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INTIMATION
WATSON &
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841,
CIGAR MERCHANTS
TOBACCONISTS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JULY 18, 1910.
While a Chinese wad wwolting the departure of one of the Canton steamers on Friday night, policeman decided to soarth his luggaga, While so engaged the owner of the bundle left hurriedly, and is not likely to reappear to claim his goods. Holled up in some clothing the palton found a revolver and several rounds of
inmunition,
The text of an Order in Council made under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act, pro- siding that Danish ships in ports of the United Kingdom shall be exempt from the provints of the Act of 1894 relating to lito-saring
TELEGRAMS.
[Protected by the Tlegraph Menage
Copyright Ordinance, 1894)
["DAILY FREMS. HIUKUSITE ORATIOR.]
MONGOLIA STILL
AGROUND.
nation. It was much more serious. It was part of the general campaign which appears in various forms at differe inflame Chinese opinion and produce that anti-foreign feeling which seems to be the objective of many bigoted but enlightened patriots. Therefore, all foreign CO, ers engaged in trade here, irrespectiva of nationality, must realise that it is a short-sighted policy to rejoice at any attempt on the part of Chinese to discriminate against the goode of any nation. True, they may AND benefit slightly by the disfavour into which their rivals have fallen, but if they lock towards the larger issue, the maintenance of
His Majesty the King has not been advised foreign trade with a fair field and no favour to exorcim his power of disalowanes with re- they must see that it is in their interest aspect to Ordinance No. 39 of 1905, entitled A well that such an agitation should be Ordinancə to authorize the Construction and suppressed. Americans may have suffered Maintenance of a Harbour of Refuge upon and yesterday, it may be the turn of the British over certain portions of the Sos Bed and Fore- BAUFIE'S SHEVICE TO TER " YÖNGKONG
shoro altuated upen the Harbour frontage at toley, and to-morrow it may be the Germans Taikǝktsui, Mongkoktami, and Taumati, Kow who are threatened. Succese against ose loon, in this Colony.
CIGARS
CONDITION
next to QUALITY, the most essential re- Our Warehouse quisite of a Cigar. in Stanley Street contains specially fitted Drying Rooms for Maturing
would lead to attempts against others, and ince. this conception becomes
more
appliances, on proof that they have complied with the Danish regulations on the subject, is published in the Garette.
The annual meeting of the Philbarmenio Society, which was called for Friday night,
TOKYO, July 17th, The steamer "Mongolia is still aground, and no hopes are entertained of refloating her before Thursday, the 21st instant, when there will be a very high tide.
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SHOOTING ATTRAY AT NANKING,
A FOREIGNER" ARRESTED.
NARKING, July 11th
CORRESPONDENCE.
【TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRH38.”]
Hongkong, July 14th, BIE, In view of the Hongkong Stookbrokern” Association having introduced a new scale of A man nazned V. Borowsky has been shot charges for Rabber steks I think it will be of during a quarrel on Sunday afternoon some interest to your readers to compare zama Both he and his assailant are connected with the Stock Exchange Offfelal Scule of with the
London Stools Exchange Scale- Price
takizus. Borowsky was promptly Commissions.
to the Emergency Hospital in the Nanyang Exhibition grounds and there attended to by Doctors Beebe, Whitemore Andre Voong. His condition is said to be
critical
His assailant is said to be a British sub- ject and is now in the oustody of the British
Everything is quiet in the city
Her coal and cargo are being re- Consulate at Nanking moved.
DAILY FERN.
CHINA AND TIBET.
LONDON, July 15th. speed for want of a quoruto, only six mombera The Tibetan Blue-book, which has patting in sa appearance. Mr. Barlow hoped recently been issued, shows that the
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following typhoon warnings from the Manila Oleervatory were received at the American Consulate General yesterday
The rat, despatched at 12.30 p.m. and nesired hore at 2 pm, stated "Typhoon east of Formoss moving WNW, or N.W
The sound, despatched at 4 p.m. and received Fermom, moving W.N.W
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£0 5.0 or under
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Value
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£100 to £219.113
30.5 to
5 00 to
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3d per share
7:19 11 1/ 9:19:13 14-19 113 19 19 11 28.
7 100 to 10 0 0 to 2000 and above 15 00 to
Cigars, and in the Dispensary itself rejoice at the disfavour into which a rival that when the meating was again called thereibetan Ministers have repeatedly here at 7 pm, read, “Typhoon near or over You will notice that in Hongkong the Brokers
the same idea is carried out on a smaller scale by the installation of drying cupboards.
Any Cigars purchased from us have therefore the advantage of being in FINE CONDITION.
generally entertained there will be little tendency, we imagine, for one nation to
lias fallen. The latest phase of this anti foreign feeling has been manifested in the North, where the students of Shantung bave raised an agitation in favour of a boycott of German trade. Doubtless it would not have been allowed to grow, and like the recent boycot against British trade on the Yangtsze it would have died a natural death
would be a large attend noe, as, besides pasing
which required disenssion,
the annual report and accounts, there were requested the despatch of a British waters of importance and interest to the Bocisty officer to make inquiries concerning Chinese interference with the ad- ministration; and that they have asked for an alliance similar to that between India and Nepal.
There were last year 545 deaths (735 in 1909 and 562 in 1907) from beri-both of which three only were among the Non-Chinese com- manity. One of them was an Indian destitute the second was a Japanese sabor and the third if it ever developed life at all. Unfortunate Japanese tallyman. Attention has been drawn to the fact that the case of this disse is probably due to the eating of white ør polished rice, and further investigations are being made Into this subject.
We Stock all the Best Knowny, if Beuter's talegraphic accounts be Brands, as well as the following, which are Manufactured solely for
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correct, the threatened boycott has been ascribed by some of the Berlin Press to British influences. Such an uncharitable view must be deplored, especially at a time when a rapprochement between the two nations is becoming more promising... As a LOLITAS – PER BOX OF 50. $5.50 Shanghai journal remarks on the subject, *Those who have given expression to such An exquisite smoke
an opinion ought to know that any such
EL TAMARINDO, GRAND ROYAL - PER BOX or 50.
A very fine Cigar.
$4.00
THE MACAO SENSATION.
PIRATES SUÉEQUNDED.
Maeso, July 15th. Cotowan couffunes to be inrested by the Lasos Chinese sit and land forces, but no further
fighting has taken place, although several pirates
ANGLO-JAPANESE
EXHIBITION.
LONDON, July 15th.
FIRE ON A SHANGHAI BOUND
STEAMER
charge their constituents a commission on the same shares for buying or selling no mather when the account is closed, so that you are "had" both ways. In London the Brokers only alargə one commission for baying or selling the same class of shares for thee principals If in the same account. When carried over to the next settles ment no further commission is paid if centango has been charged.
There is no doubt that the local scale is far
The cargo steamer Kanga, which arrived in Shanghai Jest Tuesday morning, has been the subject of considerable speculation here for some Jays past, a shipping notice informing consigues of cargo by her that there had been a fco board on the way out, having been printed locally. The Kasenga has touched at many ports too heavy, and if the brokers perrat in charg on her voyage from New York, from which ing brokerage at these rates business will be latter place she has one of the largest driven to other channels. The outside brokera argoes carried this year, 1200 should seize the opportunity to make known H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Con-Shang. Its now learned that during bad their willingness to transact buslares at lower
mostly piece goods, being consigned to naught presided at the distribution of weather, in the Indian Ocean, fire broke out in rates than those fixed by the Stockbrokers Au- the No. 3 hall, and it was some days before the sociation in Hongkong, otherwise we may awards at the Anglo-Japanese ontbreak was enbarod, the held having to be
filled with water before the flames were got expect to see the market absolutely stagnant Exhibition.
under. The origin of the outbreak is even yet owing to the absence of speculation. He stated that the awards were unknown, spontaneous combustion being given
the blame so far. The vessel has been berthed between
No. 3 hold will be removed to-day, when a thor heartily the damage done. Mesare Paulson and Bores-
Insurance Companies concerned, while for
practically evenly divided
Footing, and it is expected that the hatole of and Jobbers later on, as I tool ortain a great
action on the part of British interests, whether official or unofficial, can only re- have surreaded and others have been captured the two nations, and read a telegram ough survey will be made of the cargo and advertise as such, and thereby sare paying com-
doim to the ultimate discomfiture of British commercial and financial interesta in China, along with the interests of all other foreigners and of Chineas alike. Anything that injures the trade of one A. S. WATSON & CO.. section of the foreign community injures
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the trade of all, and whilst legitimate competition can only result in good such proceedings 29 aro decribed to our fellow countrymen in the message under considera. tion can only bring serious harm to all con- cerned From sheer self-interest it would be foolish of British merchants or other peopkof influnce to encourage such action as a boy-
dm
At present nineteen such prisoners are reported
to be in gaol,CEL
Eight students, more or less wounded and showing trees of ill-treatment during their captivity, have been found, as well as a number
from His Majesty the King congratulating the promoters on the success of the Exhibition.
Mr. T. Kato, Japanese Ambassador
of farmers, whom the pirates believing to bemon in London, on behalf of the Japanese
substance have probably held for reason.
of
Drs. Lala Noleson and Silva Mendes Government, thanked all concerned in have started a subscription on behalf of promoting the Exhibition.
the men of "the front,” to provide them
with trefreshments, tobacco, oto, and it is | satisfusfory to learn that the appeal ja meeting with a ready response. The men, I am told, are in good spirits and in the best of health.
The Portuguese craiser Rainha Donna Amelia left Hongkong on Saturday for Macao.
The Chinese Admiral had a long conference
of the Chinese river gunboats anchored in the inner harlone,
A SHANGKAT SENSATION.
FRANCE AND MORO000.
LONDON, July 16th. French troops were attacked by Moorish tribesmen at the Muhuja River
The Moors fled, leaving fifty-three
dead.
The French casualties were eleven killed and forty-three wounded.
AN AERIAL RACE
LONDON, July 16th. Mr. Morana, in a monoplane, and Mr. Drexel, in a biplane, raced from
Davy are to make the wurvey on behalf of the
P. Wadman will make the general avarage statement, which will have to be made prepara- fory to the collection from the consignees of the amounts due. The Karenge does not how any outward signs of the damage done, bat there is sure to be a very different vow
when the hotahes have been opened.
DIRECTOR HELM 18 EXONERATED.
The charges made some time ago by Assistant Director Frederick Simcock, of the Buress of Navigation, against his oblef, Director, Frank
F. Helm, hata fallen
I propose to deal with the question of Brokers
many would prefer dealing with Jobbers, who missien, besides knowing how they stand, Yours, etc,
SPECULATOR.
MALARIAL FEVER.
The total number of deaths from malariat fever during the year 1909 was 422 (as com pared with 499 in 1908 and 579 in 1907), of which 5 only wore Non-Chinese, 3 being from the civil population, and 2 from the Troops. For City of Victoria (135 in 1908), while there were these 417 Chinero destos, 123. comrred in the
120 deaths in Kowloon (141 in 1908), 165 in the villages of Hongkong (173 in 1908) and 9 in the Harbour (9 in 1908), Some of the deaths, how- ever, which occurred in the City were cases A written statement by Mr. Siniosek, charging bour for trestament in various City Hospital. brought over from Kowloon or from the Har- his chief with maladministration, mismanage Of the deaths which occurred in the villages 85 ment and private use of Government isboar and were at Shaukiwan (60 from the land population materials, was thoroughly gone into by the and 35 from the bost population) as compared lloth and after hearing the testimony of land population and 50 from the boot population) Secretary of Commerce and Police, Mr. Chi, Bwith 67 In 1908, 76 at Aberdeen (6 from the wartons witnesses called during the investigation, as compared with 105 in 1908, and 4 at Stanley. sustained and that Director Helen has not been in this Colony in 1899 and during the past year bo had decided that the charges were not Anti-malarial messures were flist inaugurated guilty of any of the sets alleged. pe commaderable attention has been paid to this The following is the decision rendered by work-special visits have been made by the Secretary Ellott
Inspectors in search of breeding places for the neighbourhood of houses have been ent
"I have ramined the charges filed by Mr. F. Simcook sgainst Mr. Frank P, Helm, Dires
mosquitom, dense tangles of braakwood in
down, the
tor of Navigation
trained mullaks have been regularly Every opportunity was given for the pro-swept to prevent the formation of waterweed Anction of evidence in support of the charges and algas and standing water has in places made, but nothing worthy of the name ha been been treated with lerosene at regular weekly red. The witnesses called were examined intervals, while such cases of Malaria or have under oath, and failed atterly to sustain come to the knowledge of the Sanitary Depart- knowledgy of the alleged fasts, or testified in to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in the favode of Mr Hela Suggestion se to dis
Leases with communications addressed to the cott." That represents our view entirely. No with the Governor to-day. He is on bond one Editor, not for pubheation at an evidence of boycott directed against a foreign nation pedig can be tolerated, and if the journalists of All Letters for publication should be willen on Europe and America could only realise that ans tide of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that with all the trade rivalry, in the East the are already
in other papers will ba appened
competing nations have still a common
The Great Nicole, the "handout king" is Orders for extra copies of Daily Pass they would not atir up ill-feeling by making mesting with a great reception at Shangha. Ono should be sent before 11 am on day of suggestions of the nature mentioned. The evening last week he had arranged to dive handon-fed from the Garden Bridge into the pubiscation. After that hour the supply in
gospel of the
open door is accepted by all Boochow Crook, but was provented by the suthun- Western nations trading here, no one carities The Wizard was there on time in bathing suit and loose robe, and so were a orond oř seek more than others and no one can several thousand people to witness the dive So be at less advantage than others. The also, says abtanghal exchango, was force of 100 policemen to regulate the trafic and pre- On July 11th, anddenly, at the Victoria Tose is common and their conduct rent a congestion thereof, and, lastly, so were Bournemouth to The Needles and the charges in fact, they either disclaimed any ment Lave been investigated and stops taken Nursing Home, Shanghai, GEORGE Somen should express that. The suggestion that the minions of the law to tell Nicch tha VILLE, of Crouch End, London, aged 32 years. foreign interests in China are divided, that under no circumstances would he be allowed to entry onthis purpose, and to arrest him it he one may be played off against another, is persisted in the attempt. It seems that the
The airships travelled at the rate of overies which would result from the examina
tion of certain records, when followed up, resulted CONGKONG Ophion; 101, Das Voor ROAD O
in nothing,GUN LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRES. 10 one that is likely to appeal to the Chinese Police Authorities considered the proposed fest fifty miles an hour.
too dangerous, and induced Dr. Wider, Ameri- mind, but it must be demonstrated beyond can Consul-General, to take this view also. At doubt that such discrimmations against any all events when Nicola appeared upon the scente one foreign nation has not the approval of Court who showed him a letter signed by Dr. he was socósbed by Mr. White, Marshal of the US.
others and that equal trading rights will be Wilder, intimating that Nicols would be arrest demanded for all:
ed if he tried to make the dive. Nicols was The German newspapers give very greatly disappointed, and felt very ladly The Church Missionary Society situate atooma to see the performanos, and so he tried to on the Navy Estimates, and appreciate for the disappoinlanent of the people who had prominence to Mr. Asquith's speech Taumata is to be known as All Sainte Chach reach the side of the bridge (having previously on the N
Rear Admiral Lyon received a cordial send the rails. But Mr. White Indhish get over its moderation and friendliness 88 zed with Mr, Henry Korinit Vingut, a wealthy tion of the effect of the anti-malarial
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 18TH, 1910.
SINCE the Chiness have become conscious
of their military weakness, especially against Western mations, they have sought other means of showing resentment, the off on Saturday. Commodors Eyre hoisted most popular being the boycott. This flag later in the day, weapon has been employed more than once of recent years, and though some harm has
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been bandcuffed by his assitants) and
npen bla
back, and the former won,
BRITAIN AND GERMANY
LONDON, July 10th:
between
both
shoulder and after that there was nothing to ho showing considerable relaxation in the done but to demist, which Niola did and returned reluctantly to the Astor House, leaving his man tension existing The English Mission Church, Kowloor, isagers to orblain the situation to the sperators countries.
and their indulgence. It was freely nosirded, deleted from the list of places of worship and in facts mild clear was raised for Nonia,
after which the crowd dispersed
thereby been inficted on the trade of the licensed for the solemnisation of marringen. Vicela das trequently performed this diving
country against whom it has been directed, the boycott has never been allowed to aă-- sure the national dimensions that its pro- moters sought to obtain, and for
very good reasons. The country whose trade was menaced could very cogently point out that such discrimation was against the spirit of treaty obligations and if persisted in would form good cause for warlike interferenOS ON the part of the aggrieved nation. Against such a statement of facts, with its suggested
.. backing of forca, Chins could do nothing but accept the inevitable expecially as the support of the other nations interested would not be extended to China. When the strong feeling prevading against Amari- as some five years ago found expression in a boycott of American goods, we pointed out
that it was not an occasion in which com- peting nations should rejoice, because they, were benefitting at the expense of s rival The question had broader issues time that The boycott indicated, not merely a discri- mination against the products of a certam
aftertoon.
Arriean papers dated early in Jugs report that General Edward B. Bragg, who was American Consul General in Hongkong in 1902-1905, was then lying at the point of death.
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THE KING'S PRIZE.
LONDON, July 10th. At the Bisley Rifle Meeting Mr.
Private Scannall of the Bots who died on feat in Americs, leaping into the water from Friday night, ma interred with military honours greater boights than the top of our Gardens in the Happy Valley Cemetery yesterday bandoulid, Into Lake Hirle from Lakeside, Ohio. Bridge Far instance, he lived, thackled and and aufered no injury whatever Lom the fest, Radice, of the Oxford University, and the one thing beppened at St. Louis, where he leaped into the hissippi from Bad won the King's Prize with a score of Bridge, a height of 45 fest, and he is confident 340, which is a record. that he would be running no great riek in performing the feat which was frustrated yesterday He is still prfectly mad to de it, or failing the Garden Bridge, to dive, handcuffed and shackled, into any of the local swimming baths from a raised platform and liberate himself from his bouds before he touches the water. In order to stapt this, however, it would be necessary for him to obtain permis“ sion from one of the local swimming bath
His age is 83
The Gazette confirms the permission grasted by the Admiralty to Liant. C. WHeckwith to retire from the active list of His Majesty's Navy on pension, and to namme the rank of Comman- der as from June 4th.
Atto-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board the committee's report re certain complaints against the Kowloon conservancy contractor will to dealt with Correspondonos will also be abmitted with regard to different mallahs and
Cemeteries
The Chinese Mesters and Pupils at Queen's College have subscribed the sum of $301.60 towards a fund which is being mised ritu the object of parsheaing nice and selling it sta very low price to the pour paple of Castor and neighbourhood.
Last year's winner was Corporal Barr, of the London Rife Brigade
KINGDOM OF MONTENEGRO.
LONDON, July 16th. Reuter learns it is unlikely that any
off
neighbourhood of meh mases. Certain bases ments and coolie quarters were also fumigated with salphur during the late autumn to kill in the dark corners of these retreats. The any mosquitoes that might be hiberusting monats spent on pullah training for the years 1908 and 1909 wom, respectively, $9,998 and $7,757.
Without something definite to start with, find no atleation going any further with the investigation. The charges against Mr. Heim are hand untrue, and he is exonerated from any blame or wrongdoing in connection The foot must not be overlocked that with the matters alleged Monile Times, the Malarial infection in not in all
undertaken in the Oslony
cases contrasted locally, for the Chinese population is constantly receiving additions. ELOPED IN SEARCH OF ROMANCE. From the mainland of China, and the resident Chinese may somewhat frequent visits to their Miss Edith Gaynor, the second daughter of native land, but for the purposes of comparison Mayor Gaynor, of New York, doped on June the figures given are fairly reliable sa an
indioa stookbreker. They were married at Wilming
Mayor Gaynor, contrary to the usual custom of fathers whose daughters have eloped, ex- pressed pleasure when he heart of the match According to the Herald, he said: We did not even know of the engagement. We would have given them a fine welding But I suppose they wastad a romspORO
ton, Delaware
Mr. Vingat is brother of the Countess
Este
TO CHEAPEN CABLE RATES.
If the invention of My Hans Kundson, Danish electrical engineer, perform all that is claimed for i, it should have far-reaching effects apon inter-Imperial and foreign trade generally. By quadrupling the catpat of existing cable it
desires, soon se the predicament in which he proclamation clubs, and ander the circumstances, it may be Power will raise an objection to the wine sume nad dos away with the that something may be arranged to folitle his is placed becomes generally own.
Meanwhile he is performing as brillisady a kingdom next month. ever in the Looux Theatre every evening, and ***** he thoroughly deserves the unprecedented sup CHINESE MILITARY MISSION.ble to tap the positions of this letters on the
port which he is receiving.
How to an BEAUTIFUL-Keep your Complexion, Mro. Ellen's Urême Charmante Tait Charmant and Special Skin Tomics and Fondro Charmant will enable you to do it Her Epecialties for the Ehin are the zindy of lifetime. A B. Wanos & Co, La.
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Hygiene is taught systematically in all the schools in the Colony and special attention is paid to the touching of the mode of conveyance of the Infection of Malazia by the mosquito mosquito and the manner in which the broods, and
the Military return of admissions for Malaria le by far the lowest on record, das undoubtedly to the active anti-narial mensurot note adopted. There was again a, marked timinutken of ad- missions for Makaris smongst the native troops. there being only 104 adnidasoar from this disease during 1909. The ratio of admissions Pr 1,000 for the last three years were 574 in 1907, 1028 in 1908 and only 54-3 in 1909. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The U. & M. stz, Zaften left Manila on the 16th inst, and is dus hers to-day at 3 pm.
The NYE str. Mishima Mara (Daropesa Line) left Shaughs for this port on the 15th inst, and is expected here to-day, Apr
The NY.K. str. Bingo Maru (Bombay Line) left Bingapore for this post on the 13th Inst and is expected here to marrÓW
condo possible a reduction of present cikle ented by tore thirds, and bring within the rulm practical politics the conduct of everyday business by wire. The invention, which dis- placed the Horse code in favour of printed longland, spplicable to exuting cables and Recensity for skilled operators, an Instenment
The NYK ar Hitachi Mara (European of Montenegro as a net like wywriter being employed in the
transmission of messages.
Line) lett Singapore for this port on the 14th From a militare cont of view the system inst, and is due, here on the 20th instant at
system daybreak........ chould be of incalculable service, na if is imp The P. & O S. N. Co.'s str. Assays left Singapore for this part on the 16 inst, at 6
.m with the outgard English Mail, dos bore on the 21st inst., at sbon 6 2.
The NYK Colombo Maru (Bombay Lino, left Bombay for this port vs Colombo and Slugspers on the 15th inst, and is expected here on the 2nd prot
The LGM Kleist, which left here on the 13th inst, as 3 pats arrived at Shanghai on. th: 18011 10
LONDON, July 18th-
keyboard being interchangeable at willy such Alteration being instantaneously and auto matically registered at the other and of the The Tsar, and Taaritsa have receive wire fr. Cethbert Hall, of Marconioms in taking a prominant part in the establishment ed Prince Tsai Tao and snite aboard of the system, which Roems destined to bring the cable withir conch of everybody for example, the Royal yacht Standart at a the present infect one shilling and to Canada
wond be recused to fourmees, and so on. Baltic port