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Lord Stanley." He pleaded fast he had no intention of deserting but he got drank and
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there are various objections to the site; shoot for the Rille Club Handloon C TELEGRAMS. that there is no apparent necessity for so will be held at King's Park Range on Baturday, large a scheine; and that it is no more access- ible than the present refuge. But does the Government propone to do away with the Causeway Bay shelter ? We have never CO., understood the demand as being for a single shelter at one end of the har
for one at each bour, but, rather, end. There is force in the argument pe to the Innccessibility of the proposed refuge if it is intended that the boats working in the Eastern end of the harbour will have to ran
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for abelter to Mongkoktail instead of to Cansoway Bay. It would be a serious mis. take to contemplate the closing of the prosent shelter. The reasons the Shipping Firme have urged against the new scheme are, as they point out, all in favour of fitst improving the Causeway Bay site, and it is satisfactory to observe that since the Shipping Firms called attention to the
failed to return in time to the ship which called on Wednesday night. He was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.
Among the passengers by the 8.a. "Marmors" yesterday was Lieut. Francis Figueira, his wife and two children, Ident. Figueira is en route to Macas. He will be remembered an the orderly effler who was driving with the lato King Carlos when His Majesty was noncasted, and was afterwards presented by the Queen with the sword which the King wore at the time of his death,
The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parlia ment has just presed a law to nafuralies two prominent Chinese residents at Baturie-a favour Baldom granted, Objection arose on the
their nationality despits any naturalisation in a
LONDON, July 9th Replying to a question in the House of Commons Mr. Asquith, the Premier, said he was unaware of the dissensions in the existence of any
Navy. If, upon inquiry, they were found to exist, he promised prompt and effective action.
SHIPPING WAR RISKS.
LONDON, July 9th.
The committee which has been in-
THE FLOOD,"
The committee of the Flood Fund Bassar beg to acknowledge with thanks the following farther gifts and donations
The Electric Trolion Company of Hongkong Limited. 50 Electric faus (lona, electric current free
Mnohado's String Band. From 1:30 p.. daily perform free of charges. ----
Philippino Co Ltd, 1 large case Cigars (167 boxde) 1 large case Cigarettes (1500 pkta)
Mesers. Welsman Lack-100. pkta ( *Chooo- lates (more if required)
Italian Contant-Amortasent of needlework, Cros, Bato and Company-Large assortmentTM of miscellanous articles.
·Mr. A. Wiell,-12 flower ornamente. Belillos Bobool for Girls.---Large assortment embroideries, toys, plotura books, confectionery sto, to the value of $260..
Meanes, Land Crawford & Co-168 tins bis cuits, 72 tins soup, 24 tine salmon, 24 bottles sweets, 50 small mirrors and combs, ·
The Bazaar is to be open for seven days and nights. There are to be "three admissions
NOTES FROM THE NORTH,
TIENTRIN, 20th June,
CHANGE AT THE CUSTOMS, AN Tientsin is about to lose its Commisioner of Ustoms, Mr. H. F. Merrill Mr. Merrill, who is an American, joined the IMO. In 1874, and was made Commissioner in 1897. Before com ing to Tientsin in the spring of 1906 in snoods- sion to Mr. Datring, he was Commissioner at
Nizgpo Mr. and Mrs. Morrill and their daughter have been very prominent and popular socially in Tientsip, and their lows will be greatly felt
A
Mr. Merrill is being lent by the noting Inspect- or-General to the Chinese Government for special service in Americs," "He will not leave the Customs. The new appointment has been.. made in the following arcumstances. Mr Baghdale, the V. B. Consal-General in Tiantaia- has just gone on promotion to St. Petersburg, Mr. Williams, of the U. B. Legation in Teking, has succeeded Mr. Ragedale in Tientsin and Dr. Tensay, formerly president of the Peiyang University, Tisntain, and latterly appointed to the charge of a Chinese educational mission to
prosent disgraceful condition of the place ground that, by-Chinise law, Chinsmen retainvestigating the subject has reported daily," viz 9.30 p.m. to5pm; 7 to 10 p.m., and the United States, succeeds Mr. Williams in foreign land. Me. Vas Kol, a Boshlist, raised against a guarantee of war risks to 11 p.m. to 2am. A charge of 50 osute is to be Peking. Mr. Merrill is now to be sent to
the Government has paid some attention to the complaint and called for tendere for dredging the shelter. When we come to calmly reflect on the great typhoon of 1906 we fear the statement must be admitted that "for a typhoon, unsignalled, no in 1906, no refuge of any size or description or situation would be of any avail" and if it be admitted also that "lighters and large janks can ride at anchor as they have always done, and small craft can be well accommodated at Causeway Bay in ordinary typhoons, we practically dany that any necessity exists for another or even a larger shelter. It is late in the day to give expression to auch views as these, but coming as they do from the representatives of the British shipping firms in the Colony, the Government must give them their due weight..
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The Shipping interests would naturally be expected to protest against being burdened with the cost of a new shelter In the manner proposed by the Govern ment. It is not, however, a selfish protest. The ground on which they make their protest demands the most serious consideration of the Government and the
the point, but without success, that the Date shipping. Government should previously make inquiries how the naturalisation given stood in Chinese law. Mr. Van Kol pressed the matter to a division.
The recapture of Hekow by the Imperialista from the rebels in Yunuan his, a
Straits Times," been followed by a revival of trade, which had been at a standstiil from the moment the revolutionists held that city in force. Goods intended for the province re sined at Haiphong, and China oriërg refused to run ticks. The Railway Company has taken advantage of this change for the better for opening another station on the fron tier. Tralers at Haiphong lost no time in forwarding their stocks into Yannen.
The original notion, Lenog Lai-wan and others v. Benter, Brockelmann and Co., resched the eighth day of hearing yesterday when
evidenes was proceeded with. There is a cou. gestion of work just now at the Supreme Court, and in order to gain time for the hearing of the 4 se down. His Honour the Chief Justice anounced that he had arranged with the Paisse Judge to take the Criminal Sessioza. On Tuesday or Wednesday next he would be able to make definite arrangements regarding the hearing of the cases pending.
Total number of Chinese imported....... 63,453 Largest number on any ons date
(January 31, 1907)
53,853 21,667
THE AMERICAN FLEET.
LONDON, July 9th. The American Fleet has left San Francisco for the East.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, July 9th, Baron Archibald Campbell Bly ths- Wood is dead, aged 71 years.
[Baron Blythewood was M.P.for Renfrewshire 1878-74 for the westan division of the same shies from 1885-92. He was a Lient-Colonel In the Soots Guards, served in the Crimes and has been Lient Colonel of the 4th battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders eines 1878, He wat also A.D.C. to Queen Victoria.}
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twenty minutea covering eleven miles.
THE NAVAL DISSENSIONS.
LONDON, July 7th. The aeroplanists Farman and Blerco *The stream of Chinese from the Hand to computed in Paris for a prize of ten thousand A S. WATSON & CO.. Community generally, for the proposals China continues to low, and 2.359 were re-franes for the first wroplane flying for a of the Government strike fatally at thepatriated in May. The following figures are quarter of an hour. Mr. Farman flow for poliny to which Hongkong has owed its given by the Westminster Gazette: development. "The satisfactory develop- ment of our prosperity" declared Bir John BOWLING when he was Governor of the Colony, "is mainly due to the emancipation of all shipping and trade from fiscal vexations and exactions." Well may the Government be warned to treat cantionsly in the direc Ur coness, it is not the Shipping Companies who would in the end bear the burden. As they point out, they can always "ovon up' on rates, so that ultimately all additional taxation is met by consumers,
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Number on May $1, 1938, 1907... 32119 Reduction since January 31, The calculation made some time nines was that by the end of the year there would not be more than 20,000 Chinong luft, and it looks as if this
made for admission and an additional 40 canta Amorios to take charge of the Chinees studenta. For the theatre.
there in place of Dr. Tenney.
Mr. Merrill is snopeaded in the Tientsin The "Straila Times," commenting on Hong- -kong's activity in rendering assistance to the Commissionersbly by Mr. C. L. Simpson, who is at present Commissions at Ningpo Me sufferers by the food says :—
Never before has it been known that the Simpson, who has one son in the 1.M.0, and nosnimity and spontaneity of action have been had two, is the oldest Commissioner in the sa general as they are on the present ocasion, service with the exception of Sir Robert Hart who joined two years before he did. “One of Mr. when petry-differences are sank in the commen cause of alleviating the sufferings and pangs of Simpson's sous need to be in the Custom head hunger of several teas of thousands of fallow off in Teting, and now residing in the. creatures. Within a few hours the Tang Wapital is perhaps better known to the world as Hospital of Hongkong sab:cribed $10,000 and "Putoam Weals the author of four or Ave promia cat Chinese gentlemen collected and very successful books on Fair Esatern politics, remitted another $20,000. Allied, as Hongkong in in affinity and commsres with the millions of Kwangtung, if bat alightly estranged from the inhabitants of Kwaugai, the respones of the Chinese residents in the Colony to the appeal for help was natural, and it is a gracious Bot on the part of the Government to come forward with further assistance. It will go far towards tiding the peasants over their present dificulties, and may svert a recrudesoense of crime in the two "Kwang provinces, which usually fellows disaster, and affects the commercial interests of
· Hongkong.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURE
Thursday, July 9th, BEFORE HON. COMMANDER BABEL R. H TATIOS, R.N. (Marie MacierRATE).
DIR 'WALTER MILLIBR Referring again to Router's telegram about the appointment of Sir Walter Hillier as adviser. to the Chiness Government, ons of the Poking rumours in circulation is to the effect that Sir- Walter has come out in connection with the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., and another report confirms this and adds the particulars that he has come out to giv authoritative masnings of Chinese documents
THE C. E. AND M. CO, The Agent and Manager k Chine of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., is, ms The "Straits Echo"saya that a mum of $5,000 many of your readers must know, Major bas been wired to Hongkong for the Cantom Nathan, brother of the late Governor of Flood Relief Fund by the Cantonese Merchants Hongkong. He is an able business nam at Penasg, and that a far ber sam'of 210,000 | snd a diplomatist, but he has here a has been contributed by Mr. Leung Fee for the difficult, if not sa k possible task. He has to satisfy his directors, and he has to get on same purpose.
smoothly with the Chinese authorities. The latter have their own view of the result of the big law case which Chang Yon-Mon lost in London three years ago, Sinos then there. have been continual negotiations, but those have not had mutually satisfactory reite: The Chines" are dissatisfied, and can make things very unpleasant for the Mining Co. The latter has been doing its best to make its position strong. "It has been going into the matter of title deeds, &o,, creating new ones when these ware found to be defective. Now, however, there are rumours that a settlement is about to At the Instance of Line-Sergeant Button,
be effected But apparently it is still to be Lul Tal, a boatwoman, was prosecuted for failing negotiated, and the interests of the European to keep the "yalo" (car) of her best out and Chinese parties concerned are za diversa the water and rigged so as not to project that it would be rash to anticipate a successfal outboard whilat alongside the ea." Phanmpent."" Defendant pleaded guilty and was ordered to
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For using her sampan se a cargo boat without pay a due of 35, the alternative being 14 days imprisonment,
LONDON, July 7th, The naval dissensions are the general chome of the newspaper whose commente hei -calonlation would certainlu ha u
are of the most free description. Some wynere is Dr. Sven-Hedin? A Farms con.arge the supersession of Admiral Lord temporary, asking this question, says that some Charles Beresford, Jailing kis resignation anensinses is being felt concerning Dr. Sven while others denounce the anti-Beresford Hedin, the explorer. On October 7 last, he sent s.message from Ġartoy in Upper Thibet, and
intrigue by little navyites.
on December 27 he announced in a dispatch which came through Calcatta his intention of
making his way through Ladake to the sasis of
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There are rumours in the Lobby that the Admiralty contemplates decisive step.
between Lord Charles Beresford and the naval authorities.
TROUBLE ABOUT A “TULO.”
hour the supply is limited Only supplied for Cash might mean that transhipment.of thousands of Chotau, whenge he would return to the spring regarding the strained relations existing pay a fan of $2, in default seven days' goal., P.
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tons of cargo would be diverted from Hong kong and delivered direct to Manila, Shanghai, Canton and slowhere The Shipping Com panies can view such a transfer of trade with equanimity, because they can deliver and collect E.Orge in Manila or Shanghai or elsewhere with equal facility, but the Hongkong Government would realise, when perhaps it was too late, that they had driven trade into the hands of a com peting port willing and anxions to secure the trade,
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HONGKONO, JULY 10TH, 1008
A WEEK ago the Hon. Mr. MERBAY STEWAIT, who represents the Chamber of Commerce in the Legislative Council of *the Colony, meidentally emphasised in s speech that "Hongkong is a wharf" and
either by way of Peking or Indin. He was then writing to his parents, and informed them that they should hear from him within four months Bix montbe bave elapsed without word from the intrepid explower.
In the Times of the 12th ultimo there is a Hongkong telegram announcing the Craton Viceroy's censent to the payment of an indem nity of $18,000 for the seizure of the "Tata rabbed their eyes when they saw the English
marn." -Many" old China hands must-have
PARAGUAY.
DUMPING COLD. T The masters of two fishing boats were proceeded against for anlawfully throwing into the barbour & quantity of coal to prevent Belzura or discovery, and using their fisklag boats other than for the purpose of fishing, LONDON, July 7t Low Fat informed the Court that on the 9th Dostor Nuvuiro, lats Vice-President of the inst. how defendants' Este lying alongside Republic of Paraguay, has been proclaimed teamons at Wanchai, When they saw him President, with practically the powers of approaching they shored off and pulled away. dictator. The causes and details of the He gave chass and waw them throw twelve bags
PERSIA.
equivalent of this sum stated as £13,600. Lot revolution are obscure. as hope that somebody has informed the Times that its "Tablo of Forolga moneys and their English Equivalent is very much out of data. The Editor of Whittaker's Almanzo which is generally a very reliable book of reference should also be informed that it is quite fifty years since tan Mexican dollars were worth £2 0s.bid.
LONDON, July 7th. The Times Teheran correspondent wires that Russin strongly supports the British demand for reparation on account of the disrespect shown to the British Legation, and for which the Shah has already made a
of coal overboard..
Both defendants denied this story, the second alleging that ha gat soms soal dust in his. shrimp net and emptied it into his bseket
Each defendant was fired 31 or seven days' iraprisonment,
WATER POLO.
outcome.
Of course in say such negotations the inter- pretation of documents would be an important feature, and there i considerable verisimilitude in the report that it is for this parposa that Sir Walter has come out to Chim.
STRE FAKUMEN BAILWAY QUESTION. British companies and corporations naturally have to look after their own interents, which
are mainly financial and solish, but it cannot be and that in so doing some of them are conducing to the political or moral influence of Great Britain in the Far East, Take the Fakumen Railway question, which is now one of
Hongkong will have no reason to fear ita rivale so long as the traditional policy of the Government is maintained, but we can - not fail to recognise that Hongkong stands in greater peril to-day from any increase in the taxation of shipping that at auy, previous time in the bisory of the Colony. The Port of Manila, by its freedom from tonnage that its other functions--as a warehouse, a
and light dues and its improved harbour mart and distributing centre-are secon dary. That this is a correct view of the accommodation, has ulta ly developed at the expense of Hongkong trade, and unless- Colony's position few will be prepared to question. It is strongly emphasised in the the Government heeds the emphatic ad- Prays East Hotel on Wednesday night. The answer returned by the Shipping Firms to Vice of the leading representatives of the No. 1 har boy heard a noise upstairs and ou the Memorandum prepared by. H. E. the shipping interest in the Colony, we may going up found four men in the room, having GOVERNOR in justification of the Govern, rely on hearing more of the development of dropped through the skylight. Ha dispatched said that we had protested against the exciting, and after some fast play resulted in late Japanese Minister to China, has left Peking ment's proposal to temporarily raise the Manila and other neighbouring ports, intruders in the room; where they were detained placing of troops around the Legation at and of the consequent loss of trade to until the arrival of the police, They were brought Teheran, and he hoped that the matter Hongkong
light dues in order to provide the necessary revenue for the constraction of an extremely costly Typhoon Harbour of Refuge. While
Mr. R. C. Burgons has joined the Volunteers it is perfectly true, as His Excellency states, and Sepper A: H. Todd is permitted to resign that there is no point which has been more on leaving the Colony. strongly emphasised by the representintives
It is gratifying to note that the plague of the Comasuaily in the Council than that returns continue to Daring the 24 hours the construction of the refuge should be ended yesterday five cases were reported, all pushed on with the utmost rapidity, yet it fatal.
eud certainly be said that they havo never The plague at Saigon has carried off a contemplated a scheme half as costly as the European victim there, M. Chaupandry, a clerk be just announced. The scheme the in the Government service. He is the first
European to die of plague at that port. Tingisser mmommende faz a hastahelter of -Mengkelysui-will-oogt over a million mid - Mr. Wy Houterte, Inspector of Haber in de a balf of dollars, and after reconsidering the employ of the Singapore Municipality, was shot dend while standing in the verandab of his matter with a view to bringing the cost of house at Kim Seng Place, a lane off Bras Bazah the works within more moderate limits he Read last week. has worked out a scheme costing $888,000.
A Committee of the Portuguese Chamber of He points out, however, that this reduced scheme has may obvious objections, and he Deputies has recently examined the Treaty of
Commerce and Navigation conilnded between declares emphatically that nothing but Portugal and China at Shanghai.n November a complete breakwater would be of any use." 11, 1904; but beyond this no statement is The Shipping Firmas however, declare that published.
An exciting time was experienced in the
another boy for the proprietor and closed the
substantial apology.
Sir Edward Grey, replying to a question by Mr. Dillon in the House of Commons
before Mr. Kemp at this Magistrany yesterday,
would be atisfactorily adjusted but it was to whom they explained their presence in the not yet concluded. hotel by the fact that they were in a gambling party or the roof and some one raised the alarm that the police were coming. In their panic to get out of the way they dropped through the skylight into the kitchen of the hotel. Hia Worship ordered them to pay the damage,
three dollars.
CHOLERA AT CANTON,
Our Canton Correspondent writes -
At the V.R.C. yesterday afternoon two games of water polo in contestion with the first round of the competition were witnessed by a large crowd of spectators One game was between the Srl Co. B.G. A. and the Corinthian Yacht Club. It ended in an easy win for the latter team by twelve goats to mil.
The second matah balween the 83rd Co. B.GA. and H.M.S. "Tamar" proved more
the Naval team's favour by four goals to one.
The last Fixture in the first round of the shla id competition will be played at the V.B.C. to-morrow afternoon, the opposing teams being tha Royal Engineers and the Yacht Club.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday lasted the following report:
On the 8th at 1155 an-The barometer has risen in Tong king, and fallen over N. Caius and Japan.
the chief points in dispute between the Chinosa and Japanese Governments. In this ones the contriot for the construction of the railway WAS secured by a British firm, and every Briton must consider that a cause for congratulation. But fow Britons, probably, esu approve the tactics, parsued by the disappointed British firm to meet their own ends. Apparently no abuse can be too strong and no fate to cruel for the Japanese valors they give way and permit this British frm to build a railway obviously meant to compete with their own South Manchurian Railway. I have the best of reasons for believing that the Japanese Government will deal fairly in the matter. Baron Hayashi, the
and Mr. Ljuly, bis successor, has not yetarrived from Tokyo, where he is now staying on his return from London. When Mr. Ijalo arrives the question should be soitled, for he is a man who understands the Chinesa evan better than Baron Hayashi and la more of a persona grała to them: he is indeed persona gratissima. I have very high authority indeed for saying that all the: Chiness. Government have to do is to bring satisfactory evidence that the Fakumen Railway will not compete with or injuriously affect the Boath Manoharis Bailway and the diffculty will be atsu end, So far the Chinese
from Shantung to the Yellow Sea
A depression moving Bestwards, has passed Prezante rom ins high to the E. of Japan, and it is considerably above the normal also have not done this have not seriously attempt over the N part of the China Sea.
for the British Sem that has made the contract Moderate S.W. winds may be exposted in the ed to do it. Of course this is very unfortunate Esinda over the part of the thing fear with the Chinese Gorékoment. But there is Hongkong-rautall for the 24 hours ending no auincient reason for the said. British firm at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches,
trying to raise ar anti-Japanese campaign in
to-day is an follows
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
the British prom
B.W. or vaziable Hongkong & Neighbourhood,
winds, light; fine.
Cholers broke out in the southern and Captain Townsend, of the Nippon Yusen eastern suburbs of the city a few days ago, Kaishe, some time age had to return to England, and I am informed that it is spreading rapidly having been attacked by a stroke of paralysis. all over the city and many deaths have occurred, Private letters have reached Japan that
chod Japan that the Gaita nawber of soldian ham contracted the hammer and light "attack proved fatal. Captain Townsend pre-disease and succumbed to it. It is said that the
weird to f rope from. Yaxchams sad me
and met hia, disease is of an acute un ure sud is difficult to wife at Marseilles, travelled to England and cure The military department are taking stayed for a few weeks at Westward Ho On precautions to cope with the deadly epidemic. his return to his home at Streatham at the A temporary malahed hospital has boon erected beginning of May, he had another stroke while for the treatment of the soldism and special lying in his bed and died a few hours afterwards doutors were engaged to attend at the hospital His eldest non, who had been abroad and Ind hot seen his father for some years, arrived at and the barracks. Many of the barracks have his home just an hour or so before his father been cleansed and disinfected Prescriptions died. The late Captain Townsend in the Jupas which have been proved to be effective are Chronicle remarks, was of a somewhat retiring disposition, bat was a man of an exceedingly being distributed in the streets and published kindly disposition and of sterling qualities
in the newspapera.
Formoss Channel ....... South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocke South coast of China between Bengkong and Hainan...
6.W. winde moderates
More than 100 Chinamen who are employed in Liverpod laundries "took part in a pisnis last month at New Brighton, A hostile demons- Same as No 1. tration was made against them by Liverpool
Isundry women, who complain that they are Same as No. 1raining the laundry trade by under ontting.