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essential fins. been a weighty factor in❘ THE TRUNK TRAGEDY. determining owners to ask for more remuneration for their services. Legis-
lation, too, to ensure more efficiency, to. promote the welfare of those who 'go down to sea in the ships; and to meet the demands of trades unions must have contributed largely to the cost of up- keep, port tuca, nnd running, and Goods per Sunda not cleared at 4 pm whilst we hold na brief for the ship
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THE RISE IN FARES.
Doniso the past few days a series of advertisements have appeared in the
owners we must say there appears to be quite legitimate reasons for their united action. It is regrettable, however, that it has been found necessary to make a increase in rates. Far more acceptable would it have been had a decrease been announced, but steamer control on the wide-world basis on which it now stands is necessarily a prodigious enter- prise and undertaking, and even as fares
local daily papers notifying the public are at present, with the increase, they in general, and the travelling public in cannot be called exorbitant. Distance particular, that henceforth the cost of a covered and time of living on the voyage
ing up the relative coat of travelling and staying at home, and though the balance is in favour of travelling all things considered, we trust that the
passage hitherward or thitherward is live both to be considered in reckon to advance by the per centum of 10. All things considered this is not much. We are living in a luxurious age, and luxuries taken alloat anust be paid for, But there seems to be a misunderstand-time will soon come when a decrease in ing. The dweller in this Eastern por-
the cost of essentials will permit of a tion of the globe imagines that he is twenty per cent reduction in fares the being imposed upon that when he either says furewell to the Oriental calm for good, or merely for a holiday, he is to be victimised by what he designates a combination of "greedy ship owners."
A S. WATSON Though increases in any direction me to be deplored the shipowner this time has a full ten per cent. of excuse for his action, and even if that is not appreciat
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enterprising. In his paper he recently Tay Pay O'Connor is nothing if not started a column under the caption of " Men's Clothes," and weekly the stern person is enlightened on the subject of dress, braces, socks, and things. There
Adsetts Still Detained.
To be Sent to Shanghai.
(From Our Correspondent.)." SHANQUAL, August 20, 11. A.M. Adsetts is still on board the U. E orniser Galveston, and the question of jurisdiction over him is the subject of constant cabling.
He is not to be handed over to the British authorities immediately, but will be brought down to Shanghai and delivered up to the custody of the American Court.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
A Chinaman was fined $59, or six days' imprisonment, for stewing away on the Benlawers, at the Magistracy.
A Chinaman belonging to the King
stowing away on the Mercedes at Hakodate, and a storekeeper and fireman on the latter vessel were charged with aiding and betting him. The casa was remanded
Alfred was charged as 'tho Magistriey will
until the Commodore could be consulted.
Proliminaries for another attempt to win the America Cup are now complete, nnd challenge for next year will be issued forthwith. The name of the challenger is not divulged, but it is assumed that Six Thomas Lipton will continue his series of Bhamro-kr.
BY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1907.
TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
CRICKET.
The Third Test.
England Opens Well
(From Our Special Correspondent.)
London, August 19.
The third test match between England and South Africa commenced to-day at the Oval, the weather being showery.
INDIA.
The King and Plague.
(Exelisine Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay.)
Lowboy, August 19.
His Majesty the King has written- a latter to Lord Minto, which has been → published.
The King expresses the anxious interest ho has in plague in India, and states that it is his earnest hope that the measures now being prepared will
The wicket, however, was in good condition, and on winning the toss the English captain electod to hat.
At the close of the day's play the be successful in eradicating the English Elevon were still at the wickets, having lost seven wickets for 220 runs.
CB. Fry, the Sussex amateur, batted brilliantly, and reached the century, being 108 aot cut.
R. E. Foster, the English captain, also batted well, scoring 51.
The County Competition.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,
vin Bombay).
Loxtos, August 19,
Major Anstrather Gray asked the Secre In the House of Commons on July 18 tary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it beat Somerset, at Taunton, by an In the County Championship Kent
is the intention of the Govorament to
abandon the claims against the Russian innings and 103 runs; Leigneter boat Government for the sinking of the British Northampton, at Northampton, by 115 is hope for the New Woman after all:p Knight Commander. Sir E. Grey:
runs; Gloucester beat Hampshire at The answer is in the negative. If this sort of thing spreads and other
Cheltonbam, by 83 runs; Middlesex papers take to describing cricket-match
Nows has reached Javs of the furna
ed by the man who travels, it will, i raimont mere man will soon be trung. tion of a heavily capitalised stemmer com- boat Enneaster, xt Manchester, by all he happens to live in the East, be some formed into the most delightful. Now
consolation to him to know that he is Old Woman that ever was.
not the only one who is to feel the
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. pinch-jf pinch it be. The movement
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
The Leading
Whisky
a
in Japan- sort of shipping combina innings sind 28 raps; Notts beat
yled the Nippon Kusen Kaisha. The
combine intends to monopolise the sugar. Darby, at Chesterfield, by uino wickets. carrying trade between Java and Japan. The matches between Surrey and To do this, it proposes to run a regular Yorkshire, at the Oval, and Sussex line of vessels from Kobe to Java ports.
and Worcester, at Worcester, were
den.
The results of the above matches have
Lancashire. 239. The best individual
disease.
THE COMET.
Superstitious Influence in Peking.
(Chine é Matt's Service)....
PEKING, August 19.
The Imperial Astronomer having reported the appearance of a comet, the Emperor and Empress Dowager feel very much concerned and have decided upon the issuance of an Edict
supposed have been responsible for the acknowledging their faults, which it is
evil omens as represented by the ap
pearance of the comet
Prince Ching thinks likewise, but hege, their Majesties to withdra the edict as it is feared the people may be alarmed.
The Edict has acecirdingly been withdrawn.
FREXTER'S SERVICE.] THE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.
LONDON, August 18.
A courier from the tribesmen has arrived
THE PLAGUE,
LONDON, August 18, C. J. B. Wood, Leicester. Derhy 183 Francisco and Southern Manchurin. G. L. Jessop, Gloucester & Essex ... 240 The plague has broken out in Batr C, H, Fry, Sussex . Worcester...
325
As if every other quarter of the globe is world-wide. All the big passenger all those who have the misconceived had had the last word spoken about it carrying lines on the globe have un-idea that they can write, and some who connecting Acheca with Deli by rail Preparations are now going on for animously decided to put fures up a can write, have descended upon the Far Work has begun on the Deli end, at a place notch or two, and this is being done, East, and the printing mill is churning called Pangkalian. Brandan. The mails effected the table but little. Notis sro not merely for the fun of the thing, but out miles upon miles of libraries-good at which the Government intends to win either of the next two games or draw at Casablanes and presented to General'
from either end will meet at Langsar, a safe now, or punctically so; if the keemen because there is justification for it bad, and indifferent, dealing with this make the emporium of the surrounding then, Yorkshire cannot overtake them. Drude an ultimatum demanding surrender, Wore there no justification there would region. One of the latest to inflict country. Langsar at present has little The mail brought details of the matches otherwise a great force of Kabylen will be no unanimity where competition is book spon a long suffering public is Mr trade, but the railway is expected to effect played from June 16 to 20, the outstanding Retroy the French, so kern, and consequently we are con- that Great Britain and America should
McKenzie, who reiterates the old idea a change shortly.
feature being the high scores made. South
General Drude las not replied. fronted with an unusual spectacle-a
The General considors his position in- grab China by the hand and hug her ways and stormship companies, the Inter Sussex ande 416; Gloucester, Essex, In conjunction with the Japanese rail-Africa Scottish XI scored 573; Essex
egiinst Kent made 436; Worcester
pregnable. rate-raising agreement instead of a rate-
into B state of civilisation. Mr national Sleeping Car Company is organis cutting war. The commercial system McKenzie, like others, reckons withouting through passenger communication 405 Leicester v. Derby 390; and Surrey certainly seems to be turning a China and a few other nations who the Easterni China Railway to Daly and
between Europe to Siberin, and thepco by scores were:----. Gorersault. However, the ship-owner, would be, forced into the gallery as Japan. Express trains will be run between THROUGHOUT THE EAST like the servant, is worthy of his hire, spectators if the worldly Uncle Sam Tokyo and Shimonoseki, and the return and when he acts in concert we must and John Bull commented to try and journey to Siberia and Europe will be forca the Heavenly Empire to do made by way of Fusan, Mukden, and Har- give him credit for acting honestly. things. The integrity of China stands Rates go up as a result of on evolution in ship-building, combined with marked advance in the cost of coal and other necessary commodities, and the modern desire to cram statute books with legislation dealing with ships and their control. This group of causes hos produced one pronounced effect--the The Athenian and tha Tarfir, of the necessity for higher payment for services, C. P. R. line hare, we are informod, boen it eficiency and the luxuries of the sold. day are to be supplied. It does not need close analyses to arrive at the conclusion that the cost of running
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A HISTORY OF UNION
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S. Cra S. Crawford, Leicester r. Derby, 114
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VENEZUELA.
LONDON, August 18.
Reuters. correspondent at Georgetown
93 wires. that Captain Calder, commanding
AR
Powers. There are a fow who would The charges arising out of the firing. La Fane,
L. quickly step in and domand a word if en a junk by another junk some time ago. Jessop Gloucester Yorkshire 89 the Froutier Force, entered Venezuela
Three went were charged by Inspector G. N. Foster, Essex e. Kent were dealt with at the Magistraer today. P. Porrin, Essex 1, Kent.
Sprot, Hauts r. Warwick...
Dymond with firing guns and causing C J.T T. Pool, Northants 7. Laues grievous bodily harm. One of the accused.
J. B. Hobbs, Surrey. Lancs..
America and Britain attempted to sert themselves, and unless there was an immediate and general backdown unpleasant things would happen.
...
was sentenced to a month's hard labour and ordered to pay £50 compensation. The other two were discharged. Commotion at Hunghum.
There were stirring scenes at Hung- hum yesterday. A Chinese lad, in a spirit of fun, or vindictiveness, threw sorae sand
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3. T. Tyldesley, Lanes. v. Surrey W. Bates, Yorks, . Gloucester... F. L. Bowley, Worcester.. Bussex E. Arnold,
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75 and demanded at the point of the revolver, 74a quantity of gum which he alleged hid 74 beau colected by the British in the
forrost
The Commissioner being unable to resist 71 surrendered the gum but bad appealed to 71 President Castro.
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E. J. Freeman, Essex v. Kent
Of Jessop's batting Mr F. B. Wilson writes:→→→
To Jessop belongs the credit of making
THE SANTTARY BOARD.
Draft Estimates.
The draft estimates for the Sanitary
in a Chinese woman's faco. Naturally, top score of the year with 240 against Department for the year 1908 were sub-
shu wes inconsed and caught the boy Sussex at Bristol. Proviously Tyldesley's
The marriage arranged between Vice- Admiral S. A. Johnson and Mrs Cowie, formerly of Shanghai, will not take place.
steamers bas materially increased dur- Mr J. W. Pakeman, who will be remen constable. The latter commenced to take i
The death is announced in London of whom she gave in custody of an Indian 209 was top notch. The "croucher" hit witted at the resting held to-day. Under ing recent years, and but half an eye gue ball out of the ground, and altogether the heading of personal emolumcits the is needed to observe that the ship-owner East as the genial and obliging head of the station, when the bystanders romonstrated in whulo 337 were put on, and h large estimate of 1907. as against $219,640, the scored thirty-four 4'a. Altogether he was total shown was 8819,dans tho approved
does not now stand to gain as much as Company. He had been in the service of the crowd insisted on the boy's 'release, portion of the balance ivere oxtras, estimule for 1008. Under the heading of
passanger department of the P. and with him. The Indian was obdurato-but was the case in olden days for his cast- the Company for over fifty years, and for Mattors began to look serious, but the with Jessop. There is no slacking, and he for the Sanitary Staff, the Veterinary Stall You have to go for extins when you are in other charges, which included the expouses: off material. Before the em of the the greater part of the time was in charge trouble, the ringleaders. being arrested. man you can go in with. Jessop red was shown as the amount of the approved arrival of the police put a stop to the probably makes you run harder than any and the Plague Staff, the total of 8454,929- floating palace with its efes, its mont, two years ago, at the age of seventy. They were charged by Sergeant Watt at his first 50 in forty-five minutes, the next estimate for 1907 as against $446,393, the
of the passage department, until his retire- gymnasium, its suites of rooms, and
the Magistracy to-day, before Mr C. D. 100 in one hundred minutes, the fourth 50 estimate for 1907. other things provided to make the man The Philippinos Commission has a Melbourne, and each fined $2, or seven la forty minutes, and the last 40 runs în at sen baliove ho is on land so far as the provision of up-to-date hospital
propriated the sum of P780,000 fer days' imprisonment.
appurtenances of civilisation facilities for the city of Muila. Comrais
the
are concerned, small iron steamers soner. Dean C. Worcester has seen his
sevon long years of struggle for this institu
through without delay.
The Naval Yard Fife.
The following letter was received from Commodoro Stokes by the rallitary authori
CUBICLES.
twenty-five minutes. Jessop was thus balting three hoars and thirty minutes, and it was by no means hurricane hitting. He, rarely Bited the ball, and did not give clunoco until caught by Simms at mid-off. The competition table is as follows:-
100.00 60.93
WEATHER REPORT,
The following notice is issued by Mr Figg of the Hongkong Observatory
On the 20th at 11.55 .The barometer continues to fall slowly over Luzon, Formoen and the Loochoos. It has risen slightly to moderately over N. Chinn and N.E. Japan
The low pressure taught is still lying
over the N. part of the China Sea and the Pacific to the E. of N. Luzon. Probably
depression exists
it to the NE. of
55.55 Lozon.
were good enough, and when the days tion crowned with success. Work is to be tho Sanitary Board is to whether the The question raised by the Secretary of as liners of those nos diminutive begun, at once on the construction in the information that modifications were granted vessels were done there was always a exposition grounds and will be pushed should bo cent to the tenant or the owner good market for them. They could be
having been referred to a committee, that committee now recommended that the readily disposed of for coastal trade
owners should be informed of the proposed Noits......
18/13 0 5 13 here and in other parts of the world or
modifention:*:*
Yorkshire ... 23.11.2 Cortespondence relative to cubide Worcester... 1572 for breaking up purposes. What cau
accommodation in Kowloon was aubmitted S
24 10 be done with the vast steel steamers, for the assistance rendered, by the Troops.
and a balky roport
17:7 was presented Middlesex...
Lancashire. 24 90 the exigencies of the time--and per under your Command at a fire which Dr Macfarlano in which 744 houses Kent
93 12 8 3 haps colossal notious now demand? occurred in the Naval Yard this forenoon pointed out that the accommodation of the Warrio
containing 2,366 floors were dealt with. He Essor
20.8 6.0 18 4 6 9-1 A. S. WATSON &00,, There is not much request for them in Officers and Men present at the firo, my sons, but fortunately only elerin housca Gloucester 20 6 11 2-6
and to request that you will convey to the floors varied frota seven to sixteen por Leicester
23.0 the second-hand shops, and for breaking appreciation of their valuable assistance.."-
hald aistoon persona per Anor. The rest Hampshire... 21 511 5 Northern alores of the China Som LIMITED.
up purposes there is not, we under CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIO, CHULERA mumber was ten er eleven. To. Jiouso this Somerset 173 11 3—8—|
ties. "I have the honour to thank you
hold from seven to twelve, and the usual
Warwick...
Sussex
63.84
40.00
20,00 20.00
Pressure is high, about
b.1 inch in excess
of the normal, over S.E. Japan, and below the average by about 0.2 inch in Manila,
and by 01 inch over S. Formosa and the
14.28 Loochoos
of freah N.E. winds may.bo 10.68 expected in the Formosa Channel, and 29,41 light or moderate N.E. winda along the
29.41
$7.50
57.14
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours end ing at 10a.m. to-day 0.00 inches,
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon. to-morrow
stand, proportionately half the money in AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY....
number of persons it appeared useless from Northampton 18 2.10 6-8 56,66 a practical point of view to allow less flinn Derbyshire... 18 3 14 3 1983.71 ther that there nad to be in the that is colied upon with morminplicit nimber land been recommended where HERE is probably no medicine made three subdivisions por four, and this smaller vessele. However that may be confidence than Chamberlain's Colle Cho-possible. The total num ex of floors
fera and Diarrhoes Remedy During the 2,366, the number of fonts for which larger steamers Cost more to bird of a century in which it has beet in no exemption was recommmer ded was
and coal consumption being use, people have learned that it is to be the number of ficorn for which one was 1,805, a first item of consideration the tre with water and sweetened it to pleasant to 001, and there wore no floors for which remely shat never fail. When reduced cubicle to each floor was recommended was mondous advance in the price of the
take Bold by all chemists and store more than one cubiolo per floor was keeporn.
rocommended.
ALEXANDRA
the
BUILDINGS,
$1.00.
Hongkong, July 27, 1807 -
was
The South Africans,
LONDON, August 19. Tho South Africans defeated Essex at Loyton by 104 raus.
FORECAST DISTRICT. 1.Hongkong and Neighbourhood: N. E. winds, light or modemte; fair.
Formosa Channel N.E. winds, moderate to fresh.
3South coast of China between Hong kong and Lamocks Sarne as No.
Sedth const of China bespeon Hong kong and Hainan; Samo na No. 1.