INTIMATION
8. WATSON
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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from the promoters
HOT BYG WO much concern
THE HO
ted What
the can Baron Goro much
is chiefly interesting is the nature objection to the proposal.
the Governor the Diocesan School and Urphanage day the 27th inst, and at the Anglo Chinese School on the 29th Int
The remarkable feature of the Criminal Bessions yesterday was the number of counter. felt cases which came before the Court, No fewer than thirteen people were charged with tendering, selling or being in possession af spurious cOID.
At the Folice Court yesterday morning a re- spectably dressed Chinsman named Lai Mak was charged with having in his possession with
DAY JANUARY 19TH 1910
TELEGRAMS.
by the Awlerpank Lemage Copyright Ormaned, 19943
BEUTER'S SERTION TO THE “HONGKONG
Lewisham, Marylebone (2), Paddington
Wichs
Wool
ford,
Birming 7), West Bristol, Burg- ley, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge University (2), Cambridge Chatham, Cheltenham Chester Christchurch
THE GENERAL ELECTION Colchester, Punrith, Devenport (2),
LATEST RETURNS
LONDON, January 18th. The elections, including yesterday's, show the following result →
UNIONISTE
LIBERALS
PABOURITES.
NATIONALISTS
& CO. think the scheme has been formulated by ambitious persons in China who wish to be revenged on Japan and Bessis, and be say that so far from conserving the integrity of China it would have quite the contrary effect. Both Baron Goro and Mr. NATA commission has been appointed by the Board of Revenue with Dr. Chen Chih Tze az MUBA, his successor in the Presidency of the the head, to inquire into matters regarding South Manchurian Railway, strongly ro China's onsready, says the Poling Daily News: pudiate the suggestion that there has been any violation of the open-door policy, and consequently they see no reason why Japan should abandon a milway which was one of the prizes she secured in a Viscount Aoxt, a former costly war Foreign Minister, who has also served as Ambassador at Washington, likened the American proposal to a bill prepared by a guest without consulting the hotel-kooper, and he went on to explain that Japan and Bussia were the hotel keepers in Manchuria. That just represents the objection which WHISKY has formed the basis of the neutralisation and education s dvoostes. They will be
scheme. The commercial Powers who were attached to all Courts of Justice throughout the Portsmouth signatories to the Note in which the Open Empire and will be required to plesa for poor Christchurch Door and Equal Opportunity Policy was prisoners and litigante without charging any Finsbury C.
Woolwich formulated cannot admit the right of fees.
For allowing his launch to ply in the Colchester Japan and Russia to assume the role of Manchurian hotel-keepers, for the position, harbour without a certificated coxswain en
Chester as Viscount Aort perceives, places the other board, Mr. JE Wood at the Magistrasy Powers in the category of "guests" who yesterday fued the owner of the stam launch Greenwich Pre subject to the orders and the charges of Wing bot $15. For obstruction in the southern Cheltenham
fairway and failing to produce his certificato when caled upon to do so by the police, the coxswain of the Kam Po was fined $13.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE HALT WHISKIES DISTILLED IN SCOTLAND
ס
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.
BOB PORTER & Co.'s
BULL DOG
BRAND
GUINNESS' STOUT IN PINTS & SPLITS.
the hotel Leepers. It seems an unfor- tunate simile for a Japanese diplomat to employ having in mind the criticism which led to the proposal. Perhaps, how ever, the most interesting statement on the subject comes from Count OKUMA. His Excellency is represented as saying that both Russia and Japan are run ning their railways at a loss. On consulting the latest Financial and Economic Annual of Japan, published by the Department of Finance, we find no support for the asser-
tion. Some statistics are given of the
revenus and expenditure for six months, A. 3. WATSON & CO.. which shows the earnings of the railway to
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have been £447,916, while the working ex- penser amounted to only £265,082. The public of Japan subscribed a tenth part of the capital of this railway on the guarantee of the Government that in the event of the
dividend falling short of six per cent, per annum the Government would make up the
deficiency. We are not aware that any call has yet been made on the Govern. ment under this guarantee. Starting then with the apparently false premise that the line is run at a loss, the Count raised the question of China's ability to pay interest on the proposed international loan. That
ant a liontie 9 ondercons of morphis." Mr.
Sydenham Dixon appeared for the defence and the case was fred for Thursday next.
The Board of Justice intends to establish a selzool for the training of mon of good charseter
Three Chinese were charged before Mr. J. H. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with assault and behaving in a disorderly manner. The Arst and third defendants were convicted on the second charge and fined $10 each or fourteen days. The second defendant was found guilty on both charges and ordered to pay a flue of 330, the alternative being five weeks
imprisonment
Judge Lobingier has doolded the question of
the right of the Philippine government to
realise on lottery tickets seized upon their importation into the Islands, and ordered that
cartain tickets found upon the persons ooDe Hatel Madrimo at the time of his arres
Forfatted togather with the proceeds thereof, to the government of the Philippins Talands.
- A very pleasant ceremony took place at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong, yesterday morning when Deputy Inspector Get William Tait, M. B., in a few well-chosen words
presented Sick Berth Steward Wm. H. Payne with long service and good condnet medal. The whole of the medical offers, the elsters,
and the European staff were present, and afterwards photographed
From the Christian World we learn that Colonel and Mrs. Tandsay have been chosen by
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UNIONIST GAINS LIBERAL GAINS LABOUR GAIN
Following is a list of the gains on Monday
UNIONIST
Walsall
St. Pancras S. Exeter
West Bromwich Bedford Kensington N. Paddington N. Preston
Chatham
LIBREAL
Haggerston Hoxton Stockton
Blackburn
LABOUR Wigan
Lord Charles Beresford and Mr.
Falle have been elected at Portamonth. At Woolwich Major Adams (C) de- feated Mr. Will Crooks (Lab.).
by
Mr. Crooks won the seat at the last election jority of 2143, Major Adams being his ppponent on that occasion. Je
Mr. J. Burns, Dr. Maonamara, Mr. Hobhouse and Mr. Birrell, Minsters in the late Cabinet, have been re- elected, so also have Mr. Arthur
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, 18th January,
In Original. JURISDICTION,
BEFORE THE HOY. ME. REEL DAYTO
(ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
BUYING - COUNTERFEIT COIN. Three men were charged with selling 116.
rfeit Hongkang dollars at a lower rate of than the Hongkong dollar. Two of the prisezers pleaded not guilty and one pleaded guilty. The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. 1
Nio
Peacock.
The Attorney-General stated that some eight
Dover, Durham City, Exeter, Glouces ter, Gravesend, Yarmouth, Hastings, Hereford, Central Hall, Hythe, Lin-
fasoland), instructed by Mr. Donnys, coln City, Maidstone, South West Crown Solicitor, conducted the prosecution,
The following jury were empane Manchester, Oxford University (2), W. D. Clarke, J. M. ds Oxford, Paarbyn, Portsmouth (2) A. Jenkins, G. W. Gegg, 8, Smith and J. Preston (2), Rochester, Salisbury, Central Sheffield, Hallam (Sheffield), or ten days prior to the 4th December a witness Ecclesall (Sheffield), Shrewsbury, whom he would call had an interview with the Stalybridge Taunton Wakefield, frat prisoner. In consequence of that he went Walsall, Wednesbury, West Brom he saw the three prisoners. However, before wich, Winchester, Windsor, Wolver he went there he had made an arrangement hampton West, Wolverhampton South, with the police, and from the sergeant in charge Worcester, York, Armagh, East Belfast, feit money. He purchased from the three Dublin University (2)
LIBERALS.
fun the 4th December to a certain hotire, whero
| he received $60 with which to buy this counter-
prisoners 116 counterfeit dollars, for which, he Taid 858.— The evidence against the second and third prisoners was that they took part in the selling
After hearing the evidence the jury returned
BELLING COUNTERFEIT COIN. Two men were convicted of selling counterfeit cola and one was sentenced to three years"
Battersea, North Camberwell, East Finsbury, Islington (4) Kennington, verdict of guilty and prisoners were enols West Newington, Walworth, Hagger.
sentenced to three years' imprisonment. ston, Hoxton, North St, Paneras, East West St Pancras, St. Pancras, West Ham (North), Ashton-under imprisonment and the other to two years lyne, Blackburn, Bolton, Central Imprisonment. Bradford, East Bradford, North Bristol South Bristol, Last Bristol, who had been found by the police when they
ANOTHER COUNTERFEIT COIN CANN. In connection with the previous case, a man
raided the house in question in possession of 35 pieces of false coin which he was about to hand to the three other prisoners, was bound ove the sum of $100 to come up for judgment when called apen.
⠀⠀⠀⠀ * MOBE COUNTIEFKITERS FUNWEED.
In this the last case of being in possession or
sed a woman were originally charged, but the
Bury, Carlisle, Darlington, Derby, Dudley, Gateshead, Grimsby Halifax, Hartlepool, Hudderfield, East Hull West Hull, Ipswich (2), Kingelyan, North Leads, Central Leeds, West Leeds, South Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln,taring or selling counterfeit con, three men North West Manchester, North Man chester, South Manchester, Morpeth Attorney-General ontored a nulle prosequi in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Norwich, Old- bam (2), Petersborough, Plymouth (2), Reading, Rochdale, Salford (3), Scarborough, Brightside (Sheffield), Southampton (2), Stafford, Stockton, Swansea Town, Tynemouth, Warring ton, Wolverhampton East, York, Aberdeen City (2), Paisley, Perth
City
LABOURITES.
West Ham (South), Blackburn,
the oase of the woman. The three men pleaded
on all five counts against them. Their fences were not confined to being in possession of
Hongkong and Chinese money of a spurious nature, but also of Indo-Chins pissiren.
The following jury were empanelled -- Mewarn. G. Hunter (foremaa), J. M. Wong, J. Witchell, H. C. R. Hancock, E. H. 8. Bomers, C. B. Bayers, and G. B. Colson. -
Prisoners were sentenced to three years each
BEFORE ME. H. H. J. GoXPERIE (Priser JupĞE).
TENDERING COUNTERFEIT COLE, Lau Ting pleaded not guilty to charges of
in his possession 200 five-cent piecos. Mr. 0. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Dannys,
Balfour, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and Bolton, Bradford, Derby, Mid Duruttering two falso ten-cant pieces and to having Sir F. G. Banbury (City of London).
ham, Halifax, East Leads, Leicester, Mr. Harold Cox (Secretary of the North East Manchester, East Man-appeared to prosecuta, prison being in Cobden Club, 1899-1904) and Sir
chester, Norwich, Attoreliffe Sheffield. John Gorst were defeated at Preston. Stockport, Stoke, Wigan.
The Unionist majorities at Ports-
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The
Dażly Dress.
HONGKONG, JANUAET 19TH, 1910,
China for the first time. Coloml Lindsey is an old-time Balvationist, having done Lotive service in Australia and the Woat Indies, besides going through much turbulent warfare at Home. Mrs. Lindsay, who is closely connected with Lord Onslow. As also a long record of service to
har credit.
The Baroness von Hutton, who compla rs ago spent some little time in is taking the part of Aunt Emigen the
and the Fairies," which was pinyed Miss Ellen Terry, & Londo says the Baroness has never beezi before, and does not intend to profession. She is anxions to write
se has therefore taken this opportunity
Offers, the Band of the 132 Rajput, under By kind paradission of Col Prior and the Bandmaster Damai,
ther per
the following
overwhelming.
UNBONINT GAINE
The following further particulars of the sonstituencler mentioned in the telegram will be of interact pa
Christchurch
form an opinion when they know the amount of the loan and combined proits of the railways. Apart from this aspect of the question, we have Count OKUKA comment ing on China's incapacity to administer railways, and the complications likely to arise from international control But the mpet striking comment of all is that if America's proposal is intended to insure integrity of China it must likewise be ap plied to all other railways now worked by Foreigners in China. But Count ORUMA Tan Japan newspapers reaching us this week give us the grounds on which the has overlooked the important distinction
between these and the Manchurian by Sir Herbers Tree to learn the Japanese public bases its opposition to
railways. The Japan Chronicle very aptly the stage. America's proposal for the neutralisation of
points out that nowhere except in the railways in Manchuria which are now Manchuria are the railways in which controlled by Russia and Japan. In giving foreigners are financially interested operated
gummary of the views expressed we may under the protection of a guard of soldiers.
programme of -murio st.1 first note a statement by Baron Goro, the belonging to the
which obtained Hotel during dinner, on F Minister of Communications, who was for the concession In other parts of China, January, 1910
Paradon merly President of the South Manchurian the stations are not excluded from Overtu Railway. His Excellency is reported to have Chinese jurisdiction, and a zone on
In the Fantasin told an interviewer that the propos, now either side of the line declared extra-terri-- Rumia Masuria - La
Intermezzo Two Staj made for the international management of torial. The Chinese Imperial Customs have The Manchurian railways is not new, so at the same control over the railway stations, the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese war, where necessary, as over the ports Con
There are many, says the Singapore Free the suggestion was confidentally made by sequently no complaints of discrimination Pren, not only in the Coloxy and Følerated the late Mr. HARBIMAN, and again while have been raised, nor suspicions aroused | Malay Staten, but in Hongkong and Japan, Baron Goro was President of Japan's that the railway is merely a preimmary to section of the railway be was approached territorial aggrandisement on the part of the with a similar proposal by a certain.
naires. The position is thus totally section"" who considered it inadvisable for dissimular from that set up in Marchuria, Japan to control the line. In what respect
Bussisa diplomacy, and now iginally the unnamed parties deemed it advisable
by Japanese policy. is not defnitely stated, but the Baron's
statesmen indeed are har further remarks lead us to suppose that considerations of the financial strain of Japan's already strained resources led to a is not forgotten that before the way renewal of the proposal, for the Baron was loudest in her protestations against informed them that Japan would hero
the control of this railway by Russia.
to
it to find a convincing argument against acquiescarce in the American proposal,
God Bave the Ki R
Retford soapsa
will be interested to learn that's marriage
Member,
BEW, D. Pearson
Mond
Major Dunns PW Wilson
BL G. Kakewich" AE. Ha
H. Y. Slangar
Chiassa Money
JT Mao Pherson Harold Cor
LIBERAL WAINBO
The late Unionlat menber Hog, E. Guinness
GA HAY -Cəl, Sir B. Håper
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NATIONALISTS.
North Donegal, North Dublin Har- bour, St. Patrick's (Dublin), Galway City, North Kildare, Kilkenny Borough, Tullamore, South Roscommon, South Tipperary Waterford City, North Wexford, East Wicklow
lowing jury were empanelled Heart!
O. B. Eggert, H. Reeves, 1, V. M. R. da
Fobson, B. Hermeling, and H. C. Jous
to oranges from a hawker on the 23rd December and tendered a bad ten-dent plece which the hawker refused to nocept. He tried hem with another which was also spurious, and the hawker made a noise which ected the attention of the police who arrested the man.
Mr. Alabaster stated that the prisoner bought
The constituencies mentioned twice The other money was found in his possession.
The jury found prisoner guilty súd be wia have two seats.
sentensed to imprisonment, for two yours and
THE STOCK EXCHANGE AFFECTED.
LONDON, January 18th: A 492
Prices are dropping on the Stock 1,058
609 Exchange Mare Unionist succennes 4.560 had been expected.
2672
Unionist
Bir W. H. Horbytt jonist succeeded in the 1906 section. ialist stood as vellas a lidberat Unionista victory at Stockton on 1906 was due to similar
Philips Sh Bentative in the last election, the total
の
as the other repre
LATER.
Consols have fallen half a point. [This telegram was dispatched probably before Londay xewalts were definidly known. —ED]
THE HEALTH OF THE TSARITSAL
KIDNAPPER PUNISHED
A woman named Chan 34 was convicted of kidnapping a little giri and was sentenced to six yours hard labour. The father missed hir daughter and sent fokis to look for her. They same upon her in the arms of prisoner on bourd
the steamer Sus Tui am the was ready to call for Macao,
ANOTHER KIDNAPPING CASE
Ah Fak was charged with stealing a six year old boy from his father's house in Hongkong, Ho pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Alabaster, who conducted the prosect Hon, mated that the child had not been recovered. The prisoner had formerly lodged with the father of the child and on the morning of the 21st December prisonar waÈ BODIE CAKTYLng, the fohildWhen arrested ho denied the charge, but ultimately made a statement in the Pollos rent to the effect, that he weeded money to pay his debts and he put the child on board a
Blue Funnel tanier,
e jury found prisoner guilty and he was committed to prison for seven years.
one gang of seven or eight men which
LONDON, January 18th, The St. Petersburg correspondent ber of The Times states that there was In the 1906 & consultation by specialists in nervous
this case it was alleged that prisoner was deal reto polled was 19.179 diseases on Saturday regarding the
entered a house in Qasas & Food Central on the been arranged between Mr. G. Pr Owen, while the total Unionist vote was 19,222 Secretary of the Ringspors Eporting Club, sho
condition of the Tsaritsa
ard January with the purpose of committing s Cricket Clab, and the Straits Racin
Her Majesty & condition is dis- robbery, bat nothing was stolen. Frisene was Association, and Mrs. G. Milionay
soquitted, quieting Lake, Singapore, widow of the Mildmay Dare, of Singapore And both of the parties to this inter ment are residor
standing, and nrá botů so
noh likod, this
them sincere wishes from their nam elsewhere in the Für Fer
How to
no financial difficulty in managing the line. made the same complaints agains The same people, pressed the proposal on that we have been hearing again him again at a later date, when some of the perindamage
since the southern › section of that line. Japanese newspapers were criticsing the
passed under her control.
Before the war Ghara railway, and His Excellency surmised that
Japan would have warmly suppo the proposal now made by the American Government emanated, drectly or
a scheme as against Busma, and our Kobe contemporary very appositely suggests that
Đi the
and the
didates: stood at the 1905 election
won through the wallting
THE FULL RETURNS.
The following are the results in the constituencies polled to date →→
Torth
Zambeth
NEW CABINET FORMED IN HUNGARY
THE LICENSING BOARD.
Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Sir Henry KUMGC Chairmen 1. Hon
homson, an offelal member, and Hon. Murray Stewart and Edward Osborne unanilcini member of the Licenting Board in accordatie oft section of the
of the Liquor Licence sment Ordinance, 1909
Thred members remsiz to be ele by the vote of the
Losno, January 18th. Count Hedewary, the ex Ban
formed Cabinet after a ear of vain
Party
Home to
Clapham, Bock erais
den Holborn effort by the Inde
(2) secure the
Austria and Hung
upwards of two have to be in bky, n
Hooper, who may
tion of the oldest