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transit pas, and everywh
levied for specia
in the mterior in ham many other forms of 1 of which increase,
CO. the demands grow on the provi
CONFECTIONERY. Selections of the Parest and Finest Quality Imported from the Leading London, New York and Parisian Houses.
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRE
govern ments for funds for educational or other reforms. The liberation of trade from the shackles of likin, by the transit pars system or otherwise, is too apt, he says, to be nullified by tates under another name, such as octroi, consumption tax and other ter
For having
Sony Abed: 350 and
The first typewriting.
kong took place last evening College when seven students at typista examination of Hoofsty The supervisers Ramsay (local secretary), and Bev. Marls and PlanLOOK.
A daring robbery in the street at midday www reperted to the police yesterday, Mrs.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12TB, 1910.
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JAPAN AND THE MANCHURIAN
RAILWAYS.
TOKYO, January 11th.
SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITION
LONDON, Jamary 7th. The Government has granted £20,000 towards the expenditure in connection with Captain Scott's expedition in the Antarctic regions.
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, January 11th,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HE HONOUR ME, HHJ
GOUTERTZ (Puisse JUDAR..
VARIETT ARTIRIS CLAIM
W. Dobby, and another, variety, artists, pro“ ceeded against M. Tobefchehner to recover the sum of $131 deo for wagen.-
Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) appeared for the plaintifs
Mr. Goldring said the plaintiffs and the defendant appeared in person.
RUMOURED ROYAL TOUR.
LONDON, January 7th According to telegrams from Melbourne The Japanese Foreign Office is si-The Argus reports that a private letter
minal levice. Further on we have a com-
lent on the subject of the proposal to had been received in the Victorian capital ment on the general deterioration in the noan'a Ford when the dropped : 25,794. tentraisa the Manchurian“- railways. Prince Albert of Wales will make a tour of variety artista who had been with a musical but the strongest public opposition is the Empire in 1911, probably accompanied company which had visited several pinoon in the manifested.
quality of the silk-China's staple export and the great want of an organised system of teaching and encouraging sericulture Spasmodic efforts to this end have been made in some places in China, but much more is necessary, and, as Mr. KER says
Kelly, residing in Chancery Lane, was shopping
chair cookie ploked up the money and made of
with it, but he was pursued, by smother hade coolie and arrested. At the same time another containing $22. Chinees matched her pars A soldier of the B.G.A. came to her assistanse The $45 drop and took two men in ousted ped was recovered,
In conse
The " New York Post" has expres- sed the view that asking Japan to neutralise her railway is tantamount
REUTER'S BERTICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PREMI
which indicates that Prince Edward and
by a small squadron of men-of war.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
Our London correspondent writes:- On Thursday, the 16th Deo., a very pleasant evening was spent at the Trocadero Resturant the occasion of the third annual dinner of
оп
Far East. Here they took a joint position se barman and barmaid at the Stag Hotel and were really Dobby and Co.
His Lordship-Dobby and Sinclair, Proceeding, Mr. Goldring stated that they had been employed at the Victorin Cinemato
Hotel the agreement was that they should resolve $100 and free heard and lodgings. They had a further engagement with the defendant to run a series of concerts, for whloh they wore to be paid at the rate of $25 together with com-
much more could be done with foreign cu Two Chinese were charged at the Msglatrzy to asking her to confess a violation of LONDON OFFICE ANNUAL DINNER.pl at e salary of £12 a week. At the Blag IN FANCY BOXES; CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOCOLATE
WALNUTS, and others in Great Variety Operation, but the present attitude of the yesterday with stealing two choquen for F80 the open-door.
Chineso officials and people readers the idea from the Bwatow Drawn Threadwork Company. When the cheques, wore Used spleion, fell ALMONDS ad" BAISINS, MIXED
of inviting such co-operation difficult to ALMONDS.
realise." Turning to Tos, we find the 2 the cook in the establishment and hea
arrested by Det. Bergt. Terry Commercial Attaché quoting with approval FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY. the Statistical Secretary of the Imperial Maritime Customs, who, in his, review of the COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND TAFFY trade of 1908, remarks that if China is to
CREME APRICOTE, SUCRE DE LA share the profit of the great potentia CREME CARAMELS, PEPPERMINT LUMPS, CHOCOLATES, 1b. «nd expansion of the tea trade in America. 1 lb Boxes, &o, &c, &c. WALNUT and Continental Europa,it can only TOFFEE, PEPPERMINT CREAMS by taking full advantage of modern
PASCALL'S
FRENCH
CONFECTIONERY. NOUGAT, NGTTONA WALNUT
TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS da, do, do MACKINTOSH'S CREAM and TREACLE TOFFEE. CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS of the Finest Quality in Great Variety.
TOM SMITH'S & CALET'S
ORACKERS.
Special Designs for Table Decorations.
scientific methods and by lightening to the utmost the burden of home taxa tion borne by the trade. Again, we may note the statement that the exploitation of mines in China still suffers from the want of regulations admitting foreign capital on advantageous terms, and but little progress has been made." These few excerpts from the Report will suffice to show that while the export trade in 1908 reached a record
A
PROPOSAL
queue of a statement which he made the THE MANCHURIAN RAILWAY the London offes of the Hongkong and Shang-mission en drinks, which amounted to $46. H
And in bia second defendant was also possession was found $80, the cheques having been cashed on Saturday at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
By kind permision of Col. Prior and the Officers the Band of the 18th Rajputs, under Bandmaster H Pastab Domal, will play the following programme of musis at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Thursday, the 13th January (weather permitting) Quickmorch... Grand Imperias. J. Or Hmme Drerute
•Vn. De “ Donau Cavation davolte
Inca di Lammermore Facke
Polonaise.martasti
Eodine ha gi
Flotow
J. Ivanovici
LONDON, January 11th. The New York correspondent of The Times save that Mr. Knox does not expect the Powers to reply for several months to his memorandum proposing the neutralisation of the
Manchurian Railways.
It is considered that whatever may Donirati be the fate of the proposal, it will compel all countries interested in the maintenance of the open door in Manchuria to declare their intentions. There is reason to believe that New York bankers and a prominent Chinese enterprise would be ready furdish all the funds necessary,
The Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast have sent advices to the Gov ernment at Washington and to Mr. A.
figure, it was not due to any special encour. Wilder, American Consul General at Shaugh
that they have accepted an invitation from the agement afforded to the trade by the Chinese Chinese Chambers of Commerce to visit Government or provincial authorities.
nort February The Associated Chambers list of the principal exports in the order of clads the individual chambers located their value shows that raw cotton, which Franelson, Oakland, Ban Diego, has always stood third on the list of the Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, and staple exports of China, had its place taken. W. Burke is the general
J. D. Lowman "president,
in 1908 by bean cake, which rose from fifth
RUSSLAN OPINION.
hai Banking Corporation. The gathering con- | understood that the defendant had never refused alsted of about one hundred and fifty, amongst to pay, bat since his wife's return she moved to whom were such distinguished guests ir have taken charge and refused to pay anything. Thomas Sutherland, Sir Robert Hart, Bir
He understood there were many other proceed- James L Mackay, Count Mutsu, eta, ata
It was a great pleasure to old Fur Easternsinge rending against the defendant. to meet old friends who had shared in the work, the sport and the amusements of the Far East, and of whom had been clients of the Bank in the earliest days of its existence.
His. Lordship Did the plaintiffs get their. 12 a wook at the cinematograph?
Mr. Goldringes.
Mr. Addia was in the chair, and after the usual loyal tonsts proposed "The Bank," and predicted that the competition of the future would make Far Eastern banking more and more dificult,
The toset was heartily drunk by the whole company.
Sir Thomas Sutherland proposed the" Staff home and abroad," and gave an account, in- teresting aliks to the visitors and the staff, of
the genesis of the Bank
His Lord zip Then why did they loare; that seems very good pay?
Mr. Goldring They are always getting fresh performers and quarrelling among themselves. In this instance someone filled the gap,
His Lordship—I suppose It is necessary to vary the personnel in a small place like this. They don't want to keep the same performern too long.
W. Dobby, called and sworn, stated that he came to Hongkong last September and was
engaged at the Hongkang Cinematograph at a toLondon ater, and Mr. Adams Oran on behalf Miss Sinclair entered into a joint agreement
Mr. Edwardson responded on behalf of the salary of £12 a week. On December 3rd he and
of the Far Eastern staff.
with the defendant for three months 67 a salary The guests were toasted by Mr. Townsend of $100 a month. They worked at the Stag
The health of the Chairman was proposed fore this the defendant told them that barmaida
place in 1907, cad possibly in the list for An outrage, which almost resulted in marder Product of the imagination Pro known literary attainments, to which Mr. this the defendent promised to giva witness and
the
A.S. WATSON & CO., 1909 we may find cotton occupying a still lower position, being surpassed by beans LIMITED,
One very noteworthy feature report le the reference it makes to the grow ing import of machinery Manntacturers have the satisfaction of learning that it is **=vonnantly," "velig
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Hongkong, 13th December, 1939 (25 Colpondents must forward their names and Areas with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.
started. They are, however, told that the trade is one which demands close attention Bad vigorous mursing by expert technical re
All letters for publication should be written on presentatives in China. The chief feature ans side of paper only, dent
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SAMARRIAGESRE
On January 5, at Bhanghai, ALGEEMON FRANCIS, only son of de▲ Dvans, to FREDERICA DOROTHY NELLIS youngest daughter of EDNEY PAGE, beth of Shanghai HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Das Vœux ROAD LONDON OFFICH: 131, FLEST STEDET. EC
Che Marty Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 12TH, 1910
of
occurred in Yaumati
The "Novoye Vremya, the leading St. Petersburg newspaper, rejects Mr. Knox's proposal as a fantastic
themoters and contractors in Russia, 6th inst. Two men hired & rowing boat and it says, have not the least reason to when the owner had pulled eat some distance fear that she will renounce her rights from the chore they produced cher threatened the bastman. him and hit him over the insensibles Then they ne pingamein given by the victim, and the robbers. They picked up the injured man and also succeeded in
took 30 from
assailents, who have beeİL: DGSEMÍ
their trial at the Criminal Son
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children
THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
LONDON Jarum y The Dissolution Proclamation was signed at Buckingham Palace restor day afternoon.
His Majesty also signed a Pro- them, reclamation summoning the new Parlia
ment for February 15th-
DICEITOS
Not often are parents who have of the year in connection with the machinery stolen in Chine for trade, Mr. Kea says, was the number of stered after only a few days aben orders placed for electric light installations in a me at present before Mr. Under the head of "railway plant and Magistracy. A robbery was committed and a material," where one would expect to find, child abducted in the Warhol district, and the a record of similar character, we find people robbed informed their relatives in Hong on the contrary, that although the the incoming steamers with the result that three
kong of what had happened. The latter wa
extension of railways has called for increas day's after the robbery was cOTAIN ing supplies of construction material and saw the boy landing from steamer rolling stock, the foreign trade returns ur- by a man, who bolted when hefound the boy was der this heading show a decline from a recognised. However, he was arrested on value of 22,080,752 in 1907 to £1,719,189 extradition proceedings have been lastitutel in 1908. This indicates," Mr. KEE tells us, great activity in the railway work shops in China, which can now tarn out all kinds of plant that formerly had to be imported Bat there is for the foreign manufacturer the consolation that China railway programme is an ambitious one, and
Three bluejackets from II.M.B, King Alfred were at the Magistracy yesterday charged with stealing eight dollars from the till of the Eastam Cycle Depot in Arsenal Street.
appests that the defendants had hired bloyales for the day on Sunday on the understanding that they would ach have returned to the depot of two dollars. However, when they cuto
them 40 cents, which they refused to take, and going to the till took the make up the eighty onnte. prosecution was thas dollars from the till The
THE ELECTIONS,
LONDON January 11th. The first contests take place on Saturday, when 69 will be decidedi
Only seventeen of these con- stituencies are represented by Con-
servatives
THE NEW SEA LORD.
LONDON, January 11th. Captain C. E. Madden, C.V.O., has been appointed Fourth Sea Lord in succession to Admiral Winaloe, who
necy to Chief of the China Squadron.
POLITICIANS AND THE BRITISH NAVY
The case for the acted eight
Count Mateu and Mr. F.B.A. Bourne responded. Hotel until December 27th. A few days be- by Sir James Mackmy, who paid a great tribute were to be done away with, and seked for the to his ability as baker, and to his well arrander of the agreement. On the return of
Addis modestly replied. ***
his partner three months wages and a certain musical programme, with, the airtance commission on drinks and Defendant also moto soncerts, and promised Miss Rawston as vocalist, followed, and three of Ms Majoria. Hayward a violin soloist and asked them to ezers, with stiger, for Sir Thomas Jack son, affectionately aliaded to as "T. J.,” brought the offcial programme to a close.
The follow
Two concerts
were given, and witness was liable for the to pay them.
printing of
ment with regard to list of those present.—Mr that they C. B. Addis (chairman), Sir Thomas Jackson, they were to receive fifty per conf.
Lal Qih menstreet by tickets which Mután, Six Sutherland, Mr W Adams the defendsat had destroyed,
H. Scott, Mr & M. Town When you gave up the agreement there were send, Mr. Carl Leyer, Mr Rathbone, Mrill arrears of commission due ?—Yes,*** Tarner, Mr Nicholls, Mr W. H. Shelford Whas amount did you receive on account P
OMG., Mr James 365, mostly in small suns as advances Mr. F. 84 Keddie, Mr H. T. S. Green, Mr Thomas Brown,
Cross-axamined by the defendant, witness.
Mr. H. Hadhren, Mr J. B. Lee, Dr Cantile, aid he ordered the printing, but had not re- Mr F. J. Barthorpe, Mr R. E. Greg, Mr Forved an acogent. They received a five-cent Anders
J.D.6mist, Mr W. 8. Henderson, ticket on every drink sold to sailers and soldiers Mr H. R. Coombs, Mr J. A. Toomey, Mr J. szcepting the men of the Americau Navy, who Macker
OV. Bale, MrVAC. Hawkins, ware charged thirty cents & drink, ME Eva Mr Hitchcock, Mr A. J. Booth, Mr His Lordship Did you have to pay for Backett, Mr Camming, Mr Picken, Mr Garrett your drinks P-I only drank a little ginger Mr
Townsend, Rer. G. Owen, beer, and Miss Sinaisir a little sweet wine
Mr
C. Bayne, Mr Russell, Mr Fleming, called gear. If we sold a twenty-cant drink Mr Bald, Mr A Fergusson, Mr Rennie, Mrve got a five-cent ticket; if a thirty cent drink, Davy, Mr Orange, Mr A. G. Wood, Mr. Kejad
Douglas Jones, Mr Heycock, Mr Barrett, Mr a tan dent tickët,
Miss Sinclair stated that on December 3rd K Moore, Mr Baumgartner Mr G. O. The was engaged in partnership with Mr. Dobby, Hawkins Mr Shaw, Mr Rose M by the defendant. It was also agreed that they oyd, Dr Hartig, Mr Odagiri, should receive fire conte commission on stwenty- Mr Fenton, Mr Fitzgerald, Mr Forde, MF cent drink and ten conta on a thirty-cent drink. Oakabott, Mr Burt, Mr Hynes, Mr. Whistler, Before the 27th of the month the defendant Mr Walker, Mr Columbine, Mr Bidney Mayers, ed them to give him a slip of paper on which J. P. May, Mr Handcook, Mr Brodin, Mr they were to write that they jointly cancell Bell, Mr Walter, Mr Rickett, Mr W. G, would do this, he would settle with theat Beatty, Mr W. Fraser, Mr Leigh Bennett, their agreement with pleasure, Bayne, Mr Roberts, Mr OH. Dode, Mr they returned the agreement, he agreed
The Esronx on the Foreign Trade China for the year 1908 by Mr. W. P.Kr van allowing for considerable development with the bicycles the Chinese in charge offered has been appointed Commander-in. Moncar, Mr Forrester, Mr Ormaton, Mr Batee, settle for both concerts, for Commercial Attaché to the British Legation in her own workshops, it can hardly be at Peking, was presented to Parliament last carried out without placing large orders month, and a copy of this most interesting abroad. Not the least valuable portion of the Report is the information it gives as to compilation has just reached us. the
In general summary which prefaces this report openings for trade- bat we imagine the Mr. Kex draws attention to the fact that report would be of far greater value to those the value of the total exports from Ching in for whose benefit it is compiled if it were 1908, expressed in silver, exceeded that in issued some nx months earlier than is any previous year. In 1909, our Peking usually the caso. Correspondent has telegraphically informed
A fine of $25 was yesterday imposed on a
The Edgar, craiser, has been ordered to leeve as, there was a still better showing. E England about the middle of January with plaautions," remarks Mr. KEE, "have fro-reliefs for disposal on the China Station quently been offered of the various means by which China is able to pay her way in spite of the continuous adverse balance of trade, but in the long ran she is dependent for economic stability in foreign trade on the development of her internal resources to
keep pace with her requirements from abread, and a sound and growing export trade is a more encouraging sign than an inflated import trade like that of 1905." True; but it is strange to notice how prone is the Chinese Government to place obstacles in the way of its free development. Thus, we read in one part of Mr. Kre's Report that Tientain has found the foreign export trade hampered by a "weighing tax" imposed on the purchase of native commodi- ties brought down from the interior under
Chinese merchant at the Magistracy for having stored more kerosene any his premixes than ig allowed under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance,
Hallifax) ballaved the sailors' story and diamjosed them
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE DIVIDEND,
We are officially Buthorised to state that, subject to audit, the Directers of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation will recon mend at the forthcoming meeting A dividend of £2 per share. A bonne of 5 Add to the Reserve Fredd $250,000, And carry forward sbost $2,000,000,
WEATHER REPORT
Major H. A. A. Livingstone, CMG, RE, has been appointed Commending Royal The Hongkong Observatory yesterday and
Engineer, Straits Settlements, in succession to Lieut. Col, H. V. Kant, ED.
In order at to sash with the ADO. Per formance of "The Toresdor, it has been decided to hold the first performance of “La Mascotte” the Lilliputians at the Club Lusitano on Monday, the 21th instant.
the following report ****
On the 11th at 12:15 pm The barometer hsa Esen over E. Japan, and fallen sow Brcept over the Upper Yangtze,
The depression remains over the Feber Ben
LONDON, January 11th. Sir Edward Grey, speaking at Edinburgh, said there never was less reason to talk of an Anglo-German war and be unhesitatingly declared that the Government intended to keep the Navy level Consistent with Duecurity.
Mr And Mr Oxley, Rivett Camse, dus on drinks, and for the Mr. Fischio, Mr A. Sharp, Mr D. A commission, during Johnston, Mr Park, Hr W Woad, Mr salary of $100 was inc Forsyth, Mr Gordon, Mr Harlow, Mr Angier, lodgings, and they had received 865 Mr Beer, Mr Davies, Mr Gower, Mr Lowe, Besides prom Mr Stagg, Mr Middleton, Mr KP Johnstone Mr Olack, Mr H. P. Sharp, Mr A. 8. Fraser, Sir Alfred Daut, K.C.M.G., Mr Howett, Mr unnett, Mr Brace, Mr Landon, Mr Lambert,
H. Townsend, Mr Melhuish, Mr But Mr Lyon MacKenzie, Mr. Wilken, H. Gil, M. Baker, Mr Stewart Mr Cooke, Mr Foss, Mr Roe, Mr Nicholson, MY L
emsted, MrW. Bencs
Jones Mr.
Spalding, Mr Day O. J Edmon MyAustin Chamberlain, speaking th
at Wolverhampton, said the Govern... | Mr Todd,. ment's neglect of the Navy in view of
the acceleration of the German pro-
ton, Mr N
per cent
The
nões.
fall on the return of the agreement, the defendant promised to work them into the business, as
But he did not pay them any money and plaintiffs left his home on December 27th after defendant's wife had inmalted witness most
Defendant admitted entering into the agreer ment before the Court, but, denied that he had
rtson, agreed to pay any commission on drinks sold-
On the morning of December 22nd surrendered their agreement, and signed a paper Kepsie, Mr to that effect." Witness denied promising to pay Hegarty, $25 for each concert promoted He paid $700 Mr Bolland, Mr month for the ground floor bar of the Stag Hotel. CW May Mr W. B. Edwardson Boeing there was little business doing, thè fat
plaing promised to anga concerts and to get milors and soldiers to sing and play. The first
gramine was nothing short of erminal. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. concert was a success, but the second was si fasco.
XOETH-DHINA DIILY NEWS SERVICE.
and a second area of low presenze lies over the COTTON EXCHANGE GAMBLING. 3. ocast of China and Tongking:
ily માં The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon 2 to-day in as folland
The Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works are now engaged in building a despatel boat for | Boutan ooge the use of the Chinese Navy, and it is expected that it will be ready for the use of Prinos Trai Haun within four or five months.
LONDON, January 7th.
the perfarmers did not turu up.
The M3 str. Tourane with the French Mall of the 19th ult, and mails from London of the 18th at leff Singapore Fin Bhigon on the 11th Inst. at 5.30 am,, and is expected to grziye - tial there on or about Inesday the 18th inst., and will probably have for Changhst aul Japan on was am
the same afternoon. more
ard that between 400 and 700 in attendance
defendant stated that Mr. Dobby the Queen's Hotel for board.
alegrama from the Tuted states 5 Padio Austriaz Llord sasha Forud and lodging, and wiedens de him $10 to get him
that there has been a sensational ». break
m thes
Chinx Hongkong and 's smocks:
Orleans, coNSE South coast of Okina between
Fame is No. 1 that the Fil Hongkong and Hainan...
riable and N. winda, probably freshen holdings
ng, dri
Singapors for this port on the 10th
jdu, here on the 18th instant animant
The lads-Chins at Lauang lett Calcutta this port vis the Biraits of the 6th instant, may be expected here on or about the za
bores. Later, the first plaintitt told him he wa
witness loaned him another
luma
$15. On the 22nd planitifs tan conts
which
cents on one which