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interest in the development of the plans he According to a London tas firm's report, the
initiated there. We feel confident thas imports of Chine tea this year into England TELEGRAMS.
Mr. Tar will in all rospects prove a worthy successor of President BOOBETELY, who will go down in history as a fear less, honest and far-seeing administrator."
Tas Edict pablished last week appointing CO, Grand Councillor Cuang Cat Tuna Director-General of the Canton-Hankow railway, and vesting in him supreme control ie próbably a prelude to further. interesting developments. It is probably, as our Canton
DRUGGISTS.
PERFUMERS.
&o, &c., &o.
FINE ASSORTMENT OF SPECIALLY SELECTED HIGH-CLASS TOILET
ARTICLES
Comprising:
LADIES, GENTLEMEN'S AND CHIL- DREN'S HAIR BRUSHES, MILITARY OVAL HAIR BRUSHES IN LEATHE CANES, CLOTHES BRUSHES, NAIL BRUSHES, TOOTH BRUSHES, NAIL POLISHERS, NAIL SCISSORS, AND FILES, MANICURE SETS, TOILET AND SHAVING MIRRORS, SHAVING SETS
4., &c., 80,
Inspection Invited.
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show an increase of 117 per sant, over 1907, and 350 per cent. var: 1906.
A Tonkin contemporary, myn that of no man on it be better gild than of the new Governors, General of Indo-China that he is the right man in the right place,
Total T. C. Wong who has been appointed à director of the Chins Merchants Steam Naviga tion Co, was formerly for vesty Tour Messrs. Batterfeld and Swire's Agent at Ichang.
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J.B. Wood
"["DAILY PERIG" SKOLUSİVE ABBYIOR] AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL
İNASY
ELECTION.
LONDON, November 4th. Mr. W. H. Taft had been elected President by a big majority. There was a record poll.
JU ZHEN MANCHU STAKES.. Mr Speeles's Doublezore... (Mr Hayes) Mr Fanh's Pizaola....
(Mr. Linton) 2 Mowers. Morriss and Ayscough's Modfeld
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"THE CONSOLATION CUF,
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(Mr Moller) Mr Bezo-Borussia's Sagittarins { MrSchnerr) Mr Barley's Marisk
(Mr Poulsen). Time 2m. 49-4/51.
THE JOCKAT OUP,
IMPEDING THE NAVIGATION OF
THE "LOONG BANG.""
TROUBLE ON THE HIGH OMAN,
Betore Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday, the No. 1 fireman of the steamer "Loong Sang" was prossouted for aissulting the second engineer, and the same defendant, together with three other members of the crew, 1❘ were charged by the captain of the steamer with 2 impeding the navigation and, program of the
vengel.
Mr. Davidson (of Mours, Hastings and Hastings) represented Captain 8. J. Paynë;
correspondent has remarked, the centanced a native to three months' impris THE NEW YORK ELECTION, M. Fash's Nachler rings) Mr. Goldring appeared for the second ongincor
worth of bamboo,
A native who wan arrested on the Mac10
first step towards the redemption of the linement for breaking and entering a godown at by the Chinese Government. When a year 14, Moon Street, Wanchal, and utesling 322 ago Sir CHENTUNG LIANG CHANG, ...., took charge as Director-General of the Kwantung portion of the railway it was hoped that under his wise and experienced control the dissensions among the share holders would disappear and that all con-
steamer "Sai An” with a revolver and 250 rounds of ammunition was yesterday fined by Mr. Wood, who also ordered the confiscation
of the revolver and ammunition.
Mr Ballnne Virgo...
Tammany Hughes.
LONDON, November 4th.
defeated Mr. has
Mr Manchester's Snippet
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THE COTTON CRISIS.
LONDON, November 4th. Another Lancashire cotton opera-
Dr. Bantãower is resigning the Bishopric of Dorking to proceed to Japan to sasist. De Awdry, the Bishop of South Tokyo, Dr. Boulflower offered himself for Missionary tives ballot is being taken, and the service just prior to the Pan-Anglican Con-result will be announced on the 17th
ference, and the offer, a London contemporary say aroused much interest as De Boutorak might ressonably hawa ezpacted higher prefer. meat at home.
In the world of functionaries in Tado-Chius we learn from a Tonkin paper thera in 001- sternation over this suppression of a number of directions générales. It is nothing less than
revolution rendered necessary by the excessivo number of fanctionaries which has more than
cerned would unito together to complete. their share of this great inter-provincial railway. Buch,, unhappily, has not proved the case, but regardless of all attacks ad
CHENTUNG upon his administration Sir LANG CHANG has made steady progress with the work. It is one of the notesble facts of public life in Chios that no man gets credit for bouest admistra- tion. When a few months ago the 36 ad instalment of the share capital full due only a small fraction of the amount was forthcoming and the failure or refusal to pay was ascribed to the dissatisfaction of doubled in to years, of whom the greater nan bar have been appointed not because of their: the shareholders with the administration, it being alleged that there had been a reckless-qualifications for the post, but solsiy beans it Jess of expenditure which would make this wasagreeable to sartain powerful personages one of the most expansive railway under. If nepotism flourishes in France, adds our con takings in the world instead of, as it out-porary, it is in Indo-Chins that it resole a
its fullest development. to be, one of the cheapest. Sir CHENGTUNG LIANG CHANG'S reply to the criticismas threw a totally different light upon the figures and snowed that his critics ad bus a vary superfici 1 knowledge of the Com. pany's affairs. Nevertheless, not our tenth part of the second instalment of the share capital has yet been paid up. Two mouths ago His Excelency CHANG CHIH TUNG CO. was sending down telegrams from Peking threatening that if the second instalment on the shares were not promptly paid the Government would consider the advisability of taking the live out of the Company's hande. We believe our statement is correct that not one-tenth of the amount dus on the second instalment une boon paid, thougu | the money is more than three months over- due. The intimation given by ti. E CHANO CHIK TUxo that in the event of the Government taking the work out of the Company's mands foreign lumus would bruised to complete the hae might have beau expected to influence the dilatory or recalcitrant sharevidere mere fetually than any other argument, for it was with the express intention of avoiding the em
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
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atraction of the line that tus Company was formed. Göçerament interference. was objected to taree years ago with equal
LONG CHEFION: 131 FIBET STREET, EC, vehemence. But the times have charged
The Daily Press.
In his cow.
A LEADER OF THE RIOTEES.
MÕISTE (T 1'S DECISION BE-ATFISKED.
The re-hearing of the ass in which Loung Blog Tak was committed to jail for six months. for being a ringleader of the boycotters was taken by Mr. J. R. Wood st the Magistrasy Yesterday afternoon,
Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Messrs. Hastings and
Hastings who appeared for the prisoner said he intended to call witnesses to show that he was not a man likely to be a ringleader in
affie of this kind, however, to ask Inspector Richie if he really thought that this man wass ringisader.
He wished fret,
nspector Ritchie considered he way, seeing that he tried to break open the danrs and was leading the crowd,
The prisoner was called, and said he was employed in a Esh menger's stall at the Cantzal Market On Sunday night he was sent out by his master to pay a bill, and on his way back to the market he met a friend. Seeing a crowd of over one thousand man in Qusen's Bosd they went along to ese what was the matter. Witness bad a pair of clogs on at the bims, and was afraid of walking too quickly leat he should tread on the test of some of the crowd and got into trouble. As the crowd swayed his way he and his Biond wore purbed under the verasdak
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and then up to the door of a shop which had iron bars in front of it. He was hanging on to these iron bars with both hands so that he should not fall when the polics ar osted him. Have you ever sttouted any meeting in connection with the boycott P-No, I don't know and evidently the people of Kwanglunghe meaning of meeting yek j have changed with them, for the defaulting You we e arrested just outside of this shop
-Yea shareholders have manifastad no concern over the possibility of the employment of Were you shouting and arging the orowi to foreign capital. They are still deaf to appeals attack the shop-I called out a few times to for payment of the second inatalement and my friend to let him know where I was, as I lost the alternative pointed out by the Pekingaight of him in the crowd,
instant.
INCREASED TAXATION IN
GERMANY.
LONDON, November 4th. The new taxation in Germany is estimated to yield £23,750,000.
This amount will be used from
gas and death-duties, taxes on liquors, tobacco, electricity,
THE NEAR EASTERN" SITUATION.
LONDON, November 4th. The situation in the Balkana is announced to be growing more
serious.
THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
Toxro, November 4th.
11:50 am.
American telegrams received here report that the election has been won by Mr. Taft.
THE AMERICAN FLEET AT
AMOY.
AN UNEXPECTED ILLUMINATION.
(Mr Dalgarnoj, 2 (Mr Eggers)
| REUTER'S ́SERVICE.]:
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY,
LONDON, November 2nd. The German Foreign Office, to which Prince Buslow passed on the Kaiser's interview, explains that its officials imagined the publication by the Daily Telegraph had already been decide i upon and that they were only required to check the historical accuracy of the statements made therein..
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
LONDON, November 2nd. The Russian newspapers strougly oppose the proposed European Conference unlesait includes the discussion of territorial com- of them also oppose the recognition of the annexation of Bosnia altogether, and urge Donation to Servia and Montenegro. Many
its refusal by the Conference,
CANTON
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
November, 3rd,
THE BEAMEEN, SWIMMING bath.
At the last meeting a resolation was passed approving of the lease of Lot, No. 78 to the Municipal Council for the purpses of construct- ing a public swimming bath. The original estimate given at the meeting for the construc tion of the bath-and-club honsa was $26,000; | The scheme is not to be so slaborate and has eines been reduced to $16,000. The capital will be aubsoribed, the shares being $100 each,
Another meeting is to be held shortly when definite arrangements will be made. YUHKAN KABÜLLIÓN/OFFICIALS · BEHBADED AND CADHLEBED,
As a sequel to the Yanana rising and the consequent disturbances on the frontier of Angam, three officials were delered by Im- perial Ediot to be beheaded, six others cashfored and several were also banished.
MACAO-CANTON BAILWAY.
It will be remembered that the Macao-Caton Railway occassion was cancelled and giren't
Chinese yndicate, Tong shey Yip, Leong
Axor, November 4th. At midnight the postal matshed was destroyed by fire. It was ap-Wan Luk and other. Chang Pai Bee, former parently caused by a spark from the fireworks.
Rear Admiral Emery yesterday telegraphed birthday congratulations to H. M. the Empress Dowager.
the Southern Provinces, has been negotiating on his own socoat with the Macao Govora.
Minister of Agrienturs, Labour and Mines in
out. This has come to the ears of the Central Government who have aslled upon Chang Fei Sae to azpisin himself. Viceroy Chang has also received instructions from the Wai-Wa-Pu In the sporting contests the Vir-to investigate the maiter and report if Chang Pei Sze has signed any scatracts with the ginia's" men won the football trophy Macao Government which might involve the and the "Kentucky's" men secured Chinese Government in international diff. the prize for baseball. The trophies were presented to the winners by His Highness Prince Lang and H. E.
enthusiasm.
oultios.
OFFICIAL MATTEES.
It is reported that Cheong Fang Kai, Nam Hoi Magistrate, and Chow Yü Tan, Foca Ya
their offices.
After farther evidenes had been heard Mr. Puthorities has apparently eroked no Dizon asked his Worship to say that Inspector Liang Tang Yen amid the greatest agistrate, will both shortly be removed from
For some reason or other a Richie had made a bona fie mistake, and dis protest, change seems to have come over the spiritch.rge the defendant..
His Worship re-affirmed his decision. of the people's dream during the last few years and the prospect of the great trank line being constructed with the assistancu
AN UNRULY SON.
At the dinner cloisonne cups were prosented on behalf of the Chinese Government as souvenirs of the visit.
SHANGHAI RACES.
SHANGHAI, Noveniber 4th, The results of the third day of the meeting are as follows
of foreign capital seems now to be regarded A Chiness bay, 15 years of age, appeared with complaisance. It is plain that the before Mr. J. R.Wood at the Magistracy Government does not intend to auffor this yesterday on a charge of storing the polisa in work to be delayed. Time will doubtless be the recant rist. His Worship adjourned the ease on the previous day in order that the allowed to see whether the Edict giving to parants of the youth might be brought before CHÁNG CHIE TỪNG absolute control of the court. Yesterday the mother appeared and the affairs of the railway will be the his Worship saked her whether she would take effect of encouraging the shareholders to the boy home and give him a whipping, or pay the calls due on their shares. His whether she would prefor the police to do it.
Mr Ballous Artwas... It Excellency has been given full power in the The boy's mother said the police had better take matter of raising funds for the railway, and him in hand, as he was a very unruly boy, On Mr Marshall's Myrtle Tree ...
his Worship's instructions the youth was then
THN FLYAWAY. PLATE.
Mr Baxey's Jubilee Rose
Hoxona, NOVEMBRE STA, 1908
FARIDENT ROOSEVELT's successor at the White House is Mr, TAFT. The result of the elections must be a source of very grant gratification to the retiring President firstly because the rutura of Mt. TAFT by even larger majorities than were obtained by Mr. ROOSEVELT himself express in the most emphatic maner the nation's approval of the patioles initiated by him and
of Mr secondly, bemuse the return TAFT ensures the continuauce of thoss policies and their extension. paiga addresses Mr. Tarr has announced emphatically his intention, if elected, to devote all his energies to prevail upon Congress to pass laws to clinch the ROOSEVELT policies." Mr. BRYAN has failed in his third attempt and must now receguise that bis political theorics can never secure
we assume from this that if the necessary taken out of Court by a sergeant and given a for him the position he seeks. He bas weakened rather than strengthens the funds are not forthcoming from the share-taste of the bish. It was not long before his Mr Saxe-Borussia's Jupiter Democratic party in the States, and sturdy boblers who have promised to provide them seratas penetrated to the Police Court, and Mr Ellie Kadoorie's Kindaler Chief
(Mr Schnorr)^2 old-time Dadiccrats bave not hesitated to it will be within the competence of the then his Worship sent an inspector to order the Mr John Peel'e Kirkby slamp Mr. BEZAN, without disparagement Director-General to procure them from sargeant to dealet, and to bring the boy lack of his intellectual powers, as the greatest other sources. It has been estimated by a into Court. When the sorry and sprs youth domagogue of the age. We can safely say competent authority that the average cost of returned, his Worship asked the mother if she was satisfied."No", said the woman, "the of Mr. Tarr's election that it will give the permanent line, including rolling stock, mere he gets the better he will be." He Worship general satisaction is those of the 120 miles between Canton and Han dismissed the pair, and as they left the Coo foreign policy of President RoosEVELT, SO für as it affects this part of the world, Low will be about $76,000 per mile, und at the mother was roundly abusing her offpring.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS has admittedly been guided largely by the present it does not seem that one-fifth of advice of Mr. Tart. In the Philippines, that is likely to be provided by the
The P. & O. str. Palermo left Singapore for among the American community, and, people of China who talked three years ago we believe, among the leading Filipinos of furnishing the whole of the capital. this port on the 3rd inst. at 3.30 p.m. there will be great rejoicing because the Doubtless the new Director-General will return of Mr. Tarr gives confidence that soon want to know definitely what possibil the needs of the islands will receive the ity there is of obtaining the funds imme- most sympathetic consideration at his diately required, and, so far as one can see, hands, for as the first Civil Governor of the now, the redemption of the line by the Government is a by no means unlikely islands, Mr. Tarr naturally takes a psterhal avent of the near future.
HOW TO B2. BEAUTIFUL... Keep your com-
Time 1m. 54-2/58.
and Mr. Otto Kong Bing appeared for the fire- man on both shargan.
His Worship board the assault ones freten
Mr. Goldring stated that while the com- plainant and the third engineer were in the engine room on Saturday morning last, the defendant, the No. 1 freman, was observed drinking water out of a mess room glass. Com- plainant warned him not to use glasse belonging the room, and later the defendant rashed
strack him. Complainant draw back, but as de- to complainant, ssil he wantoi t› fight, and Tendant rashed at him again, he knocked bitn
down. The third engineer was sent to the chief engineer to report insubordination, and som- plainant shortly afterwardawent on deck where. he was followed by the firsman. The defondant then chased the engineer with a chopper, and the latter rashed into the mass room and secured an bottle with which to dafɑand himself, The defendent then became so violent that he had to be put in Irɔns, and he threatened to take complainant's life.
JQ.M. Yutll, second engineer of the 5.6. "Loong Sang," said he as the defendant guing day morning. The defendant was the No. 1 Bremen, and spoks English well. After the moss room boy had gone on deck from the to drink water out of a mess, glare at gulag
engine room defendant stepped up to witness. and unid."" 10 yon 'wanohee makes · fight P Witness stopped back, and as the defendant followed him witnes knocked him down, When the defendnut got ap and tried to solza m- spsoner wiläses knooked him down again, He then out the third engineer to report to the chief engineer, and went upon deck, the defen- dant following him. When the dɛok wILE reached the defendant rushed at him with a chopper. The shiof engineer ssized the fire- men's arm, and the captain relieved him of the chopper.
Cros-examined--What weight are you?—I couldn't say.
Isn't it a fact this man banrs a good character on board Not with me,
And you say the defendant challenged you to fight because you prevented him from drinking Vat of a mess room glass? That isso.
Was the defendant not unconscious after you atruck him a second time?—No, -
George Park, third engineer of the “Loong Sang," saw the defendant strike the moand engineer twice while in the engineer room, On dock ho saw the defendant with a chopper in his hand and tho sogond ougineer In the mea room defending himself with a shopper,
In cross-examination witnew said he did not sss the defendant in irọng, but he know that idewater and bandages had been applied to his bead.
Mr. Kong Sing said the case for the defeno was that the second engineer, when he saw th defendant drinking cat of the glasu, struck him
on the head and knvoked him down.
Defendant said he had been No. 1 årsman on
the "Loong Sang" for four and a half years. After taking the drink out of the mess room glass, which this "boy" gave bin, the defendant struck him, and he became unconscious. When
be recovered consolousness he rushed on dook horting save life," and the captain put him in irons. This was two days ont from Hongkong,
Cross-examined-First of all the captain.
And you slipped your hands -No. bandented you to a stanchion ?—Yes,
Then why were you put in double irons - I don't know. I was unconscious,
Capisin Payne, deposed to puiting the defendant in irone because he was a" publio
Owing to the cashiering of Ching Chung Chow, Admiral of the Yangtase isst, Admiral shat Chan Ping of Canton has been prometed to fill that position. Acting Admiral Li Tandager, and had threatened to take the second will be promoted fall Admiral of the Southern engineer's life. His conduct had been good up
to within the last couple of months, Squadron,
Cross-examined-That was during the time the second suginear was on board.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,
The Directors of the Canton-Hankor Rail way Company here have reported that the following Charitable Institutions have collected on behalf of the Company during the 9th moon
the sum of Tsels 147,545. Macs 7 ned CAD- darines 6 due on the second instalment of the shares:
Taels m. o
·
You kept this man is irons two days out of Hongkong, didn't you? No, only for twsive hours.
Bat yon kept the man looked up-Yas. The case of irapeding the versole navigation was then proceeded with
7,230 ₫ 3 the assault; The vessel was then off the north
Mr. Davidson said the alleged disobedienes (Mr Barkill) 1
(Mr Moller) 20 Tuk Charitable Institution 42,814 3 2 of orders took place on the same occasion at
(Mr. Vida) 9 Sung Ching
Wei Bang Ming Sia THE POU-HA-TING CUP.
(Me Moller) 1 Wweng Chai
Sat Bin Wwong Yan Canton Chamber of Commerce
(Mr Wallamier) 3
Time 3m. 55-4/5s
THE COSMOPOLITÁN CUP.
(Mr Moller)
27,900 -0.0 | coast of Luzon and in consequence of the 6,91746 fireman's behaviour and the refusal of the other 33,920 00 Rufendants to return to duty, the ship lost steam. 3,768 6 5 and was becoming aumanageable. The Captain 24,51200 toll the second, third and fourth defendants to 1,878 5 2 return to their work, but they refused until
„Total Tasis 147,645 7 8 they received orders from the frat defendsût They told the Captain that he had ordered them to stop, and that they did not intend to go bask until he was released. They wore thon
İFADE, WAR
-BIPENHIVE AMUSEMENT. Mr Balings' Bocephalu...........
The other day the Chief Abbot of the Wah M. W. Lickings Marblen (Mr Linton) 3 Lum Temple was arrested and fined $1,000 by appealed to individually to return to duty, and Mr G. D. Coats Spree... (Mr Hayes) 9
Times 4m, »Že
The colligung Ý Tược Station for Best defendant who was THE GRAND STAND STAKES,
engaging Bing Song" girl to sing a few ordered by the Captain to tell his men to go (Mr Borkill) 1 songs in the Obaen Shea Hotel. The poor girl book to their posts, bat he refused. At was also fined $50 for accepting the engagement about one o'clock they were able to persuade Chief....
And the Hotel was sealed and all its furniture
Mr W. G. Pirie's Huntman Mr Ellis Kedoeric's Mysore Mr.Argentine'sel Criollo
Time 204, 20-3/58.
(Mr Moller) (Mr Soknorr)
THE PARI-MUTUEL CUP.
plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Uréme Charmants, Let Me John Peel's Mancha Kiug
(MF Wallamier) 1
Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Foudre
(Mr Moller) Charmant will enable you to do it Her Mr Elis Kadoorio's Mohawk Oblet devi Specialities for the Skin ars the study of
letims. A & Watson& Co., Ltd., Bole Agents Mr Buxay's Spring Rose (Mr Burkill)
Time, 3m. 37-4f5a. -
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confiscated. The total cost of the Chief Monk's the three defondants to return to their work amusement for that evening when reckoned out by threats of returning to Manila to oblain
noval assistance. comes to something like $10,000. This includes
After bearing evidence his Worship sentenced the value of the Hotel building, ite furniture, the No. 1 fireman to six weeks imprison
and $1,050, in fines. The foot were paid Publiament on the charge of assault, and on the second opinion is that the Abbot got off dirt cheap" cbacre the other three defendantswere each as he is said to be a fabulously wealthy man. sentenced to seven days hard labour.