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MUSIC IN A BAR-ROOM.
WHO WAS THE MUSICIAN!
woman to entertain
Poforo Mr. Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday Bergeant T. Murphy summoned William Krater, lionncoe of the Iose, Shamrock and Thistle Huid, 304-306, Qon's Road Central, for unlawfully permitting a ertain customers by playing a plane in the bar-room on the evcuing of April 17th Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse prossopted, and Mr. J. H. Gardinor apposred for the defendant.
Dotoptiro-Bergant Murphy, sworn, stated that at about 10 p.in, on the 17th instant ho saw defendant's daughter playing, a pisko in "the
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A NEW MARKET.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH, 1911,
money. About Tla. 5,000 could not be account-- -ed for, and it was then found that the men had used it themselves. They were ordered to pay it back, but, sheltered by their official rank, they entirely disregarded the order. The matter has since been brought to the care of the Viceroy,
has said that if the money is not forth coming in ten days they shall feel the weight of his arm.
** PARTITION OF CHINA" SULKE,
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
Ari inter-Company cricket match in the R.A. Cup series was played on the Military Ground, Happy Valley, on Monday, between the 87th and 88th Companies R.G.A., resulting in a win for 88th Ooy, by 18 ruus. Dombr. Buckley (31) and Captain Garneti (14) were principal scorers for the winners. Lieut. Wiltshire (37) played a good innings for 07th Company, but received
THE MURDEN POLICE SCUFFLE.
We'take the following from the Manchurian- Daily Nace, a Japaneso paper published in English at Dalny. The ornas headings are our contemporary's own -—~~
OFFICIAL JAPANESE DEMANDS8. In pursuance of the instructions wired by the Tokyo Gororamentto Corsal-General Koike can. corning the Makden Polica Bentle, as previously reported, the Cousal-General called on Direstor Hat of the Board of Foreign Interconces on Wednesday afternoon tud presented the Ja-
(a) Tho offending Chinese policemen to be all punished.
(B) The Chinese Chief of the polio station
stroots. Of elenaliness or hygienic principles here just now is a sensatiousl report which has no support, the läat are wickets only adding 10 panean demands itomized as follows:
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
April 24th. All those who have visited this city must lave been surprised at the strango markets it contains. Instead of the imposing structures seen at Hone or in Hongkong the markets bors are simply numbers of shops all selling the same things, and situated in Althy and narrow
there is none, and food is often sold under most thy conditions. The people here, however, sre now waking up to the wake of aanitation, Yamen that formerly belonged to the Governor of Canton (now a defanot offeo), sad is its place to erect a ne market built in Western style and ran on striet hygienic principles. No less than $100,000 is to be spent on the building, and the most prominent merchants in the place have been asked to co-operate in the scheme. It is sarprising how industrial affairs
rabs Gunder Jones was in good form with the ball for the winners, taking five wickets for eix runs, whilst Dembr. Winkworth was the
Bevon wickets for 37 runs. Boores:--
2900. ..A.
blic bar. Thero was a British soldier by the and a proposal is on foot to pall down the been inundated with petitions from prominent Mast successful trundler for 87th Coy, having concerned to be dosit with severely.
the plane ingingg. He was facing stomare in the bar Witness watolied for ye or ten minutes through a space betroen the swinging doors from the opposite side of the sirget. The girl played for some time after the soldier had Bnished singing, then left the piano and entered the street with her mother. They took riches and wont onst. Witam alan saw the
defendant's wife behind the bar.
of this kind have come to the front during the
His Worship That bas nothing to do with last few years, and Canton now contains many tummans. Were there any people in the bar?-I saw about-aix-or-eight
Wore there any other women-I did not see
aby.
Cross examined by Mr. Carlinor: Are you sure of the time P-About- Would it be before or after ton-It may have been a few minates on sither gida.
Does the piano the girl was playing face the street The end of it does. I could see the notes from wore I was standing.
Were there any musicians there at the time -I did not notice any...
There are inen mubians them!--At times, but I do not know whether they are engaged
there.
20 minutes.
A
How long were you standing outside P-About When you arrived on the scene was the little girl playing -Yos.
For how long did she play About ex
minutos.
notice.
Had she any masio before hero?—I did not Did you enter while she was playing and call the defondant's attention to the foot No.
Was any music played after the girl and her mother got into ricakes?—I did not hear any. I left a few minutes after them.
Mr. Gardiner asked permission to son bis
client, as he might have to call some evidence His Worship-We must go on with the anmmons. It is a wook old,
Mr. Gardiner-I only received instructions yesterday.
foreign goods shops" that would not be-s disgrace to Poria or Vienuz. One of the last to be opened (in Shop Pat Fo) is on an enor. moas scale, several stories high and extending from one street right through to the next. It is daily thronged with people and the goods are both cheap and attractive.
PLAQUE IN CANTON.
in in real earnest, there have been several cases Now that the hot weather appears to have sot
of plague. The Vicorey, with that promptitude which characterises all his actions, bas taken steps to combat this die aso. He has caused it to be notified throughout the longth and breadth of the City that plague is caused by filth and by microbes sarried by rats. He has ordered the Tastai of Police to send special messengers through the stress who will bay such dead vor. mia for a small sam, and the prospect of getting few cash is.a great incentive to the people to hunt out and destroy these posts. The doctors to on-operate in the combat against this disease of the various hospitals have also been invited
a
FINANCIAL WORRIES.
groat
The great theme of conversation and debats lately found its way into the lool Press regardi ing schemes for the partitioning of Ching by certain foreign Powers. The Self-Government Society and the Canton Press Association bave Chinese at home and abroad to stir up the auth orities to a sense of the country's danger. It is also suggested to form corps of volunteers in all the villages of the Province. I hear that instrno- tions have been received from Peking to keep s terior and that every one who asks for a passport wary oye on all foreigners imvelling in the in- will have to undergo a searching examination,
COMPANY MEETING."
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD
The twenty-second ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Houghong Electric Co., Ltd., was held at the Company's Offoe, St. George's Building, at noon yesterday, Mr. J. W. C. Bonuar presided, others prosent being :-Sir
H. Modhurst (directors), Mr. F. Graham (mana- Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. H. Keswick and Mr. G.
gor), Dr. J. W Noble and Mosers, C, G. Maskio, J. MeCubbin, E. W. Terry, A. H. M. da Silva, C. Pemberton, L. E. Ozorio, O. Baptists, Loung Yan Po and Wong Leong Him.
The Manager read the notice convening the meeting."
Capt. Clapham,ellonaldson, b Winkworth Capt. Garnett, b Winkworth........ Lieut. Paris, a sub, Marah A Bombe. Buckley, a tonaldson, b Sploor... 31 Coept. Hargas, b Winkworth Sergt. Cleaves, a and b Winkworth ...... Gainer Franigan, & Winkworth Gunnar Jones, h Winkworth Gunner Cabbo, o Wiltshire, & Winkworth. Gunung Paley, b Fitzgerald Gunner Iindsor, not out
Erinys....
Tutsal
97 Cor. 8.0.A.
Hombr, Winkworth, o Claplan, b Capt.
Garnett...
Licut. Wiltshire, e and b Jon08
Guter Donaldusu, o Paley, b Paria Qunnor Fitzgerald, b Jones
Gamer Walton, b Lt. Ful.... Sergt. Spicer, b Jonasaden Gunner Macah, e Garnott, b Jonos Bombr. Amoid, Parineet Bombr. Blackeó, a Pargess, b Jones Tptr. Wilkes, not out ...
Extras etti.
Total
JAPANESE TRADE IN 1910.
THE NEW TRADE TREATY.
肆
2
01
marked a considerable advanco on those for
(c) Suitable reparation to be made to the Japanese wounded,
(d) Guarantee to be given by the Chinese authorities for the maintenance of public order sed posce in the future,
(0) Either the Dirsator of the Board of Foreign Intercourse or the Director of the Board of Administration to address an offloial apology to the Japanese Consul-General.
REPLY OF DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN INTERCOURSE.
"The wply of Diclor Han, in the face of the repeated overtores for an amicable sottle- ment, as made by the Inspector of the Mukden Police Office, was surprising, to say the least,
POINT-DIANE REJECTION. He said: "According to the reports of the Chinese Guild, Makdon, this polico souffle originated from viclence done without provoca tion to the Chinese policemen by the Japanese policemen. Such being the view I take of this incident, I regret to have to decline the Japanese, derintis."
HIS INSINCERITY. Consal-General Koiko was sorry to and no favourablo ghanges in the attitude of Director Han towards this Japanese and to see him persist in refusing to deal with this last question, too, in a friendly and sincere epirit and did not stop to waste another word.
CALL ON VICEROY HSI-LIANG. Hai-ling Jestorday morning in the hope to The Consul General paid a cell on Viceroy
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The above statement of Director Han wer contradicted in no dabious terms by no lose per sonages thas Chairman Tion and Vice Chair an Tsui of the Chinese Guild, Mukden, whom the hland Director had effed as the informant, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
This contradiction had been mado formally to Vice-Consul Arita of the Japanese Consulate- Gonoral by these two leaders of the Chinëse Guild, which had hold a shooting of the com- mittes on the 11th, Tuesday, when e resolution was passed unanimously naoribing this scule to
policemen,
the abuse of authority on the part of the Chiness SURVEYING
THEIR FEARS AIRED. They informed the Vice-Consul of the abero- latter to bear in mind that the anti-Japanese resolution and proceeded further to ask the feeling manifested by the Chinese officialdom shared by the Chinese people at large, especially by morabers of the business communities, who wera baunted by a foar lest such manifestations
relations of the two countries.
His Worship granted half an hour's adjourn equalling Tia 1,850,000 to meet the expenses other Diesel engine to overtake the increasive commanding position held by Great Britain in general was not in the slightest moaBRZO
ment.
Mr. Gardinor said the osse for the defeating of the late garabling tar reminds me of a of the various government dopartments, Speak was a total denial of the statement that deferuinour which I have boord several times lately. dant's daughter was playing the piano at the It is known that the closing of the geming time alleged. As a matter of fact, she was not honos has thrown out of work a very large for enough advanced to play accompaniments to number of people and that many of those have songs. She was a beginner at music, and was
Countries.
- Year.
Uglied States Germany... Australia
France China
the
arport
1910. £
Your.
Year.
1909.
£
1903.
5,469,900 6.414.000 7,769,000
The commercial supremacy of Great Britain Is a subject which has received special attention The CHAIRMAN Baid-Gentlemen, The in the columns of The Times recently, and last ropart and statement of accounts having been in this connection, as the figures quoted year's trade record for Japan is intorosting in your hands for several days, I will below demonstrate. The statistics also passes with your permission, take them as read. The interest from the fact that they are the last result of the year's working has again been sat full year's trading under the existing treaty conditions, as arrangements are now in progress isfactory, showing as it does a balance at for a new treaty, which will take effect in July credit of working cepaut of $177,716.10, as next. The negotiations which have been in compared with 8169,595.43 last your. This, in progress for some considerable time past, have The Provincial Treasury is still in
face of the increased use of metallic filmoute resoled the final stages not only in Grent Britain, but also in Gormany, France, and other worried about it. It appears that there is no financial straite and the Viceroy is greatly lamps, and of the rebates given to our large countries, The existing commercial treaties coneamers, will. I am sure, be gratifying to you. have now been in force for 12 years, and although def nite sot of estimates for the various Yamona, The Topo expressed at our lat meeting that a deflate statement can yet he made on the but that in the days when the Gambling Tax the advent of the more soonomical and between Great Britain and Japan, that the now subject, it is hopet, in view of the close relations was bringing in nearly far million dollars officient motabic filament lamp might lead treaty will give concessions in regard to British yearly the wants of the jamens were supplied to an increase in the pumber of consumers has imports into Japan, hose for the year 1910 in a more or less haphazard way out of this been realized to some extent, and during the the preceding year, and must be regarded as fund. The amount of this tax has by no means year wo bare connected up quite a number of satisfactory. boen wande up by additional ones, and the new constituents. This has led your directors
The following statement of the Japanese trade Treasurer states that he wants an amount to consider the advisability of purchasing no-
with the chief foreign countries will show the
IMPORTS, 1910. ~*** demand for current, and we expect shortly to place an order for a larger vagine than the ones we have at present at the station. The and standing at credit of Prefit and Loss Ac- count is $189,514.36 dedubring dir ecters' fees (83,000), there remains 8196,514.36 joined rovulationary societies. The Govern- available for appropriation, which your. not in the bar at all on the night in question."
William Krater deprend to being the licence after the recent Sinisination, and rumour has lows-Pay a dividend, of 12 per cent,, ment fears them sociétias greatly, especially directors propose to deal with as fol. of the Ross, Shamrock and Thistle Hotel for it that it will not at all be unlikely to see the Ray, $1.00 per shers on 60.000 sharos, 16 years. It was not true that his daughter, gambling shops opened again on the first of the $72,000.00. Pay a bonus of 1 per cent, say, who was just over 13 years of age, played the sixth month. I cannot say how much or if 10 cents per share on 60,000 shares, 86,000.00. piano in the bar on the night of the 17thony truth there is in these tales, imt it would Writ off Plant Account for depreciation, instant. Bho sometimes practised in the bar on be interesting to find their source. The Gov 881,623.34. Write off Property Account for returning from school in the afternoon, but sho erament is also having the grastest trouble doprepintion, 86.722.30. Pay a bonus to staff, did not know enough music to play accompani in collecting the now taxes on wine. Thors 84,123.04. Corry forward to next account, ments to songs. Witness hired and paid for have been great disturbances in Kong Moon 816,445.68. I trust this proposal will reccice musicians, and had done so for the last fifton and other places, and so had is the state of your fauction and approval. The sum set aside years. There was one in the bar on the night affairs that the head of the monorely has been for depreciation any seem a large one, but in in question, and witness was also in the bar that obliged to apply to Government for a largely the epicion of your brostore it is necessary The effisionor of the Company depends large. ly, indeed, I may cay almost solely, ou our The official in charge of the Yang Kong Diskeeping up to date, and this can only be done trict states thpt the number of armed bandits by making provision for replacing our plaut, ea is increasing kily and that the people are in it becomes obsolete or inefolent. The policy terror for their lives. It also appears that the therefore of writing down the value of our Plant officer in command of the troops quartored in Account is the only sound one. the district can do nothing to precent this state your we have spent a considerable sum in extend- During the of affairs, for the bandits are morn annisrousing our underground ayatem of mains, and in thau the soldiers, and are equally well armed. making alterations and additions to the atation, The officer rororis that the man's pay is greatly and there is still more to be done, but I think orordue, and that this by no means imparts an we can say that these expenditures which gro ardonr for fighting. When the news was given very necessary will not interfere with our keep to the Viceroy be at once gave orders that the ing up a steady dividend, any member has arroare of pay aheld at once by forwarded, and any questions to ask I shall be pleased to answer the troops are to bo speedily reinforced.
thom to the best of my ability.
No questions ware nisked.
accounts as printed be adopted and prased,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the report and
prison. It appears that the prisoners fa vory to the depresistion of the plant and its continued Dr. Nonce The Chairman, in referring large number) wished to make the gaoler a pre-efficiency, although using but low words, has sentation, but that one of the men - a person cell-
covered the ground so completely that he leaves ed Tra-would not subscribe and made objection but little for one to add to that which he has to the solete. His fellow-prisoners then cou morced to beat and wound hire, and so terribly progress the machinery of an electric lighting already said. In these days of improvements was he used that when assistance came the peor plant son becomes obsoleto, requiring constant wrotch's intestines were protruding from the abdominal wall. The prisoners then seized scrapping and renew 1, for which ample pro the prison and locked the gates so that none of well as a large shareholder in this Company, I sion must be constantly made. As a very old as the authoritica could get iu. No ono appeared venture to express the hope that the present On the 25th at 11.55 am. The bazomotor to wish to escape, howaror, and afterwards when policy of our directors and agente, of making has risen slightly in the Philippines. It remains the Magistrate appeared in person the gates liberal annual provision for amintaining an up- practically steady at the other stations around were opened, sad the men confessed the deed and to-date plant, will not be departed from. Will the China Sea.
The typhoon has apparently filled up. invited the official (if he could) to pick out those these few words I beg to second, with pleasure, Tho depression lying over Shantung yester. who struck the blows. A doctor was söön in day has moved into the B. part of the Sea of attendance, but the war's injuries are such that,
the Chairman's proposal that the report and as Japan, and the one situated over the N.E. part especially with native treatment, he is not
counts be adopted. of the Sea of Japan has moved away over the likely to recover. The crowdest state o Pacific.
Pressure remains low over N. China and high these prisons may be judged by what was over the Pacific to the East of the Bonins.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours endingently brought to light in the chief city of
evoning,
Mr. Wodehouse-Was any soldier singing about ten o'clock that night? -I could not say.
His Worship Can you remember whether the piano was played that night or not P-It was
Was your daughter in the bar room all?-I cannot say,
at
Wae Mrs. Krater in the bar? - I cannot say, Barah Krator, called and sworn, denied play. ing in companimout for a soldier on the night of the 17th instant. She could not play. accompaniments for 'songs, and she was not in the bar all that ovoning, but she heard the piano and violin being played. Witness had never attempted to play for soldiers or anybody else
in the bar.
His Worship-Where were you (hat nightf—' Upstairs.
And Mrs. Krater?-She was apstairs too. Did you go out that evening?-No.
Do you ever play the piano in the bar Sometimes, when I come home from school of an
afternoon.
Mr. Wodehonso-Can you say how you were dressed that night P--I was dressed in white.
Mr. Gardiner applied for a remand, as he could not got hold of the pianist, and he might wish
to call other witnesses.
The hearing was adjourned until Thursday.
WEATHER REPORT.
at 10a.m. to day, 0.00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noor to-day is as follows —
8. W. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood light or mode.
(rate; fine.
B. winda, light Formoss Channel
Lor moderato South coast of China between game as No. 2.
Hongkong and Immocks. South coast of China between Same as No. 1.
Hongkong and Hainan...
increased staff.
UNPAID TROOPS,
PRISON BISTURIANCE.
Another curious light on the deplorable state of Chinese gao's was shown three days ago when a serious trouble broke out, in, the Nam Hoi
come of
Tang Kwoon District. The Magistrate was found to have 324 unsettled pases on the roster, and over 500 prisoners awaiting trial. He has just been supplied with a deputy to help him clear up arrears.
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DISHONEST OFFICIALS... Here is another example of the way the offcials of this country do their work. Last year two deputies were seal to the North to buy horses and were entrusted with a cartain sum of
The motion was carried nanimously. On the motion of Mr. PEMBERTON, seconded
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might lead to grase consequences to the trade INSTRUMENTS
BROAD-DAY LTING,
This gives the lie to the Director'a reasons on the strength of which he rejected the Japanses demands made under the instructions of the Talego Government concerning, as we hav9| repeated, an affair of serious significance.
ITS CONFIRMATION BY THS GUILD, Tho Consulato-Genorai took the trouble of
ascertaining of the Chinese Guild whother any Direction Haa and received a positive answer its members had played such a deception on in the sogative.
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THE LIE THROWN IN HIS THROAT, The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the
Chiness Guilt called on Director Han on Wednesday night and took the latter severely to task for his broad day lying.
.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VICEROF.
The meeting of Consul-General Koike and Viceroy Hat-liaug on Thursday had surprising favourable results.
DIMANDS.
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W.F.STANLEY & CO.
AND
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ALWAYS
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Great Britain... 9,470.0 0 8,620,000 10.770.000
260,00 4,394,600 4,020,750 4,625,000 336,500 278,300 540,000 555,000 524,000 ..... 6,856,000 5,688,000 5,996,000 ~GREAT BRITAIN'S DOMINANT PUSITION:
The total Import trade into Japan in 1910 Timice on January 2.to be £46,505,000, and the was reported by the Tokyo Correspondent of The gares quoted in the ofleial returns, recently to the table which follows comparison is made of hand, confirm the accuracy of this figure. In
previous years. The total volts of this trade trade of Japan for 1910 with the two was £45,665,666, na inorden on the previous official trade return issued at Tokyo, while the your of about 43 millious, according to the increase over the figures for 1903 was about night millions sterling. The figaros sut out in Japan to the principal countries, the United the following sable show the exports from States heading the list, and in Europa the Frezala demand for Japaneso productions being very large as compared with the imports of Japanese goods into Great Britain and Germany.
The Viceroy listoned intently to the earnest. The reason is to be found in the fact that the reminder given by the Corsal-General, who United States and France are the chief pointed out the dangorous trond which the customers for Japanese raw silk-
international relations between the Chiness and KEPT IN STOCK Year Year. Year,
Japanese authorities at Mukdan had begun to Conniry. 1919. 1910. 3913.
take because of the atter absence of sinearity to
China United States 14,370,000 13.154.700 12,199,600 keep on friendly terms, and who urged the Vice 5,000,000 7,300,000 6,050,000 to Rottle speedily the case in which the France... 4.492.500 4.152,039 3:374,503 Chinese were in the wrong un plainly as daylight Great Britain: 2,578,100 2,700,600 2,552,401 VICEROY'S ACCEPTANCE OF JAPANESE Germany .... 1,116,700 795,00 797,000 sources, roseal the dominant position ecoupied These figures, derived from Japanese official Great Britain in the Japanes trade. end of the war boats in Japanese trade. Our importa
into Japan, which, following the showed a decline in 1909, made a marked recovery last year, and we are all ahead of our nearest rivals, the United States and Germany, the value of our imports being nearly equal to the value of the trade of both those countries added shows, indeed, that of the total imports into together. A simple analysis of the figures
of British origin, and pur position in relation Japan 5. praportion approaching one-fifth aró to our nearest tralo rivals is a relatively im-1 proving one in a year when the total volume of of the boom year 1907. trade surpassed all records with the exception
THE EXCESS OF LEPORTS,
These charges are to be reduced in India, and In Japan,
where, as The Times Tokyo Corra-the rpduction has been obtatued by the Bongal there is a disposition to attach importance to the following telegram from Calenttu to the Madras WHY GO TO spondent polated ont in a recent contribution, Chamber of Commerce, as described in the
do not include the trade with Formosa and Ko- small excess of imports over exports, the returns spor rea and who these figures are added the misal sitution is redressed, and a small balance in 1910. A satisfactory feature of the position is that this increase in the importa is of experts over imports is shown to have existad teading largely to battributed to partially manufactured goods. As has been stated by our Correspondent the figures for 1910 would not appear to have been swelled to any extent by imports in antici pation of the treaty revision,but the induence of this factor is certain to give an artificial ap- pearance to the trade returns of the first half of the current year.
Mr. McUUBBIN, the appointment of Sir Pani Chater to the directorate was confirmed,
Mr. OZORIO, and agreed that Mrs. G. H.
It was proposed by Mr. Macis, seconded by THE GOVERNOR OF INDO-CHINA Medhurst and J. W. C. Honuar should be re-elected directors.
Mears. W. Hutton Fotta and R. C. Edwards
TERRY, seconded by Mr. DA SILVA. ware re-appointed andŝtors, on the motion of Mr.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance, Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow, and
`may be had on application.
NO DUEL
of the Chinese policemen and, evincing a little The Viceroy then owned the transgressions hesitancy at first to accept unqualifiedly the Japanese demand (1) as referred to above until he was reassured on this point by the Consul- General, who put on theteluss a construction quite satisfactory to the Viceroy, that the guar- antep asked for was hy no means, of absolute, and bracting nature, but implied nothing more than the strict supervision of the doings of the Chinem police as for as possible, agreed to all the Japanese proposals and arranged to ear mark the guilty parties.
TELEGRAM REPETITION CHARGES.
Correep ndouco is published which bas "passed between the Bangal Chamber of Com. merce and the Telegraph Department on the sulject of reducing the charges for calls for repetitions in telegrams at the cost of the addresses. The series close with a Tutter
from the Director-General of Telegraphs, an mininting that the charge for repetitions in fatura be reduced in the case of inland messages to El for twelve words repeated, with 2 as. extra por word after
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