TELEGRAMS..
HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI”
SERVICE.
The Cabinet' Crisis.
NEW APPOINTMENTS,
THE KING'S APPROVAL.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,
*A GAY NIGHT IN PAKIS”
PHILIPPINE HEMP.
BY A PRACTICAL HEMP MAN,
There has been a deal of talk lately as to the quality of Manila hemp, as somehow or another it seems that a dẹal of weak fibre had got lo the United States of Amenca, giving rise to serious claims.
The Manila & overnment,
such a law. I hope I have made matters clear to the public, and should my lines Be of any use, and be the means of improving the quality of hemp, I shall be indeed pleased.-L. and C. Express.
BRITISH INDIAN TROOPS IN CHINA.
General Froy, of the French Army, contri- taking up the matter, promulgated in June last-
butes to the Revue des Deux Mandes an in- 4 law of inspection and classification by Go- vernment inspectors, which, if anything, will teresting article on the Allies in Pekin. With make matters worse, besides being most pre-regard to our native Indian troops, he says that some of the European contingents, who had judicial to all hemp merchants, denters, and to the Philippines in general. To-day it may be said that the only product that sustains the islands is hemp, all other agricultural opera ions being nit owing to want of pxen or
As already stated in our columns the Pollard Comedy Company opens at the Theatre Royal, this evening with A ̈Gay Night in Paris, con- cerning which the N. C. D. Netus say it is unquestionably a play to laugh over. Criticis ing its production by the Pollards in Shanghai, the journal observes that the audience laughed itself into complete .pport with the stage. The exhilaration in the faunt of the house reacted behind the footlights and the three acts went through with splendid good will, Mr. Nable, in LONDON, 21st September,
the highest spirits, put a lot of character into the part of the old sinner Pinglet, and Miss 4.25 p.. According to the St. James's Lawrence's Afarcella was a fitting comparion in mischief. The injured wife and husband Gazette is Majesty hus been pleased were suitably portrayed by Miss Blanche Cie to approve of the following Cabinet ments and Mr. Wentworth Watson respective appointments :---Mr. Austen Cham-ly. Mr. Harold Carr excelled himself as Afathien, the staminering old bore, who is berlain to be Chancellor of the always turning up at inconvenient moments Exchequer in place of Mr. C. T. and refusing to be suppressed, while his tree, and is all a question of the slovenly Bitchie, resigned; the Farl of Fel-daughters were almost too gaily impersonated manner in which the natives have Leen clean- by Misses Ascoli and Tempest. Mr. Merry borne, Secretary of State for the Lynch's knowing old waiter must be speciallying hemp since the spurt in fibre of 1889 and Colonies, vice Me. Joseph Chamber-ntioned. The racket at the hotel, where
lain, resigned, the Hon. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for India in succession to Lord George Hamilton, resigned; and Mr. Arnold Forster, Fecretary of State for War; wire Hon. St. John Brodrick.
(Reuters.)
The Balkan Trouble.
LONDON, 20th September.
A more hopeful feeling is manifesting it
everyone falls over everyone else in the tally dest bits of tumbling hilarity lately seen in Shanghai.
inconvenient situations, was one of the mad-
CANTON NOTES.
{Frain Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, 21st September. THE SHOOTING ACCIDENT. The woman who was brought into the hos-
buffaloes to till the soil. There is really no reason for this falling off in the quality of hemp xported from the Philippines; for, at any rate, the fauli does not lie with the plant, or hemp
as the merchants during the spurt were not in anywise care:ul of the quality as in former
times, this gradually get worse and worse, specially during the time of the Spanish
American war and 1hilippine evolution. Then owing to the great advance in the hemp maikat every buyer of hemp got greedy and careless, thinking that during an advancing market anything would pass without a claim for bad quality. In the good old" l'hilippine days when the quality of hemp declined in the smallest degree, an order from the Spanish pital some da sago suffering from a revolver thing continuing, and the merchants, through Governors was quite sufficient to avoid such a
their provincial agents, were able to keep up a very high standard of hemp. This can be seen
shot has died. I have no heard whether or not the French Consul his ordered an investi.
only heard travellers' tales about the Sikhs, Gurkhas, Punjabis, and other Indian races, were very angry at being asked to receive them as brethren in arms. This prejudice remained even to the end of the campaign, but not at all, says General Frey, among those of the Allies who saw these troops at work.
The coolie camp-followers who attended the British contingent did not behave well, and their misdeeds were commonly, but unjustly,
attributed to the Sikhs. He considers that the native Indian troops need not fear comparison with the native troops of any other Power. He particularly adnuires the Bengal Lancers, whom
he calls magnificent troops. The particular defect of the Indian forces, he notes, was that they were insufficiently strengthened by white
officers.
SHELL TRÁNSPORT CO., LD.
Some discontent appears to have arisen in
Company Limited), says a writer in the Pall consequence of the delay in issuing the 190. report of the Shell Transport and Trading Mall Gaselle. This huge enterprise whose
self in Sofia, and on the urgent representa:gation. Perhaps we will hear no more of the by referring to the shipments of hemp from capital, despite the fact that the company was
tions of the Powers and Constantinople, the Capital is exercising considerable influence. M. Delcassé has announced in the Cabinet that Russia and Austria will not intervene in Macedonia except for the purpose of expedit- ing the execution of their reforms with the support of the other Powers.
LATER.
More Resignations. Lord Balfour of Burleigh and the Hon. Arthur Elliot have resigned.
The Near East. Two French cruisers have sailed for the Levant.
Austria-Hungary. The Emperor's army order of the 18th inst, has created a serious situation. In Austria it was received with rejoicing, but it has united the Moderates with the Extreme Korsuth party in Hungary, where it is con- sidered as a direct challenge from the Crown to the Country.
· S1. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.
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matter.
THE CITY.
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Large crowds are in the city to-day. The time for the "ta stu" has arrived. Street after street is hung with lamps and pictures and the streets are full of people. It is difficult to make one's way along. The new police system is being extended, To-day'squads of these police. men are Handing about the streets with riffes and keeping the crowds moving. I leave never seen such precautions taken to keep the peace. The officials are very much afraid of trouble. It is reported that the Viceroy will return in a few days from Kwangsi.
say 180 to 18,0, when such a thing as red hemp was difficult to find above about to i per cent, at the most. If this could be done in those days, why should the same not be done to-day? It is only a question of the hemp merchants being firm, and refusing to take the badly cleaned fibre after a certain, date, which may be easily fixed at, say, a month, and the world will again see the Philippine hemp as it should be, there being no need of Government inspection and classification, as this can only cause serious inconvenience to all hemp mer chants, besides leading to many abuses and other manipulations on the part of the Govern-
KOBBERIE". Robberies are on the increase in the countryment inspectors.. and especially along the rivers. It is difficult for any person to get money to or from the city. Spies are watching all the centres from which money is sent and then the robbers follow up and secure the spoit. In some coun try cities it is unsafe to walk the streets after
night. Men and women found on the street are stripped of their clothes.
THE ORIENTE HOTEL
PURCHASED BY THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT. As reported several weeks ago in these columns the Or.cntc Hotel has been sold and, according to the Cablenews, the Insular Govern ment has rescinded its resolution, disaffirming its contract 16 buy the property. It has ac cepted the offer of the Oriente Hotel Company to take the land and buildings for $575,000 Mexican currency...
According to present arrangements, Ah Gong 50 will leave the hotel between the middle of
October and the first of November. The build 50ings are to be used for offices for Insular bureaus-hose for the housing of which the Government is now paying rent. "The Post Office will not be there. For six months the 50 Post Office will remain where it is, and prob
ably by that time the Government will have found a more suitable location for it.
The action of the Commission in concluing to buy the property of the Oriente Hotel Com pany, is the result of the showings made by the attorneys for the Oriente Hotel Company, Pill 23sburg and Sutro. The Commission met on 25 18th inst. and took up the matter. The whole course of dealings between the Oriente Hotel Company and Commissioner James F. Smith, 25 representing the Governmen', was gone through. 25 Governor Taft made a statement embodying 25 all the correspondence between the two parties in the contract, and the entire discussion of
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THE NEW SUGAR LAW.
A CURIOUS OMISSION,
Mr. Sigmund Stein, the well-known Liver- pool sugar expert, has discovered and pointed
out to
correspondent of the Fall Mall
Garcite a curious omission in the Act apply 20ing the Sugar Convention to this country, 10 According to that agreement, the manu- facturers in the countries signatory to it re- toceive a surtax of six franes per hundred kilas of refined sugar, which is equal to 2s. 6d. per 30 cwt. There is no mention, however, in the new Sugar Law as to the British refiner re ceiving this been, though by the Convention he is entitled to it. When the foreigner im-
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As a very old and practical hand in the hemp rade, I may mention that there grows no such qualities of hemp as seconds, Jair seconds, good red, coarse red, &c. All hemp-trees yield pure white and fine fibre if properly cleaned, from the one or two outer layers of the hemp the only red, fibres being those that procted
tree. If the native has his cleaning knife pro- perly arranged and with the proper pressure on. to it, he cannot possibly make coarse or weak fibre, but naturally he has been gradually in- sening the pressure on his knife, as also putting teeth to the edge, as his work is so much easier. As he found eager and greedy merchants ready to buy whatever he brought as hemp, naturally he saw no use in making the good fibre. The owners of hemp plantations naturally also in- chine to the making of coarse fibre, as the waste is so very much less, and even 'taking into account the reductions made on'seconds and red, there is still a margin for the badly cleaned hemp, not racationing the saving of time to the hemp cleaners. The provincial agents who are employed by the export firms of Manila and Cebu to buy hemp on their account usually get a commission allowed them on their pur- chases, besides a good salary, so when there is any demand for hemp competition is very keen, and each agent endeavours, of course, to buy as much as possible, overlooking at first sight' differences that he may notice in the quality of the fibre; and so the thing goes on until a dis. graceful quality is the result, and nowadays it is not quite so easy for the municipal authori ties to do what they used to in the days gone
by.
The qualities, of hemp if properly cleaned should not exceed three or four at the utmost, say, "superint," "current," "seconds," and red." The second grade should be used only for such hemp that may have been spoiled by getting wet, by careless treatment, and is not up to the colour of curent. Any other qualities which are made only tend to confusion, and give rise to claims whenever the market gets weak after a strong demand. Anyone who knows what hemp is must also be aware how
only registered in October, 1897, has grown from £1,800,000 to £3,000,000, controls some very varied enterprises. it transports in bulk
illuminating fuel, gas oils and other peculiar products, and also has £861,000 invested in a company working oil-fields in Dutch Borneo. Until the date of the last issued report. that for 1951, the Shell Transport Com. pany did very well. In the four complete years of trading the net profit, before allowing for depreciation of the reserve, had grown from 195,200 to £203,538, and the Ordinary dividends had risen from 6 to 10 per cent. At the end of 1901 the reserve amounted to £400,000 and £20,732 was carried forward. In January, 1902, an interim dividend of sixpence per share was paid, and then night settled down as far as information was concerned.
When
When no further dividend on account of 1902 was paid in the summer of that year the share. holders first began to be uneasy.
pairing of getting sufficient petroleum from rumours floated round that the company, des-
the East Indies, was bunting for freight in the Black Sea, they grew more apprehensive, and wanted the annual report to see where they were. It is very reasonable to accept the directors' statement that the part taken by the Shell Company in forming the big oil-distri. buting concem known as the Asiatic Petroleum Company has rendered it impossible for them to get the accounts made out at the usual time, but no less than two months ago they told the shareholders that the balance-sheet was being prepared and would be laid before them with as linle delay as possible. Everything may be all tight, but shipping shareholders are all nervous in view of recent freight market ex- periences, and the Shell Transport shareholders naturally want to know whether their interests have suffered.
COMMERCIAL.
FREIGHT
The fixtures for the week ended last Saturday have not been many in number, being limited to half a dozen vessels only. A German vessel
one of
(1.146 tons) Newchwang to Canton was booked at 23 cents per picul. For timber loading a Norwegian steamer (61 tons) was chartered, Rajing to longkong, at $8.750 in full. The briskness in the Sugar trade continues to pro- vide engagements for suitable vessels; 989 tans (Swedish) has secured 30 cents per 'picul for z ports N C. Java 10 fongkong. One settlement was effected on the following terms:-German steamer, 822 tans, Iloilo to, Ningpo and Shanghai, $4,000 in full; while another boat of rather larger tonnage (965) and of the same maiorality was booked upon termis
very difficult it is to classify properly more than privately ranged. The monthly charter of the three grades above mentioned, as all is a German steam-r(1,201 ton-) has been effect done by simple eyesight, and as hardly any dayed hence 10 Mauritius and back at 56 300 per gives the same kind of light, nor yet on the month. same day, the task of making so many grades of bentp as now exist can be easily understood. If England really acquires a coarse red fibre such as is made in the town of Daet, in the Philippine islands, well and good, but such quality should be paid for at a very low figure
compared with the price of current, nnd as the demand for such a grade cannot be very great, perhaps the town of Daet, and some other one, can produce all that is wanted, pro- vided it suits them to make such hemp,
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
On London, Telegraphic Transfer ......)/10}
Bank Bills, on demand .....1/10 3/16" Credits, 4 months' sight... 10 g/16 D'ments 4 months' sight to 1/16
M.89
· On Berlis, (demand)
On Paris, Bank Bills, on demami).......................2 32) Credits, 4 months' sight.... 2 36
ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand....45
Credits, 30 days' sight
but there is no earthly reason for all the hemp ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer..... districts to make such vile stuff. A rope made-
of good clean. Philippine hemp will bear an
as his fellows on the Continent he should only extraordinary weight, and it may be asserted
have to pay. tr. 8d. That is, has the right to
claim a rebate of 25. 6d, sum equal, in fact,at there is no fibre in the world that can in
'clean'fibre. It is a shame that through neglect,
On demand.....
1903,
Co-day's Advertisements.⠀
DOUGLAS Steamship' COMPANY,
LIMITED.
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG. ST. ANDREW'S ŚOCIETY. ANNUAL GENERAL
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THMEETING of the above Society will THE
HE Company's Steamship
"RAICHING,"
Captain Passmore, will be despatched for the bove Potts, on FRIDAY, the 25th instant,
at to A. M.
For Freight or Passage, apply tà
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO..
General Managers. Hongkong, z2nd September, 1003. [11426.
.FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
HE Steamship
"
GREGORY AFCAR," Captain J. G. Olifent, will be despatched for the ahove Paris, on TUESDAY, the 29th instânt, nt 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVİD SASSOÔN & Co. LIMITED.
Agents. Hongkong, 72nd September, 1903. [11356
FOR SINGAPORE AND CALCUTTA, THE H.A.L. Steamship
T
"SAMBIA,"
Captain Schmidt, will be despatched for the above Ports, on THURSDAY, the 1st October, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office, Hongkong, 22nd September, 1903, [11460
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIITED. FOR MANILA.
TAE Steamship
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Captain Dabelle, will be despatched for the "GUTHRIE,"
above Port, on or about FRIDAY, the 9th October.
This well-known Steamer is specially_fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham- ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Pro-
visions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light..
For Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO,
Agents Hongkong, 22nd September, 1903. [11480 EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND
:
ADELAIDE. (Calling at MANILA, PORT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to New Zealand, TasmaNIA, &c.) HE Steamship
TH
"GUTHRIE." above Ports, on or about FRIDAY, the gih Captain Dabelle, will be despatched for the October.
This well-known Steameris specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Chamber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, Ice, &c, throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd September. rong
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AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY,
STEAM FOR ་་ FIUME AND TRIESTE (DIRECT), Calling at SINGAPORE, PENANG, CAL
CUTTA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ and PORT SAID, (Taking Cargo at through Rates to the BRAZILS,
In SOUTH AFRica, Red Sea, BLACK SEA, Levant, VenICE and ADRIATIC PORTS.)
THE Company's Steamship
"FRANZ FERDINAND," Captain Maicovich, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the arst October..
For Information as to Passage and Freight apply to
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SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents, Prince's Buildings. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1903.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE. THE Company's Steamship
"KANAGAWA MARU,” having arrived from the above Parts, con signees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowinon Wharf and Godown Company's Grdown at Kowloon where each consignment will be surted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained-as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 29th instant will be subject to rent.
All ship damaged packages must be left in the Godowns and Notice of same sent to this Office before the 2nd October, or claims in cunnertion therewith will not be recognized. NIPPON YUSEN KÄISHA. Heng, 22nd September, 1003
frage NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
* GLEN.” LINE OF STEAMERS. ·
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS. HE Steamship
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On Shanghai, Telegraphic Transfer ..............221; Private 30 days' sight
On Yokohama, TUTU.
Gold Leaf too touch, per tiel
Bar Silver
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to the surtax which his rivais receive.anyway.compare to what is called Manila 1 Sovereigos, Bank's Buying Rate.......
This, Mr. Stein pointed out, is a very import-empay of superior or coarse grades of nicely ant matiér, It means, for example, a rebate of £3 101. on every (on of refined sugar. How to the omission is to be made good is not easy 10to see, but if the Convention is to be enforced
to the leiter, the British refiner must be accord ed the same benefits as these competitors who have already done so much to ruin his business. Mr. Stein thinks unless the rebate is allowed
OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-lay's quotations are as follows:-
MALWA NEW...
ambilion and carelessness the quality should have been allowed to become what it is to-day. If the hemp in the uncleaned state is white, why should it be tolerated that through slovenly cleaning the fibre should become discoloured, be coarse, to the discredit fits value in the consuming markets? If the Manila merchants PATNA NEW OLD
it will prevent the development of the bent- will only work together in the way I suggest, 1
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LAST YEAR OLDEST
growing industry, in England, for the refineram sure the United States Government will, BENARES NEW will find himself unable to pay. a price for the abolish the new law on indpection and classi. beet that would fatisfy the agriculturiitis Pa fication, as there would really be no need for UPT
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"CLENSHIEL,"
$11 10 having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees $8 40 of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery, can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed...
Per chest -:@ $0/940
.@960/1,020. ..@ 440/1,100
1.105
No Sales's
Goods not cleared by the 28tls instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage. obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the steamer's arrival, alter which no claims will be recognised.
GREGOR BROS & GOW
be held in the CITY HALL, on" TUESDAY, the 29th instant, at 5.30 PM. for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report, electing a Com- mittee and other Business.
N. S. BROWN,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd September, 2003. (11458
ROYAL.
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Sole Lessee........ CHARLES A. POLLARD.
RETURN VISIT.
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FOR A LIMITED SEASON..
THE POLLARD ENGLISH COMEDY
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INCLUDING
THE EVER POPULAR COMEDIAN EDWARD NABLE,
COMMENCING
TO-NIGHT
TO-NIGHT
The Brilliant and Irresistibly Funny"
Force-Comedy “A GAY NIGHT IN PARIS,” “A GAY NIGHT IN PARIS,” (Ch! What a Night).
All Productions under the Personal Supervision af
MR. EDWARD NABLE.
PRICES: $3, $2 and $1.
PLAN a ROBINSON PIANO Co.'s. Late Tram and Ferries will run after the Performance.
ALEC. MIDDLETON, Manager. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1903.
N. LAZARUS,
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OF LONDON AND CALCUTTA.
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Spectacles and Eyeglasses in all styles and metals.
Consulting Room:
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Hongkong, 23rd June, 1903.
THE POPULAR
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