The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-19

DIR. Dougherty, the man who paid a
5000 fine to travel down here on the
Pacific Mail liner Asia because she flies
the British flag, was present at the
opening of the House of Representa-
tives yesterday. After the session, he
congratulated Speaker Holsten on the
businesslike manner in which the House
was opened. Mr.. Dougherty's father
was at one time a member of the State
Legislature in Texas.
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storm in years to do any serious dam
age.
All Sans defense against a gambling
charge in San Francisco, is Chinese
treaty rights and allegations of dis,
elimination against Chinese. Represen.
tatives of all leading mems and wo.
men S clubs of the city were present at
the opening of All Sam trial as wit
nesses to prove that white persons en-
JOY in their clubs privileges denied to
the Chinese. Clubmen have been
supoenaed.
The revised tariff which the French
government contemplates putting into
operation will discriminate against i'm
ports into France from the United
States. Under the French Canadian
treaty Canada is to receive all of the
minimum rates of the French tariff.
Government experts advise a dual tar
if by the United States with France
or the United States will be helpless in
case of a commercial war.
Bids opened by the San Francisco Su,
pervisors for the purchase of five per
cent. securities show that San Francisco
bonds are in demand by financiers. The
| highest bid was made on the basis of
the investor receiving 4.O5 per cent.
on the investment. N. w. Halsey of
New York; The National City Bank of
New York, and Speyer & Co., offered
to take the entire issue of par value
/ of $5,400,000 at a premium of 1865, 500.
The President is irritated by speech
made by Congressman Duncan McKin.
| ley at Washington before chapter of
| the American Institute of Banking at
which he voiced sympathy with people
| of California in their effort to settle the
| school question in their legislature
While stating that the attitude of the
President is right, he claimed that the
irritating question must be settled, il
not by this legislature then by the next
The President regards this public utter
ance as making delicate situation
worse.
The breach between Senator Perkins
and President Roosevelt is so great tina
the Senator declined to attend thu
Presidents reception to members o.
Congress. The senior senator from
California has opposed him on the Jap
anese question. Perkins has declared
for strong naval force in the Pacifi
and the building of two battleshIps
The President wanted four battleship
provided for this year, and he has no
forgotten that Perkins stood last yea
with the Naval Affairs Committee TO
two battleships against the administra
, TONS appeal for four.
, I A peace pact have been drawn up b.
4, officers of the six companies in China
| town and signed by twelve tongs where
by highbinders make a treaty to en-
/ the tong war, which has been keepin
: Chinatown police busy since January
, The Chinese imperial school at Sa
Francisco was opened with impressiv
+ ceremonies by Leong Ching Kwai,
a member OF the imperial board of edit
4 cation at Picking, This is one of
e chain of institutions tn be establishe
I in the United States and British Colun
? bia. The teaching force consists of fiv
: graduates of the University of Pekini
r and instruction viii be exclusively
? Chinese.