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which is in complete socordance with their
The Oaks Fire Belief Fund in Shang hade
The Berlin correspondent of the Times says
ovides on the subject. The appointment which was alowed on the 31st ult, amounted to it is semi-officially stated that recent trisks of TELEGRAMS.
Tim. 422 and 32,296.
Sir Matthar Natha, G.G.M.G., takes up his new duties as Secretary to the Post Office in mocension to Sir H. Babington Smith, E.C.B,. C.B.L, in January next on sotarning from Natal
of Commissioners to amicably discuss the matter with a view to arriving at a settle- ment has been a signal for agitation. The notorious Self-Government Society of Canton was, of course, a prime mover in the matter. In the Heangalian district a "Boundary Protection Society" has been called into existence, and a circular recently inued broadcast in the district by the Society pro. poses the formation of a volunteer corps into Madras every village. It is calculated, we under stand, that an armed force of 80,000 could WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. thus be raised. With what object? This
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The troopship Soudan is due here, northward bound, on the 17th prox. She is taking the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers to Tientsin. The Camerons are being transferred
Dé. Cawas Lalcaon, who was murdered at the mame time as Bir Curzon Wyllis, was insured with the Ocean Accident Corporation for £2,000. The claim for this amount was
libited by the commay on 11th alt
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Partridge shooting prospects in the North
Posohan coal on the German East Asistio station have been very favourable. The gun- boat Illis is said to have achieved better results with considerably less expenditum of fuel when
ng coat supplied by the Shantung Mining
Company, with which a contract was concluded by the German authorities last year, than when using Cardiff coal
The Editor of a Chinese paper in Japan and five other Chinese residents in Japan, have arrived in Bhanghaï in order to advocate a boyoolt of Japanese goods. They have paid vieits to Chinase newspaper offens and Chinese Chambers of Commerce as well as the Shanghai | Total. The local Chinese Chamber of Com meror is quite determined not to have a boycott, and the Walwupu has sont telegrams to Viceroys And Governors requiring that the
provincial authorities should instruct people are the worst for twenty or thirty years. East to keep calm and not attempt to boycott Sussex" in the NC. Daily News estimates Japanese goods. perished owing to the wet and coldness of the
that 75 per cent. of the young birds late
summer,
Akiyama Ichiya, managing director of the arrest in connection with the sagar sendal, is Dai Nippon Sugar Company, who is new under reported to be suffering from brain trouble, Little hope is expressed of his recovery, and he haa nooordingly boon admitted to bail.
Mr. Frank Lammert, hon, secretary of the V.R.C. yesterday received a wire from the secretary of the Shanghai International Swim.
Japan papers publish a statement to the effect that the organization of Messrs. Samuel Bamuel & Co., Yokohama, hitherto an nulimited partnership, has been changed, and the firm (Kabushiki Kaisba), its capital being limited to has become a joint-stock limited company one and a half million yen in consideration of the post-belter economic condition of Japan. Although the new Company, in compliance with British law, has its head office nominally Hongkong, with branches at Yokohazis, Kobe, Osaka, Shimonoseki, Taipeh, Tameni and Takao, yet in reality Yokohama is the location
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THE ST. LEGER.
LONDON, September 8th. The result of the St. Leger is follows
Bayardo Valens Mirador
$
as
THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, The resignation of M. Idanburg, Minister for the Colonies, though not entirely nazpected, aid the Hague correspondent of the Times, has caused astonishment in some quartors and eogret in others, It is well known that M. Idenburg will shortly be appointed Gavarner- General of the Dutch East Indies
in place of General va Hauten, who intends to. rusiga, and the opinion is generally expressed that the loss of the experience and knowledge of so able and clevers Minister will be much fot in his Department. The new Minister, M. J. H. de Waal Malofjt, is thought to lack the training Eecessary for the falfilment of the responsible adult task that M. Idenburg has be
queathed to him.
In the First Chamber there is no on, and in the newly-dected Second Chamber there are bat three men, who can be considered to posentr special knowledge of Colonial affairs. M. Iden burg, who had also been Colonial Minister in a former Cabinet from 1901 to 1905, seemed to be the only statesman who could pich [It will be remembered that Bajardo (owner inspire colonial policy, the conduct of finished ifth. It was said that this was due to Batavia. It is said, however, that he will Mr. Feirio) was favourite for the Derby, but may now be transferred from The Hague to the fall of the American horse, which badly remain here for some time in order to net. interfered with Bayardo. Bince then, however as mentor to his successor. But whatever M. the colt has given good proof of his quality, and Idenburg's plans may be, there wonbi seem to since the Ascot meeting he had loen favourite be fairly general regret at the change. for the St. Leger, the King's Derby winner, secures place. Valens, the second horse, had Minoru, being second. Minnre as failed to been regarded as standing a chance for a place, but Micador was one of the 100 to1 ozowa.] PORT OF LONDON CHARGES.
ADVERSE CRITICISM.
LONDON, September 9th. The schedule of the proposed
THE HANKOW.SZECHUAN RAILWAY,
cablod on the 17th alt.
The Poking correspondent of the Times
The question of the Hankow-Stephan Rall- way Loso was definitely settled to day by Mír. Fletcher, the United States Chargé d'Affaires, and Liang Tun-Yon, of the Chinese Foreign Office. The loan is to be increased to $30,000,000 (£5,000,000), the British, French, the United States syndicate one-quarter. and German groups taking three quarters and The Americans will have an equal opper-
familiar with the ways of the agitators will be misled by the subterfugs invented to form a prétert for this remarkable pra posal. The plain meaning of it all is that if the settlement of the dispute reached by the Commissioners is unfavourable to Chining Club stating that the men, who are to nese pretensions, then the people shouta represent the northern port in the forthcoming of the head office, commanding all other offleos, maximum charges issued by the new tanity to supply the material for the Szechuan carnival at Hongkong will most probably leave under Mr. F. G. Davis, Managing Director: Port of Loudon Authority is adversely Samuel & Co., Unlimited, of London, in the criticised as being calculated to divert relationship of Principal and Agant, and under-trade from London. takes any big enterprises with their assistance as hitherto, :
resort to forge. This hostile attitude bas doubtless been fostered to a great extent by the publication of rumours in the Chinese Pressrepresenting that the Portuguese Commissioner has formulated certain preliminary demands The above Clarets, imported from the woll-which it may incidentally be remarked known firm of CHAS. RANCOURT ET are foreign to the actual business FILS, are "of exceptions! value, and in hand--and these have served well guaranteed to be the genulus product of the enough to add fuel to the fire. They have Juics of the Grape.
been semi-officially denied at Macao in Clarets from the Celebrated Chateaux above an "express" which has been widely cir- mentioned are too well known to consulated by one of the Chinese newspapers noisseurs to need farther comment, and there, but the contradiction will prob- wo on bonfidently recommend them as
ably prove of little avail seeing that the mature and in fuo omdition.
authority on which it is made is not disclosed. The Chinese of the district have been worked up to such a pitch of excitement A. S. WATSON & CO.. over the matter of the delimitation of
the Macas boundaries that the Waiwupu
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has been bombarded with talegrams request ing that instructions should be telegraphed to the Chinese Commissioner to adopt a firm attitude." The Boundary Protection Society has even appealed for warships to be stationed in the neighbourhood of Maeso, The limit of patience has been reached in Peking and the Waimupu has sent to
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BIRTHS.
On September Ist, at Shanghai, to Mr. and
Mr. H. T. BINGHAM, E VOD.
the
Provincial Authorities a strong telegraphic despatch instructing them to warn the people agains: accepting every mischievous rumour that is put into circulation, and leave the settlement of the matter to the duly appointed Com missioners. We trust this advice will be followed. If the agitators could only understand how ridicalous and unworthy of respect China appears in the eyes of
the civilised world when
sich Hag- rant disrespect of constituted authority is shown by the people, the appeal of the iwupu would prevail; but we that the history of kindred agita
confess
there on the 17th instant.
In reference to a statement made at a recent meeting of shareholdom in Cottam & Co., Ltd., se to alleged defalcations by a former manager, Mr. J. Benzeville, who was the last manager of the Company's business, and afterwards the liquidator, desiros us to state that the reference was not to himself. Those who were interested that fast, but as Me, Bouzerille Infermas as that in the defunct company are well aware of come readers have assumed that he was referred to, we gladly publish this paragraph to remove the misapprehension.gge
on the steamer wangising on Wednesday A smart capture was affected by P. S. Watt
evening. The purser informed the officer that there was a Chinamon traveling first class about whom he had auspicions. Sergt. Watt interviewed the man and in the cabin found alk to the value of $200. He arrested the man a suspicion, sud about an hour later a tailer in Jervois Street reported that one of his men had stolon the silk from his shop. Mr. Wood, before whom the man was brought yesterday, eantented him to three months' imprisonment.
After an immunity extending to six weeks typhoon alarms have again descended on the Colony. "The green vertical lights were showing on Wednesday night, and yesterday the black cone and drum indicated that the typhoon was to the south-east. At sight o'clock a change of direction was noted, south of the Colony. A wasi, the shelters for small graft were creœdod, their work afloat. The warning issued by the few sampans or lighters remaining to continue American Consulate yesterday at 11.. wae that a cyclone or typhoon was over the north China Sea, moring W.N.W.
mom
The marvellous escapes of natives who at
in
tempt to slade the police during gambling raids received another illustration yesterday. A gambling raid had been made on a house Sham Shui Po, and the usual panis followed the discovery that the police had arrived. Two men jumped out of the window, a distance of about 25 feet from the ground. One had his sakle badly sprained, but the other escaped practically unhurt. The injured man was die okarged when brought before the Magistrate, uninder of the thirteen two dollars each.
The Urm is still amorlated with Messrs. M.
CHOLERA IN THE NORTH.-
and Canton lines and brauches, and will have They will also be entitled to participate to the the right to appoint subordinate engineers. extent of one-half in any Zuture Joan O necount of the Szechuan Railway and branches, The charges are subject to ratifica-with corresponding advantages. The details of the settlement will be arranged after the arrival tion by the Board of Trade
of Mr. Straight, the representative of the They apply to all imports, and against the completion of the loan with the American syndicate. Mr. Flatcher's protest British, French, and German groups will then authorising the signing of the settlement.
In addition to the death at Chefoo of the include a charge of 40d. per ton on columns, we note that the rer. gentleman'a wito ten; a shilling per ton on loaf sugar; Ros Geo. Cornwell, already announced in our has died, as well as a little girl named Fergas sixpence on cube, and other descrip. son who had visited the house in which Mr. tions of sugar and sixpence on coal. The total yield of these new charges is estimated at £700,000.
and Mrs. Cornwell were temporarily residing. A Russian visitor has also died of cholera,
of the Commercial Pacific Cable Co., and Dr. At Shanghai Mr. Coath, the Superintendent Goddard, an eye specialist who lived with him, are in hospital suffering from cholera. Although not out of danger when the last mail left, hopes of their recovery wore entertained. Two other foreigners whose names are not given have
PEARY v. COOK.
LONDON, September 9th. Commander Peary has telegraphed
been admitted into the Isolation Hospital saffer to Reuter's agency that Dr. Cook's ing from the same symptoms.
story should not be taken too seriously. Two Eskimos who accompanied him (Dr. Cook ?) say that Dr. Cook went no distance North-not out of sight
THE NEW INCUMBENT OF ST. ANDREW'S, KOWLOON.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, is due here on The Rev. H. O. Spink, the new incumbent of the 22nd, inst. The rev. gentleman, who is accompanied by his sister, is travelling out on the P. &0. steamer Somali, and the congrege tion of the church are arranging to welcome them at a conversazione.
of land.
a
JAPAN AND TURKEY.
for
LONDON, September 9th.
ing appreciation of Mr. Spink, which we take and churchgoere generally to read the follow of the "Daily Telegraph" states It will interest members of the congregation The Constantinople correspondent
from the monthly Magazine published in con- that the negotiations for the establish- nection with St. Cyprian's Church, Liverpoolment of diplomatic relations with
"On the evening of Friday, June 25th, a large number of friends assembled in the Mis-Japan have been concluded. sion Hall to bid farewell and to prosent parting gifts to Rar. H. O pink, period and the extension of the capitulations to
Japan has waived her demand departure for China. The Vicar presideck and make the presentation: In the course of a few Japanese subjects. the Ven. Archdeacon Madden kindly came to opening words the Vicar alluded to the affection and esteem in which Mr. Spink was held by keenly his less would be felt by all who know all connected with St. Cyprian'a, and how him. His work had been conspicuous for its high spiritual character, his motto utmost for the highest," and, no doubt would leave an abiding mark for good apon the parish. He wished him God-speed,
"The
bo withdrawn, and an edit will be red
states, will be consideted in Europe by the The time and form ofisane, Renter's Agency
financial grenpa interested, namely the British and Chinese Corporation, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Mesars, J. 8. Morgan and Sons, the Banque da l'Indo-Chins, and the Deutsch Ostasiatische Bank.
THE CHINESE MINISTER IN
WASHINGTON.
WE TING FANO'S RECALL
The following New York telegrams to Lon- don newspapers will interest Wa Ting-fang's many friends in Hongkong and Canton
The Times correspondent telegraphed on the Chinese Minister, was announced inte laat August 12th-The recall of Wu Ting-tang, night. He will be sacneeded by Yin-
Chang tang, Vice President of the Waiwupu and formerly Minister Resident in That The now Minister has had some experience of America as Consul General at the San Fian- cisco and Attache at the Washington Legatira. Wa Ting fing, who is fling his second terms as Minister here, is to have another appoint ment in Peking. He has been exedingly
surprise. The end of his first term as popular in America as a public speaker and diplomatist, and the news of his recall comes as
been due to resentment at his intimady with Minister in Washington was believed to have Americans His popularity, together with the fall of his friend, Ynan Shih-kai,
may
perhaps explain his second recall, the wisdom of which sons to be questionable depa
The notion of the Chinese Government in The Globe correspondent telegraphed :-- recalling Wa Ting-fang from Washington can only be regarded as extremely important. It excites regret, but little surprise, having doen foreshadowed for a considerable time part, and
LORD ROSEBERY AND THE the genial and humorous Wu is likely to be
BUDGET.
LONDON, September 9th. The "Standard" states that Lord
missed in this country-less if it be true, as thera is very strong reason to believe, that le
goes to Peking to take up a mission in which the United States will be nearly interested. When it is remembered that personal messages lave bean passing between the Chinese Regent and Mr.
Ga September 2nd, at Shanghai, the wife of A. tions by the Belf-Government Society gives but the leaders were fined $25 each and the re- and great blessing in the sphere which awaited Rosebery will move the rjection of Taft, that America is sending a new Minister
"H. Eeisen, of twins, boy and girl. :
MARRIAGE.
On September 1st, at Shanghai, WILLIAM HILL, of the I. M. Customs, Khukiang, to MARSAT Davis, of Fresteign, Radnorshire.
DEATHS.
"On September 2nd, at Shanghai, ROBERT Wrezaam, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
NGHAM, aged 1 day.
At Shanghai, on the 4th September, Goon BAKKA, Superintendent, Cosmopolitan and Inter national Docks, agad £1 years HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vaux ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STERET. EŰ
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 30TH 1909.
Ir is fully two months since the Chloess
little hope of this. In the present temper of the people of South Chins, which admits. of no compromise, the prospects of a success ful fenue of the negotiations are far from hopeful
after a brief holiday at home.
Dr. Stedman has returned to the Colony
It is reported that the Wisconsin University baseball team is on its way to the East.
For sleeping in the stalls of the market at Shaukiwan two Chinese were yesterday fined $5 each.
Mr. R. Scott Orr Stewart, one of the junior officers of the P. and O. steamer Palma, died as the vessel was proceeding up the river to Shanghat last Thursday.
THE KAISER AT THE AUS. TRIAN MANŒUVRES.
him beyond the seas. The Archdeacon of the Budget in the House of Lords. Liverpool, whe Imperial audience was granted, on the 27th, applause, spoke in high terms of the way in was greeted with prolonged to the sx Vice-President of the United States, which Mr. Spitk had sequitted himself of a Mr. Fairbanke, as well as to Admiral Harber and when the Vicar had been laid aside through difficult and delicate task during the past year, the commanding officers accompanying him, the illness. He had proved himself to be s American Charge d'Afairs (Mr. Fletcher), and man who was not afraid of responsibility the members of the American Legation and he had worked loyally and faithfully, and
LONDON, September 9th. staff. The Admiral and navy captains were his work had been richly blessed. He was first received. After the formalities, the Prince kind of work, and God would assuredly bless Austrian army manoeuvres at Moravia, now going out to Chins to do a different
H. M. the Kaiser is attending the Regent coarerned with Admiral Harber. After his work in the future as in the past. The wards Mr. Fairbanks was received, and some Vicar then asked the Archdeacon to make the as a guest of H. M. the Emperor time was spent in conversation between the presentation, which took the form of a hand- Bagent and the American statesman. The
some gold lover watoh, and a purse of gold. Francis Joseph. The watch bore, American visitors ware entertained atau elabor inscription. The Archdeacon, with quaint and monogram and a suitable te banquet given in their honour by the inimitable fashes of humour and pathos, at FOR THOSE HOMEWARDBOUND once delighted and touched the audience. The Wairupa.
NEXT YEAR. Rør. HO. Spink thanked all the subscribers and these present in appropriate terms for their kind gifts and for the kindly way in which they had overlooked any short comings of his, and he spoke with
Several Shanghai changes are to take place in the staff of the American Consulate-General, Since Mr. Amos P. Wilder, who succeeded Mr.
to China, that the Regent has brought great pressure to bear on the parties concerned to settle the railway loan dispute in favour of American capitalists, and that negotations of the greatest significance will probably be pro ceeding for some time, it is apparent that a new link is about to be forged in the chain though whether the results will be far raching as some venture to predict it is far too early to Bay.
H. M. S. CLIO DAMAGED IN
COLLISION.
Shu
The Chinese Commstol. 8. N. Company's steamer Heing Shun last week at Shanghai collided with and damaged.
H. M. 8. Cup, which was moored to the senior naval buoy at the time. The mishap occurred at about when
1.20 tho weather for a month ahead, some meteorologists rounded Postung Point and came over towards
Although not over sucessful in predicting the arrived from northern ports. The
Hring Shun was proceeding up river, having do not fear even to foretell what sort of weather the Shanghal side of the river, A streng spring
Hring
announce that the summer of 1910 will be had very little way. Consequently sha warmer than usual, perhaps excessively so. In drifted down stream considerably and in the since 1900 the meteorologist who makes this two vessels were, some distance apart that, a statement has noted that very bot summer collision was inevitable, despite the fact that the activity flows known laws, and can be foreseen; astern. The look-out on the Clie sported coincide with a maximum solar activity. This Hsing Shan's engines were set full speed therefore, enloulating on this basis, our French the impending disaster and the crew were expert believes that the summer of 1910, hastily summoned, to get collision mata in and 1915 will be hotter and dryer than usual.
A Chinese was arrested by an Indian watch: Denby as Consul-General went home, Mr. regret at leaving so many kind friend nine we shall have next year. A French astronomer, tide was running at the time, and thestame and Portuguese Commissionera arrived in man as, he was leaving the steamer Paul Beau Percival Heintzleman, Senior Vice-Congui, has token of affection and appreciation from the the course of a long study of weather records direction of the Clio. It was apparent when the
On Wednesday. It was found that he had a
Hongkong to conduct negotiations for the
The Vicar was then asked to present a small delimitation of the boundaries of the Colony pair of tronters in his possession for which he be in charge, but now it is announced that Choir Boys it the shape of a most useful clasp of Macao, but so far, we understand, there could not give a satisfactory explanation. The he is to return to the Stato Department at knife"
case tras called at the Magistracy yesterday and Washington. Mr. Heintaleman was formerly THE CHINESE AT SAN FRANCISCO. have been only four sittings, and no pro-adjourned.
for eighteen months Assistant Chief of the great whatever seems to have been made
Burian of Far Eastern Affairs in the Depart The Chinese Six Companies," who practi- ment, having previously been engaged in China, cally govern the immenso Chitose population
an endeavour to minimise the force of the impact. and about sine months ago he came to Shanghai of San Francisce, have made a vigorous appeal as senior Vice-Consul, and was to have on the who make a business of conducting visitors to the city authorities to suppress the guides
The preparations wore wall under way before A PARSEE PHILANTHROPIST. the crash occurred, and although the steps taken 7th inst. by the s.s. Tenyo Mars for home, when through the Oriental quarters of the city. The
no doubt saved both vessels from rerion injury, he will take up the position of Chief of the Six Companies" complain that these guides C.I.E., of Bombay, is stated to amount to Clio's bboom, as well as a portion of her head The fortune of the late Mr. N M. Wadis, yet the impact was an lelut, to carry away the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, a post of machable sights of China town that the Chinese them is to be administered by a trust for the relief of and other ironwork of the Bring Bhun.
maintain
the opium dens and the other objection- £1,166,666, and the greater part of the money gear, and to damage the bridge, deck etanolions responsibility. The duties of Vice-Consal in selves would not tolerate, in order to enhance distress caused by fire and food, earthquake Ou getting clear of the man of war thestesmer Dursey, who ou a previous occasion assumed that the opium smokers and the still more purposes to which the estate is to be devoted up river to her borth near the Chinese dty charge now devolve upon Mr. W. Roderick the value of their servicos. They further assert and famins in any part of the world. Other anchored, but a few minutes later she steained chargo during a temporary, absence of Mr undesirable human spectacles are simply acting include defrayment of the expenso of investing Denby. In view of the departure of Mr. Oriental practices and given a false conemption thread, stablishing hospitals, and assisting tint a collision between the steamer Hanping Fortunately the mishap was unattended with for which they are thereby deceived as to a part
poor Parsee children with the sacred shirt and loss of life. It will probably be remembered Heintzleman and Mr. Hall, Mr. J. I of Chinese morality: The" riz Companies," Viney, she was, formerly at Shanghai, will be therefore, ask that the licences of the guides be marriages of poor girls of any nationality, cumstances took place last year, the Hanping medical insitutions, defraying the expenses of and H. M. S. Flora under almost identical oir- transferred from Peking, and will be junior revoked and they promise that the offensive providing for and educating orphase, assisting being beached on the Footong shore and subso- Mixed Court Ammossor and have charge of the features of Chius-town will disappear with the the dostitute, and preserving animals useful to quently raised by the Dook Company Shang
Canton.
Prince Hsun and Admiral Sah left Hongkong towards a settlement of this long-standing about midnight on Wednesday on board the dispute. Indeed, the extraordinary attitude oraiser Haishin bound for Whampoa and Canton which the Chiuces in Canton and the Heung. His Royal Highness created a good impression shan district have adopted in regard to the hare by receiving a body of Chinees merchants Commission make an amicable settlement of before granting an audience to the officials from the question extremely difficult, not to say highly improbable. They, in short, adopt the attitude that the boundaries are already well known to the Chinese authorities and the people generally, and that the
the Portuguess have encranched upon them. Therefore, the only settlement which will be accepted by the Chinese public as satisfactory is one
Yesterday the re-hearing of the charge against the shroff who was fined $100 for obstructing
akong in the execution of his duty came before Mr. Hazeland. who confirmed his previous decision. The shroff put the lakong in a room and looked him up in order to enable him to make inquiries as to whether the lakong was what he claimed to be
Land Office.
men who create and subsidize them for their mankind)
own profit.
hai Times.