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There have been two successivo days without plagus case.
It in reported that the two Soochow mlats have been closed.
Beals are now provided for the očuvaniança of the public who attend the Police Court.
The August number of the V.R.C. Magazine continues the interesting series of articles on Sport in the Niceties." A new feature is Who's Who at the V.R.C."
The fourteen Malay seamen, who are charged TELEGRAMS.
with refusing daty on board the Virginia, havo again bees remanded in order to allow them to engage a solicitur.
Two rican coolies, who refused to come for Lire at the request of Captain Gordon Casserlly, were yesterday ordered by Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy to pay a fins of 87.exch
A dispatch from Nanchang, the ospital of Kiangai province, reports that ten men were executed outside the Tehaheng gate of that city
It will be noticed from our advertising at daybreak on July 3. They had taken patt
in the murderous attacks on missionaries
columes that the Wingchai will leave for Macao to-morrow at 8.30 am, inglund of 2.33, Macao at will FATO while the teamer.
wome time.
The project of a Japanese floating exposition, coucaired by industrial and navigation interents, has made great progress. It has her decided that the raskot-boat Yakik › Maru, which has bren floated at Port Arthur, will be employed in this object. It will visit the United States, Canado, Hawaii, Now Zealand, Australia and other places, remaining three to fre days at each port.
The scaffolding which at present surrounds the Central Police Station affords somebody facilities for drying clothing. A glance over but this reveals un interesting variety, perhaps the most interesting feature is that which shows the uses to which flour bags muy Several garments botrayed their be put. origin by displaying the coloured pattern which distinguishes many four bags.
The Shanghai Volnafaar "A" Company spent the evening of August 3rd in practising the clearing of streets, stopping us
in
street fighting, outpest, picket duty. te. The operations took place between the cleared from Peking Keat down to the croak near the Metropole Hotel. The Chinese ovince great interest in the proceedings, but did not. resent the closing of the roads for a few minutes in several instances. The naked steel and busi-
mental nota of.
esalike handling of it was domitless made
Band and Defence Crook, the streets being
An interesting case was decided by Mr. A man sa. Gompertz at the Magistracy. moted a woman for enticing his wife from the Kwanglang provines to Hongkong, mying he was afraid she would be sold into slacory here.
WINE AND SPARIT MERCHANTS. it will be so that the effective clock. The changed times will apply for
control will reat exclusively with Japanese Government. As to the 18 to which the organisation is to be put we find the explanation in another association, also to be in the hands of the Japanese Govern. meat. Five of the principle cotton manu- OF THE FINEST QUALITY ANDfacturing companies about Osaka have agreed to make a gigantic organisation for the purpose of controlling the export of Japanese cotton goods to Manchuria, and the Government has practically agreed to finacce the whole affair, the Manchurian agency of which is to be placed in the bands of the Mitsu! Company. Although the Government has in many, words actually appea
As yet as the promoter. it should not be difficult 10 trace its spiopathetic encouragement. Tao. Govorn anent, then, is to guarantee in the first instance a loan of six million yen at four per cent, the loss is to be advanced in gold in Japan but to be repayable in silver at the various points in Manchuria. The expany is to export a minimum of 12,000 balos, valued at 1,200,000 yen, per anunu, and the Mitsui Company is to sall it at the best price obtainable, possibly even at
It is loss, if necessary to move the goo đầu. not to be considered necessary that goods should be paid for in the first instance, the company being authorised at their discretion to sell on credit. If any one concrru sucezed in selling goods in any one year to the value of five million yen, the Government will allow it a rebate of one half per cent, on its advances. The goods ure to be carried along the railways free of charge, or at most to pay half freights; and u similar arrangement is to be made with regard to all goode carried by Japanese steamers. Finally, for all this work, the uo charge Mitsui Company is to make whatever to the shipper, it being under- stood that that company is doing its best to push on the trade, in order-According to au Amoy correspondent the to successfully promote the business in the face of inevitable competition. It is clear that the intention of the Japanese Government all through, while keeping to the letter of its engagements, is to get and keep an much of the foreign trade of Man churia in its own hands as it can, or to render it so unprofitable to others that they will be glad to withdraw. This is bound to be a sore point with the rest of the com mercial world, and Japan, having arranged such a favourable handicap, can afford not to take offence if we grumide and say us. kind things. Besides, there has been so much sickening nonsense talked about her "busbido" spirit that it is not to be wondered at if the pendulum of public opinion swing back violently and far. The thing to remember is that Japan has entered the war of commerce" for beeps", and this is the sort of war in which all is fair. Japan is a those who cry down
| gigantic Trust, and Trunts, it had been noticed, are those who. make nothing out of them, perhaps even who are inside lose by them. But those call it good business, and remind us that it quite legal. Every Japanese, from the
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On June 39th, al Oldenburg, Germany, the wife of E. HESTKAT. . . Castaus, of a daughter, On July 26th, at Taikou," Tientsin, the wite f. T. EKINS, of
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At the Pak Hospital, on the 39th insi, Sam, VILLA dern, aged 5 years. Deeply regrette. -Shanghai and Fading papers pleas copy,
Curduly 29th, at Arlodi, Kuling, ALICE, third of the inte James Jonserox, tanker, Dumfries, Scotland.
On August 3, at the Shanghai tieneral Hospital, LeontLDA, wife of Mr. A. Han, of Hongkong.
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The Marine Insurancs Market roport of the Times on July 9th said:-The United States transport Thome is reported to have bon rafloated near Guam and to have left for Manila under her own steam. This, if tous, i excellent news, as the specie carried in her is valued at 1350,001, of which vary nearly a quarter of a million is insured in this market. On Saturday some substantial amounts were re-insured at tire gainers per cent.
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[REUTER'S SERVICE.] THE LOSS OF THE "SIRIO."
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LONDON, August 8th. The conduct of the officers and crew of the Sirio is much criticized by the survivors, who agree in reporting that the Captain left his cabin when the ship struck, and
promptly jumped into a boat, shouting
CORRESPONDENCE.
DECADENT ENGLAND,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS,"
Six-The English papers for the middle of July present sal reading for Englishmoo abroad. Hysteria soons to be more than ever rampant. It is not only the women clamouring for votes. There are hysterical men in plonts, and no one (not even the great journals) seos able to provide the salatary ridicule which is the best medicine for such loss of digaity, aud
worke The officers and cres
sauce qui peut. followed the Captain's lead,
THE JAPANESE IN CANADA.
TANDOS, August 8th. It is stated in Ottawa that 100,000 acres of land have been placed at the disposal of the Japanese to establish a long at
Alberta
CHINESE IN NEWFOUNDLAND. LONDON, August 8th. A proclamation in Newfoundland imposes poll tax of $300 on Chiness entering the Colony,
There was a march of unemployed to London: that seems to have started the thing. The in- sufferable poscurs who led their human sheep in The futile procession were pictured and para- Ksphed ad muzeum, instead of being cooled in ahora-trough. Since then these processions. have become quite the thing. There was one f churchmen, to protest against the Educatin Bill. It was led (Heaven holp the race!) by Biskops! The Bishops were photographed doing the "goose-step", gaitered and smiling. There was A Ecolesiastiezl jackanaposos! murder in a southern county, which you Apparently it was done by some reported:
ap in arms. Men gearmed. Women dare not wandering lunotio. I read that the county is
stie abroad. Perhaps they are better at home.) House are emptying. A general scaro, "My country. 'tis of thes!"
By kind permission of Lieut. Cal. A. G. Fition, D.S.O., and Officers, the Band of the Second Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regiment) will play the following |
THE ALASKA FISHERIES. programme of masie during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel this (Saturday) araning ---
LONDON, August 8th.
Now I read of some infatuated loafers who Overture to..." Norman," March Viscount Nelson,”....
Americans have killed five Japanese have apparently maldigested scraps of Tolstoy's vala... Min Cure," Toy," selection from dan Euphonina Solo Love's Old Sweet Song." Malloy fishermen, who were illegally 6shing at the gospel of land. These dozan men, who remind an interviewer (full column of it in a great daily) Wagner Aleutian Islands, and a revenue Ein Allumbhtt
Coxm Patrol
U.S. A
tomed to endura, kena to plan, willing and ready DissER MENU-Pots D'Oeuvres-Sardine on arriving later captured twelve others. The that they are “stalwart north-countrymo, acous
reason for the killing is luc
to fight"nothing said about workleg-bare Fast. Simp sparagus. Fish-Fish a la Cele
Carry-Dry. Bacon, the acting Secretary of State in settled on a piece of privately owned had just Ox Tail, Macaroni au Gratis. Entrees-Lab Cutlets and Green Peas, Haricot.
onts, &c.-Roast Sirloin of Beef and Yorkshire Washington, has sent to the Ambassador outside Manchester. They have a tout, which Padling, Reast Capon and Bread Sauce, Boiled
at Tokyo the substance of a despatch they use, and some spades, which they misuse. The papers have already christened them, for conven-ence: They are called the "grabland g of uttan kad Turnips, Cold Rabbit Fin mad
Alaska. Mr. Baron slates that the purposeers." Their trespass is called "jamping a received from Mr. Sims, the Official at
Cazumber and Onion Salad.
Sweets-Caravel
Tipey Cake Dessert-Coffee-Fruit
Pudding, Strawberry Ice Cream and Finger Cakes,
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, August 10th. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
HIGH INTEREST,
Lam Yat sued Au Hing sing to recover the
sum of 3337,50, interest due en money lent.
etter
Mr.
a claim. The interviewer says:
of sending the despatch is to give inform
"In some respects the grabianders were tion, such as the Government has, of the
fortunate in their choice of a claim. The regrettable incident, the news of which an ey reach Japan in a distorted form. There is appropriated land is owned by ecclesiastical authorities. A antice.board announces that it no intention of offering nu apology or of is available for plots on a 999 yuara", leaseÓ
BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (PLISKE JODE).expressing any further regret other than contained in this despateb, the State Department regards the Japanese fisher- men as poachers if they were within the three mile limit, as Mr. Sims, vouches they were. It appears that the Japanese raiders were caught skinning seals and refused to surrender.
Mr. F. C. Barlow (of Messrs. Goldring and Defendant said he owed the amount claimed, Barlow) appeared for the plaintiff
more or less, probably less.
The defendant said the woman was her daughter whom complaisant hud neglected, and she would be satisfied if h
Plaintiff said the sum of $2,500 was advancol would provide u decent room for her and main- tain beras he ought. Complainant maintained that he did not kues the woman, but his by bin to the defendant on a mortgage. Tho Worship disbelieved him and discharge principal sum was still unpaid, and the interest
nize months at the rate of 374 per cont. the defendant. He, however, flued the complain-dee thereon was the amount claimed, being for aut 320 for wilful lying.
The following curious paragraph is from the Native Notes" of our Shanghai contemporary
Acting Trotai of that port has lately been the recipient of a rather curious dispatch from the Japanese Corsal thero. This no less thing a
demand on the part of that oficial upon the Taotni of Amoy to notify masters of Chinese junks and sea-going crait not to ancher off Tiger Head Island. As this island belongs to of the Amoy Taotai, and is distinctly beyond China, being within the immediate jacisliction Formosan waters, there is considerable varprise at this strange action of the Japanese Consul
The Report and Accounts of The Astor Haase Hotel Co., Ltd. (Shanghai), should make pleasant reading to shareholders. A carefully prepared table shows that during the last five years $165,534) has been written off as deprecia tien and this is exclusive of a farther wum of over $50,000 for upkeep which has been treated iu a similar manner. Ranked amongst the asset is a cash balance of $118,994.94, itself a very healthy sign, and the accounts generally show methodical treatment and safe working, distribution is The balance avuiinble for
99,978.19, over $12,000 more than last year, and out of this the Directors propose to pay a dividend of 12 per cent, place $15,000 to reserve and carry forward $8,418.19.
Au unfortunate mistake has been made in connection with the recent Birthday Honours for Ceylon. The London Gazette and the London
Dafendant admitted that his signature was altached to the mortgage. The plaintiff told him if he did not pay the interest within three
to recover the amount. monthe part of the property would be sold
If Lordship-But the plaintiff does not want to do that, and he is not bound to sell it. Judgment and costs.
Defendant- would ask your Lordship to ask the plaintiff to make other terms. The interest is too high.
His Lordship--I can't do anything for you. You shouldn't have entered into the contract. UNPAID AUCTION GOODS.
Messrs. Hughes and Hough
summoned
JAPAN AND KOREA.
Toxos, August 8th. The Timer, in a leading article, while praising the wisdom of the Japanese in not
Koren in connection with the anti-Japanese pressing the case against the Emperor of conspiracy, warns Japan of the danger of treating the Koreans as a conquered people.
DEATH OF NR. S. A. JOSEPH.
The
The death took pince yesterday at the Pauk Hospital of Mr. S. A. Joseph, share and exchange broker, in his 57th year. decensed, who occupied a leading position in the local Jewish community, being a
He claims that it
Ind lontally, Mr. Smith calmly assured a bugo crowd that gathered to watch operations that he and his little company had secured tha
was left for the poor,"
round on a perpetual lease.
Apparently they had been left undisturbed next mail I am afraid for some days.
Lour that they have boshdignified ba martyrs. Tue police may called to eject them forcibly. Heads may be broken; the Itiot Act read. My countryman won't have the kanse to call out the fire brigade, and rout Lae fawbreakers with ridicula and a hosepipe. Again I quote the interviewer, with your permission:
to
into
All the same, the leaders are prepared for atomunalitia. By day the grip their spades with a look of fixed purpose. Nor does the advent of night find any relaxation of their vigilance. Two of their number, on sentry-go, jave steadily up and down" outside the door of the canvas tent. Other unemployed," who aro connected with the local reliói committeo, hold the four corners of the Beld. There is to be no surprise attack, and if there is an attack, ther in also to be subborn resistance."
It is, you will obserro, a serious crusade. It is on behalf of the poor. The land belongs
P. Costs to recover $419.75 dua for goode febrew writer of some repate, leaves a wife to the poor. Tolstoy has said so. Mr. Arthur
sold.
and four childreu.
Death was due to en
Mr. Hughes stated that defendant bought freute attack of pneumonia. Mr. Joseph cam These are his words:
to China in the seventies as agent for Sassoon goods at his firm's auction rooms to the ex ent
and Company, but started business for himself in 1883. The funeral took place yesterday of the andout claimed. He had taken delivery of the gurvis, but the amount was still dae.
His Lordship gave judginout and costs for plaintiffe,
OUGHT TO BRECH. TERED, The Lung On them sued Yeo Taz to recovar the fun of 923,83 due for goods sold and delivered.
Defendant denied liability.
Li Ping, master of the Tang Wan piece good shop, stated that the goods were sold to defendant by his foki, who afterwards demanded payment, but was refused.
Defendant said the goods were ordered by the mistress of the San Kwai Fat at Shektonaui. She was the amah thero,
Hi Lordship said brothels
to be
afternoon.
RETIRAL OF MAJOR GENERAL
Smith, who is the head of the movement, is equally wikly optimistic aud determined. "We have started a movement that will ravolutionise Eugland; we bare put into practical operation the famous maxim: The Land is the people's. We are proving to tha Government, to the rich, and La the world that Englishmon at any rate will insist upon the right to Mother Earth." They threaten to seize land round London, ai? over the country in fact, But eren landgrabbers, or grablauders', appreciate the possibility of A London paper there being rights to lard. reporte:
VILLIERS HATTON. Major-General Villiers Hatton, C.B., is a passenger by the departing Moladeia to-day-on leave of absence, which it is understand will be
"There was an amusing incident at the camp on Wednesday night. The lepers in the tout la the garrison orders of yesterday His Excel. extended until a retires from the command. ency bide farewell to the officers und wen of were disturbed by midnight visiters, who, want- the garrison and thanks all ronks for their ing shelter, dematted admission in the name of cheerful service in a trying climate. He com- their common brotherhood. plimented the man on their good conduct. The The grablanders', however, declined to G.O.C.'s departure regretted by
Daily Press. it to the lowest, wotas co tu a mockists contain the following among the list registered the amme to thinusos companion, and the best wishes of the consentity, cy may admit them, and the visitors went on their way,
Hoxerone, Avacsr 11TH, 1908.
soldier and statesman
Whenever they had an votion in Court the mistress became the amah and the amah the
mistress.
Li Ah-mao, a faki in the employ of the
FAR EAST.
military, will accompany him on his holiday.
ANOTHER CRISIS AT SHANGHAI,
the canvas."
One journal, shocked at the sagoings of Mr. Asquith's “suffragettes", delights to call these ladies, in its palice court reports, by their surnamės-" a person named fillington", eta ULTIMATUM BY THE COUNCIL.
It is the same journal which gratifies these The NC. Daily News of Angust 6th
"grablanders" by treating them seriously, and reportshort time since the attention of the though it has no mise or malum for the
A
these rascally Municipal Council was drawn to the fact that women agitators, it ‘misters' were being made in the compound behind the constitation at defiance. Its readers suffer it. Are my countrymon Mixed Court. The alterations were astensibly
holder in the Japan amalgamation; and if Order: To be Companions. William Sperling and civilian are Christoffelsz, Esp, Principal Clark of the pulling together for their own interests, it Executive and Legislative Branch of the Secre tariat, Ceylon. Reuter wired out to Ceylon Ir seems that it is proposed to bring the is difficult to see room for either praise or merely the surname, and the official telegram plaintift firm, swore that the goods were ordered Judgment was given for the amount claimed foreign trade of Manchuria under the blame. Yet it is rather amusing to and also omitted the initials. The Ceylou Govern-and taken delivery of by the defendant.
and costs. control of a huge monopoly, to be under the some British tariff reformers expressing ment Gastle of the 29th Tune last by an error slirect control of the Japanese Government, annoyance at Japan's new and practically announced that His Majesty the King had been Not to appear too daring to foreign countries, exclusive protective duties, What seem graciously pleased to appoint "Mr. James JAPANESE COMPETITION IN THE considerable building alterations and extensions loafers who presume to set the law and the the monopoly is to us nominally divided most to annoy them are the protests and into twɔ: Gue to have complete control of excuses that the Japanese are worried into the communications, the other of the articles making. They do not realise that this of trade, cotton goods, textiles and yarn, diplomacy is exactly on all fours with the cement, bear, marine products, timber, etc. business saarity of the man behind the With regard to the former, the object is counter. Japan is not acting dishonourably, stated to be the working of the railways as some are so ready to suggest; at least, For this Japan has done nothing worse than that and collieries of Manchuria.
famous character of MARK Twax's, who purpose the Government establishes company, the shares in which shall be invested money on the saltatory power of a
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Edwin Christoffelaz, Chief Clerk of the Colonial Secretary's Office, to be a Companion of the Imperial Service Order." The right name was as above mentioned, W. S. Christoffelez,
handier sizo.
Yours obediently.
FEANCIS DEAKI.
HUANGPU CONSERVANCY.
A correspondent, who called Sir Edward for the purpose of improving the cells in which The muation suffers it. Gray'e attention to the dangers of Japanese women brought before the Mixed Court have indeed going emzy! competition in the Far East and to statements been confined, but the intcation was obviously to extend the geol far beyond previous limits. The whole question of the Court prisoners being nowy of Mixed discussion at regarding the closing of Newchiwang, has
Foreign Office, July 10, 1995.
Peking between the Diplomatic Body and the received the following reply:
A very ordinary-looking announcement, which Sir, I am directed by Sacretary Sir E. Waiwapa, the Council consulted the Consuler
until danger building permit unt
Rettlement has been in the advertisement columns of the N.-C. Daily psssing Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter Budy, and eventually suspended the necessity apreend of Harbour Notification No. 8 of 19.6
Newz on August 4th, deserves more than that menaces British and American trade is
srrived at on the main point of the 4th Inst. calling attention to
Japaness competitionsd to the Far East owing
It appears, however, that the Mixed Court attention, as it is an intimation that work on Ja reply to your statement that "the
was no ceremony of insegura- free and open door in the new and free port of authorities have proceeded with their building the conservancy of the Huangpu was beginting
therefore, to assert the tion for the Council's
It has been decided to issue the Singapore Free Press us a morning newspaper instead of an afternoon newspaper The change touk effect on August 7th. It was accompanied by an enlargement of the paper, which is now a The publishers say -In, the alterul to its Singapore Free twenty years that have elapsed eines the
exclusively the property of the Japanese transaction with buckshot, to the samurai considerable changes have falten place in the
opened and Chinese Governments or subjects of goal; but we have noticed that business life of the Settlement. The conditions of either; the Japanese Government to put
have only one working day, and often leave on property held by it in Manchuria. Shares can, however, hardly expect the like that used to stay two or three days in port now Chinese tariff on
Press was
in
of
certain frog. It might be cheating, that present form as a daily evening newspaper, Dere was being shut against us by the in the face of the Council's prohibition, and it at orca. 1 on which the future prosperity I am to point out that import duties as become nece the only way possible. Shanghai so vitally depends. The only into the company the railway or other men have usually smiled at the story. Wa commerce have become more strenuous; ships a free port, are levied in secordance with the magistrate that rece has boon given to the mail intimation that a beginning was to be
Norshwang
which is a Chiness trosty port, It is underst
are to be issued to the public to the nomius). "Pplause from them when Japan wins with the evening of the day on which they arrivo. Japanese administrator at Nawekwang, the is apprehended, but as a precautionary monaire prevent damage to the Conservancy Works, now
extent of one-fifth of the capital, but the
shareholders shall not be required to pay up more than one-tenth of their nominal value
an unloaded froz fresh from the swamp, which, to make the parable fit still closer, we may be said to have brought to them.
The telegraphic and postal services have increased, and the afternoon newspaper, at up in the press of the day's work, no longer meits the needs of busy people.
which has never been in 1961, and
all foreigners, including Japanese, without discrimination.
Although there is at the present moment a Customs at that port are administered by the Ist, Sir, your must obediout humble servant, Chiness Imperial Maritime Customs.
(Signed) F. A. CAMPBELL,
the erections are removed made to fulfil the hopos of Shanghai and Mr.
the Council's officers
de Rijke was conveyed in the Harbour Master's by this (Monday) morning will be obliged to demolish them.
No resistance to the enforcement of the order direction to all staan vessels that, in order to is course of construction on the right, or we understand that fifty members of "&" Poolung bank, of the river between the old high Company which forms the emergency company bar mark and the telegraph hut above the
slow. of the S. V. C. are to parade at headquarters Woosung inner bar, they must pressed dead at 7.45 a.m.