkong Board of Trade, the Chamber of it is intercaling to recall that Commerce, the Merchants' Ascensus-taking began carly, for wo Bociation, the Downtown Associa-Israelites by Moses, after they had read of the numbering of the The story that the American
tion, the California Development loft Egypt, when the fighting men mobilization on the Moxican bor
Board and the Association for the numbered 603,550. The total did der really was directed against much as the opium that was not Improvement and Adornment not include the tribe of Lovi nor Japan was not credited in London. If it had boon true, Sir Edwardtended for China and imported
San Francisco. In this the women and children. Pro- SHORTEST hero, or that is known as “un- of Groy's specoli about Anglo-cortified" opium.
memorial the petitionors do tribos guided, to some extent, the bably the numbers of the different American arbitration might have Although the unprivileged not complain of the present ox-after division of the land of been a hint to Japan that in the drug can enter the country with elusion laws; they only ask that Canaan. David's census and the
only a third of the tax, the Chin-, America, England would not suposo doniers are afraid of complica- they be fairly administered. pains and penalties that followed port Japan. The Earl of Wintortions in the futuro, and there is They do not ask that Chinese are well known to every Bible reader. Very early records exist ton, a Unionist, twice has ques absolutely no movement in the labourers, skilled or unskilled, bo of Chinese and Japanose number- suffered to come into the country, ing of the poople, and some sort of
onso of a Japanese war with
Co.....
$150
H. W. Robertson North China Insur, Co.... 100
100
C. M. Young.............iour a
50
C. N. Orme................
20
The Bishop of Victorin... (15
H. M. Wobb
15
J. Reid
25
W. Murray Scott
26
8. G. Nowall
10
G. E. Stewart.....
Robert Innos....
John Lennox....... ....
10
J. Sutherland
10
M. M. Murray
10
A. It, Austin
10
R. Macgregor....
10
K. E. Groig
10
M. Obronski
10
Rose, Shanirock & Thistle
T. J. Fisher....
5
E. Burns Pyo
G
W. B. Marshall.
5
C.C. Hickling
5
H. R. Makin
J. M. Machutchion
5
T. I. Relton
5
11. S. Konnott
5
5
A. L. Dawson
5
P. W. A. Wilkio
5
E. L. Shaw ...DAY
5
J. II. Little........ ...hi...
5
A. Laing
5
C. M Forrest
W. C. Barrett .....
J. D. Danby
5
R. K. Rodger
5
C. W. Bono
J. R. Kinghorn...!
0.0. Knight....
5
A. V. Monck....
5
discussion down from the skies to the level of practical politics.
Hotal
B. F. Chopinau,
Frank Austin
J. Waldron ....
Edwin O. Cubey....
T. E. S. Rodson
Ralph H. Cousins...
J. B. Chapunan.... ... .....
J. Weir........................ ..........
A. Henderson
W. J. Eldridgo...
A. P. Dashwood
J. Mackormack......
J. G. Swanston.......
C. Strafford
A. Davidson ..
W. J. Hill
R. A. Ferguson.
S. R. Aitken
H. Griffin
market.
It remains to be seen what the
& QUICKEST ROUTE
BETWEEN
THE FAR EAST & EUROPE, via DAIREN. UMMERSCHEDULE.
(Effective from May 1, 1911):
NORTH BOUND..
tioned the Government as to
THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of wlioihor France and Japan were consulted, and declures that he
Dairen and Changehus in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Traine will continue to question it wook-prospects of an immediate extinc- They ask that the commercial statistical enumeration existed in exsilently equipped Sloping, Diuing and 1st Class Cars, is operated betwson tion of the opium trade will be relations between China and the Greece whereby the people were and with Dairen-Shanghai Diroot Stoomer Service by the 8.3. Kobe Mard ly until he is answered.
on Indian finances. In all the United States be encouraged and classified according to fighting and "Saikio Maru" (etch 9,877 tons) as follows j
ability and income. Undor the Interviówed · Lord Winterton
arrangements that lave boon extended instead of being dis-Roman Empire an elaborate con- said he thought Sir Edward Grey made there was no preparation couraged and limited as they are sus was taken at intervals. It was was sincere, but it must not be 5.50 forgotten that, he launched his for such an eventuality, What is
proposal at the most opportuno time for extricating the govern- ment from its domestic difficultios, when it was between two firos, thase of the Opposition and the insurgent Radicals Thus the scheme ought not to be taken too seriously, especially as the Irish
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to be the case of Hongkong and now by the drastic administra- part of the duty of the official call- Capital and tion of the law by minor officials ed the censor, from which our Commerce." Singapore? asks
word consus is taken. The pro- Already there have at Safi Francisco.
sonco of Joseph and Mary at boon serious murmurings on the They call attention to the fact Bethlehem on the occasion.of.the. policy of gradual reduction of the that "the stoppage of immigra- birth of our Saviour was humanly pium trade in theso ports, and tion of Chinese of the exemptclass spoaking due to the census taken there should be complote aboli- to the United States, and the stop-in the days of Augustus Cresor. tion of opium in China we do not page in transit through the United
if
could allow it in these Colonies.
would oppose it. Nevertheless, England was in honour bound to ascertain the views of France and Japan. If England were to play fast and loose with her solen engagements sho would soon re- gain the old name of perfile Lord Winterton says Albion, that he does not desire to hinder a project which all Unionists sup port, but he wants to bring the J. W. GATES AS STAKE
In the Middle Ages.
and German elements in America see how the British Government States of Chinese travelling be census-taking fell into disrepute.Į tween China, Mexico and Central In modern times statistics of It is impossible to imagine the Amorica, and other foreign coun-
collected oc population were crious dislocation which will tries, will seriously affect, and in casionally in somo Continental places; and as almost all duties relations between the United and military service. But many arise out of such an ovent in these timo destroy the commercial countries for purposes of taxution that financial ingenuity can sug-States and China, and ro gest are.exhausted, it will remain sult in the establishment of such people hold with St. Simon that those impious oporations have al- forthe Home Government to come commercial relations between to the rescue.
ways irritated the Creator, and China, Germany, England and brought down his heavy hand on Franco, forever losing to the mer- those who ordained them. The chants of the United States this first census in the modern sense of valuable distributing and con- the word was taken in England sumptive territory with its popu- and Sestland in 1801, but no lation of over 400,000,000.*
consus was taken in Ireland 'till 1811. Gorniany followed in 1815. Scandinavia shortly after. Rus sia's first cenaue was not taken till 1807. France takes a census Belgium, the United States, and every five years, Britain, Austria, other countries once in ton yours.
NO SHORT CUT TO SUCCESS.
In this
AT DICE,
AGED WAITER, AFTER LOSING MONEY, WAGERED HIS PALM BEACH PATRON.
MARTYRDOM.
Lot Class
Fares
840
Shanghai (Stemmer)....., Lv. Ualren
Thun. Sun.
Sate
Y14,36
(B.M.R. Triu)...LV
6.00 am.
Tues. Sun. Wed. Pr
Mukden
...A
1.60 p.m.
++
J.LY. 2:05
YI1.50
Changchun (
JAR 8.80 **
B.0.00
Harbin
EL 9.60
11
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Mon. Thurs. Sat.
State Wa Stale,
Ex- gon Ex-
(Russian Train)...L...80
JuAr
*9.10 4.m.
Connecting at Harbin with prose Lits to press
Mos- for St. MOBOOT DOW Pet'R.
for
SOUTH BOUND,
Hiate State Wagon
Ex-
Ex. Lit
Conroyting at Harbin with ? | press
prosa from
fromStrom
Mos
Pet'g. Moscow DOW
Y11.60
Harbin (Russian 1min),.,Lej *11.20 a.m. Changchan ( JAT 8.25 p.m.
(S.M.R. Train),.,Le] · 10.80°
Mon. Wed. Fri.
하
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♦
++
Makden
1
...Ar
5.10a.m.
Tass. Thurs. Bat.
¥14.06
11
)... Liv.
5.25
+1
"2
13
..
Dairen
**
...As.
(- Steamer
Stanghal
... Lt.} )...Ar!
1.30 p.m. Noon
"
Wed. Fri.
Buo. *BOR.
Y $0.00
They ask not for any change in the existing laws or regulations, but for a more just and equitable interpretation of them so that There is nothing in this world
Jolin W. Gates, a steel magnate. Chinese applying for admission
Russian Train Time is 23 minutos faster than 9.M.R. Time." For lastenos worth having that comes to 18 has been spending part of the may be permitted to be represent
0 p.m. by the format is 3.97 pm, by the Isttor. without a struggle, be it wealth, winter down at Palm Beach. ed by counsel at all examinations,
Exrness EXTRA FEE...... Y3.00
Supplementary Clangos on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Borrice. fame, professions, arts, crafts, When he arrived at the larger of may be permitted to land under
SLEEPING CAR SUPPLEMENT...... Y6.00 letters, or true love.
the two hotele there, he called for bond and have an interpreter to
TICKET AGENCIES—The Company's railway and elasmor tickets are'. acquiring process we learn to the head-waiter and told him he not with the government inter-
obtainable at all the Aganoles of the International Sleeping Car & Express realize the differences in tempora-
Tmin Co., the Nippou Yusen Kaisha. Blanghai, Mesars. Thos. Cook & Son, Two young Now York physi-and Beirobareaa der Hamburg-Amerika Linio. monts of those who struggle wanted the best of his staff to preter, and that they have five beside us. To some the intricate serve him. To the old negro who days instead of two days in which cians have boon killed recently RAILWAY HOTELS-YAVATO HOTEL (Tel. Add: "Yamato ") at understanding of life's problems filled these qualifications he gave perfect an appeal from an ad- by meningitis. Their deaths in Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden, Fushing and Changchun, all under the Com weems to come by instinct, while explicit instructions:
the line of duty may serve to re-pany's management. to others knowledge comes piti
of Commerce and Labour promulsion has had its martyrs. They They ask that the Department mind us that the medical profes-
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, fully and painfully slowly,
Unfortunatoly, there is no short
gato a regulation directly proli- come to the front in time of war Tel Add. Mantelsu. Codes: A.B.C. B.Ed. A. I. & Lieber's biting officers of the immigration and epidemic, but they are also service from asking Chinese, wo-called upon to pay their price in men and girls seeking admission the ordinary daily practice. It is into the United States questions difficult to conceive a higher form
served well. I want you to bring 'Now, Georgo, I want to be me always the best of everything If your work is satisfactory, I will give you five dollars a week
extra
to
verso decision."
cut to the land of laurel crowns, no matter how diligently we search to find one. The world says that the man who easily achieves success deserves but little credit tract with enthusiasm and for of an improper charactor and of a of courage than is evinced by the
for it, as "it all caino naturally
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E. Herbst
5
R. Jall
W. Wotherspoon
3
N. Mel) Howie
3
W: Hoy
3
M. R. Bell ...
3
A. MeT. Smith:
3
H. E. Dunipaco
3
J. Simpson
3
W. Mackay
3
3
3.
3
3
3
in both instances; thus the secret is clourly revealed.
3
T. G. Worth
A. Hamilton ......
W. Kerr.....
P. T. Farrell
W. H. Wortli...
J. K. Taylor...
Jolm Macleod C. H. Murphy
J. Hunter
J. E. Hacking
E. A. Miltor
J. E. Hanson....
G, Anderson...,
T. Scott.......
A. Maccallum
D. Macneillie..
J. D. Polley...
A. F.Macintosh -
T. Grimshaw
A. Nicol
W. Bassford
J. Dickie
R. Dickson
* A
A. Mackurdy...... R.W. W. Bristow
8. R. Jonos
H. V. Woon
J. Wells....
O, Mackay
A. W. Millar
G. 8. Rose.................
D. Young
R. Booth....
R. Gray K-11-26
F. Winyard
T. Hill
W. Bell
G. Bird....
A. Smith
A. Brown.............
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"ho waitor ontored on this con-
several weeks drew his salary churactor which would not be ask men who have inoculated them-
"
DAIREN..
FUSHUN COAL
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST.
Cutput 3,500 tons per day.
Fresh stocks' always on hand at Dairon, Nowohwang and Tientala Depots
MINING DI PARTMENT,
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,
to him, but the man who digs it with regularity. For one lunch-ed of a woman of the European solves with the gerra of yellow and also at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang. out with hard work and selfoon, however, much to the finance unler similar circumstances. fover and other dread diseases in saorifice deserves all the credit he cier'a disgust, a new waiter turned They ask that no Chinoso por- order to serve science and hu- gets. But that does not decide up. Mr. Gates demanded an ex-son detained at any immigration manity. The two victims of men- which is the more capable of the planation, without getting any station of the United States pendingitis must have known the dun- twomen. By turning the search-intelligible response, Heappealed ing a determination of his or her ger they ran in going about their El. Add. "Manteau." Codes: A. B. C. 5th. Ed., A. 1. & Lieber's light of truth on the matter it is to the lead-waiter, with no better caso be continuously imprisoned work among the infected immig- Agnts: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD. shown to be a condition of mind satisfaction, further than an in- in any building, without being rants, And that points to a moral,
o'
definite statement that the absent given an opportunity for a reason- The charge of wanton cruelty to one was waiting on somebody ablo time daily to exercise in the animals will not hold against Perhaps Kipling laid his finger-ele. Finally George himself was open air in grounds provided for soientific investigators who, when the need comes, will not hesitate tip on the quivering mental life called to his own defence. He that purpose. contro when he divided the earth put up the following plen: They ask that all applica-to stake their own lives. The children in his little poem into
"Hyalum de explanaslun, sah: Įtions for admission of Chinese per- world has come to hold that the sons of Mary and of Martha. You big folks, you goes down to sons, or applications for transit of martyrdom is a good test of To the sons of Mary, to whom de club to gamble. Well, we Chinese persons through the terri truth because it is an infallible niggas we has oual little game tory of the United States, be con- test of sincerity. If medical in- ́craps. I put up all de money sidered and determined without vestigators contented themselves with cutting up little dogs and got from you, sah, an' los' ii. undue delay. Den, Mr. Gates, I put you up, sah, They ask that during the un-never took chances in person, an' I done loa' you.'
ayoidable detention of Chinese at there would be better ground for immigration stations of the United the clinrgo. States pending a determination of their cases, they shall be treated with respect and kindness, and as human beings, and not as criminals or as objects of loathing and detestation.
more spirituality is accredited, the path of opportunity seems almost free of detaining obstacles. The children of Martha, who are bur dened with heavy inatorial con- ditions, like their ancestor of old, "troubled of many things,' When we soem lacking in suc
seeni
/
PRESIDENT DIAZ.
cess, let us not look away for the A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST. cause, butexamine the state of our
':
SKILL OF CHINESE POTTERS.
own mentality. When a wave of Président Diaz, who is so rough
Au exchango tells us that the Chinese are pioneers in the art of indigo depression seems bent upon on revolution, has himself played
These requests are so reason-pottery, the rapidity with which our destruction, quickly let us the part of a revolutionary in the don hat and cost, fles into the open past, and at that time ran some able and so just that it does not they construct pots being marvel- air, where there is room and light narrow escapes. In 1876, whon seem possible that they will be ous. One man will mould two fres to all, and fight the battle travelling in disguise from New refused." Los Angeles Times." ten-inch pots in three minutes. openly. It is more readily won, Orlonus to Vera Cruz, to-head a
The potter's wheel is the essential.
JAPANESE CRITICISM
OF CHINESE CABINET. The new Chinese Cabinet is naturally scrutinized very closely
and the contest is fought out on a revolt against President Urdo, the In one of the large tanks of the partof the equipment. The work higher mental plane, while each steamer was boarded at Tampico Reptile House at the Zoologica) man's left hand is goutly thrust victory gained makes us masters by a number of Mexican officers. Gardens, Shanghai, there have into the centre of the clay, while of a bettor self.
Diaz felt sure that they recognised boen placed four fine examples of his right hand is slightly pressing | him, and, if so, his capture at Vera the giant salamander of Japan, a on the outside to keep the whole Cruz and execution soomed cer- huge, nowt-like creature which together; but it is from the inside tain. That night Dins throw has not been represented in the that most of the shaping is done. himself into the sea, which is Gardens for many years. Those Meanwhile the wheel" is mado usually alive with sharks, hoping salamanders are found in moun- to turn more quickly. Then, by to swim ashore. But the ery tain streams in China and Japan, keeping both hands opposite each by Japanese publicists, remarke 'Man overboard ! " was sounded and food on fishes, worms, and other for example, ens inside the "Jupan Mail." Attention is by the watch, a boat was lowered, other newts. The largest known and one outside-together moving directeil for the most part to the and Diaz was brought back to the living specimens have reached slowly up from the wheel, pressure 1.50 choice of Mr. Liang Tung-yon as sleamer in the sight of many over ft, in length, and recall the by both hands is exerted, and the The Committee of the Fund Minister of Foreign Affairs, Liang passengers. The ship's purser, Inge oxtinot amphibions of shanpoleas mass of clay assumes will be greatly obliged if sub-is conspicuously pro-American. being in the secret of his voyage; the Carboniferous period. They the shape of a pot with astonishing soribers will kindly forward a Indeed he is at the present mo at one took him in charge, spirit grow slowly, but live long, the rapility. A thin piece of wood cheque for their subscription ment sojourning in the United ed him away, and lie was not seen first example brought to Europe is used to flatten the rim, and direct to the Honorary Treasurer States, and his appointment in again, although the Mexican being at least 52 years old when usually the same piece to use to Coronation Celebration Fund these circumstances is observed officials had the vessel thorough, it died. The Japanese catch them measure the pot to see if it is care of Hongkong and Shanghai with interest in view of America's lysearched when it arrived at by a baited hook, and use them the correct size --" Christian Banking
ration, Lit
sollvity in Manoburia et prosent. Vera Crun ——* Pall MalG
G. Baker
2
DAREN.
Hongkong, 99th April..1911.
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