NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET
HONGKONG ADENCY.
NOTICE
THE Undersigned, leaving Hongkong for The Northerly in November for a period of about three or four months, bega to inform that all inquiries concerning the RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEST may be addressed to the Agency, at St. George's Buildings, Second Floor,, where they will be attended to by his Assistant in charge.
B N. SHNITNIKOFF, Agent. Hongkong, November 4th, 1918.
WANTED.
INTIMATIONS
TAE HONGKUNG DAILY FRESE TUESDAY, › NOVEMBER 6TH, 1918.
WISEMAN'S CAFE
Entirely
now
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New Organisation
Outdoor Caterlag é
of every description.
INTIMATION
AND
ticability of establishing a good har No casca of communicable diseases were FAR EASTERN CABLE
bour lower down the river, and, of ↑ reported in, the Colony on Saturday.
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gourse, it is not impossible to imagino efforts being made to develop Whampoa That, however, would mean that goods for Canton must be transferred Bat
Mr. Denman Füller will give the first of a new series of organ recitals in St. John's Cathedral on Monday next, Nor with, at 6 p.m. The collection will be in aid of the Organ Fund.
The Hon. Mr. D. Laadale and Mr.
H. P. White are leaving the Colony
NEWS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PELING, THE BEST PREVENTATIVE OF Whampoa, and there is no reason why
Despatched. Oct. 31st. Delivered, Nov. `atb, the work should not continue to be done
Foreign circles are amused at the in Hongkong, where all the facilities
Chinese Government's replies to the are already provided. The magnitude of any such project for developing Wham-to-day to attend the Races at Shanghai Allied Note, before it has been dispatch-
next week. Mr. Brooks Smith, a Shanged, regarding China's war attitude. pos is so great, the data available at
hai visitor, returns to-morrow,
The Ministry of the Interior authorites present so incomplete, and the expense
the interament of von Hanniken. involved so considerable that it does not fall within the region of practical polities. For our own part we doubt very much whether it will be carried
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As the Hongkong Magistracy, pestar- day, Mr. Wood sentenced & returned banishes to a year's hard labour and four hours steeka for coming back to the Colony before his time had expired. The prisoner was also sentenced to six weeks” hard labour for stealing a blanket, the sentences to run concurrently.
The Senate to-morrow will be moved to send congratulations, upon the Allies"
victories, to Great Britain, France and
America'
I will be noticed than the above tale, gram has taken four days to reach us from Peking. These inordinate delays generally occur over week-ends, which, peradventure,. explaiseth much.-E., HDF}
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BRITISH TRADE AND JAPANESE "COMPETITION.
Losnos, November, 3rd. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce
The drawing of the raffle for the four chairs presented by Captain Jones of the Cheung Chow, which have been on exhibition at Messes. Powell & Co. took place yesterday evening, the winner being Mr. May, of Mosers Kelly & Walsh. The ticket number was 283. The raffle realised. £58 45. 6. which is being has drawn the attention at the Cotton presented, to Mrs Milroy's "Khaki Control Board to the fact that Japanese Bag. The sum will be forwarded to and other cotton goods are being supplied the Weekly Dispatch Tobacco Fund. Up to India and China, at prices with which to date £48 4. ed. has been sent by the British competition is impossible, and "Khaki Bag" to the above Fund. that the Japanese are acquiring control of many classes of goods hitherto almost exclusively supplied by Great" Britain. The Control Board has replied that it is considering the problem.
out in the life-time of the present genera tion. Thus the only project for imme diate decision is concerned with the approaches to Canton, and, comprises (a) the improvement of the Back Reach, and (4) the improvement of the Second Bar. The first is considered to be most urgent. The proposed works are estimat ed to cost $2,178,000 (Hongkong cur rency) and to occupy four years in their execution. The idea is that the money should be raised by a yearly taxation of the value of the trade passing through the Maritime Customs in Canton," and it has been calculated that an additional tax of 0.25% would produce about three- A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED 6fths of the sam, required. It is said in the Report, very much in the way that we commence a fairy story to children," supposing that the Central Government and the Provincial Govern ment each guarantee one-fifth of the cost, then each year there would be available $560,000 Hongkong dollars, and the scheme could be completed in five years. The present financial straits of the Peking and Canton Governments do not encourage much hope that the money will be forthcoming from these sources E. Shellim. in the immediate future. In any case, the Government at Canton is too erratic to attract industry, and it is almost inevitable that Hongkong will become the industrial centre of South & China
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MR A. R. LOWE ELECTED TO
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Mr. A. R Lowe, of Messrs. Lowe,
Bingham & Matthews, Hongkong, was yesterday elected by a majority of six votes to the seat on the Licensing Board rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr.
"[BY COURTEST OF THE CHUNG 5007
SAN. PO."T
QUESTIONS BY THE ALLIES.
PERING, November 4th. The Foreign Ministers have asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Peking the following questions:-
The election aroused little interest. Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe, with Mr. G. A. Wood- cook were in charge of the ballot box, and
(1)Why is the Peking Government had a very dull time. Only 42 Justices taking the Boxer indemnity and the of the Peace exercised their right to vote Salt-revenue to cover the expenses of and when the papers were counted at the war with the South 5.30 p.m. the result was found to be as fallows:--
ME. A. R. Lowe Mr. A. Denison
24 votes.
19 vota.
We congratulate Admiral TAN ESIA TENG, Director-General, and Captain OLLYERONA, Engineer-in-Chicl, of the Board of Conservancy, upon the work which has been accomplished since that organisation was established in 1914. At times we are inclined to despair of the FAREWELL DINNER TO MB
A F MoINTOSH.- progress of trade and fodustry in China, but at others we are encouraged by the BY MEMBERS OF TAIKOO DOCK knowledge that information on all sorts
YARD STAFF.. of inbjects connected with the country is accumulating Publications such as
At the Hongkong Hotel, yesterday even-
(2).Why troops of the European War Anticipation Bureau are being utilised in the fighting between North and South. (3)-Why the Nuncio from the Pops was accepted without the Allies' consent. (4). Why an end is not put to the the Tientsin-Pokow. interruptions on
and other railways.
(5)-Why steps have not been taken to deal with enemy properties.
(6)-Why the Chinese Authorities can- not stop enemy machinations and plots
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IMPROVEMENTS OF CANTON
McIntosh, an assistant of the Dock Com-
Mr. T. L Scott presided at the dinner and the attendance numbered over fifty.
Mi A Hamilton, in a happy little speech, gave the toast of " Our Guests;'* and wished Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh "bon voyage." He also presented them with a silver spirit kettle and a cako basket
deal of most useful scientific informa yard gave a farewell dinner to Mr. A. F. tion about rainfall, the rivers and other pany, and his wife who are leaving the physical features of the provinces of Colony shortly. Kwangsi and Kwangtung. Even if the actual proposals embodied in this Report are not carried out immediately, the time and energy spent upon accumulat ing the data, and the deductions drawn therefrom, will not have been wasted For the success of any such improvement definite data is essential; it is the foundation upon which must be built A zw weeks ago we were able to
any practical scheme, and if the founda- announce that there was a scheme under tions have not been well and truly laid consideration for the improvement of there is little hope of obtaining value In this Report Canton as a port. The Board of Con- for money spent. servancy Works of Kwangtung has now acknowledgement is made to the Chinese issued a report upon the subject, which Maritime Customs Bervice for valuable can be summarised in simple language, assistance, and the thought occurs to us although those interested in the actual that much more use could be made of details should study closely the docu- ment itself. The present state of affairs
AS A PORT.
that admirable organitation in the interests of science. We do not forget
Mr. McIntosh replied, thanking all friends for their kind wishes and hand- some present..!
After this little ectemony there was an enjoyable, musical programine including the following items:--Fianoforte selec tian, Gipsy Airs," Miss Scott; Song, Absent," Mr. Lyle; Song, Mrs. Danean; Song, Mr. Fard; Song, “When you come back," Mrs. Lyle; Recitation, Mr. Young ; Song," The Magic of your Voice," Miss Beott.
The evening terminated with
RIVALS IN LOVE,
COOLIE - FACTION FIGHT.
the
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, before Mr. E. D. C. Wolto, twa Chinese were charged with engineering a fight between two coolie factions.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for one of the defendants.
is that any vessel which draws more that it was due to the initiative of the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." than 29-7 feet cannot enter the Canton Customs officials that the Chinese Postal River every day in the year." Canton system was inaugurates, and we think that a Bureau of Ecience might be Harbour itself is closed to ships with a draft of more than 124 fost, except at attached to it, at any rate for a time. spring tides, and such vessels must dis Later on, perhaps, the Bureau would charge their cargo at Hongkong. It is become a separate organisation; but at worthy of note, in this connection, that present that seems to be the most feasible at a recent meeting of the Legislative method of collecting information about Council of the Colony, the Hop. Mr. D. the physical and other scientific features LANDALE drew attention to the general of this great country, It often taken a tendency all over the world to increase long time to collect scientific data, and the capacity of ocean-going ships, and it is essential that readings be taken therefore it need not be feared that over a period of years in order to make 1918.
Canton harbour in ever be made to useful comparisons. At present, when SUBSCRIPTION LIST CLOSING
supersede this port. Any improvement Any suggestions about milways, roads, NOVEMBER 20, 1918.
Bood prevention, and similar matters of Canton might, of course, defect some SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR of the ocean shipping, but, when the
are under discussion the lack of scientific
GEANTED AGAINST SCRIP
Hankow the most Southern termin place of trustworthy information. FULL PARTICULARS ON APPLI may be expected to deal with nearly all UATION TO THE
the trade. After all the Canton river
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester has its limitations, and these proposals day, a Chinese boy, who was charged suggest that Canton Harbour as now with snatching silver ear ring from a situated can hardly claim to rise to any little girl in the Western Market, was sting sentenced by Mr. Wood to receive eight importance except for the 19596
rade.” Allusion is made to the prac strokes with cane.
me
(7)-Why trude with enemies has not been stopped.
(8). Why enemy firms and shops have not been closed.
-(9)-Why, Allied representatives are not admitted in Court when the case of an enemy "spy is being heard.
ARMISTICE ON THE FUKIEN,
FRONT.
The Fukien Tuchan has reported that an armistice was declared on the Fukien front on the 1st inst
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE “CHUNG" NGGI SUN PO."]
CANTON, November 4th.. LING CHOW EXPORT..
It is stated that large bodies of Canton forces are concentrating near Holbow and will commence a strong attack on Hoihow if an armistice is not concluded. CASITON "WAR' BONDL
The Tuchan is requested to apply to the Governors of Hongkong and Maco to allow Canton War Bonds to be sold in those places.
BIG HAUL OF OPIUM.
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Inspector Sim stated that the Police 630 TAELS FOUND IN WOMAN'S heard that a fight was proceeding in Stone-Nullah Lane, between rat catchers and coal coolies, and when they visited
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester the-scene they were only able to arrest day, before Mr. E. D. C, Wolfe, the two defendants. One of the men had Chinese woman was charged with being behaved courageously on two pre in unlawful possession, of 659 taels of
Mr. Hall (of Mesars. Wilkinson & Grist) appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Wolfe remanded the case till Thursday, remarking that defendant, being a millionaire, would not be able furnish the bail he was willing to grant." It would be over $80,000-ten times the
ape of the opium
Wreated
revolver from the hand of s would be murderer.
The quarrel arose in consequence of the two defendants being Infatuated with the same woman.
Mr. Wolfe bound the defendants over in bonds of $100 each to keep the peace for mix months