August 27, 1896.]
War, found currency about the possible schemes of Japan to acquire the sovereignty of the little republic were both foolish and foundationless.
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SANATORIUMS FOR FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN CHINA.
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upon the verandah of my cottage on the sea-shore, fanned by the cool sea-breeze, looking upon a landscape of green hills, purple distant mountains, rocky pro- montories, and a white sea beach that would 'be pronounced ideal in any country. It is. 'hard to realize that I am only nine hours "distant from Tientsin. The contrast is so
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SUPREME COURT.
18th August.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
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The change foreign life in China is under- Seeing that the Japanese are not a going by the discovery of hill sanatoriums colonising people, we are therefore some- and other summer resorts is worthy of remark. what surprised to read of a scheme by the Twenty-five years ago a trip to Japan for Agricultural and Commercial Department health or pleasure was hardly thought of; at Tokyo to promote emigration to Mexico. and in Hongkong itself, with the Peak close
great that it seems as though the distance There is, we must admit, a Japanese at hand, the advantages of that healthy "between this earthly paradise and the Colonisation Society, but how far it is also district were unutilised. Our ideas of a "salt plains of the Pei-ho must be a interested in promoting emigration in behalf change of air were then confined to a trip "thousand miles at least!"
This opening of Japanese shipping companies it is hard to Macao, where the temperature is much the up and development of health resorts in to say. Probably that has very much to same as in Victoria, or possibly to Chefoo, the China will go a long way to make residence do with its raison d'être. It is proposed to northern watering place. For the most part, in the Far East more endurable, and acquire by purchase in the state of Chia- however, the residents of those days, both as suitable places readily accessible are pas a tract of 300,000 acres of agricultural in Hongkong and the Coast Ports, were found men of business will be the more in- land, and to plant on this a colony of Japa- content during the summer months to stew clined to act on. Dr. CANTLIE's advice and nese agriculturists. The idea is to cultivate in their own juice, or, content or not, they take frequent holidays. Japan will no doubt coffee, sugar, cotton, and tobacco, and any
had to do it; whereas now we find summer continue the most favourite resort, on other produce that will yield a good return.
regoi is available in various directions. First account of the interesting nature of the No doubt this plan had its inception in the and foremost we have our own Peak, country, for those who can afford the brain of a steamship company's manager, used not only as a summer resort but for time; but it is an advantage to have our for the Japanese, until they discovered that permanent residence and pronounced by field of selection widened, and, more es- carrying coolies to Honolulu afforded profit- the medical faculty to be more healthy even pecially, to find places. within the reach of able employment to the steamers of the Nip- than Japan. The Foochow residents have those who can only take a week's or fort- pon Yusen Kaisha, did not trouble about the sought and found relief from the heat of night's holiday. For the Hongkong resident, relief of the surplus labouring population. summer at Kuliang, a hill resort only "dis however, Japan is still the most accessible
Formosa within the last few years, and holiday field, but when If, however, it is really desired to benefit covered the labouring classes in over-populated rural whose benefits are beginning to be appreciated thoroughly settled and opened up no doubt districts why does not the Agricultural and also by the residents of Amoy, one of whom, it, too, will come into favour! Commercial Department advocate emigra- writing to our Shanghai morning contem- tion on a large scale to Formosa? If Japa-porary, waxes enthusiastic in its praise. nese wish to emigrate there is a country When," the correspondent says, "it is stated recently acquired and close at hand. One that the average day temperature is always half of the island at least is totally uninha bited, with the exception of a few thousand aborigines, and there is room for two or three millions of industrious peasants even if the present Chinese population continues to remain on the island. The true policy of the Japanese Government is to, as far as possible, encourage the Japanisation of the island, but this cannot be done without a stendy influx of Japanese. The Japanese were very anxious to obtain the Beautiful Island; and it fell to them as the spoil of war; the world is waiting to see what they will do with it. So far they have done nothing but make mistakes in their admi- nistration of the island. Anarchy reigns in many parts, and in none (outside the bounds of the Treaty Ports) is there any visible improvement in the condition of the people or in the prospects of agriculture, The railway system is to be extended and one or two ports are to be made, but these are works that will be carried out for the employment of the Japanese engineers, and though they will benefit the country they are not certain to be followed up by further extensions. There is a danger that the brigands will weary out the patience of the Japanese and cause them to lose all interest in the schemes for improvement, in which case the island would continue to suffer from the same neglect that it received at the hands of the Fukien Government. It is to be hoped the Japanese Government will not weary in the work, but, on the contrary, that the very difficulties which face them will so put them on their mettle that they will strain every nerve to bring about the development of the resources of Formosa and to make it a thoroughly prosperous and contented country.
A Tokyo press despatch states that the laying of the submarine telegraph cable between Kagoshima and Formosa is completed so far as Okinawa and the cable has been tested with satisfactory results. The work beyond Okinawa has been postponed to March next, on account of the dangers of the monsoon season. The work will, however, be resumed as early as possible:
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ten degrees less than below, and the night 'temperature always nearer seventy degrees "than eighty degrees even in July and August, so that a blanket is needed regu- Inly, it is readily seen how great a "blessing it is to all who are worn out by "the excessive heat of a Chinese summer. Near Kiukiang another summer resort has been opened which is beginning to attract attention at Shanghai and the river ports. This is Kuling, where, according to a cor- respondent of the Mercury, who dates his letter the 10th August, they were "enjoying
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a perfectly cool European summer climate, "in the very heart of China." This_cor- respondent compares the place with the Japa- nese health resorts, much to the advantage of Kuling. (The similarity of the name with that of the hill near Foochow is apt to cause some confusion.) Kuling is a broad "mountain valley, situated 4,500 feet about "the sea, i.e., 3,700 feet above Kiukiang. (Unzen is only 2,500 feet above the sea, Nikko 2,000, Arima 1,400). In my room "the thermometer has only once registered 81 degrees; generally the temperature is “between 74 and 79 in the daytime and be- “tween 71 and 75 at night. În July I had "it often 66 degrees. Here one needs no "punkah, but several blankets.
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BEFORE HIS HONOUR DE, CARRINGTON (CHIEF JUSTICE.)
ROBBERY BY A HOUSEBOY.
Li Fook, houseboy, was charged with stealing an umbrella of the value of $5 and $220 in money belonging to his master, George A. Buckland, of Quarry Bay.
The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. H. Ë, Pollock), instructed by Mr. Johnson (Crown Solicitor), appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, was defended.
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The jurymen were-Messrs. M. J. Aquino, D. F. C. da Roza, L. E. Ozorio, F. A. Brown, T. Yule, J. Tatam, P. F. do Rozario.
The prisoner was formerly in the employ of the prosecutor at Quarry Bay. On the 3rd September, 1894, prosecutor left his house in the morning and on returning at one o'clock found the place locked up. The prisoner, who was houseboy, had cleared away the breakfast things, but had not touched the bed. Prosecutor had his suspicions aroused and on looking into a drawer where he kept liis money found that $220 had been stolen. An umbrella had also been stolen. Prisoner did not return to the house and he was not seen again until the 29th July last when he was arrested by a Chinese The detective.
beautiful. mornings and evenings are "The effect of this climate on people coming "from the heat below is marvellous; this year already several people owe their escape from certain death, next to the grace of God, to the healing effect of Kuling. I also saw some children coming up pale and languid and after three days a rosy, healthy colour was rising in their "cheeks." Proceeding further north, we find that our friends at Tientsin have just discovered a charming watering place rendered accessible by railway. "For "many years," writes a correspondent to the Peking and Tientsin Times, "I have supposed "that life in North China, whatever advant ages it might have, meant starvation to "that part of one's mind that hungers after the beauties of nature. But during the past few happy days I have had to recon- "sider all that. As I write I am sitting
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The jury found the prisoner guilty and he was sent to gaol for ten months with hard labour.
19th August.
ACQUITTED.
Cheung Hing was charged on two counts with taking a girl from the colony for the pur pose of emigration on the 5th July last.
Hon. H. E. Pollock (Acting Attorney- General) prosecuted, and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by. Mr. Looker, of Mr. V. H. Deacon's office), defended.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
The following jury tried the case Messrs. H. W. Slade, C. F. de Carvalho, J. de M Ozorio, J. S. Ezekiel, E. Ezra, M. S. Northcote,, and Mr. Sternberg.
During the hearing of the girl's evidence his Lordship directed, the jury to find
of not guilty. The prisoner was accordin acquitted.
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