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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
It is unfortunate that the wook-end holiday associated with August Bank Holiday, has been spoiled to some extent by the uncertainties of the weather. Sailing, shooting and camping holidays have been interfered with already, and it is to be hoped that to-day will make amends.
:
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 5îm, 1912.
August 2nd.
VISIT FROM PEKING.
The Provincial Governor bas just received communication
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from
COMPLETING THE BUND.
LOCAL SPORT,
LAWN BOWLS.
KOWLOON 2. CIVIL SERVICE.
CIVIL SERVICE.
HAMBURG LETTER-
to small and coasting craft to make their own arrangementa, viroloss operators on HAMBURG, July 13th.
board ship to be bound to receive and As a sequel to my remarks on the d
forward all messages by whatever system crcass in the birthrato in Germany a
transmitted. These conclusions the mom fortnight ago, the following table pubbers of the congress will submit to their lished in one of our dailios may bo of respective governments and it is hoped
The figures are those for the
that an international agreement on these year 1909 and are understood per 1,000 lines may be arrived at.. inhabitants
It has long been a nuisance that anyone wishing to get from the steamer wharves to the new bund, a distance of about a hundred yards, bas had to make a detour
This match, the last of the League through several streets in the city and over a bamboo bridge before is could get series, was played at Kowloon on Satur-, interest. the Central Government at Peking, telling to the new bund, although a bridge day, when owing to the uncertain wes- him that an officer named Chan Wood Lathes been standing there for a long time ther-neither team was at full strength will arrive here shortly to inspect the evidently completed. This work has at Civil Service, however, sceured their first Quite an astonishing number of old army and make a report on all things last been got through, and this iron win. of the scato
military in the province. He is requested bridge over the creek made ready for residents declared that they were unable to give this officer every facility for per- traffic, so that now this grievance is done w. Kelly. to sleep on peecunt of the heat on Thursforming his work and to ensure him pro away with. The two bamboo bridges used. Mackay. day night, and this sermed to be borne tection everywhere. On receipt of this formerly further up the creek have been E. Dawson. out by the greater number of people than information Mr. Wu sent for the Com- removed and the result is a big impreve usual wearing that tired expression which missioner of the Military Bureau and ment, in that it saves times and is a The next we know so well in Hongkong. Ad-ordered him to have his army in the best much more pleasant route. mittedly, Thursday night was one of the possible stato, and to see that the soldiers thing we would like to she would be the most uncomfortable nights Hongkong has are always properly-dressed when they small part of the bund from the steamer
The result of this can be seen
wharf to Shameen completed. Work has experienced in recent years, and a great go out.
beon going on for a very long time, but There are not nearly so many was the feeling of depression that even just now.
never scoms to get any nearer completion. the typhoon signals were welcomed as soldiers to be seen wandering around and indicating an early relief to conditions those au do see are well-dressed and which had become almost intolerable.
tidy-looking. Also around the East Gate troops are being drilled and they mostly make a very creditable show.
We have become so accustomed to seeing the typhoon night signals exhibited from the Tamar at bor usual moorings, and
FOREIGN GOODS.
Two days ago a large number of the
LI FOOK LAM.
Li Fook Lam, whe was one of the most notorious of the pirate chiefs before the revolution and who has been such a help to the Government since, has just tender- He has been in ed his resignation.
W. Finchar
(skip) ..... W. Diggens. W. Higby. A. Thornhill. M. Melver
(kip). Bishop R. Dincan. 1. Wheal (skip)
J. E. Rutter.
A. Milroy,
Norway... Switzerland Denmark Holland
Scores:-
KOWLOON.
G. R. Edwards.
France Ireland
J. Allan.
England and Wales 25.6
R. Hall.
Scotland
J. M. Henderson
Belginin
19
(skip)
8 Sreden
C. Alexander.
26.3 16.0
Births. Deaths. Excess of over births deaths. 10.6 19.3
.3 23.5 17.2 6.3 14.5 111 20.4 16.3 11.1 24.9 16.5 8.4 25.0 13.7 11.9 28.2 18.5 12.7 9.7
28.3 13.3
W. Russell
20.1 18.7
15 15.4
92 (skip).
13 Germany
ЭТ
17.1
19.9
R. Hunter.
31.1 20
12.1
G. Haxton.
313
10.7 14.6
A. Hamsay
32.4
21.4. 11
13
(skip)
32.4
22.4
37
64
33.7
25.1 11.0 24.1 9,6 38.8 29.4 0.4 40:4
25.3 16.1 27.8 13.0
TAIKOO » POLICE.
Tortugot Finland Italy
23 Austria
Hungary
44 Spain
Servia Bulgaria Roumacia
This match resulted in the frat defont
from the Water Police Station that it, leading persons attached to the military charge of Honam and has several regi. of the Police this season, who lost by 14
must have caused some anxiety to ship-circles in Canton held a meeting to men ping people on Tuesday to find that the what could be done towards prohibiting typhoon lights on the Tamar were show the use of foreign tobacco and foreign ing from within the naval dock and the wines and spirits among the soldiers lights on the Water Police Station were
After discussion it was found that all extinguished, the result of the electric
were unanimous in supporting this pro. light having failed for a little time in posal and a further meeting is to be held on Sunday to consider what steps ought utter be put before the other guilds to It is suggested that the
see what they think of it. cannot say anything against the Chinese action in trying to suppress what they
Kowloon.
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The death of the Emperor of Japan is perhaps he notable as the death of our own Queen Victoria twelve years ago. She had reigned so long that she had
to be taken.
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ments of soldiers there keeping order. Ever since he took up this work Honam
points.
ANCE CO., LTD.
For Russia the statistics of 1901 are the last available ones for the purpose, they are 48, 20.5 and 18.5 respectively.
INTERNATIONAL COURTS OF ANDIPNATION. In 1910 the "Aeltesten der Kaufmanns-
SOCIALISM.
At the annual meeting of socialists of all nationalities in Amsterdam this week great antisfaction was expressed at the introduction of a minimum wage in the collieries of Great Britain and it was determined that every effort should be made to obtain the adoption of the prin- ciple in all other trades as well, the main object of the party however to be the nationalisation in all countries of land, mines-and-railways-- --
THE STATE OF TRADE.
There is little to be said about trade in general which continues pretty brisk and as the crops look promising there is every reason to hope that the present activity may go on unchecked. There hos been quite a boom this last fortnight in shipping shares, a sign that the trade of the port is doing well.
CHINA CONFERENCE LINES.
has been quiet and there have been no THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-chaft (the Chamber of Commerce of disturbances, and as a result everyone is pleased with the ex-pirate. It is not quite the simple matter it looks to keep Honam quiet, as all the bad characters and schoners and plotters usually make days of the revolution several attacks their way over there and in the early General Li's were expected from here. work is worthy of recognition and the people in a body are clamouring for the
Petitions to this effect have been sent up
Berlin) addreased the Imperial Chancellor Following is the directors' report in on the unsatisfactory state of the law in respect of the financial year ending 31st cases of disputes arising out of transac March, 1912, presented at the fourteenth tions between private persons and foreign
of the Company in Shanghai:- annual meeting held at the head office, proposing as a remedy the creation meres
become associated with the British Throne think ovils, still the foreigner has got such Government here to keep him in office.
in the thoughts and minds of most people
a firm hold of Canton in this matter
will be almost futile to start an agitation against the sale of this commodity.
STUDENTS FOR EUROPE,
he will be retained in office.
CHANGING BANK NOTES.
New Business New applications received during the year amounted to
as almost inseparable, and the Emperor especially with regard to tobacco that it to the Governor, and it is expected that $12,751,774. Mutsebita in like manner represented in himself the change that had taken place in Japan during the past half century and had become so long associated with the life of Japan that he almost sccmed a part of the new régime which had come to stay. But doath claimed him, and his country has to mourn the low of a most enlightened ruler.
Two days ago the Canton Mint Bureau was opened for the changing of notes into silver and large crowds thronged the streets around. The crowd was admitted to a door, where each was provided with a numbered badge, and in the order of aumbers they received their change to the extent of $10 at most. This has had quite a good effect on the paper money question.
The total insurance in force on 31st March, 1912, amounted to $40,199,946, of which policies to the amount of 2210,411 were re-insured.
Incume. The income for the year amounted to $1,172,057.70, being an increase for the year of $204,776.56.
Assets.-The total assets now amount to $17,301,007.53, an increase during the year of $1,157,045.99,
of international courts of arbitration.
Rickmers
The Antwerp journal Neptune states that the English lines interested in the Far Eastern trade have appointed a dele- with a view to coming to an understand- gate to negotiate with the Rickmers Line ing apart from the Hamburg-American Line
The English lines, it is declared, are desirous of abandoning their under- standing with the Hamburg-American Line, and of forming a new pool with the
Line
and the Danish and
Better an open war against the Hamburg-American Line," say, according to the Neptune, they "than the present, situation; we shall at least know which way the wind is blow- The journal further hints at the ing
outbreak of a serious rate war which will involve also the Hauss Line, and lead to the mobilisation of the forces of the "Ithederei Vereinigung,' which was formed for the special purpose of fight- ing competition.
INTIMATIONS
Chs. J. Gaupp
& Co..
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
GEATER ROAD.
The directors have pleasure in present-They have continued their agitation in ing their report for the year ending, 31st that direction and have succeeded in get- ting the question entered on the agenda March, 1912.
of the international congress of chambers of commerce which is to be held in Boston next September. The Committee of the Policies were issued for $11,249,502 and Deutsche Handelstag has also taken the applications for $1,502,212. were post-matter up with the intention of making a further presentiment on the subject to poned or declined. The late examination which was held
the Chancellor. For the guidance of the to choose students who would be sent to
delegates to the international congress a Europe and America to complete their
statement has been issued setting forth their views. The inadequacy of the education has caused a lot of ill-feeling
meane at the disposal of privata in The among a section of the people.
dividuals for enforcing claims against. reason of this is that it has just come
foreign governments is strongly em- The Japanese in Hongkong have follow-out that quite a number of influential
phasized; it is shown that legal pro- ed the exumple of the British when they mourned the loss of a sovereign. They
ceedings either in the courts of their own country or in those of the foreign state have taken to wearing bluck ties and te
Payments, oo Policies. The total are inadmissible, whilst recourse to diplo wearing black craps bands on their arme, This is interesting na showing how rapid.
amount paid to policy-holders and bene-matic intervention is a doubtful expedient, ficiaries during the year amounted to the home government frequently for poli- ly the Japanese are coming into line with
making El total of western sentiment and western customs.
47,036,542.20. paid since the Company's tical reasons either refusing altogether
to interfere or else supporting the claim Always have on hand a very large complete. His Excellency the Governor “got a
The freight market has remained in inception.
The accounts have been audited by your ina feeble and ineffective manner; doing things. The Revolution has not practically unchanged condition, again now one on Hongkong" on Thursday
They morning, when he introduced us to the changed the Chinaman's character and only a limited volume of business was con- auditors, Messrs. G. H. and. N. Thomson, besides many cases that turn entirely on legal points are by nature unsuitable for British "lion," following on the Hong- he is just the same as before. However, eluded in chartering during the fortnight who have given their certificate.
The present directors of the Company settlement by diplomatic action. kong "tiger." He had called for three the papers and public opinion seem to under review, and although orders are retire, but are eligible for re-election.
comparatively few, trading was undoubt- thes for the "Koylis," then for a Hong-be with the dissatisfied spirits and aedly restricted by the scarcity of tonnage are Messrs. C. H. Burkill. Stepharius, therefore absolutely necessary that means SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS. for a British "lion." The "tiger kong tiger," and wound up by calling petition is being drawn up to try and and the existing differences in the ideas Lee Yung Su and J. A. Wattic, of whom should be devised to safeguard the in- !
of owners and charterers relative to Mr. C. Stepharius was clected to fill the always impressed visitors to Hongkong,
rates. At the close the freight market place of Mr. J. H McMichael, who re-terests of private firms and individuals | (Transits, Levols, Plane Tablés, Prismatic end. who have doubtless wondered what there
has still further strengthened owing to tired, and which election you will be was to charm the car or the heart in
prompt tonnage to load at Java being asked to confirm. the discordant chorus of yells which re-
A few country people have bean seen
In accordance with the deed of Settle "urgently
required. The North re- present "tiger," but when they came to know the enthusiasm and affection and lately in Canton wearing queues and this ponts trade continues quite unexpectedly ment Mr. J. A. Wattie retires, but, being
good for this time of the year, the re-eligible, offers himself for re-election. regard with which the **biger." was has in every case caused quite a lot of gular liners having sufficient to do in The report is signed by C. R. Burkill, charged they began to have some respect excitement. These people are usually their own sphere and tramps which do oc- chairman; Y. S. Lee, director; C difficulty in securing good paying managing director; 5. B. Neill, F.I.A., F.S.S., actuary: and G. E. Goode,
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men's sons were chosen long before the examination and that a corresponding number who, on merit ought to have been sent, have been left among the failures. Also it transpires that seven young men who did not sit for the examinations at all are among the successful candidates. This, of course, is the real Chinese way of
have this matter rectified, if not now, un a future occasion.
QUEUES.
THE FREIGHT MARKET.
Messrs. Lamke & Rogge of Hongkong$1,678,709,18, in their latest circular stete.
!!
-
It in
by international legislation and the pro- rosals to that fleect emanating rfom the
to have met with a favourable reception Berlin Chamber of Commerce are stated
for it. The "lion" roar, "which made the followed by a crowd, jostled and hustled casionally core into question find no Stepharius, director; J. A; Wattie cat parliaments and by commercial and
welkin ring on Thursday morning, will
perhaps be more impressiva by and by and sometimes hurt till they are rosened frGON-HONGKONG --Arrivals of grain | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., medical director.
when we know how to imitate the roar of the king of beasts, but, after all, what is the good of multiplying these series of calls? The hearty cheer was good enough for Britons (which includes more than Englishmen, your Excellency), and is still good enough, and in my humble opinion gives ample opportunity for exorcising the vocal chords.
August 3rd.
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The chief objɛe- industrial capacities. tions raised against the institution of an international court of arbitration are by some policeman or soldier who usually
from the interior continae small
threefold. It is urged in the first place. takes the man to have his head shaved,
one fixture has come to pass at 13 cents,
that it would he derogatory to the sover whom all is right again and the un- whilst other vessels on the regular run
CHINESE ENGINEERING AND fortunate, as a seeming new convert, is are accepting small lots at same Ûgure.
eign rights of states, but as it would be SAIGON-PHILIPPINES: Tonnage
MINING CO'S PROSPECTUS. locked upon as a sort of hero. Yester-dificult to procure and chartering has
the result of interstate agreements this Then day there was great commotion in one of been restricted to a fow fixtures. Japan
The Times of the 6th ult. says:--
argument seems devoid of reason. the streets near the bund and it sounded buying heavily has caused prices at Sai- Subscriptions aro, now invited by the it is said that the article on * des déttes like a riot or something of the kind.
gon to advance considerably and several Chinese Engineering and Mining Com-contractuelles" of October 18th, 1907, of importers seeing the difficulty to charter
pany (Limited) for an issue of £1,200,000 The experiment which the Public However, it turned out to be about a
at their ideas have agreed to resell their Six per Cent. First Mortgage Debentures the Hague convention provides the means Works Department is making with new hundred street coolics and loafers chasing cargues already contracted for and pocket (Kailan Bonda) at par. The Debentures for proceedings of private firms and road-paving material in the hub of the
persons against foreign governments, but Colony"
commends itself to public him they simply cut off his hirsute
a man with a queue. When they caught a handsome compensation. It is estimat will be secured by a trust deed constitut- ed that the deliveries to Japan for Julying a floating charge on the property
car private claimants only act approval, for not only does this new tar
and assets of the company and of the and August amount to 100,50 tong. paving deaden the noise in the streets, appendage and carried off their spoil in
SWATOW-SAIGON Charterers finding Grand Mining Company of Peyang and through their respective governments but it has the additional virtue that it is triumph.
it sometimes difficult to procure suitable Lanchow. The company may at any who, as stated above may or may not not so trying to the eyesight on blazing
tonnage at their ideas have contracted time after ten years give notice of its refuse to take up the case, it appears no hot day as are the roads metalled in the
with a local Chinese Steamship Company intention to pay off the Debentures at 3
sufficient guarantee. A third objection is old way. You have only to pass from one
for 4 trips at 84,800 lump sum..
The company will, on December of the roads re-surfaced with this tar-
HAIPHONG-BANGKOK - A VOSBCl
was 31, 1913, and on each succeeding December that the establishment of such a court paving into Royal Square, say, in the
Some time ago the Provincial Hall,
takon up to carry Cement--about 6,000 31, until the whole of the Debentures might lead to the employment of inter- cat of the day, in order to note how
which is situated just outside the East, casks-at 75 cents per cask,
have been redeemed or paid off, redeem,
mediaries or dummies; this however marked is the difference. The glare of Gate, was partially burned down by an JAVA-HONGKONG "Prompt" tonnage by drawings at par, 2 per cent, of the the roads in Royal Square is exceedingly accident and the members have been meet- being in urgent need, vessels could be amount of the Debentures which shall hardly deserves serious consideration, for trying to the eyesight, and as these
placed at as high as 40/45 cents per picul, have been issued. Holders of Debentures
as long as the latter are persons of means thoroughfares leading to the Law Courts ing in the Kwang Mai Toi Theatre, near
NEWCHWANG-CAYTON: - Nothing has of the old company have the right to ex- and the Hongkong Club are much used Tai Sha Tou. Now the Provincial Hall heen done during the last fortnight in change their Debentures for a similar and integrity it would naturally tend to during the hottest hours of the day it is
has been fully repaired and refurnished; the way of chartering.-The two last amount of this issue with a premium of promote business by rendering it safer. A court of arbitration as proposed would hoped that they also will be re-surfaced
at a cost of $3,500, the Assembly will cargoes contracted for have arrived here 3 per cent. in cash. The Debentures not in due course with the black misterial. It
during the last week, but no sales have exchanged will be paid off in cash,
have the advantage of inducing foreign is, I imagine, a mere expensive method meet in their own building, which is been done owing to the low prices offered
states to be less exacting in their dealings than the old way of re-surfacing roade looking better than ever.
by_buyers.
*TIME-CHARTERS: - The German 8.1.
and prompter in their payments. This in Hongkong-so far, at least, as initial cost goes but it manifestly gives a muro
Quarta and Norwegian s... Ulo have both
would raise the credit of weaker states There have been several accidents of proceeded to the North to take up their durable surface and should therefore
and thus act favourably on their economic prove cheaper as well as more satis- one kind and another on the front reach new engagement on time-charter & months THE DATE FIXED FOR HEARING OF BIG CLAIM. factory in the long run. Be that as it of the river lately, especially in the even at 86,300, and 2 months at 85,750 respec-
Application was made to Mr. Justice development whilst relieving diplomatic may, the new method so far as it has yet ing, and steps are being taken to try and
tively
COAL FREIGHTE: Demand has some- Parker, in the Chancery Division, on representatives of a great deal of work." been adopted. in Hongkong has elicited more commendation of the P.W.D. than prevent this sort of thing. The channel what fallen off, and boats offering space July 3rd, to fix a day for the hearing of
It will be remembered that after the I have heard expressed for quite a long of the river between Honama and Canton for part-cargues to load at Moji at sa the action brought by John Aird and Son have not found any takers locally-Fix-against the Tanjong Fager Dock and
disaster of the Titánie a conference was time, and I have pleasure in letting it
Harbour Board, which had reference to he known that the community is not above launches, junks, ferries and sampana, but, 82.50,
is always very busy with
tures reported Hougay/Chinking the construction of a large dock at Binga- held in London at the suggestion of the
Kebao/Shanghai $4.45. Port
pore. In support "gi'cin' the do'il his due,
of the application Mr.
German Government to consider what by daylight all goes well usually. At Courbet/Swatow 82.80 and Hongay/
Upjohn,
K.C., said that the persons who and Hongkong 82.10 per ton.
were relevent witnesres came from Sing&- measures should be adopted to insure night, however, whereas junks
It has now` CON- pore, but the work there having finished greater safety at sea. launches and all craft with masts or of
some of them had been transferred to
cluded its labours, the result being a any size must show a light, sampans and,
Canada. Both sides would be drawing
recommendation that largo steaners slipper boats go dodging about without
witnesses from bath places, and besides any light to their own and other's danger. The water police have taken up the matter, and every boat of any kind, large or small, must carry a light in a con- spicuous position, which order ought to prevent the numerous accidents which
The Chinese thief cannot be beaten in We recently had the story any country. of the man in Hongkong who stole a corpse from a police station in order to get the small grant that the Tang Wah hospital pays to people who bring there bodies which have been dumped in the streets. That takes the biscuit.--I-think, but, as another instance of the callousness of the Chinese thief, it has been whispered to me that a distinguished resident quite recently had the mofertune to have his false teeth stolen by a burglar,
RODERICK RANDOM.
Uccur.
REGULATIONS OF RIVER.
steamers,
F
パ
TANJONG PAGAR DOCK BOARD.
WIRELESS ON SHIP).
clerks so as to enable one of them to be constantly in attendance in the opera- ting room, that for smaller boats one
RUBBER EXPORTS FROM THE FEDERATED. MALAY STATES-According to the infor mation supplied by the Federated Malay many expert engineers would have to be should employ two wireless telegraph
Those connected with the case States Government to the Malay States called. Information Agency, the exports of were all business people, and consequent plantation rubber from the Federatedly it would be a great saving of expense, Malay States for June amounted to besides being of great convenience to 2,305,31516., making a total for the past everybody, if a day could be fixed. His six months of 15,382,280lb., as against Lordship fixed the trial for Monday, 8,349,3971b. for the corresponding period October 21st, subject to anything part
heard, of last year.
should be deemed sufficient, but that he should listen for the first ten minutes of every hour and that it should be left
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