SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1908,
THE HAYTI REBELLION. DAMARALAND REBELS. THE TATSU MARU CASE.
SITUATION QUIETER.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Renter',
ria Bombay.)
į. LONDON, March 21. The situation in Hayti is more promising. The arrival of warships and the departure of refugees have relieved the langor of a widespread
outbreak.
DANUBE-ADRIATIC LINE.
SUPPORTED BY RUSSIA, ITALY AND FRANCE.
Farinaise Service, supplied by Reuter.
vin Bombay.)
Loxbox, March 20. The Russian, Italian and French Embassies have drawn the attention of the Porte to the Danube-Adriatic Rail- way, and lave supported the scheme.
[REUTER' SERVICE.] THE RUSSIAN NAVY,
Is There an Awakening.
Loxox, March 19, The Committee of the Ituma has rejected the credit for new battleships, sod insisted on a reorganisation of the Ministry of Marice nad legislative; determination of the naval progeriame,
THE BRITISH NAVY.
The Best in the World.
Laxpos, Marel 19.
Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord of the, Admiralty, speaking in the House of
FIGHT WITH A GERMAN FORCE.
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LONDON, March 20. Two Germata officers and twelve men have been severely wenuded in a fight with rebels in Damarotund.
SHANGHAT'S RATES.
A GENERAL INCREASE,
{Brian Our Currespondent.)
Spascua, March 21. A meating of the ratepayers was held last evening at which the proposed rates were discussed.
Y
The meeting agreed to increase the taxes generally House rates have been increased by from ten to twelve per cent
CANTON VICEROY RESIGNS.
(From Our Carre:ponitent.)
CANTON, March 20.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Chang Jon Chun, the Viceroy of Canton, has wired resigning his appointment as
Viceroy,
Proparations are being made for an early departure. The Viceroy's family are to Jears first and he follows later.
ÁDMIRAL LI CHUN.
Reported Resignation.
(From Our Currespondent.)
EATON, Marrb 20. Admiral Lá Chan, Commander-in-Chief
of China's Sucy in the South, has also decided to resign, and is, seconding to information fran official quarters, wiring to Poking shortly.
The Viceroy Designate.
(From Our Correspondent.)
CANTON, March 20.
The Canton officials understand that in the event of the Peking Government
CORRESPONDENCE.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY
SHARES.
(To the Editor of the Cupa Mail') Sin, My attention has been directed to paragraph which appeared in your issue of the 19th inst. under the heading The Canton-Haukow Railway-Hong kong Shares Are they recognised" and purported to be a comunication from your Canton correspondent.
MANILA DEFENCES.
THE SCHEME OF AMERICA.
COMMERCIAL
Itice has become stronger. The third class rice from Tonkin is quoted at from (From. Our Qorresymudent)
$3.50 to $3.60. Attlfese prices some five. Lorvos, Feb. 20.
thousand bales have been put through WASHINGTON-Work will begin next to-day. For want of available space, rice month on the construction of defence for Cantan is still stocked in Hongkong. works at Manila that will make the capital So far the prohibition against the sparta- of the Philippines one of the strongestion of rice front the up-river districts is
J. &R. TENNENT, LD.
WELLPARK BREWERY,
GLASGOW.
in force, wild Onation has to draw upon FINE LAGER BEER
fortressos in the Far East. The sum of $4,500,000 will be spent during the next Hongkong for supplies, and it is not likely As some of the statements therein co. twelve months, and whon this has been that a big slump in price will tako place until the new crops is harvested, which tained are not quite accurate and would, it done, Manila will serve every purpose the allowed to-rennisi uucurrčeted, creatarrong United States requires, as a first olds will be a fow months yet. Altogether the
impressions in the minds of your readors. I feel I must, in the interest of my clients and for the information of the public, Bend you a concise account of the matter herein, which I shall be much obliged if you would kindly allow to appear in your naxt issue.
The facts are briefly as follows:-In the Zud Moon of Kwang. Bu 32nd year (that is about March 1906), the Cantou-Hat Railway Company appointed 24 porsens in Hongkong (of whom my clients Mesara Obun Chik Yu, Chun Kang Yu and Yeong Sai Ngam are among the number) to be thoir agents under certain Rules and Regulations drawn up by the Company to invite sulsscription for alares, and to collect the first call of 91.00 per share on allotment
Article of these Rules and Regulations provides that the agents should keep all moneys received by them for shares allotted thy ugh their respective agencies till the
naval base.
for six months the naval and military prospect for good prices so far as Hongkong
is concerned is bright. exporta at Washington, sitting as a joint board, bave been-drawing up plans for the
The oil market rates steady. Wood-ofl! defence of the Philippines, At first, the naval member of the board wished to safle denter in Wechow, which is the place make Hubig Bay, to the North of Manila,of.ita pruduct, than in Hongkong. The thie chief naval base of the Philippines, price them is quoted at frou Thals 10.00 to but as it would require at leas: 100,000 Taola 10,70, while at Hongkong it is hoing Kttack, was decided to make Manils the placed at from Thole 10:40 to Theis 10,30, men to defend Subig Bay from a nud headquarters for the large fleet of warships the variation in quotation being assignad that America horenfter will maintain into the exchange between the two places,
For Eastern Water”.
The key of the defences will be Curra. and some ten per cent. has always to bu gidue island, alost in the castra of the allowed for by the traders in their transad entrance in Manila Bay, between Cavitations id in Hongkong qurrency or Chi and Batanu provinces. The secondary nese subsibsidiary coins. defences will be Cabello, Cazahso, nud Fraile islets, forming stopping stones across the bay untrue, behind Corregidor. On
Mr Nomoto Tadaen, of the Seiyukai, Corregidor Island, sir batteries of ten inch guns are to us placed. Owing to the peculiar and two other members of the House of formation of the island, they will be ranged Representatives have submitted & Bill to at an allituls of 500 feet above the gen giving them a tremendous advantage. On the House to establish a Government the other side of the
and land rates by five, one-half, three-accepting the rosignation of Viouroy Chang Jen Chun, the person likely to be appoint. fifths and one per cent.
cd will ha Yunt Shu ffsan. A rumour It was further decided that the has been corrent for sometime at Peking Company is daly and legally registered in hosital, barack the island a wharf, Į monopoly of the working of goki mines in member of spinu dey should be and magazine will be a
Mary case, a transfer ai pusitions will take agud entirely by merchants; and Article the magazine with the batteries, the security for the convertible notes and re-
provides further that whon such registra 25th.
Virginin, will wail for Manila lale. pinee batween the Viceroy of Chaton and Ition is effected the Company may then send { Fort Monoare of Coast Artillery, now at paying tho foreign loans as soon as possi! ·
6th to take charge of the on April Corregidor datonces.
roduced by own fourth be the first of
July
The budget was defented on a show of lands but was carried at the pail.
HIGH OFFICIAL IN TROUBLE.
(hines Mail's Spreier.}
PEKING, March 20,
The resideme of a high t'hinese official was surrounded by soldiers yesterday
the Viceroy of Langkiarg.
[Yunu Ska Fisum, necording to Who in the Far East," is a native of
thair deputy to Hongkong and receive the
in their hands. money Who's
In the month of July 1906 the pro- Huq.visional directors of the Company, in spite
After that he was made Governor of Shun tienfu in view of his attitude towards foreigners at Shanghai.—Ra.. C, 1.]
on
will connect
The defences uú Cubolle, Carabao and Fraile islands will consist of ten-inch guns, of quick rers to searchlights
the!
AUSTRALIA AND MILVER, Australis has boon heavily hit over the
He was Thotai of Shanghai in 1906, when of the fact that the Company was still and smaller huterants trying to can recent drop in lead, for Broken Hill is one he countenanced the anti-foreign rioting.unregistered, demanded from the 24ngents guard against t
hand over to them all into the hachne Powerful above mentioned the moneys in their hands which my will be built which will allow every inch of of the world's great producers. Exactly clients absolutely refused
entrance brought how Australin stands in comparison with clients, absolutely 20 set total ceintituto clay light on the darkest night. The wage other statrios le indicated in the surual
which is Jarge breach of the terms of Article 7 of the floating drydock Doweyatleship will tatistics of Mr Julius Matton, who gives | Rules and Regulations under which they enough to accommodato became agents. Hence ensued the long be taken to Manila Lrom Subig Ray, where the imports of lend daring 1907 into Great dispute between
The Reason China Backed Down,
ณ
Private telegrass have reached here to Directorate of the clients and the it now in. The naval Arenal at Cavite Britain as 204,095 tons, as against 208,263
the effect the the reason why the Waiwypu acceded to Japan's demand was because the Viceroy of Lianghing had reported to Japanese battleships at Shanghai, and that other war-verseals were on the way to the
Town, just south of Manila, on the East
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MUNICH BEER-
Per Case of 7 Dozen Pints $17.00.
FINE PALE ALE
Per Case of 7 Dozer Pints $18.00.
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Per Case of 7 Dozen Pints.
$18.00.
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shore of Manila Bay, will be brought up tous in 1900, and 229,541 tòns in 1905. to the highest state or efficiency, so that The exports during 1907 were 56,607 tons, almost any repair to a warship can be which contrasts with 58,430 tans in 1906 81, Queen's Road Central,
HONGKONG done.
Lords, said that in the spring of 1911 and some sensation bas been created in the Peking Government the arrival was on the 23rd, of February 1908 Quy will consist of a sorios of forts, and email portations last year, were received from
Great Britain will have a fleet of first
class battleships unequalled by any Power: he might almost say by a comm hiantion of all Powers of the world.
Bartleships were now passing through an experimental stage, rendering a Ruderate rate of construction desirable. The new basin at Resyth will serum. mointe Drenda sughts,
DEATH OF AN AMBASSADOR.
LONDON, March 19.
The death of Sir Nicholas O'Conur, British Ambassador to Constantinople, is announced.
(The Right Hou. Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor, G.C.M.G., P.C., was appointed British Ambassador in 1898. He sa horn in Ireland on July 3, 1846, and in 1837 married the daughter of the late J. Hope-Scott and Lady Victoria Howard. He entered the Diplomatic Service in 1866, an has, hom sttached to the service in Berlin, The Hagne, Marlrid. Rin do Janiero, Paris, Peking whery he was secretary of the heyation 1883-95, Charge! d'affaires, 1884-86 Minister-1802-03)
I
official circles.
Company. On the 12th, inst.
an advertisement purported to be inserted by order of the Company appeared in the Chinese Mail" informing the Public that the Company
The land defences to the rear of Manila and with 60,526 tons in 1905. The im- de Bay, a large lake, Spain as to 104,021 tons, a decrease on the registered as a Commercial Company.
was at once instructed to write to the gunboats on Laguna President of the Co. Sir Chentung Laing south east of Manila. The marshy nature provione year of 7803 tons. From Australia, SUDDEN ATTACK OF DYSENTERY, Cheng for a confirmation of the facts of the land and the very strong under 50,150 tons were reccised, a decrease of
said advertisement;
growth, behind Manila, constituto natural contained in the at the same time
out to pointing
defences that will prove a great assistance 4122 tons; from Germany-only 4801 tona Articles No. 7 and 8 of the Rules above if over Manila has to be defended against arrived, a falling off on the year of 11,836
- referred to and informing him that my a land foc. It is concoded at Washington tone, but, the United States sunt. 27,314 quire where she can obtain Chamberlain's Colic Cholers and Diarrhoea Remody. She war with Japan, the clients were quite ready to hand over the that in the event of
ill of money in their hunds to the Company on Japaness could land a strong force on the induction of fond to 5, Apart from says: While stopping at a ranelf in
shown prata star that the provisions in the Luzon Island, to attack Manila, without the production of lead in Great Britain South Dakota I was taken
have been complied with. difficulty, but army officers assort that a itself, the movements indientul above seemed to be cholera. They gave me some of this medicine and it cured me. I Up to the time of writing this letter, hundred thousand Japanese acting in con- maintained that the salule should be fired however, I have not as yet received any junction with the whole of the Mikado resulted in u net import of 148,068 tons in brought a böttis home and havo just used 1907, us compared with 149,823 tons in the last of it today." For sale by ail 1906, and with 189,013 tons in 1905.
It is stated that the ollicial in question | South.
been disenere to have obtained money under faise pretences.
The un
111!⪜4LP }
of the it has been
IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE
A QUESTION OF CURTAILMENT.
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
PEKING, March 20.
A Special Meeting of the Grand
Council will sit under the presidency
The Release.
Tholai Wen, member of Bareau for Foreign Affairs, was present when the re lease ceremony was being carried out. It is stated that the Japanese Consul General hofere the unloading of the arms and ammunition. It has been pointed out that by firing the salute the vessel would be at liberty to leave and it was agreed that saluting and unloading should take piae simultaneously. The 96 cases of anunition at 40 cases of arms were being discharged when the guas from the Chinese began te tiro..
It was to be understood that the con-
signees of the mus ware to approach tho
of the Empress Dowager to consider Siu Hau Kok to claim the cost of the arms.
the amount of expenditure for the Imparial Household.
The Shameful Day
hi
reply from Sir Chentung Laing Clang.fleet could not capture Manila, once the Yours faithfully,
defences now planned are completed."
18-W, Tao.
28. Des Voux Road Contral,
Hongkong Pist March, 1908.
REVIEWS.
THE CROWNED SKULL, Fergan Hume, T.
Werner Laurie, London.
Mr Fergus Hume has an audience of his own-a big audience. Ever since he leapt iato fame with "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" he has conscientiously catered for! that class of readers, who love mystery.
The 17th day of the xtanon which was murder and intrigue. We do not take the
Chang Chi Tung, Yuan Shih Kas the date on which the Tatsu Maru view that publications which are frankly Washington, Balgam, St. Petersburg, saní Į Primo Chun and members of the Grand was released will be held by Canton/sensational should be condemned solely on
theu Constantinople. -- En., C..]
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF
AUSTRALIA.
Lox Dox, March 19.
Fart Dudley has been appointed Governor General of Australia.
(Sir William Bumble Ward, the 2nd Karl
Council will be present.
--and it has been endeavoured to make it that account. There is a great demand for recognised China's shameful day. A books of this kind and, although we hare no very great asteem for this class of read- fund has been created for the publication of books which will be used in all schools ing ourselves we recognise that it would be GREAT FIRE AT PEKING. universities to reach the circumstances futilo to object to its dissemination. Mora- surrounding the capture and relanse of the For Mr Fergas Hume and other pře. Tatsu Maru II. The day will be kept ducers of books like "The Crowned Skult
with all their highly coloured melodrama groom in the history of China, and an anniversary will be beld each year when succeed in keeping their pages unsullied by the event will be commemorated hy de- the prurieney which is found in too many
DAMAGE TAELS 3.000,000.
of Dudley, obtains his title from Dudley Exhibition Bazaars Destroyed.
Castle, Blafordshire. He was born in 1806,
and is the son of the first Earl of Georgiana,
He has travelled round the world and visited all the Colaies. He served with the
in South Africa; WRS Pay yeomanry liamentary Secretary to the Board of Thule in 1895 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland be- tween 1902-1904. Hy is the owner of considerable property--including a large ironworks.-En CML |
THE BRITISH MINISTRY.
A Change in the Cabinet.
LONDON, March 19.
wwwww..com
(Chinese Mul's Service.)
PEKING, March 20.
The Exhibition Bazanrs have been destroyed by fira,
nonstrations.
CHINA-BORNEO CO.
The following is the report of the above Company fre presentation to the share holders at the fifth ordinary yearly meeting to be held at the offer of the Company at
modern novela. "The Crowned Skull" commences with a mysterions murder, there is a wicked Baronat and his lovely daughter when he wishes to marry to a semi-lunatic, an adventuress of sorts and other accessory characters. The aim of the author is to keep the render mystified as to the identity of the murderer of a raillionaire from: Africa and this he does
The fire took place on the night of 13 20 am. no Thursday, March, 201 most ingeniously albeit he puts rather a
the 19th.
Gentlemen--The General Manager and rero strain on the reader's commonsense. Consulting Committee be; to present to the To those who like "thrills" the book is The amount of damage is great but is Shareholders the Fifth Ordinary Yearly to be commended. yet unascertainable.
TIENTEIN, March 20.
The Industrial Exhibition Bazaars
It is reported in the Lobby, that Af Asquith will see the King immediately after his return from Biarritz Me Haldann, Mr. Lloyd-George, and Mr at Paking have been destroyed by fire.
Birrell mentioned as Mr Asquith's
successor to the Exchequer, while Mr
Report of the Company.
The accounts shew a profit of THE BROTHERS MARIB-JAMES, MATHEW AND WILLIAM. Published by The 8108,268.74, from this has to be de-
Studie," London and Paris ducted Fees to Cosulting Committee.
So much has been written of inklern
84,000.00, leaving available for appropriaDutch Painters that the Summer Nunber
tion, 8104,208.74.
The Consulting Committee recommend of the "Studio is of particular interest
"A Great 'buntber of houses in the that a dividoud of 10%, on the subscribed as a volume dealing entirely with the works
Capital bo paid to Shareholders, $50,200.00,
of the Brothers Minis And it will como as
OURED. PROMINENT lady of Brooklyn, New York, USA, writes to in-
obemists and storekeepers.
hist
NO TABLE SHOULD BE WITHOUT
EYSSEN'S
"STAR BRAND'
CHEESE.
T has a reputation as a PERFECT
Winston Churchill sud Mr L. V. Eur. neighbourhood have been involved. write off Hosigkong Saw-milla 350,00,00, a joy to all steps of landesypo painting of CHEESE, founded on the experience of its
cou will be promoted to higher offices. The amount of damage is estimated at write off Launches and Lighters £5,000.00, the Dutch School; that three brothers
THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY,
Uning of Arms.
T'aria 3,000,000.
[The Exhibition Bazants of Faking have been in existence for's number of mouths. The object which the Board of Commerce had in view in establishing the exhibition Lonos, March 19.
was to develop China's industry and com- Mr Tischer, the Premier at Bloem nierte with foreign countries. Each of the fouceta, has sunounced that a new law wighteen provinces were exhibiting their
respectivo products, and it may be reinéra will shortly confer the right of carrying beroll out Cantos correspondent sroto a guu to every Burgler, and it is hoped sometime last weak that the Province of that some day it will be compulsory for Kwangtung has been awarded the first
very man to have a rifle,
prize for her products by the Board, of The Parliament has unanimously Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, agreed confer pensionson ex-President ED., 0.M.] Steyne and Mr Reitz
write off Saudaki Slipway 25,000.00, should distinguish themselves in the world
write off Plant 85,000.00, write off Kindst of painting, euch, working in his own parti-Consumers. Pier $1,500.00, write of Timber Conces onlar fold, is in itself a very unusual thing. in their earlier works, and to lay it is ons $2,568.74, to carry to reserve Yet n strong affinity is noticeable, especially $25,000.00, Total, 8104,268.74.
dificult to make comparisons of their CONSULTING COMMUTER accordance raapoctivo abilities, yet the world's satinate with the Articles of Association Me A. G. of the Paintings and Darings by those be a dream attract attention. Only last year Today & work by a Maris is. Wood retires but offers himself for re-dee-thrud men has been and is still stenally in-
to Aonitou: The accounts under review sure to
originally sold by James Moris painting
tion.
offors himself for re-ulection.
bavu been audited by Mr W. H. Potta who for £300 maled at Public Auction the high price of £6,500. This picture is re- produced among viny others from such Mr important collections as those of Alexander Young, Sir John Day nad Mr- Drucker wo particularly mention
J. WHEELEY, General Manager. Hongkong, March 17th, 1908:
WAR BALLOONS.
A Dutch The Peacock Fo thor" by The Four Mills
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