TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1909.
OPIUM FARM AT SINGAPORE.
GOVERNMENT, ASSUMERSİ
CONTROL
SHAUKIWAN SLAUGHTER
HOUSE.
At the meeting of the Sanitary Boards this afternoon, correspondence relating to the proposed Basukiwan slaughter house
was read,
The Hon. Mr E. A. Hewett minated:
I think the Government should erect slaughter house.
TOBACCO FIRM SUED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY,
Singapore Editorial Comment.
Mr R. D. Harvey, local manager of the British American Tobacco Co., Ltd., aned Kan Yok Kai, partner and manager of the Writing, editerally the Singapore Free Uhinese Tobacco Co., of the junction of Press says Apparently the scheme for Russel Street and Matheson Street, at the the catablishment of a University at Hong- Magistracy, this afternoon, before Mr kong is gradually materialising, and a J. B. Kemp, on four charges of falsely Committes meeting was held the other day applying on pasketa of cigncotton, marks at Government House, Hongkong, under so nearly resembling the Trade Marks of the presidency of Sir Frederick Fagard to the British American Tobacco Co., Ltd.,
(From Our Cron Correspondent.)
SINGAPORE, March 2.
Mr A. Stelton Hooper minted-What Owing to the opiva farmer having would new slaughter house cost? What fallen in arrear in payments, the Gat charge would the Govorr.mont make for ite having the same exposed for sale.
ernment has taken over the control of
the opium farm in Singapore.
RISING HONOURED.
(Wah Em Yal Po's Service.}
PEKING, March 1. The Prince Regent has ordered that a temple he built in commemoration of Hiu Keng-cheng and other officials who condemned the Boxers and after- warda foll victims during the rebellion, It is ordered that sacrifices be uffered at the altar of this temple twice a year by the chief official of the locality.
use 1
Mr Lau Chi Pak also minuted :-The
The case was remar.ded.
placo is growing and a slaughter house is THE CONDUCT OF SANITARY
necomary.
SHROFF CHARGED WITH
RMBEZZLEMENT.
Wong Chun Man, formerly employed as a shroff by Augusto Raphael Marty, was placed in the dock at the Criminal Sessions, before his Lordsbin the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott), to-day on charges of ombezzling sums of $441 50, 8500 50, and
as to be calculated to deceive and with further consider the position. The out- lines of the scheme are, generally, that by the generosity of a pelvata resident of Hongkong, Mr Mody, the buildings no 15- sary will be provided, whatever they may cost, in accordance with the design sub- mitted and approved. As regards a site Sir Frederick Lugard had asked the Seore. tary of State to grouk u specific site poss69- sing great advantages. There only remain- ed the question of an endowment fund,
BOARD OFFICERS.
Correspondence was read at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon relative to the conduct of Sanitary Board officers,
Mr A Shelton Hooper minuted : --I am
The Head of the Sanitary Department VICTIMS OF THE BOXER | minted:-The Hon. Director of Public
Works estimated the cost in
1901 at $10,000. As we do not now. wish to slaughter cattle there a smaller building costing less would probably be sufficient. The charges would be as in the other right to appoint any officer of the depart sure the Board does not desire to have the slaughter houses, 2 cents for a swali pigment; but I cortainly think that, as His and 40 cents for a large one.
Excellency the Governor by his instructions ordered all complaints against olleers to be laid before the Board, it is clearly within ths right of the Board to review the cra- plaint and any judgment passed thereon by the Head of the Sanitary Department, to do which effectually and judicially the evidence on which the Hoad of the Sanitary Department acted should a company the complaint. The Board would then be in a position to confirm the The Attorney General (tha Han. Mr Waction taken by the Head of the Sanitary Ress-Davies), instructed by Mr Bowley, Department or to recommend to His Ex- appeared to prosecute, and Sir Henry Icellency the Governor to take other steps Barkeloy, K.C., instructed by Mr F. Xin the matter. I agree that in the first D'Almada c Cantar (Mosers D'Almada and case the Board should consider the matter Smith) defended.
confidentially but this should be after in- vestigation by the Hend of the Sanitary
ment thereon, otherwise he would be Multifed if the Board differed from him, and he would be placed in a false position having to give a vote on a question which ho had previously dealt with.
VICEROY EXONERATED.
$280.
(Wah Tu Yat Po's Service.)
PERING; March 1. Prince Tsai Tso and Coneor Chao
The following were empannelled as the Ping-lua, who were directed to investi-jury-Mesurs H. Gaster (foreman), Department and before he has giren judg Howard. A. M. de Lourdes Soares, E. H. gate the alleged corruption of Viceroys, Summers, D. Gow, F. Earoma, and H. Yang Shih-shang, of Chih-li, have E. Desebrock. reported that no proof can be found,
BOARD OF COMMUNICA-
TIONS,
RELUCTANT OFFICIAL: DE- TERMINED REGENT.
The Attorney General, in outfining the facts of the cam, aid Mr Hasty was a merchantresident at Haiphong, and carried business also in Hongkong. He owned alue of steamers which ran regularly between Haiphong nad Hongkong and which brought a large number of live pigs to Bongkong for Chinese dealars. Mr Marty employed a compradore in Hong- kong, part of whose duty it was to collect all freight earned by the steamery in ro- spect of the pigs. After détailing the business methods employed, the Attorgoy General said the defendant was employed as a shroff to collect the freight bills, and it was his duty also to pay over all sums collected by him to the compradores soon as possible after collection. in regard to this particular transaction the compradore did not scrutinise the shroff's books until the end of the Chinese year Tho Prince Regent, however, while January 9 The amounts mentioned in the charges were clearly shown as having
(Wah Te Yal Fo's Bergice.)
PERINO, March 1. Chu Shih-cbang has again begged that his appointment as President of the Board of Communications he can celled on the ground that he is suffer ing from trouble with his legs.
Bat
COMPANY REPORTS,
Union Waterboat Co. Ltd.
The report of the Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., for presentation to the shareholders at the fourth ordinary annual meeting to be held at the company's offices, at 3 putt., managers have now the pleasure to submit Monday, March 8, states: general their snnusl raport and statement of the company's accounts made up to 31st Dec ember, 1908.
on
The net profits for that paried, including 3111.22 brought forward from last, acount, and after allowing for consulting committee and auditor's fees, depreciation, had debts and kes on the sale of the vid steam Staum Water Bost Co., Ltd, amount to launch taken over from the Hongkong 829,971.31.
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endowment fund, estimated at a million and as to that it appears that the gift of the buildings la contingent upon that dollars, being found inside a limit of time, the period moulioned being six montha, if even a substantial proportion of the million dollars be forthcoming it is hoped that the public-spirited donor will accord an extension of time. Arrange ments have been made to bare the Chinese community of Hongkong strongly represented on the Committee, and it is. hoped that substantial support will be forthcoming from that influential and wealthy section of the Hongkong com munity. For after all, the bulk of the students,and the proportion is boned to increase with the extension of Westor education amongst the Chinese-mtat belong to the Chinese nationality and world nahipally be disyn not only from Hongkong but fra Canton and all South- he not era China. The Governor of Hongkong Aared himself his efforts to interest all governing sathorities within a wide radise in regions where there exists properly application has been made to she a considerable Chinees population, Very Imperial Government of China, for although the locus of the University would be outside Chinese jurisdiction yet its establishment be a guarantee for the maintensues of a in Hongkong, under high suspices, would
high standard of education, and for the in- partial provision of educational facilition for Chinese students from whatever quarter of the Chinese Empire they might come, or from what might be termed "Orerson Chius," throughout the East. While the Chinese Government is alive to the impor tance of filling metropolitan and provin cis departaments with men who hava hoit the advantage of Western education, it is not to be forgotten that that great insitu- tion, the Peking University, which has the
its requirements. Then there in the scherno advantage of being us the apot, must always succeed in claiming immediate attention to of Lord William Coeil, under the agis of the University of Oxford, for the creation of a Christian University for the Chinesa. It
may therefers not be verr easy to persuade the central Government st Peking to exhibit any great enthusiast for the Hoogkong scheme. The proper tacties for the Hong- kong Committee would seem to be rather to commond the scheme to all the Vice- to induce the Imperial Chinese Government
royalties of the South and West, and to
advise the respective Viceroys to bestow
directing Chang Chib-tung to conveybean paid prisoner by the Hop Ng Loong ifl absorb $16,633.80, write off $33,165.00 upon it auch a dogrue of support as may
his regrets to the 'sick official, reiterates bis determination not to cancel the Appointment
Firmn, and his receipta appeared in their books in respect of the amounts received. On Jan. 20th the compradore saw from his books that defendant had not accounted
The general managers recommend the payment of a dividend of & per cent, which from the value of the waterboats and carry forward a balance of $172.51 to the new account.
Consulting Committee:-Sines the last
seat on leaving the Colony and Mr H. J. Van den Bosch and Mr J. W. C. Bost bare joined the Committee.
Auditors: The accounts under review have beon audited by Mr FL. O'D. Goordia.
has also been applied to for aid, although scam feasible. The Government of India
it is not clear on what grounds that can te justified, are on the basis of the existanco of a considerable Chinese population in population in Calcutta and other Indian Coast towns. But under the Indian Gov-
for a number of receipts from the firm meeting Mr P. J. Biaschop resigned his Berma and a very much smaller Chinese|
POST RECOMMENDED TO named, and
BE ABOLISHED.
(Wuh Te 'Yet Po's Service.)
PRKING, March 1. Li Liang-lin, acting President of the Board of Communications, recommends that the post of Superintendent of the Bailway Department be abolished,
CHIENTAO.
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS,
the money. Ho vald
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
ROBINSON THE BANK LINE, LIMITED.
PIANO Co., Ltd
BABY GRANDS.
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BY
MAKERS OF THE HIGHEST REPUTE
BECHSTEIN, HAAKE,
STEINWAY.
ABSOLUTELY
UNRIVALLED.
CREDIT TERMS
or
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$5000 REWARD.
LOST.
THE
0+
OF
WATKINS'
DISPENSARY
Consequently the establishment will be open
DAY and - NIGHT
from Year ond to Year ond
WILL ALWAYS BE ON DUTY 20
for education, loading up to the degrees of ernment there are such abundant facilities And Qualified English Chemists the Presidency Universities, that it
would seem to be needless to suggest a Chinees student in Burton or India procceding tu Hongkong to receive what he could get, in far fuller measure, from the great instrue- Dispense Drugs and Prepare tional organisations within close reach. If a career he would, after his education under Chinese student mediated a Chinese official
to Peking for such special qualiestions the Indian Government, proceed direct
he therefore drew the shroff's Attention to the fact and re- quested him to collect the amounts. Pri- soner went out presumably to do this, but returned later in the day alleging he had been robberl his pocket had been out and the money The report of the board of directors of stolen from hita on his way back to the the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., to be pre- office. The compradore thereupon gave holders, to be held at the Company's Hotel, aented at the ordinary meeting of share- information to the police, and enquiries at 12 o'clock, noon, on Saturday, March 3, subsequently made at the Hop Ng Loong states: In accordance with Section 56 of Firm brought out the fact that only a sum the Articles of Association, the directors in Chinese language and literature as might of £280 had been paid to prisoner that day.ow beg to submit their report for the he required of him as conditional
half-year ended 31st December, 1908 The Government employment. We can under-
A curious defence was auggested before the profit on working account amounted to stand application being made to
Prescriptions.
magistrate, that it was not the duty of the $42,461.40 as compared with $50,282.45 Governor of the Straite Settlements, as WATKINS, LIMITED,
tho
the time
APOTHECARIES' HALL, WATEINS' BUILDING,
HONGKONG.
shroff to hand over the monies until the for the corresponding period of 1907, being has been done, although Sir Frederick JAPANESE TO HAVE EXTRA-end of the Chinese year, and consequently, an increase of 83,168.14.
inasmuch as the demand had been runde on the sum of $14,099.03 brought forward tunately, no matter
The profit and loss account, including Lugard had not had time te hene from Sir John Anderson. It is unfor January 20th and not January 21st, there from 20th June, 1902, showa a crenity of the leading Chinese
how willing may of had been no wrongful conversion. That balance of 804,206.40. which the directors the Straits Settlements and the Federa- 31, Queen's Road Central, recommend should be apportioned as ted Malay States to support the Hong- was the theory pat forward,
follow-To pay a dividend of 6 per cent kong University schema, hardly Sir Henry Berkeley-It is not's theory; for the half-year, $36,000.00 Te transfer to mbmit any request for subscriptions it is the truth. That was the agreement to repairs and renewals account $10,000.00: even for the very best of objects. It will would be proved that the monies had boun
The Attorney General, proceeding, said it To write of furniture and fixtures 38,500.00 be a long time before this Colony can To write off electric plaut $1,500.03; To hope to recover from ita recent protracted received and not accounted for, and they forward to new sccount $205.40; financial illness, and in any case convales
making a total of 854,295.40. compradore would say that although the money must be paid before the end of the Chinese year, the proper course was have paid the money as soon as recoivod. In any event, it would be for the jury to say how far they believed the version of
(Wah Tax Yat Po's Service.)
Furno, March 1. The Chiontao question has been settled. It is agreed that the district belongs to China, but that the Japa- nese and Koreans residing therein shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Japanese officials.
[Note:Colonal Saito in reported as recalling & fact which becomes familiar robbery. enough after a moment'srafloction, namely, Evidence was then heard. that prior to the reasut War, Chiontao was
In a discussion betwècu counsel wid His
a region of which the world had no Lordship, the latter said the compradore cognisance whatever, its very name being had admitted that as long as the prisoner altogether unfamiliar. A fow traders. however, knew about its existenes, and paid the money by the end of the Chinese
year it did not matter.
used to supply its wants by a singularly circuitous route, namely, by sending goods bank? to Nowchwang whence they wore transport- ed to Kirin, and theree to Chientao. the War, however, Chyongjin,
Wink.
hich lies on the northeast coast of Koren whele caso.
Mr J. W. C. Boonar has beon invited China Assosiation may be of help for cance is bound to be slow and painful. The by the board to act for Mr E. Ostorse, on there are wany old Hongkongitas st hore leave. Mr Boubar's appointment requires who, in the enjoyment of their fortunte the shareholders' corifirmation.
Mr W. II. Potta retires by rotation, but offers himself for re-election.
The accounts have been audited by Meaare H. U. Jeffries and A. E. Lowe, C.A., who offer themselves for re-election,
YOKOHAMA'S JUBILEE. ⠀
competencies acquired in Hongkong,
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may yet feel a sense of cbligating towards island of Hongkong, Might the Govern the Colony which found thom their reward. mant not consider this iden, and devote n Lord Curzon, a Chancellor of Oxford suitablo area of Crown land in that dis- University, has also been communicated trict to the endowment of the Hongkong with, but then again there intervenes the University. Some such couras suggeste Orford scheme of Lord William Cecil, itself to us, herause it cannot be an easy which will be sure to absoch most of the thing for a community at any given time to support that Oxford can give to the cause provide the whole of the capital whose in of higher education in Chics. Even the terest is to supply the annual maintenance The celebration of the Fiftieth Annivar Municipality of Shanghai has been applied of so important an institution as it is trust. sary of the opening of Yokohams to foreign to and a cordial reply has boso colved, ed that the Hongkong University may in travie is to be held on Thursday and Friday, Perhaps on the whelp it would not do te time become. The Government of Hong- July 1 and 2.
build too much upon the prospects of cutt kong not only represents the community of Invitations for functions will be extended mide hulp, hayond what very rightly may be to-day but the community of generations to to all leading officials and citizens, both expected from the Viceroys of the Soulton come. And therefore, always subject to the Japanese and Foreigners, not only i-Japan, and Weatern provincos. Why, however, desires of the generous donor, it would seem but in all cities and ports in the Far East, should not the Government of Hongkong to be reasonable to discover some mods of
There
areas of Crown land likely to improve in six months of one particular generation.
His Lordship Can he pay it into the The Attorney Gentral-Clearly, I should His Lordship. Then that alters the and is the nearest point of the seaboard to The Attorney Goneral Wall, my lord, the Obientno bordor, had been joined with it outablishes a most serious state of things Hoiryong by n temporary milway, and si the latter place the beadquarters of a His Lordship -If this on could have of sil Trosty Powers stationed in the Far brigade had been established, while Chong-id the money. into the bans there is no still be illuminations at all tha valde. Almost every ancient seat of learning And it is just here that the Government. jin itself was opened to foreign trade. The larceny by bailee.
The Attorney General The fact that ho Tewalt has been that Chiantac's commercial told the compratore of the collection and entre of gravity has been shifted complete the robbery shows that he did falsely ly castward, and the business of supplying account for the money the inhabitants' wants has fallen into the
His Tardship-I should put it-this way, hands of Japanese fitilizing the new routs. that his statement shows that the bailment Houses have besa built here and along the was at an end. line of railway, and quite flourishing Ittle settlement of Japanese exist at characterised the charge as an extremely Sir Henry Berkeley, addressing the jury, Hairyong-Japan Mast.]
Lavah proceeding and one that was alto- gether unnecessary. It was absurd to ngoo that the specific coins collected should be handed over to the compradore seeing that he was allowed to hold the money until the end of the Chinese your
Aprivate meeting of the London Chamber of Commerce is be held to con sider the question of representations to the - Foreign Office in view of proposala "now before the French Parliamentary Customs Committee to increase the rates of duty on many goods in which British tradere: are interested,
WE RERUMATISM,
10 arternal application is equal to
Chamberlain Palo Balin los Bheu
Prompt relief follows its use.
His Lordship directed the jury to noje pr prisoner on the embezzlement charges, holding that he was the scart of the com prodere, and not Mr Marty.
the
On the charges of larceny Jary found that he was not guilty because he was distinctly given permalaston by the compradore, his employer, to the the money entreated to hun an he wished up to a certain data, s
His Lord hip discharged, the prisoner did he hoped the police would seriousl consider the Advisability of taking op ouane Bombeerfumant taimply wanna bad best commikvédő
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the endowment of the University with some sired endowment per basis widor than Pneumatic Tools and Air Compresore
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