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THE British cruiser Iphigenia has arrived from Welhalwei, and the American ganboat Callao is in from Canton and the West River
FOR the present the Government will grant no chatters to Japanese for the working of mines landed property held by the Government will be sold,
A. S. WATSON & CO., in business union should around timber, seal-catching, etc. in Saghalien. No
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MRS. Mason, living in Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, prosecuted three coolies for entering her servants' quaiters' without her permission. Mr. G. N. Orme fined two of them $5, and the third, an old offender, $8, EIGHTEEN cases of Buddhist bibles which the
AMALGAMATION.
TILE stay of Fitzgerald's Circus to Hongkong | CHINA TRADERS' "AND UNIONS is mpidly drawing to a close the performance this evening and the matinee and is enter. tainment, to-morrow night terminating the visit of this attractive show to Hongkong. There are sure to be bumper houses and those wishing to secure good seats should make a point being in their places early,
MR. P. W. Goldring was summoned before Mr. G. N. Orme this afternoon for keeping a ferocious dog "which, it was alleged, bi PC. Edwards on the leg and tore his nether gar ments. Mr. Goldring said there were four dogs on the premises only one of which belonged to him, and it was not his dog that did the biting.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1905.
HONGKONG AND MANILA,
Secretary Taft, as he is familiarly called by his compatriots in the Philippines, has disappointed a few people in the islands
FINE FLAVOUR there on account of his reticence on the
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question of the inter-coastal and inter-island trade. It used to be an axiom that what a man said he meant, but our own statesman, Gladstone, discovered, after 姦 French teader's ironical remark, that words were only meant to conceal thoughts. Senator Taft has never been accused of unduly favouring British enterprise, although he has given the highest encomiums to Britain as a nation, but he has failed to give a deliverance upon the question which affects Hongkong merchants in the bigliest degree the question of free inter-port trade. While the Secretary for War has remained studiously quiet over this subject, a new scries of regulations-in which we can see the leading hand of the Imperialist from America --appears in a calm and ordinary statement that certain steamers and schooners have & Co., been employed in Government business in the islands. The United States Government have taken over the duties of maritime authority, and they have accepted bids. A Manila paper, which is evidently entitled to speak on the subject says in a headline,
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Ninggo, came down from Peking on the 4th; and are now awaiting shipment to the south. P. and T. Times.
SAYS the Manila Times:-Owing to the pre- valence of cholera in Hongkong, the quaran tine officials at this port are taking every pre- caution to prevent the disease from reaching
AGREEMENT SIGNED.. We are authorised to state that a Provisional Agreement has been entered into between the
Boards of Directors of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld., and the China Traders' Insurance Company, Ld., having for its object the amalgamation of the interests of the two Companies, and that the proposed scheme will be forthwith circulated among the share- holders of the respective companies for their individual acceptance or rejection.
A TEAPOT STORM
AT KOWLOON.
TELEGRAMS,
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SERVICE,
PEACE CONFERENCE.
THE DISPUTE.
ROOSEVELT'S' PROPOSAL.
· [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 25th August, 1.10 p.m.
President Roosevelt proposes that
The echoes appear to have been awakened and the disputo which has arisen in con- the Sabbath quiet broken, in Salisbury Avenue, nection with peace terms, be settled THE boxing contest for the championship of these islands.. Dr. Heiser, chief quarantine Kowloon, by a scene that bad ils sequel in!
the Orient, between Bellew and Christie, bas officer for the Philippine islands, in a letterto the Police Court this merning, when a Mrs, by a reference to five persons of
been definitely arranged to take place in Tientsin on Saturday, September and, and not in Chefoo as was supposed.
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WE (P) and T. Timer) understand that the brother of the late Mr. Chua Oi-ting is Direc- tor of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Co. in Shanghai. He is attempting to found a Chinese Fire Insurance Co. and if he succeeds it will be the second of its kind in China, SINCE the outbreak of the war the price of commodities in Japan bas continued to ad- vance, and according to returns made by the Bank of Japan, the average prices ruling last month showed a further advance of 119 per cent, over the figures for the preceding month. EVITIENCE is not lacking to support a belief in certain quarters, says a Washington corres pondent, that William H. Talt may have sa crificed his chance to become President of the United States in his devotion to the interests of the Philippines, with which possessions his same has become inseparable.
TERRIBLE DISASTER
ON INLAND SEA.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 25th August,
1.10 p.m.
the collector of customs has asked his co-opera- before Mr. G. N. Orme, to answer to the charge
Embleton living in that road was summoned | celebrity. tion in steps that it has been thought neces- sary to take to prevent the disease from com- of using insulting and abusive language likely ing here, namely, a rigid system of inspection to provoke a breach of the peace on Sunday of the baggage of all passengers from the Chi- night last. The story as unfolded to the Magis trate this morning was to the effect that on Sun- nese coast. All baggage and customs in- spectors have been asked to carefully inspect day night Mr. Holmes with his mother, sister, the personal baggage of passengers and bold and Miss Drummond were chatting in Mrs for quarantine inspection all green leaves, Holmes's drawing room and after a while went fresh plants, bottled waters, moist food stuffs, in to the yarandab and bad "some fan" with preserves, editles of any kind not thoroughly two dogs, making them do tricks and so on.
The steamer Baralong has rammed dried, and any other suspicious article found in The dogs did bark, but not excessively. Mr. and the baggage of passengers from China. Ar- Miss Holmes then accompanied Miss Drums the Japanese transport Kajo-maru, rangements have also been made to expedite mond along the street, when, it was stated, this rigid quarantine inspection as much as Mr. Embleton came out in to her verandah near the limejima lighthou e in the
Inland Sen. possible, so as not to delay passengers un- and called out "you beast! You ought to be. necessarily. Every effort is being made and ashained of yourself making such a disturbance at this hour of the night." Complainant asked precaution taken by the quarantine officials to keep up the high standard of health existing if it was him she was addressing, and defen- in these islands, and the public here need feel dant said "Yes; your conduct is disgraceful; Do alarm over the conditions existing in Hong-you don't care for your mother or sister, and your house is like a beershop.". Complainant's kong and other Chinese ports.
mother called out to defendant to be careful BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN THE what she said about her son, who called
FAR EAST
SUGGESTED AGREEMENTS.
"Thank you" to defendant, and they all went on up the street.
Miss Holmes and Miss Drummond carro- borated the complainant's story, and Mrs. Rat- tan Thomas said she heard complainant's mother call out to defendant to be careful what she said about her son. She did not hear any
The Hongkong Volunteer Reserva Associa tion announces a practice shoot over the 500 yards range at King's Park, to-morrow from z o'clock to 6 o'clock. This is the last opportunity members will have for shooting for the Governor's Cup and "China Mail "Cup for the month of August. A "Fool" will also be shot colonies and of the colonial sub-commission of barking or any disturbance; the Holmes were for.
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IT is reported from Peking that, as the princi- pal object of the four High Commissioner's mission abroad is to gain an insight into the representative governments, of Europe and America, in order to introduce parliamentary representation into China, Russia for obvious reasons is not to be visited by any of the Com. missioners. Holland, also, is to be omitted.
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pole Hotel. Mr. Denny was an Australian, and for nearly a score of year had been a sailor on the China coast. He was exceedingly popular both as a shipping man and in his new occupation at the Metropole. He was only a years of age.
weeks' hard labour, six hours' exposure in the stocks, and subsequent banishment.
THE Tamil interpreter, who was requested by Mr. Hazeland to see if he could raise any funds among his compatriots towards a passage to Singapore for the old iran, Sangarampilly Na- thilingam, appeared before His Worship and said he and two friends had made up 15 be tween them. His Worship thanked him, and said the balance would be made up out of the poor hox. He remanded the man Sangaram- pilly in police custody, while Inspector War- nock made arrangements for his passage to Singapore.
The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on Foreign Affairs, of which M. Paul Des chanel is the president, has adopted the report of M: Francois Delancle on the defence of the
the extra Parliamentary naval commission. R has decided to recommend to the Government a common plan of action in Indo-China for the three departments of war, the navy, and the colonies, according to which unity of defence shall be assured by placing the authority in the hands of the Governor-General. General Voron will probably be sent out to inspect the Indo-Chinese native troops, and an elaborate inquiry will be undertaken into the policy now being applied in the treatment of the native populations. The credits necessary to render the Saigon arsenal capable of afford equipped naval station for the French fleet
quiet people, played the piano sometimes, but did not sing, or make any noise. Defendant said the noise and disturbare were very great, and very annoying; complainant's conduct was disgraceful, and she did call out something to them to stop it.
Lieut. Embleton said the noise kept them awake and woke up his children, which he could not have as they had to go to school the next morning.
His Worship said of course it would be very annoying to be kept awake at night by neigh to have been very much noise in this case. The against the plaintiff for disturbing the peace and tranquillity of the reighbourhood, when M. Paul Deschanel h1 addressed to M. Rouvier a letter in which he brings to the
His Worship could have bound her over. The complainant rather aggravated matters by speaking to the defendant in a sarcastic tone,
cognisance of the Premier the resolutions
which have been adopted by the Commission.
The resolutions make, among others, the following recommendations:-
Regarding China (1) To raise again with China the question of the commercial treaty and of direct commercial agreements between China and French Indo-China.
(2) To conclude with Great Britian the ne
(3) To establish a community of French and British interests in China and in the Far East so as to guarantee to the two Powers the maintenance of their territorial status que in Chinese waters.
Regarding Japan: To study the prepara. tion of a direct commercial convention be- tween Japan and Indo-China and the establish ment of closer economic relations with Japan.
Regarding Siam (To come to an agree- ment with the British Covernment to advise Siam jointly to abandon her armaments and really neatrali e the Menam Valley.
(1) To obtain respect for the right of French citizens freely to import opium into Siam.
DODWELL AND MOSS
APPEAL DISMISSED.
He would dismiss the case.
THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT.
CHINESE AND BRITISH STEAMERS,
The Manila Times of the 19th inst, states as follows:-
Not content with carrying on a boycott on Americans and American goods in the celestial empire, the Chinese apparently have under- taken to carry on a boycolt right here in Manila, on American soil, under the protection of the American flag.
A hundred Chinese had booked passage on the Rub which sailed from this port for long keng yesterday afternoon. Of these hundred, however, only thirty-five actually sailed by the Rubi. Messrs. Warner, Barnes and company, learned that the other sixty-five Chinese were the agents for the vessel here, an investigation, only following out a plan of campaign mapped out by Chinese at Canton to boycot every thing American. It seems that on Thursday
The Kinjo-maru's bows rose per- pendicular and the steamer sunk in three minutes, taking down with her 125 officers and men of the Imperial · engineers, all of whom were drowned.
The Baralong steamed around the scene of the disaster and managed to rescue thirty-six.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents In this column]
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
TO THE EDITOR of the "Hongkong TelegraPIT,"
Dear Sir, I shall feel extremely obliged if you will kindly insert this letter in order to give me the opportunity to contradict the false and
of the Equitable Life Assurance Socinty of the United States
By authority of the President (Mr. Paul Mor ton) I am able to announce that neither the financial soundness, integrity, nor surplus of the Equitable Life have been brought into question.
The Society's business is going on as usual. The available asseis have increased during the first half of this year by Gold $7,296,257,--- Youre faithfully,
Hongkong, 25th August, 1995.
·F, KIENE,
-Manager..
ZIENTSIN-CHINRIANG,
-RAILWAY,
In our issue of Tuesday we printed a "special" from our Shanghai correspondent in reference to the Chiness opposition to the Tientsin-Chinkiang Railway agreement: The
News, amplifies our own wire- following Peking telegram, in the W. C. D.
The Chinese Government is borrowing a
further sum of 12,703,000 francs (508,000) from Belgian capitalists, for railway extension; tétters and circulars mailed from Canton were received by various Chinese organizations in and the agreement has been signed. With re Manila warning all Chinese that any China-gard to the agreement for the Tientsin-Chin- man sailing on an American vessel would, hinng Railway, drafted by Great Britain and' on landing at a Chinese port, be fined P.10
"Bids show noticeable reductions," which, THE death occurred, on Wednesday night, of ing sheller and of serving as a completely.bours making a noise, but there did not appear greatly exaggerated reports as to the standing we take it, means that outsiders have been Mr. Frederick Charles Denny, who had been will be asked for by the Foreign Affairs Com defendant could have taken out a summons unable to compete with the people on the for sonte time past connected with the Metro-mittee. spot. At the same time, these bids for [32 inter-island transport service are not what we want in Hongkong. The transport service should undoubtedly belong to the people, or uc under the flag of those who are engaged in transportation. Neverthe less, it is the thin end of the wedge, and the CHAN Fuk, a hawker, appearing to be a jack day is not far distant when American-owned of all trades, was asked to repair some incan.: vessels will carry the bulk of the traffic in descent gas burnersțat No. 94 Connaught Road,cessary agreements with a view to having 'coo. for a consideration, His terms being pay. structed, by loyal co-operation of the two countries, a Chinese railway system, especial. and around the Philippines. Of course it may ment in advance," and the money not being at ly the Yangisze Hankow and Chengte lines be said that British capital is usually invest
once forthcoming Chan made off with the and those in the two Kwangs (Hankow-Canton cd in the undertakings, but that is not every. burners, which he attempted to pawn. He was and a branch line towards Tong King). thing. What we want to know, just as the charged with the theft, before Mr. F. A. Haze. people in the Philippines want to know, island, and the result was a sentence of three the trend of this movement towards cen. tralisation. It seems to us that if the Manila people are not watchful, they will see their bug- bear, the trusts, in their midst once more, ex- plaiting the country for their own beloof, and without regard to the nerds and necessities of a Colony which wants as much watching as a three-months' old babe. There is no rea- son whatever why Hongkong and Manila should not be on the friendly terms of first
and have other punishments meted out to him. Germany, the Waiwupu, in accordance with Rumour has it that several Chinese, who are the petition of the people of Shantung pro cousins. Secretary Taft is not, we hope,
leaders in the boycott against everything Ameri- vince, has communicated to the British Minis averse to. this idea, and those Americans
At Shanghai, on the 18th, inst, Mr. F. A. can, went around Manila yesterday morning ter its desire to cancel the agreement, to which whom we are privileged to meet here, are
Bourne, acting judge, delivered judgment in telling their countrymen that the steamer Rub the British Minister replied that that was im-4
was an American vessel, as aresult of which the staunch upholders of that idea. The fact is By kind permission of Lieut.-Col, A. G. Fitton, the above as follows:- that for some years to come the two great D.S.O., and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Batt This is an appeal against an interim Injunc. ubi was short sixty-five Chinese passengers. possible, while the German Minister, after Anglo-Saxon cities of the East should work "The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regt.)tion grauted by H. M, Court at Foochow re- Warner, Barnes & Co. bave placed the matter telegraphing urgently to his own Govern. in harmony. Leave demagogues alone, for, will play the following programine of music, straining the defendant and appellant, E. J. in the hands of the British consul, who it is
Moss; until judgment in the action from carry learned called on the Chinese consul to-day of Tsingtao, to suppress the opposition in as a rule, their ability to influence a country during dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, to log on business at Foochor of a similar char- and made protest against such conduct on the
morrow, 26th August :-
acter to that of the plaintiffs and respondents, part of the Chinese towards a British vessel. depends upon their lack of knowledge. So
Dodwell and Co. I agree with Mr. Ellis, for it is learned that everything is now settled so Mr. Moss, that (1) if there does not appear from far as the status of the Rudi is concerned, but Wainer, Barnes and company determined to the pleadings to be a serious question to be tried at the hearing, or (2) if the balance of con- get at the bottom of the maller and learn who are the real instigator of the trouble here. venience is in favour of allowing Mr. Moss to go
It seems that the Aubi on her Manilaward on trading on condition that he keep count, the injunction ought to be dissolved. In voyage felt the force of the boycott, not bring regard to (i) the reasonableness of the restrainting a singlo Chinese passenger. One of the Soure time ago regulations as to the number depends on the whole circumstances of the members of the firm of Shewan and Tames, of passengers to be carried by the steam ers agreement and on the amount of protection Manila Steamship company, is an American, were sent to the Minister of Southern Trade, required in this particular case. The restraint but the I.G. has had a despatch from the Soo may be partly good and partly bad. I cannot and this, it appears, was deemed by the chow Commissioner stating that the boiler burst say that there is not a serious question to be Chinese sufficient grounds for boycotting the tried. Mr. Moss has clearly broken his latter company's ships. As near as can, be on a boat carrying some thirty passengers on agreement and it is for him to show that he learned, shipping men bere consider that the Chinese have played a practical joke apon has legal excuse, in regard to (1), it is ad themselves by twisting the British lion's tail to the Min River, and that in another instance a boat carrying 400 passengers, when it was only mitted that Mr. Moss has been adjudged a he might either trade for himself, or go into the meant to carry 135, was upset and 339 people bankrupt. If the injunction were dissolved, get even with the Americans. drowned. The 1.G. suggests that a fine of employment of rivals of Dodwell and Co. In Tls. 500 be inflicted for this offence when neither case can I see how Dodwell and Co. proved, and that the persons responsible for any are to get any damages to which the account accident through, overloading be dealt with he would have to keep, if the injunction were dissolved, might show them to be entitled, sup. severely. The Wai-wu-pu approve this, posing they ultimately win their action. On the other hand, Messrs. Dodwell and Co., On the arrival of the 3.5. Silesia from Singa- about whose sufficiency no question has been pore, Sergeant Earner, boarded the steamer raised, have given an undertaking to abide by any order the Court may make as to damages and arrested a Chinese female named Li Ah sustained by Mr. Moss in consequence of the Sze, under a telegraphic request from the interim injunction. Singapore Police, Li boing wanted in theIn the facts of this cast, I think matters will
There are indications of a loosening of the trial of the action by Mr. Moss being restrained Southern Colony for criminal breach of trust be more effectually kept in statu que until the in respect of a quantity of diamond jewelry, subject to Messrs. Dodwell and Co. undertak- bonds, those of moderate views having grad- under the jurisdiction of the Straits Settle ing to indemnify him, than by the interim inually gained an ascendancy over their com ments. When arrested 16 notes of Sto each junction being dissolved and Mr. Moss being patriots of hotter blood, and people are in Straits Settlements currency were found in required to keep an account. The injunction beginning to be inclined to season. It is to her possession, but up diamond jewels.. Evi need not continue beyond a few weeks as be sincerely hoped that this news is true, says dence of the arrest was given before Mr. G. N. Mesir. Dodwell and Co. have undertaker to N. C. D. News, as it easy to sea that if the present attitude be persisted in, no one will Orme, and the case remanded, pending the
be more sorry for the results than these very same hot bloode, arrival of the necessary papare from Singapore,
WHISKY.long as the two big centres have their being
NOT ONE OF THE BEST,
BUT
THE BEST!
GREGOR & Co.,
34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hongkong, rgth June, 1905.
in mutual respect there is hope. It is no glorification of Hongkong say that she is the older port-the greatest tonnage port in the world-and that should be, at least, one reason why Manila should see the force of playing for once the oriental game of festing lente. Hongkong will never be jealous of such an acute and enterprising port as Manila. At the same time, the slow-moving Briton does not care to be "bested," which is a good thing for Hongkong, likewise for Manila. The sum-total. is this: that Hongkong and Manila can work together harmoniously; as
friends they can advance the affairs of the world in the East, and it is to be hoped that the leaders of opinion in both places will recognise that great fact.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
READERS are reminded of the promenade concert to be given on the Volunteer Parade Ground at 9.15 pm, to-day.
THE late Mr. Henry Blake, eldest son of the Governor of Hongkong, held a high position in mining circles in Western Australia, being, it is understood, manager of a considerable mining
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ac-
be ready to go to trial by 5th Cctober next.
Appeal dismissed. Costs, as in the previous application, to be conta in the cause
: IN BANGKOK.
ment is doing his best, through the Governor
Shantung.
SHIPPING JETSAM.
The s.5. Indravelli, having left Cheloo with coolies for South Africa, is expected here about the 11th prox, where she will take in a
It is not at present, decided whether the quantity of cargo before proceeding to Durban. Indravelli will call at Singapore in reste,
THE "LYDIA" At babeho.
CREW RELEASED, The examination of the crow of the German steamer Lydia, recently captured by a Japan- ese warship, having been concluded, the crew
According to the Bangkok Timss of the gth has been sent to Nagasaki and released. The inst, the following telegram was despatched Lydia is owned in Germany, She left Ham from Bangkok the previous day, on behalf of burg on April 8th fast for Nikolaevsk, but en- the community of Chinese merchants, to the countered a gale and being disabled drifted to.. Tung Wah Hospital, Hongkong, and to the the Luchus, where she was captured. It is Tung Tsai Hospital, Singapore Communi- alleged, says the Japan Chronicle, that she cate all our agencies ship no American goods, Boycotted strictly here by whole community carried two sets of ship's papers-one for | Hongkong and the other for Nikolaevsk. Her Tinah Hospital
cargo was principally salt, oil and iron,
The British American Tobacco Company has arranged for the landing of its goods, refused by the stevedores on account of the America boycott, by other labour than Chinese
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE'
Indian (Lufsang) 28th inst, German (Roon) 30th insti German (Prins Bilal Friedrich) 29th Inst, Canadian (Tartar) 30th inst.
The P. & O. S. N. Co's &s. Para last Singa pare for this post on 34th inst., at nosa):