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A letter containing dratt for $200 was received by a person other than the addromeo, and the man who received it is alleged to have opened it and cashed the draft at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. He was charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy on Baturday, and the hearing of the case was ad journed, ball being allowed in the sum of $250.
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been dispelled by experience, but the great amount of attention paid in recent years by the Chinese people to the subject of railways has led to wide recognition of their adrantages, and apparently the growing cagerness tohave them has beenaccompanied by a weakening of the hostility to the only minans of procuring great trunk railways in China within a reasonable period of time. It will be seen by a telegram from our Peking Correspondent which we publish this morning that the Board of Communications At the Magistracy on Saturday Mr. Haroland convicted the Chinese who was charged with has signed an agreement to borrow from an
lafrisging the privileges of the Fostmaster. international group of financiers a sum of General hy bringing letters Into the Colony, six millions sterling for the purpose of and with using a dollar stamp from which the advancing the construction of the Hankow-postmarke had boun erased. On the first counted by representatives of the Board of Canton line and the projected line his Worship imposed a line of $100 or one from Hankow to Szechuan. A provision month's imprisonment, and on the second the AFPOINTED in the agreement enables the Chinese defendant was sentenced to one month's impris-
Government borrow 1 further of four millions. We do not know
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PEKING, May 21st. The Hukuang Loan has been sign-
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A statement of the approximato traffic on the Kowloon Canton Railway for the month ending 29th April places the number of passengers at 30,090. The coaching amounted to $10,919.36- and the goods traffe to $1.243.59, the grand Hupeh and Hunan are pledged as total for the month being $12,162.95. This security.
The proceeds, after payment of amount, together with the previous graad total of $74,583.09, shows the earnings of the British section to total 886,746.04. The amended time-outstanding liabilities connected with
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· Londou, April 26th. 812,-So the worm has turned at last! I thought the lotter I addressed to you, in November last-which no one, spparently, had
connecting Wuchang Yochow, Changsha and Yi-Changhsion, where it will join the Hankow-Canton line; secondly, to the main line starting from Kuangshui on the Peking Hap- kow line and proceeding to Siang- yang, Chington-chow, Ichang and. Kweifu, and ultimately to. Chengtu.
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Canton, May 19th. REDBES IN WAI-HOW, FERYZOFUBE, Somewhat daquisting nows has this day coman from the Wat-dhow Profecture, where the rebels: are said to be massing in grest foros. From PRINCEwhat can be gathered, the rebels, despairing of successfully attacking Canton, aro turning their sttention to this profecture, where many mal- contents are known to dwell. The authorities have boon suosesiful in seizing a large number
LONDON, May 20th. The Kaiser has invited the Prince of Wales to visit him at Potsdam.
THE ROYAL SPORT.
'KING GEORGE'S FIRST
LONDON, May 20th, The King's horge Pintadeau has won the Fitzwilliam Stakes at Don- caster Spring Meeting.
Tremendous enthusiasm was dis-
played at the result, which is the first victory of His Majesty on the turf.
THE RELIEF OF FEZ.
LONDON, May 20th, Boisset's relief column is within two days of Fez.-
The old town of Fez is believed to
be in the hands of the insurgents.-
THE REACTIONARY MOVE MENT IN PORTUGAL.
LONDON, May 20th,
It is reported from Lisbon that the
for the Hupeh and Human section; a cruiser Adamastor" has gone to
of arms, a hundred chests of ammunition forty trunks phoked full of revolutionary badges and several red flags with white borders. It appears that the rebels in this quarter are well supplied. with funds, for the loaders have offered a reward of $50 to every confederate who induces a new man to join the revolutionary brotherhood. The rebots would seem to ko going about their recruiting basīnuss quite openly, and the pre-
festural officers do not appear to be able to cope
ed three regiments to this dissected ares, but with the situation. The Vicerry har dispatch it is doubtful if this forse will be adequate ta stamp ont the rising,
A few fwote about this little-known prefecture may not be without interest. Wai-chow lies up the East River and borders the Chiu-ohow and Ka-ying chow Prefectures. It is one of the largest of the divisions of Kwong Tung and its inhabitants are mostly agricultursts who have the reputation of being more than ordinarily superstitious. The profecture is roached by junki towed by steam launcher, and the journey takes nearly two days. The district has the unenviable notoriety of being honeycombed with secret societies, among which the "Sam Hop Wai," or Triad Society, is the chief. Many of the men who fell in the late rising here were natives of this district, and large numbers of thêm go abroad, exposially to the Malay States and other countries of the
outh. They are mostly Hakke-speaking glits. Many bandits and other bed ekarastars
people and are turbulent and foud of faction
the loan agreement is now signed shows that the Government is determined to carry. the courage to follow up publicly had been German for the Kiangshai-Ichang [Oporto. This is believed to be in have taken up their abode in the district, and
useless effort; but I have now hope that, after all, there is still lefta spark of independence and courage among the shareholders in Hongkong companies. Numerous expressions of opinion had reached we privately, both from residents
out the policy it has decided upon, and there can be no doubt it is a very sound policy to accelerate the construction of railways which are destined to promote so materially the prosperity of the provinces they in the Colony and from old Chius hands resident traverse. H. E. TUAN FANG would proat Homis, sapporting the views put forward in bably succeed better than most men in that letter. But they were merely pions ex- allaying the opposition to the Government's pressions of opinion, holding out no hope of joint. railway policy which is reported to exist action in the way of open criticism of company Among the local gentry, for the fact of management. that loan-like China's last loan of ten.
section; and an American for the connection with the reactionary move-
ment. Ichang-Kweifu section.
Provision is also made for a further THE STATE BALL AT BUCK-
INGHAM PALACE. issue, not exceeding four millions, on the same security.
Three years are allowed for the completion of the lines, excepting the Ichang-Kweifu section.
The lenders will appoint an auditor
done, that nothing could be done. This was the expenditure. supervise
COMPANY MEETING.
Everyone agreed, with one exception, that something ought to be done, but that owing to millions, mainly for currency purposes the interlocking of interests nothing would to for each line
-being 1.21 international Que should have
in removing some influence fears of political embarrassment with in dividual Powers, which, as we have already said, was formerly the principal argument against borrowing from foreigners. The signing of the loan agreement either indicates a weakening of opposition to the policy of borrowing foreign capital, or determination on the part of the Government to carry out, regardless of opposition, what they are convinced is a sound policy beneficial to the
interesta for the State.
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the place bears a very unsavoury reputation. It may be interesting to recall the fact tif the originators of the great Tai Ping Rebellion were Hakkas.
PLAQUE.
As I mentioned yesterday, plague is very rife here and the number of deaths daily is on the inoroase. Of course, as the authorities of thin LONDON, May 20th.
city publish no statistics, it is impossible to get The State Ball at Buckingham at even an approximate total of those who dio Palace given by Their Majesties in but there is no doubt that the calln-shops seams honour of the Kaiser was of the most to be the busiest institutions here just now. Plague is so bad in the Lim Chow and Yum the brilliant description. There were a Chow Profeatures that the Prefect has sent
thousand guests, including thirty urgent message to the Viceroy asking for a grant of esveral thousand taels wherewith to royal personages.
bay medicine to aid the poor. In Canton j now there is very much sickness, and the dalis wet oppressive weather is accountable for s great deal of it.
The annual meeting of shareholders of the
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen,→→ With
PORTUGUESE ROYALTIES.
LONDON, May 20th.
Ex-King Manuel of Portugal and® ex-Queen Amelie visited the Kaiser
CANADA AND JAPAN,
** THE XUET-HAN HAILWAY QUESTION,
Not many day ago I reported that the Peking
redemption of the Yuet Han Railway from tho Government has a soiree in hunt for the
merchants who at present own and direct it." This scheme is meeting with much adverno com- ment here, for the prebants are by no means pleased with the thought that the line will be redeemed with foreign gold. A committee has been formed among the merchants and share- holders to discuss the matter, and one of the first setions of this boily was to telegraph parti
LONDON, May 21st. The Times" Correspondent states that the Ottawa House of Commons
abroad. A great meeting is being arranged to has passed a temporary Japanesecular of the scheme to risk Chinese living Tariff Agreement.
take place on the 20th day of next month and the most influential residents of this city as well as the shareholders are to be invited to discuss the situation. As far as one can judge, there is......... Jikely to be serious opposition on the part of the shareholders, and the Government will have to se much diplomsey to get the matter ac
tone of one who wrote to me only a fortnight agó before he left for the Far East, and be need to be reckoned one of the ablest and most out spoken critics in Chias. The one exception to whom reference has been made was a resident in Shanghai, who is willing and ready to make some useful suggestions juregard to one of your public companies if he is assured of some sup. Peak Tramways Company was held on Saturday It is to be at the Hongkong Hotel: Mr. H. Humphreys port atthe next annual meeting. hopod that he will get the needed support..
presided, and there were also present: Hou: Mr. and the Kaiserin yesterday, In the lost issue of the Hongkong Weekly Press C. H. Boss, Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs. J. Scott* hand, there is a report of a company meeting Herston, and C. 9. Gubbay (directors), J. M. of unusual interest. Arewa to take this as a firat Wong, D. Clark, and G., Rapp (secretary), instalment of a grande by some of your locat The Secretary having road the notice con- Two cases of plague were notified on Satur- stalwarts in favour of more active vening the meeting, day, bringing the total to 37.
ap
participation by shareholders in the manage- A letter in reply to that written by Mr. C.ment of the companies in which they are in year permission I propose to take the report and D. Wilkinson on the condensed milk question terested? Are we to take it as indicating that statement of accounts as read. The balance you have still in the Colony men courageous shoot presents very little change from the one enough to suggest improved management? Or submitted to you last year except in the matter are we to suppose that the view put forward of expenditure. Maintenance and repairs anonymously by "Two Shareholders" will prevail, account has been increased by 83,173.94, in spite namely, that "owing to the business and social of the foot that the last rope had an unusualy ties which bind small communities together year long life. This is due to our having bad to Colony cannot produce men with "the necessary renew the steel drums, spurs and pinion wheel independence, combined with ability, to criticise and shafts in the engine house în addition to adversely the management of public companies"? replacing worn out boiler tubes with new ones that a Treaty of Commerce has been If this is the general opinion, then there is no There has also been a sum of 8725 expended on signed between Sweden aud Japan, It is to be hoped this latter view will not it. Fermanent way (new line), already written together with a Tariff Convention. hope for you. prevall, however. As I wrote in November, down to $38,950.29, we propone to still further Botir are based on the most favoured "now that times are bad and profits restricted. roduse by $10,000, and if you approve of this nation treatment. when shareholders have often to go without appropriation there will, after providing for dividends and the only people who thrive out of companies are the management and the man. aging companier, it is time that a strong protest should be raised by the patient and suffering shareholder.
Necessity is often the best spur to notion, and all shareholders cannot afford to nos capital shrink before their eyes while directors and managing companies calmly pocket their yearly fees or commissions.” V
is hold over until to-morrow.
The first steam trawler for Hongkong, the HONGKONG OPPLER: 104, DES VEUT BOAD Co Fang, passed the Canal on the 14th just LONDOR OFFICE: 131, FLEET Sraves. EO and is now about leaving Aden for Hongkong She is expected to arrive here about a month from now.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. R. B. Hancock to be an unofficial member of the Licensing Board daring the bude on leave of the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne,
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or until further notice.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to Hoa. approve the appointment of the Captain F. W. Lyons to be an official member of the Legislative Council during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley.
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The rumour that Bir Matthew Nathan is
HONGKONG, MAY 22ND, 1911. Not many years ago the attitude of the Chinese people towards railways was one of open hostility. When, however, it was soon how greatly rapid communications had served to develop the districts in which rail- ways were in operation public opinion quick ly veered round, and in course of time people clamoured for railways in all parts of thedicated as the probable successor of Sir Eldon Empire, the old hositility remaining only in Gorst as British Resident in Egypt was denied the form of objection to the borrowing of by Eir Matthew to a news agency represen- foreign capital for this purpose. This tative last month. bostility was encouraged by the fear that railways under foreign control, or in which foreigners were financially interested, would almost inevitably lead to the partitioning of China among the Powers, who at the time seemed to be marking out on stroying Fish. ⠀⠀ the map of China their respective spheres.
His Majesty the King has not been advised to exorcise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinanca No. 4 of 1911, enfilled-An Ord inancs to prohibit the use of Dynamite or other Explosives for the purpose of catching or do
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the upper termina and the viaduct approaching,
TREATY OF COMMERCE.
LONDON, May 21st.
It is announced from Stockholm
aged.
GAMBLING...
throughout the whole province, bat by slą Gambling is supposed to be now suppressed. acconate a great deal is still carried on in the
vernoter towns and villages, while even in Can- bon itself the amount of gambling surrept
siderable.
the usual dividend of 8 per cent, be a sum of THE KAISER'S DEPARTURE. tiously carried on in private houses is con- $1,633.80 to carry forward to next account. I have no further remarks to make, but if any shareholder lins any questions to ask, I shall be plessed to answer them.
There were no questions and the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts,
Mr. CLLEE seconded, and, the potion was
It does not follow that one imputes legal or ourried. dishonest practices. Mr. Pollock's speech at a On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded recent meeting laid ample emphasis on this by Mr. J.-M. Wong, Bir Hormasjee Mody, point. But there should be a ready recognition Dr. J. W. Noble, Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross, Mr. J. that public companier exist on public money, Boott Harston and Mr. C. B. Gabbay wore re and that the investors of that money-the share elected directors. holders—have at least an equal claim (if not the
LONDON, May 21st. The Kaiser and Kaiserin sail to-day for Home Opinions in all quarters agree that the visit cannot have failed to develop good relations between Great Britain and Germany.
"THE FOLLIES”"
PIRACIES.
Two cases of piracy are reported. A junk from the far away Lam Chow Prefecture, Indon with pigs and salted eggs, had nearly got as far as Fatshan on its way to Canton. Suddenly the junk was attacked by a numerous body al wall-armed pirates, who soon succeeded in over coming the junk's crew. They ran the ressal to the bank, took away all the crates of eggs and a quantity of clothing and money, and It was a very general opinion that the enter safely made their escape, taking with them tainment given by Mr. Henry Dallas Company three of the boat's crew to hold for ransom, at the Theatre on Saturday was the best of the They left all the pigs of the boat, Inter on whole series, which is very high praise indeed, the authorities were informed, but the pirates The second object of interest to the pirates ning to end the large audience was very enthu siatio. Mr. Clifton Yates was very happy in the was the passenger juuk rauning between Iling eholos of a song when "The Follies" gave their Tan and Canton. This vessel is a large one, first performanes in Hongkong. Deron, and is towed by a powerful steam-launch, Glorious Doven," which Mr. Yates sings magni. While passing Ko Chan Wai, where the river of Devon in the audience, and we believe we are were terrified by the sound of guns and the fcently, evidently appealed strongly to the mon is somewhat narrow, the recupants of the assets correot saying that on no occasion since that whistle of bullets over their heads. It was then first night has Mr. Yatoa been able to get soon that both banks contained gange of armed out of singing that song. Miss Fiele Radfor men, who kept up a fosilade on the junk and has had a very similar
similar experience with "The Moon com.pla
At to-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board first claim) with the management in the divi- Potts and A. R. Lowe be re-elooted auditor, Many of the items were new, and from begin were not to be found
of influence. Fortunately for China and the letter will be read from the Government rarion of any profits derived from the busin.cas, peace of the whole world, the British lative to amending certain instructions for the and have also a volos in the management. Even Government took a definité stand against guidance of the Administrative Head of the the partitioning of Chius, and this, resalted Sanitary Department. The President will sub the best management might be better for outaide in a series of international agreements to mit a minute relative to the proposed additions criticism and saggestion. The test of success maintain undiminished the territorial integ.to the Shankian Market, and a report wil be in mangement is the financial results the bal. rity of the Chinese Empire. These agreements read with reference to the outbreak of foot and cheet. There are several of your public
month disease at No. 9 shod, Sassoon's Villa companies somewhat closely held in the grip
managements which in recent years, to judge notwithstanding, the Chinese people main- tained their opposition to the granting of His Excellency the Governor has given his from the Inancial results and the absence of Zurther railway concessions, and this host-sent, in the name and on behalf of His profits to shareholders, roguire something more ility as a general rule extended to the Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances stimulating then friendly criticism.
passed by the Legislative Council:An Ordin construction of railways by the Chineses passed to amend the Law with respect to Government with borrowed foreign capital. Persons carrying on business ne Money-landers The idea prevailed that all the capital an. Ordinance to amend the University. Or needed could be furnished by "the merchanta dinance, 1911; and an Ordinance for regulat and gentry of China," and brave attempts Ing the supply of Electricity for Lighting and were made to raise the capital for many other purposes within the Colony of Hongkong gigantic undertakings. The delusion has and its Dependencios.
Mr. J. M. Wond moved that Mesurs. W. H. Mr. CLARK seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The CHIEMAN-That concludes the business, gentlemen. I am much obliged for your atten- dance. I had expected a larger attendance, but no doubt the wet weather has kept people away. Dividend warrants are now ready and may be had on application at the Company's office.
CORONATION CELEBRATION.
lannob, and ordered them to surrender. Lucki The Company are playing at Canton tonightly, the vessels had several well-armed guards on sad to-morrow. From there they go on to
The following additional subscriptions have Moose, and will give their final performance in board, ant these returned the fire of the pirates
Let some more of your local shareholders turn on the searchlight in the manner Mestra. Turner, Osborne and Polled have done. It been received: will not be a pleasant task. But surely there are Mesageries Cantonaises not lacking men of ability and courage and AB. Marty, Esq. independence to undertake it, however unplea- Bobinson Piano Co.
P. Tester, Esq. ant-Yours faithfully,
IT. Jackman, Eng.
THOS, IL. REID,
$600
100
Hongkong on Friday evening next.
*** with good effect. The engineer also put the
During the Interval packets of Peter's milk launch at full speed, and after being under firs chocolate were distributed to ladles in the for nearly ten minutes the junk at last got ent audience, some of the packets sentaining cou
50 pomstilling the holders to 40 cents worth of range. Two of the passengers were fatally
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this choiste on presentation of the coupons shot, however, and much damage was done to oat Cafe Weisemann,
the woodwork of both vessels.