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beside-Kobe-and-Yokohama and cons NEWS OF THE DAY. sequently shipping companies are
H.M.S-Monmonth, with a hew Grow suffering through shippers of tea, on board, arrived here this morning, having |habami.peppermint crystals, chemicals come from Manila, whither she went after
skins, linan, etc., deliberately making recommissioning at Colombos evasions of the proper value of
According to telegrams appearing in their goods in order to cut down the Japanese papers a state of civil war exists in Abysïia, the Empress Taiton especiil- HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY freight. Mr. Ersson, to illustrate they resisting the attempt to dethrous het,
length to which the system bas grown, declared he could mention that "firms PERFECTION OF TOUCH of shipping agents solicit custom by guaranteeing the acceptance of cargo, by Steamship Companies on advantageous
The N. D. Dady News learns that the measurement or weight conditions, while | well-kanwa firm of Krupp has made the exporters of sik goods, who declare handsome Teption of half a million marks, their shipments to be ordinary mer or 25,000, to the German Medical School
st Shanghai, chandise in order to obtain advantage of low freight rates, are able to cover a portion of the risk of loss that may result from wrongful declection by insuring under special policies issued in Europe."
AND
SOLIDITY OF
CONSTRUCTION.
Over 1200
now in use.
But this does not exhaust the fall gravity of Mr. Hrsson's most serious charges. Turning to imports he finds a condition of affairs that must strike na
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. impartial observer is being gravely
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MEMOS FOK TO-MORROW. Meetings.
Noon-Meeting of Unico Ineersuco So- ciuty of Canton, Ld., at Head Offico..
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There were 438 European and 249 Chiseve visitors to the City Hall Library, and 18 Epropesa nad 2,321) Chinese visitors to the Museum, during the week ending April 10th.
Among the passengers leaving for Home to-crew by the s.s. Miyasaki Maru are Mr and Mrs Boulton, Bir David Wood and Mrs H.A. Lammert. The complete list will be found on our back page to-morrow,
The Captain of the Pericles, wrecked
bear Cape Leavin, attributes the disaster
to an uncharted rock soven and a half miles from short. The insurance on the vrasel and cargo is estimated at £500,000.
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BOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Sir Breast Shackleton has been ban quatted by the Pilgrims Club in Nor Tork,
Mr Bennett, the vocalist of the Withers Concert Party, has decided to settle down in Shanghai,
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Sir John and Lady Jordan, accompanied by their daughter, have foft. Foking, travel- ling to England via Sibèria.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1910
JAPANESE ROYALTY IN
RUSSIA
(Reuter Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, April 13. TLE. Prince and Princess Fushimi, Junior, will lunch at Tsärskos Selo when the Empress will be present.
The Acting Foreign Minister fe Sasonof) and wife as well as the Japa- nese Ambassador and wife have been invited.
Mrs Aglen, wife of the new deputy Inspector General of the Imperial Maritime Customs of China, i nieco of Mr JAPANESE STATESMEN
VISITING ENGLAND. Asquith, the British Premier.
It interesting to note that Mr Aglon
membargof the Indoor Staff of the Maritime is to us fower than thirty-two Customs, eighteen of whom are British and six are Senfar, Comufissioners,
Mr Haldane, Secretary of State for War, addressing bis constituents, admits that it is dificult to say whather the country did or did not declare for the Budget. He is the only Minister who admits that there is say doubt on the point. Mi Haldane advocates the retention of the House of Lords but declares it must be rendered impotent.
RATS IN KOWLOON.
significant of a state of demoralisation
Dr W. Pearse, Assistant. Medical Officer which cannot but cause serious injury to
of Health, reported at the meeting of the the Empire and all concerned in its
On the Sith, ultimo, an avainuchs fall Sanitary Board this afternoon that tho commerce. He cites the sugar industry, in Naka-Tsugaru district, Aomori Prefeetotal number of rata caught during Barch which seems, in the light of recent revelature, Japan, with the result that upwards in old Kowlong was 2,031. giving an average of one hundred workmen, who were engag. of 65.5 pur day. There were 138 taken in iny. This showed a marked improvement alive.
orer the figures for January,
HEARTY RECEPTION AT MAURITIUS.
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mfail.)
Lomox, April 10,
PRICE OF OPIUM
38 PER CENT. RI:E AT BINGAPORE,
(From Our Own Corresponāland.)
SAFORE, April 11
The Government has raised the price- of opium by 50 per cont, which corresponds with the rise in India.
SINGAPORE AND THE. SHIPPING "RING."
COUNCIL TO LEGISLATE.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
SINGAPORE, April. 11.
The Legislative Council to-day cen-- sidered Dx Calloway's motion for Reuter's correspondent at Mauritius legislation against the local shipping wires that the Japanese cruiser Ikoma runga deferred and preferential
The Council, including the Govern“. hng arrived, en route to England with rebates.. Viscount Seki, Baron Yamada and 14
tion of the Hon AG C. W. Darbishire, members of the Japanese Parliament on ment members, entirely, with the excep board.
The Governor is to give a dinner and Lavoured the motion, which was accord- evening party in honour of the distin-ingly carried. guished visitors on Wednesday SUEZ CANAL DECISION. BRITISH INTEREST TO TERMİNATE.
(From a Special Carrespondant),
SINGAPORE, April 12, The Government is introducing. lagisation to free the Colony's trade...... from the effects of shipping co-
(Peuter's Service to the China Alail.)ferences.
LONDON, April 191
{
Dr Galloway an Unofficial member,
In the House of Commons Mr T. yesterday introduced a motion on the
19.90 p.m.Meeting of China Traders' tions in the Law courts, to have built up ed in. trasporting timber, were buried Kowloon City, giving an average of 4.46 po Meckinnon Wood, Under Secretary subject at" the Legislative Council,:
Janurance Co., Ld., at Head Ufico.
Auction.
a system of evasion of import duty and consumption tax which, while it has
Mr Kanehira Toyotaro, Director of the 3.46 p.m.-Auction of Household Faridone irreparable injury to the genuino Dai Nippon. Sugar Manufacturing Company
ture, at the Residence of Bishop's
and manager of its Formosan branch, has Lodge (South) No. 5, The Pesk.1
importer, must, during the past ten committed suicids on board the Kamakura "Amusements. 9 p.m. Misa and Men by H.K. years, alone have deprived the ex-Maru. Nervous breakdown is the attributed
A.D.O.
"General Memoranda, THESDAY, April 14:
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ture at Dethick, Robinson Road,
2.46 p.m.-Auction of Household Farni tore at 10, Humphreys Avenue, Kow- loon.
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ITEMS AT THE COURTS. Mr E, R. Hallifax fined a keeper of an opium divan $100 and twenty-three per sons, he were loand staking there, $4 each, at the Magistracy this morning.
for Foreign Affairs, in reply to Mr when the Colonial Secretary announced Hall, stated that the interest of the that the Government was, in sympathy British Government in the Suez Canal, with the same and that legislation was which was valued at 25 millions, would under consideration. terminate as the result of the refusal of the Egyptian Assembly to extend
the concession.
MR LLOYD GEORGE
NOYED.
The motion was carried, there being one Unofficial dissentient, namely Mr. Darbiahirs, manager of Messrs Paterson, Simons and Co.
[Bote-Dr Galloway's motion, as origine, AN-ally sat down, was in the following terms
The former Fondon liners of the NY.K, the Sanuki Maru and. the Rimakura Haru, sre now running between A fine of $200 was imposed on a native Japan and Fermes Competition between by Mr E Halifax, at the Magistracy the N... and the O.S.K., has resulted this morning for being in possession of in much rate cutting.
twenty tale of opied dross in Hollywood KA DISGRACEFUL BREACH OF professional men, sta, 300 Chinese and Road.
The dynamite explosion in Kobe Oriental barbour greatly damaged the Hotel and the Tor Hotel, while also releasing 70,000 cubic feet of gas from the
works. The loss of life was insigniti. cant. Many howes and godowns were wrecked.
chequer of many thousands of yen of cause. Tevenue. Then in regard to textile fabrics, penalised under the Japanese tariff with a high rate of ad valorem ture, at Monirs Hughes & Hough's duty, misleading invoices are regularly submitted to the Custome. Mr HENSON Noon-Anction of Leanohold Properties
at Mr Gec. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms, says that this fraudulent practice has grown until the systematic writing FRIDAY, April 15-
2.30 p.m.-Anction of Elouachold Farmi- down of values for Customis purposes has become almost a recognised feature of certain trades. He mentions ore no- torious case where a large order for "locomotives was " secured by under- valuation in invoices, the bill-beads of the suppliers being printed in Japan HONGKONG, TUMSELT. Aran 12, 1910.and the documents rewritten for presentation to the Castoma." Agad COMMERCIAL NORÁLITY IN
wo read:"The practices "complained of bave been developed into a fine art, and in imports, as in exports, there are firms of landing agents whose title to consideration lies in their ability to pass goods at rates lower than these of
The Chan Mail
JAPAN.
UNION CHURCH.
-CONFIDENCE, "
(Reuter's Service to the China Mai) LONDON April 11- The report of the activities of Union
Mr. Lloyd George, in an interview, Church, Hongkong, for 1908-10, which is to be presented to the annual meeting of declared that Mr O'Brien's statements sentholder to be held to-morrow (Wednas as to promises of relief held out to the Dispatches from "Stettin report that a day) evening, states that the Treasurer's Nationalists under the Budget were untrue The whole affair, balloon with four passengers including Herr statement shows a credit balance of 880,08, grosaly Delbrück, a member of the Reichstag, fell compared with a debit balance of $766.60 he said, was a disgraceful breach of
Last year. Reference is made to the confidence. into the Baltic Sea. One of the passengers loss austained by the removal of such was picked up dead and another seriously sanch and long-tried friends. Dr Horr Delbrück, are missing. injured, while the other two, including, C. Thomson, Mr J. Dyer Ball, Mr FRANCHISE DEMONSTRA-
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A paper will be read at the Institu- tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, by Mr J.S. Chapman (member) on "Ship propulsion and the merits of reciprocating engines," on Sat. 16th April, as 9 pm. Mr J. F. Miller, Vice-President, will occupy the chair...
Hion tariffs are invariably the begetters A Blend of the Finest Pure of sinful devices. The reflection is forced upon one after reading the speech
The Tairen East Breakwater, 1,220ft. Malt Whiskies distilled in delivered by Mr. H. V. HENSON, as competitors."
Chairman, at the aurual meeting, of Desperate ills require desperate long, in course of construction starting from Scotland
the Yokohama Foreign Board of Trade, rernedies, and we certainly think that point near the seaward end of East Quay and "projecting outward in the northern The statements therein made must surely the revelations here made disclose direction will be completed during the GENUINE AGE leave a very unpleasant feeling in the desperate condition of affairs, calling present year, and the North Breakwater minds of all who take the trouble to read for remedial measures of a drastic 2.850ft. long, by the end of 1912, Work on both breakwaters is making good the speech: for Mr Hrssos's scathing patars on the part of the Japanese
progres.
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FLAVOUR.
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Authorities, the Chambers of Commerce,
any
**TIONE.
PEACEFUL AND ORDERLY,
That the unofficial members of this cousel, having received and taken into consideration a petition from 92. European firms, 14) European bankers, lawyer Chinese Erms, including the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and 119 Indian and Mahemmedan "firme, requesting them to approach Government with a view to action being taken to free the trade this colony from the effects of shipping conferences, recommend that a bill be introduced at any carly date to deal with the matter."Er.-
MAGAO DELIMITATION.
PORTUGUESE STILL TIRE
(Wah Tas Fat Po's Service.)
PERINO, April 12... Farther negotiations are taking place- between the Board of Foreign Affairs and the Portuguese Minister with
the Macno delimitation.
(Reuter's Service to the China Max.)regard to
W. Wilson, Mir It. Mitchell and Mr J. Ramsay, and it is also recorded that during i the year a mural tablet was inserted in the northern wall of the Church, above the
LONDON, April 11. queation, but no conclusion has so far paw formerly occupied by the late Mc D. R. Crawford and Mrs Crawford," whose
The franchise demonstrations in been possible owing to the Portuguese Church, and loving interest in its life and Berlin proved a great triumph of Minister still remaining firm in his- long and faithful connection with the work, are thus fittingly commemorated.
orderliness and organisation. Fully demands. This tablet was erected by the family.
The three Sunday Schools have been 150,000 participated, and the police: well: supported throughout the year. In did not require even to put in an Similar demonstrations were held each case the Superintendent has been appearance. changed. Mr A. S. D. Causland on accept succended by Mr E. B. Cuboy, Mr T. ing another office in the Church has been throughout Prussia. Hamilton conducts the Kowloon School, THE REPUBLICAN SPLIT. while Mr. A. McCallum presides at Quarry Esy. The Sunday School Accounts show a credit balance of 844.25, compared with $10.93 last year."-
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FORGIVEN BUT EXILED.
THE DALAI LAMA'S VÅTE.
(Wah Tax Yet Po's Service)
PELING, April 12,
TAFT APPEALS FOR UNITY. The Board of Colonies his telegraphed (Router's Service to the China Mail.) to HF. Lin Ya, the Senior Ambin of Tibet, to the effect that the Dalai Lama LONDON, April 11.
has been forgiven, but that if he re- President Taft," speaking
the Returns to Tibet he should be sent to the Washington, appealed to
Mountains in Shansi publican legialators to unite and redeem Wa Toi Ayres on October 3, 1002, and daciares she having been approached by the Govern- the party pledges, and said that Province, there to live for the rest of
disloyalists did not deserve the name his life.
HONGKONG AND THE IMPER IAL EXHIBITION. The Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,
Alleging desertion in New York five exposure discloses a condition of affairs which is nothing short of shameful and and the merchants of Japan. Mr. throws a lurid light upon the manner in Essos pledges the support of the years ago May Yohe, who it will be remem- berod gave a variety concert in Hongkong which, owing to the temptations created Foreign Board of Trade in
last year, has brought suit for diverco from by heavy duties, some sections of the measures which the Imperial Customs Putnam Bradles Strong, of New York take and be suggests that She was married to Mr Strong in Buenos trade of Japan are carried on at the may
BE PREPARED. Robert Porter & Co.'s present day. To a certain extent bir certificates of origin be attached to or
Yohe met Mr Strong in Hongkong and is Colony participating in the Imperial Em of Republicans.
"YE AMBERLAIN'S Colle, Choler and HINSON's revelations are not so very stamped on original suppliers invoices was deserted pn November 27, 1905. Mayment in relation to the question of the 1913, harpplied stating that the Committee
PERFECTLY BAFE
Diarrhoea Remedy Is just what ita. Surprising ben one recalls the big and that none but signed suppliers' said to have travelled to South America Pire Exhibition to be held in London is
ATEVER hesitate about giving Cham-name implies. For pains in the stomach and anenvoury commercial scandals invoices be accepted. By this means alone, with him, where she married him. In 1997, are willing to furnish the local ropean on her arrival from the East, she lived in houses with full particulars if the promoters
berisin's Coagh Bamedy to childrens and cramp colis, It has no equal. At this which have been unearthed in Japan in his opinion, can the swindling devices Portland cnider the name of Mis Fellows, sends the usual circulars and forms of it contains no opium or other narcotic sesson of the year has fresh fruit fe during the past few years, but few now so prevalent be wiped out, for
In the annual report of the Yokohama application for space my about 250 and can be given with Juplicit confidence. plentiful, ailments of this kind are always Occidentals will be quite prepared to it seems that when panufacturers as Doard of Trace re and the fol Regarding the Chinese Bonga, it would ask a quick care for coughs and colds to prevalent and you can do no better than to Guinness Stout learn that foreigners have also lent decline to supply an invoice with figures paragraph-Fire on the 6-0. Prin appear desirable for the Registrar Cianeral which children are susceptible, it is un-kaap bottle of this remedy ways at below the actual cost "shipping Ludwig-The Agents of this atenuar hire to represent to the Chinese manufacturers surpassed. For sale by all chemists and hand. For sale by all obemists And themselves, equally with Japanese,
agenta of buyers themselves make the drown the aftcation of the Board to the of silverware, ivory ornaments, carved fact that the Ere discovered on board in blackwood, bamboowere, &c, and particu to acquiescence in dishonest and un- scrupulous tricks in order to unfairly required alterations." The sooner the Hongkong harbour, and which resulted in lasly those who already exhibit is the trade of Japan can be purged of this very serious dainage to the valuable cargo. Colour's Court at the Imperial Institute, ing exhibits. Beyond the above recom- filch business frota their rival dishonesty the better for all concerned had originated in the space occupied by the advantage likely to be gained by send- cargo shipped in Japan. An this is by no mendations, involving little, if any, ex- means the first occasion on which extensive pense, the Committee do not consider the damage has resulted from an outbreak of doremment need go. fire atsang Japan cargo, it is reasonable to assume that proper cara is not exercised in
BRAND
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ing
8. WATSON & CO., Brox,who speaks from sad ex-but particularly for the honest march
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perience, says the evil is so wide spread ant who, under prescat conditions, mast throughout Japan that the Foreign and himself a driven to the
SMALL-POX ON MONTEAGLE. Board of Trade Ceemed it advisable wall.
the packing of such cargo ; in fact; it is 10m ve to ventilate the matter in public most
only too probable that much dangerous Vessel Quarantined at Victoria ing, and be accordingly. proceeded to Telegrams from Liverpool report that cargo is shipped from Japan without proper
the four-masted sailing vessel Kate Thomas, declaration of its nature being made, enumerate the devious practices cow of Sunderland, while being towed round pursued which threaten to entirely Land's End, was run into by an unknowa undermine the standards of commercial steamer and foundered in ten minutes Eighteen men were drowned, an apprentice morality which all engaged in the being the acle survivor.... trade of Japan must be interested in maintaining.
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When the C.P.R. steamer Monteagle artiful at the quarantine station By William Head, Victoris, on March 11, it was found that thers was a small-poz A meeting of the Licensing Board was patient aboard. The stormer was at once gold in the Colonial Secretary's Office this moored as the quarantion wharf and afternoon for the purpose of considering the patient removed to the quarantine After forty-one yours in China, Mr the application of Richard Francia Daly for hospital. The patient, Itor. John Shin- It was the scandal of inaccurate Duncha Glast, Superintendent of the publican's licencty to sell by retail mou, one of the saloon passengers, was Shanghai and Hongkong Wharf Company's toxicating liquors on premises, Nos. Vad taken ill five or six days out, and at measurements in the matter of ex-whares, has retired. On the eve of leas 31, Des Voeux Road Central, under the onoo it was suspected that the trouble ports that led the European and ing Shanghai for England, he was presoated sign of The Owl Grill Booms Applicant was smell-pox. He was kept-wall sway New York Shipping Conferences toith unssive silver cop, a set of gold and is at present the holder of an adjunct from all the other passengers and members peat learn links, studs and scarf-pin, loence on the same premises, of the crew, and up to the time of arrival engags Sworn Measurers at Kobe tegether with an addre
The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Sir Henry no other easy had developod. The patient May) presided and thers were also prosent returninu missionary. The passengers, and Yokohama to check shippers'
the Colonial Treasurer (Hon Mr AM 46 in number, 40 slovo, and 6 stoorse figures, and the resulta, sizce their ap PLEASANT SOOTHING-HEALING Thomson) Me E Osborne, D. W were all removed from the steamy, add Craddock and A. Shelton Hooper, with Me were to be held at the quarantine sta onder pointment, from a moral point of view MIT ali glosses of throat and G, Woodek, seratary perhaps, eighteen or twenty days If any
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might have to be kept longer. The ships have been eminently satisfactory. But Cough Babely Element to a
For Secretary stated that there word ng can developed in the meantime they polica obiectione dag nad hamling in"edett, Tori sale by After consideration the Board refined ran to be liberated after thorough Iumigo | there are other shipping porta in Japan chemists and stonskeepers.
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