September 18, 1905.]
By amount at debit of branches and
agencies
By sundry debtors
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
weak point in 1895 condescended to bully her 808,191.48 smaller.companion, who had trusted her. {
· 95,858.82
Neither cool reflection nor far-sighted states. $9,043,223.18 man-like stratagem, but inflated over-estimation of her power (8 eden always forgets that she has fallen from the position of a first-class to that of a sixth-class power) and a Machiavelian desire of humiliating Norway dictates Sweden's demand, and the wisdom of the Swedish politicians whose broken promises and haughty demands caused the breakdown of the Union
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE BANISHED EDITOR3.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.' Hongkong, 7th September. SIR-The banishment of two of your col- leagues of a vernacular journal for the trifle of satirizing a prevalent topic, do you think Mr. Editor, was to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel? The " corpus delioti" appeared to be a sheer cartoon published in their paper d picting a handsome Chinese lady riding in a palanquin borne by four tortoises. handsome lady was in'énded for Miss Roosevelt The idea that the was exaggerated, not to say absurd, still; if this was so, Princess Alice would only be too glad to admit the caricature as a compliment. As regards the chelonian obair-coolies, a peep at a Chinese lexicon will convince you that tortoise is defined elsewhere as a divine creature. Its any other meaning is apocryphal and only deserves the answer:-"Honi soit qui mal y pense." Those who like to see fair play, are apt to rule that it was stretching the point rather too far to hold the mentioned editors responsible for offence in such a case.-Yours respectfully,
A Reader,
THE FLOWER SHOW.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."]
SIE,-In case the promoters of the Flower Show welcome your sugestion in to-day's lead- ing article, and care to accept voluntary prizes, I offer (through you) a príz equalling in value a first prize offered by the Department, for the best window-bdx or verandah box of flowers grown and tended by any resident's son or daughter not exceeding 15 years of age.
I leave it to the Flower Show managers to settle any other necessary conditions; but would suggest that the quality or appearance of the box itself be not considered; but only its con- tents. It should, however, be suitable in size and shape for a permanent position on window
or verandah.
Yours appreciatively,
·OLD ADAM.”
THE SCANDINAVIAN CRISIS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS," SIE, From cables received it appears that Norway may not be unwilling to give in on the question of the frontier fortifications if Sweden agrees to similar measures as far as the defence of her border is concerned.
As this information will convey little mean- ing to your average reader, permit'me, sir, to explain the situation.
Swedish nation and relying upon that no Trusting in the fairness and good-will of the attempts would be made upon the liberty em. bodied in our Constitutional Law of 17th May, 1814, Norway had from the very start of the Union abstained from fortifying her border to Sweden,
However, in 1895 the Swedes concentrated large masses of soldiers on the Norwegian frontier,the Stockholm papers openly speak ing of, and agitating for, a so-called military promenade" to Christiania in order to let their guns speak" Swedish to the Norwegians ".
Happily the storm, which at that time would have been most dangerous to defenceless Nor- | way, swept past, but the threats of Swedish occupation of Norwegian territory
had at last the effect cf opening the eyes of the friends of the Union (of whom I was one) to the dangers which threatened our liberty from the hands of our "brothers," the Swedes, and large sums were expended in order to safeguard us in case the attempts threaten- ing our independence should be repeated.
may fitly be compared to that to which the referred when he said:-"My son, thou dost greatest of her statesmen, Axel Oxenstjerna, not know with how little wisdom the world is ruled."
Should Norway ultimately agree to the Swedish terms, she would gain the esteem of all muinterested onlookers, her store of sympathy in internal unity and strength; while Sweden abroad would be augmented, and she would gain would make us, who wish to be her friends, her enemies for many years to come. strongest who does not bring on a war by He is presuming upon his undeniable right, and who does not lay his country in ruins. Though I for the sake of an imag.native or real grievance and many of my countrymen would regret that of the Great Powers who are now mediating, our Government, at the urgent recommendation should yield to pressure brought to bear upon us, no thoughtful Norwegian would lose his confidence in the Michelsen-Lovland Ministry who brought us that which we all yearned for: -a united Norway, a Norway with one soul and one heart. Yours faithfully.
BJARNE AAGAARD.
SPORT.
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
The league table for last year was:----
·201
Pi. W. L. D. Pt.
18. 12
18
12 8 0 36
18 11
-17 10
17 8.
17
16
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8
18 5
10
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Craigengower Kowloon Hongkong Cricket Club Army Ordnance Corps... Royal engineers...... Hongkong police R. G. A. 83rd Co. Civil Service Parsees Royal Army Medical Corps, 15
3 points a win. 1 point a draw,
MISCELLANEOUS.
purchases of horse-flesh for stud purposes,
The Japanese have been making extensive
Tenders have been invited for the building of a new Episcopalian Cathedral at Manila.
A "Seoul Gas Company" is said to have just been organized with a capital of 1,200,000
yen.
The Empress Dowager intends placing Tis. 100,000 in a certain bank. the interest on which houses. is to be used for the benefit of the Peking work-
The "Chinese and Japanese Exclusion Society of San Francisco proposed a vote of pro-Chinese speeches. censure on Mr. Taft, Secretary of War, for his
Vessels in the Philippines coasting trade have had their licence fees reduced by from 25 to 33 1/3 per cent., representing an annual Raving of seventy thousand pesos for the owners.
A Shanghai pampulet entitled "he Hang- chow Bore, and how to get to it," is again being sent round for press notices. The Shanghai Bore, and how to get away from it" seems the more important question.
A passenger, we learn, arrived here recently from Manila for the purpose of going to Iloilo, the reason being that strict quarantine is enforced at present by Iloilo against Manila where cholera is said to be prevalent.
At the half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the Yokohama Specie Bank held at the Head Office, Yokohama, on the 9th instant, a dividend at the rate of 12 per cent was declared, Yen 220,0 0 added to the Reserve Fund, and Yen 600,000 carried forward to next account.
The U. S. naval collier Nanshan found the wreek of the West York and the captain and crew on an uncharted island in 11.6 N. Dat., 114 59.30 W. Long. The captain of the Nan shan annexed the island to the Philippines and named it West York Island, bringing the unwilling discoverers to Manila.
The annual report of the Hongkong Cricket League reads as under :-The number of Clubs entered for the competition was ten, as com- pared with eight in the previous season. The Clubs entered were as follows:-Craigengower, Kowloon, Army Ordnance Corps. Hongkong Cricket Club "A" Royal Engineers, Hong Mr. Arnold Birnbaum, of Behn, Meyer and kong Police, R. G. A. 83rd Company, Civil Company, Singapore, met his death on Septem- Service, Royal Army Medical Corps, and theber 2nd by diving into a too shallow depth of Parsees. Owing to the larger number of clubs water. He was the only son of Brigadier entered and the increased interest taken in General Birnbaum, who on the sad day, would cricket since the formation of the League, the be assisting in the celebration of the competition proved even keener than in the anniversary of Sedan. previous season. Unfortua tely the Parsees found themselves compelled to withdraw from the competition owing to their inability to raise an eleven for all their matches. Craigengower was successful in securing the Shield with 88 points for 18 matches played, of which 12 were Woo, 2 rawn and 4 lost. The cup presented by Mr. G. Hoggarth for the highest batting average was won by P. C. Edwards of the Hongkong l'olice Recreation Club, his average for 14 matches being 28.14. The match arranged to take place between the Hongkong Cricket Club and the League had, reluctantly, to be abandoned, owing to the softness of the ground caused by the heavy rains immediately preceding the day fixed for the match. The accounts show a oredit balance of $11.67. At an "At Home" held on the Ground of the winning team on 6th May last, the President, the Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, kindly presided at the presentation of the shield and medals to the captain and members of the successful XI, and at the same time handed over Mr. Hoggarth's oup to the winner.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. Expenditure.
To Eleven Gold Medals
C.
....... 70.00
To engraving abield (2 seasons); To printing rules, annual report, stationery
and stamps To balance......"
Receipts.
By balance from last account By entrance fees, 10 clubs at $10.00 By interest
It will thus be seen, that the fortifications which Sweden now demands demolished (she undertaking not to build any forts on her side of the border), sprung up in consequence of, and for no other reason than, the faithlessness and arrogance of the Swedes, who knowing our By balance
3.50
23.59 11.67
$108.67
About twenty minutes past one o'clock on the 9th September a slight earthquake was
as to pass undetected by many, though inquiries experienced on the island, but it was so trifling show that the shook was more pronounced in the higher regions. So far, no damage has been reported, while the extent of the dis- turbance is not yet known.
The Chinese Government has appointed Consuls at the ports of Mokp, Fusan, Kunsan and Chinnampo in Cores. The Chinese Minister, at Seoul, in communicating the names of the Consuls to the Corean Foreign Office, asks that the Prefects of the ports named should be instructed to settle with the Consuls all questions arising between the natives and Chinese.
Returns made by the Japan Cotton Spinners' Association show the total consumption of raw cotton among the spinning mills of the Empire during the first half of this year to have been 25,191,345 kwamme, or about 27,711,563 pounds. This is an increase of some 37 per cent. compared with figures for the corresponding period of last year and of about 8.7 per cent. for those of the first half of 1934. Of the total consumed for the past half-year, 50 par cent. was Indian cotton, 34 per cent. Chinese cotton, 11 per cent. American cotton, 3 per ⚫ent. Egyptian cotton, and other qualities 2 $180.67 per bent. The consumption of American colton showed a remarkable increase, being more than double the figures for last year.
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