May 29, 1905.]
Minister of Northern Trade, who is Viceroy Yusa, or the Governor of Shantung.
4. Construction.—Works of construction will have to be carried out in the matter of roads, drains, offices, prison, market, the boring of wells | and the planting of trees. It will be important to have sanitary regulations and level roads.
5. Taxation--Being an inland port Chinan differs from other ports and, therefore, the questions of Customs and so forth will not be considered until later. The funds for the upkeep of roads, police, light and sanitation will at first be raised by the Chinese officials. Taxes on houses, shops, carriages and carts will be levied on the lines of other ports, aud both (hinese and foreign merchants will be charged.
6. Expenditure.-The necessarily large initial expenditure will be advanced by the Government. 7. Precau' ons.-The use of explosives or firearms, except by those in military service, will not be allowed, and any violation of the rule will be punished. Dynamite necessary for public works may be used but a permit must be obtained nd the explosive not be retained for any length of time.
The remaining regulations state that tele- graphs and telephones will be established by China and no concession will be granted to foreigners; Weihsien and Chou-tsun are to be opened as sub-ports. The money required, it is suggested shall be advanced from the customs revenue of iaochow deposited in the Germa Bank at Tringtan, and Tls.170,000 having ben sanctioned for the work to the Yellow River by Chou-Fu a hen he was Governor of Shan- tung, one half of the deposited balance will be used for opening the port.
The Wai Wa Pu is ordered to consider and report on the memorial.
CORRESPONDENCE.
PORTUGUESE AND FILIPINO FEUD.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE
'DAILY PRESS,'
"1
Hongkong, 19th May. SIR, I submit for your inspection a weapon recently taken from a Filipino youth who was concerned in a fracas against a Portuguese.
regular feud between Portuguese and Filipino students at St. Joseph's College. The British magistrate said to the
There is
the
P. rtuguese : I advise you not to go to that school. Don't get near those boys." The fact of a boarder carrying on his person such a knife shows that the surveillance at the College is not satisfactory Yet St. Joseph's College was solely instituted for Portuguese and Roman Catholic Chinese boys. It was in the days of the Government Central School (now Queen's College) and St. Saviour's School (now St. Joseph's College) that owing to the ex- obtainable at education ceedingly better the former institution many Portuguese and Catholic Chinese boys attended that school in preference to going to the St. Saviour's School. The two schools were directed
The
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
St. Joseph's College and their girls to the Italian Convent; I do not blame them for But the consequence has been that doing so. the Filipinos fooded the College whilst Portuguese boys for whom the College was created have been shut out. It should, how ever, have heen apparent to the Brothers that the Portuguese and Filipino races cannot agree, from the many palpable facts that have taken The place between them in and out of schools, Filipinos are hot-blooded and it is their nature to resort to the cuchillo to settle their differ- ences among themselves and also with others, no matter under what laws they are living. The Portuguese boys, on the other hand, are no cowards and will stand no nonseuse from the Filipinos; hence the frequent fighting between the two races.
In
humble opinion, it stands to reason my that seeing the great number of Portuguese boys attending the school at St. Joseph's College,-a College created for them-and seeing that they cannot agree with the Filipiuos, the best way to prevent quarrels, and perhaps muider or amok by the latter, is to let a separate college be built exclusively for the benefit of Filipinos, and thus leaving more room and quietness for the l'ortuguese boys, who have a moral right to St. Joseph's College in preference to Filipinos.
I remain, sir, yours &c.
S. E. P.
AMERICAN BANK AT MANILA CLOSED.
The American Bank has been closed by order
of Governor General Wright. The two bank examiners, E. W. Kemmerer, the commissioner of currency fo the insular government, and B. F. Wright, of the insular treasury, after making certain investigations in connection with the bi-annual examination of all the banks in the archipelago, o mmunicated with the Governor Gneral, and as a result the following notice was posted behind the openwork door of the
American. Back:
Manila, P. I. 18th May, 1905. By direction of the Governor General and in Mccordance with Section 1, Act 556 of the Quited States Philippine Commission, the American Bank has been prohibited from doing a banking business in the Philippine Islands in view of the fact that its continuance in business in the receipt of deposits would the depositors. involve probable loss to The undersigned has taken possession of the bank's assets for the benefits of its creditors. Further information can be obtained at the
office of the undersigned.
J. L. Barrett,
Acting Treasurer, Philippine Islands. Government official in high position who is intimate with the financial condition of the bank said that it never should have been opened to begin with, and that it has been practically He stated further insolvent for some time. that although at
present
Was there
not
enough money in the bank to pay more than one-quarter the deposits, yet when all was settled up the depositors would probably not be The shareholders, he said. would the losers.
lose their money.
THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT AT
SHANGHAI.
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respectively by the late Dr. Stewart and the late Bishop Raimondi. The latter gentleman rightly end-avoured to compete with and surpass, if possible, the energy of his colleague. In the Colony the Bishop could not find the desired teachers to rival those under Dr. Stewart; he had to take a trip to tome, where he obtained the aid of His Holiness Pius IX. to procure a batch of Brothers of the Christian Schools to conduct the education of Portuguese and The Shanghai Daily News understands that Catholic Clinese boys in order to prevent them Acting Consul-General Davidson has written a going to a Protestant school. St. dispatch to the Shanghai Ta tai, with regard to Joseph's College was then built and handed the propose boycott of American goods, etc., over to the charge of the Christian Brothers. by Chinese, that it is his (Mr. Davidson's) At that time and until recently (up to opinion that there is some misunderstanding t.e time of the conquest of the Philippines amongst the Chinese with refer nce to the tenour of the proposed ner. Exclusion Treaty, by America) the Filipino element was
and that he would like the Taolai to invite as known in the St. Joseph's College. Filipinos, at any one time not more than many of the principal Chinese merchants and members of the gentry in Shanghai to met him one dosen, who came to Hongkong previous to
day to be at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, on s that dafe to seek English education, went to
set by the Taotai, where Actin♫ Consul-General the Victoria Engi-h School kept by Mr. Braidwood, successor to Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon. Davidson ma add:ess them and explain away Since the conquest of the Philippines a large all doubtful points concerning the proposed number of Filipinos o me over to this colony, Treaty. Mr. Davidson further stated that he a good proportion of whom being people of would also be glad to forward to his Government p.cuniary means. These, and others who any petition that the Chinese merchants and remained in Mauila, seeing the need of learning gentry may desire to present to President the English language, sent their beys to the
+
un-
few
Roosevelt.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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The Peking Times says that Wa Ting-fang has received many visits of congratulation from foreigners in connection with the new penal code, which is generally regarded as a most promising achievement and a good harbinger of the future. The officials of the Board of Puni hment and also of the Peking police stations are much excited by the new prohibition against extorting evidence by torture, declaring that it will now be impossible for them to try any cases at all.
An additional Chinese Imperial Decres dated April 25th (am-nding the Penal (ode) e oncluded
We hereby repeat the order and command all Viceroys and Governors to give strict orders to the officials under them to show earnestness and true heartedness in the execution of laws and see that no officials merely observe this in theory but in practice act as heretofore. Let no friend- All must ship or favour be shown to any. exercise diligence in finding out abuses in the execution of the law and relieve all distress of the people, that our desire to deal kindly and justly with the people may be fulfilled.
The Asahi publishes & Shanghai telegram stating that at about 9 o'clock on May 8th two members of the editorial staff of the Dobun Koho, a Chinese paper published by the Japan. ese in Shangbai, were suddenly attacked by the Russian men-of-war's men in front of the office of the newspaper. One of the Japanese was stabbed in the back with a knife and the other in the stomach. Of late, says the telegram, the Russians in Shanghai are becoming more and uncontrolled in their conduct.
ᎾᏘᏅᏍᏗ.
'The
Chinese guard maintained over the Russians is only nominal, and Japanese at Shanghai are exposed to great danger.
You Yu-chih, a philanthropist in Chinkiang, who had constantly been receiving gifts from high officials when he was managing charitable relief works, previous to his death, which took place last month, made a will by which Tls. 1,600 is given to a son who is personally afflict- ed, as a means of living, while the balance Tis. 270,000 is to be used for charitable purposes through a Chekiang gentleman who is left as
trustee. He is the first Chinese who has made such a will; and it is to be hoped he will be the last. We cannot reasonably expect that his afflicted son will be a very devoted ancestor worshipper. Charity never had greater reason than here, we should say, to "begin at home."
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The value of the gold produced in Formosa during 1904, amounted to 1,800,000 yen against 1,000,000 yen, the record for 1901. This shows the great progress the gold mining industry in that island has made during the past few years. The principal mines in the island, now being worked, are Shozuiho, Kinsoseki and Botanko, the annual production of each mine being valued At Taito, Girao, at 500,000 or 600,000 yen. Keelung, and some other places there are several mines now under trial boring, and in addition applications for working 15 other. gold fields have recently been received by the authorities. The mountainous districts running through the middle of the island are believed to contain rich
gold deposits, but investigations have not yet been made in this connection.
We are informed that on the May 20th in the road between the Hongkong Club and the Cricket Ground a serious accident was caused by a wire rope being stretched scross the road from a tree within the enclosure to the bottom of another in the centre of the road. gharry drawn by two ponies, drove along the road about half past nine from the direction of the Naval Yard, and came in contact with the rope. At its highest point the rope was ouly 5ft. 7in. above the ground. The hood of the gharry was ripped off and with it the driver as well as the mafoo standing on the ledge behind. The ponies took fright and galloped off at great speed. Near the Queen's statue the fore part of the garry parted company with the
part, sad the ponies the Star I CITY galloped on
go in Wharf where they struggled to different directions with the result that they brought the wreckage of the gharry up against some scaffolding poles and the ponies russ securely held. The driver of the badly cut but the footman's injuries were
hinder
as far
of a serious nature.
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