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WEEKLY-818 por mantum j
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Iditional 11.80 per quarter in charget for postage. The postage on the weekly Isane to any part of the
world in 80 carita per quarter.
Single Copters, Dally, ten cente: Weekly, twenty
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DEATH
At Sandakan, B, N, B., on the 22nd ull, ALFRED EDWARD HENRY KESSLER in his Iznd year.
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the chair),
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Mesars, Duncan Clark,
Cheung Haw, Kwan Chu Ngan, And J. W. Kew (manager),
The manager having read the notice conves-
The Chairman said -Gentleman, the re-
port and accounts for year ending stat August having now been in your bands for some days, I will with your permission adopt the usual custom, and take them at read, The past year has not been a particularly good one as segarde weight of shipping la the harbour and our business has conten quently suffered to a certain extent, The hosti litios between Russia and Japan now happily at an end have caused the absence of the Japanese flag from these waters for some time; but it is to be hoped that a general improve
No. 450 was not burned, but was. ment in trade and consequently in shipping? will lie apparent next year, A change in theably damaged by wa method of our supply of water from the Gov-and tobacco dexter's shop, and
GRADUALLY the importation of rice into the Philippines should be reduced to the polting the meeting. where none used be imported and thus whore per month be saved to the Another great saving, in the opinion of the Mandia Times, could be made by reducing the amount of opiam imported. This could be brought about by government regulation of is importation and sale of the soul and body destroying drug, which, next to rice, constitutes one of the heaviest drains upon our people, The value of and duty on opium imported into the Philippine islands during the last fiscal year aggregated P2,434548 which amount of money was worse than wasted, as much injury and no gend resulted from its importation and use. If the maary paid out annually for rice and opium imponations could be devoted to agri- cultural machinery these islands would soon begin to blossom like the rose and flourish like a green bay tree.
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erament whilst ensuring us excellent quality has considerably enhanced ibe cost to us and as any increase in our rates is much. resented by our clients we are the poorer by the change referred to. We underwrite our own:
siderable stock-in-trade at the time CLAIM ON A BANK COMPRADOR
JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS.
THE CHINESE STUDENTS. The Western world is getting a glimpse of what Japanese example is doing for China. Japan was regenerated by applying the knowledge gained by her students in the WHISKY.schools and universities of the United States IT is considered likely that an additional boats (as premium required would mako
and Europe. That knowledge overthrew the cruiser from the China Station will be detached our profits very small) and taking into con Lordship Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice int feudal traditions, transformed the people, occasionally to visit the British Columbia aideration the risk we daily ran our prices delivered judgment in the case of Yung Plu a seaman
created representative institutions, promoted $16.50 general education and made Japan a power in the world, the first Asiatic power that has existed for centuries, and the only one that has earned admission into the family
A. S. WATSON & CO., that heretofore China has educated men in
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SPIRIT
WINE &
MERCHANTS,
coast. This arrangement, it had been expect ad, would be carried out when the Admiralty determined to reduce the Esquimalt Station. It had been even hoped that a squadron would visit this Coast from the China Station, but what plans are contemplated in this respect have never been announced. The periodical visit of a big cruiser, however, which would cross the Pacific to spend a few months in port in just the same mauner, as ships from Esquimali would travel to remote parts in recognition of British interests, and incidental to avoid bad weather which affected the health and spirits of the man, will be much appreciated, a Vancouver paper says, especially during the summer months, when the presence of the Navy adds so much to the success of any public celebration.
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In original jurisdiction this afternoon, His emia
Te, compradore of the Degucha Asiatische struck Bank, against Yung Fan Kin, for the recovery the arcade. of the sum of Sar,400 being monien alleged to be about the non due and owing to the plaintiff by the defendants asked defen under and by virtue of an alleged agreement refused, entered into between them on the 3rd October,
chairs on the
K.C., instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Inside,. ness did appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, aut calze him Deacon, Looker and Deacon, defended. The foll down himself. facts of the case have been fully set forth in fendant,never at ang these columns;
is Lordship beld, in delivering a lengthy judgment, that it had not been proved that the defendant signed the so-called statement of accounts, and judgment must therefore be for defendant with costs. There was a counter claim for $5,000 between the parties which was dismited with costs,
go I will go quielly to the to that effect. Ha par the passers-by te inle No one spoke to witnes and the ricksha coolie, and" Defendant did not as to the Station, in a chair. With s bim if he paid the coolle be but be said if he paid the boys and There would be no more before witness bad put his shoulder. He also asked times
for water cannot be considered other than remarkably cheap. In this connection may mention that investigation shows that vessels water in this port about 200% cheaper than in Singapore, Shanghai, Manila, and other neighbouring ports and our profits depend to great extent on the large business done." As
quo quickly he you are probably aware we are.threatened with
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr. O topor opposition. Hongkong is now the leading. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, He not. shipping port in the world and it is to be hoped that this position will be minintained and that there may be room for two companies doing the trade in which we are engaged. Time will show. You may rest assured that your manage ment is fully alive to the situation and it does. not seem probable that any competing com pany can underhid us with any profit to themselves. Your fleet is in good order; your boats are clean and well kept and given a continuance of shipping prosperity in this port there is no reason why your business manding more than their legal fare, and using should not flourish. I do not think the ac abusive and insulting language to her on the counts call for much special comment. As you will have seen your consulting committes have 23rd inst. Complainant stated that, in com pany with a friend she engaged a chair, ber made ample provision for depreciation and re- friend doing likewise, and they were carried duction of goodwill. The latter was incurred down to Queen's Word Contral, where they when the business of Mears. Lane, Crawford were in a shop for a few minutes and then & Co, was absorbed and will be written off as returned to Magazine Gap, by way of Morque speedily as chcumstances allow. Before formal Road. On arriving home they raid the cooliesly moving the adoption of the report and ac- 20 cents for each chair. The coolien of the counts as presented I shall be pleased to an. friend's chair accepted the money and sid swer any question if possible. nothing, but complainant's front coolie threw
There being no questions, the chairman pro- the money on the ground, pulled her by the posed, and Mr. Duncan Clark, seconded, that sleeve and demanded more money, at the the repait and accounts as presented be adopters of the Court of samo time using abusive language. My.ed and pasted. Carried, Melbourne fined the front chair coolie Sa or seven days' hård labour," and discharged the second coolic, a complainant was unable to say that he did anything in the matter.
of nations. It was the work of students. 1 recent issue of the San Francisco Chronicle it was remarked, in an editorial,
America and Europe, but on returning home they have been. absorbed into the anciently system, without effecting any change in its structure. Now a different use of Western education is appearing. The Chinese stu- dents are organizing in this empire to apply their knowledge to a change in its genius and methods. They propose to retain the Mus. Healey, Iwing in Magazine Gap, charged impressions of the new life they leamed inn chair coolies of chair No 318 with der the West, and to create a new China to face the new Japan. Their action supplies. strong reason for: extending to the Chinese the opportunity and hospitality of the American schools and universities. That the Chinese are not slow in taking ad- [32 vantage of the proferred hospitality is certain inasmuch as the regular batches of students, selected from the pick of "young China" in the northern and southern provinces to pro ceed aboard, are detailed in as large, if not greater, numbers to American as to Euro pesin public schools and colleges. Our San Francisco contemporary-urges-titat Anterica need not come to China for all of the material. They have it in the States in the Chinese who are domesticated among them, There are hundreds of native-born Chinese 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. | who should be encouraged to get education
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, 28th October, 1905.
GREGOR & CO.,
SHERRIES
FROM
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XERES, SPAIN.
THE
A BISHONOURED draft.
DASENDANTS, TO PAY.
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there, that they may take it back to the land of their fathers for the uplifting of the blood of which they are à part. They have the ex-
In the case in summary jurisdiction, in which traordinary advantage of knowledge of Eng: the Russo Chinese Bank, of Hongkong, claim lish. The same journal advises that America ed Rs. 40,000 from the Sam Yee Co., Ld., late of should not neglect her opportunity to have No. 175 Des Voeux Road, and Chow Tit Sai, be her part in the lifting of China from the in.ing the amount due on a draft drawn by defend ants on their branch in Bombay, and which draft ertness of centuries into the light of modern
was dishonoured by such branch on maturity, opportunity.
His Lordship delivered judgment this after
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LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE German mail of the 25th October was | delivered in London on the zand inst.
THE sale of the property known as Nos. 54 to 62 Stone Nullah Lane, and Nos. 4 to 12 Wan- chai Road, advertised to take place, to-day in the offices of Messrs. Hughes and Hough, auctioneers, was abandoned, the property having been withdrawn,
THE King's Park Range will be open to-morrow Afternoon from 2 o'clock to 5.30 o'clock for practice shooting. There will also be a "fool" competition and members who have not shot. this month are reminded that this is the last shoot of the month for the Governor's Cup and China Mail" Cup. A musketry instructor will be present.
On the morning of the tat inst, the boarders of the Doveton College, Calcutta, locked the gales and put up a board containing the words "so admittance" in chalk and would not per mit the new Principal, Rev, Mr. Duthie, into the premises, on any account. Mr. Dathis bad eventually after several hours' delay to get the Assistance of a strong body of police who scaled the wall and opened the door. The matter is now under inquiry,
THE discovery that a prefly "girl," aged 17- years, belongs in reality to the sterner sex, has caused a commotion among the inhabitants of Morat, a village in the Canton of Fribourge, OLDEST FAVOURITES Geneva. It appears that the mother had such a
in the East.
Hongkong, asth July, 1905.
horror of compulsory military service that she had her only child baptised and registered as girl. For the last seventeen year the boy ha worn petticoats and kept the secret. Hems soch a charming " giri" that he won the beart two village swains and received offers, **s from them.
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noca.
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr H. J. Gedge and Mr. John Lays, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, was for the plain ti, and Mr. F. H. Sharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Mesirs, Brutton, Hett and Goldring, for the defence.
His Lordship held that the plaintiff Bank had proved its case and gave judgment accordingly. against the defendants with costs.
RUSSIAN CRUISER AT SAIGON,
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
On the proposition of Capt. Clarke, seconded
were re-elected on the consulting committed by Mr. E. O. Murphy, the following gentlemen for the ensuing year. Messrs. G. C. Moxon, Chau Siu Ki, Francisco Tere Yat and A. H. Bkelton,
AUDITOR.
Mr Durcan Clark proposed, and: Mr. Murphy seconded, that Mr. W. H. Potts be re-elected auditor.
Carried,
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BRITISH NORTH BORNHO.
A RECORD OF PROGRESS. The 'D, N. B. Herald, of 1st inst, anya:- Today is Charter Day-the twenty-fourth Charter of the British Nora Boraco Company.
in ret anniversary of the incorporation by Royal
and that retrospect app The occasion is one for in which must be eminently unfacto shareholders as well as
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The Chairman :-This is all the business a (elegraph line has Dividend warranti will be ready to-morrow State, with necess and shareholders are requested to apply at the miles in length hìn office for the same. I thank you for your al-pathless jungle and tendance, gentismen.,
VOTE OF THANKS. -` Mr. E. O. Murphy proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding at the meeting, and the staff for the results of a very good year. He hoped that shipping, would improve to that the Company might be able to show still better results.
The meeting, then dispersed.
* NEW BLUB FUNNEL, LINER:
The Bellerophon, Grst of the Blue Funnel Line's new fleet of four new sleamships to be launched at the yards of the builders in the Old" * Country, is scheduled to sail from Birkenhead for Vancouver on January 6th, 1976, mad reach thai port in March following
DEPARTURE OF THE "DIANA.”
The Bellerophon will be much larg According to the latest issue of the Courrier either the termen or the Canfa, Wh Saigonnais (the 19th inst.), received in Hong-nel Liners well known in the East. kong, the Russian cruiser Diana which has her three sister ships' will have been interned at Saigon for fifteen months bad
capacity of twenty thousand tons me received orders from St. Petersburg to leave || The Bollerepkon will be a twinḥcrow steamship next day, on "a mission in the Mediterranean," of better than founeen, knots spee The Courrier adda a query mark after that have three pairs of twin mauti, each. quotation, indicating that the port for which with numerous, cargo boʊms." She the Diana is bound was unknown. The vessel
first twin-masted yah had been repaired and painted white, and it Americas ports. „ looked a perfect treat. The Courrier expresses the belief that the commander and officers will remember with pleasure their sojourn in Saigon, r and will not regret the days they spent in the Extreme Onen.
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THE "SHELL” LI
With reference të the rumour The Russian cruiser, Csarswitch having lelt had been arranged between the shell
the Standard Oil Company, and, that Shanghai [7 Tsingtau] on the rath, was dailyine was to be acquired by
pany, on a basis of a per to be expected at Saigon
The Korea, angther, Ruselan, vessel, arrived atbaigon on the 11th inst, having on board,
kandred ' repatriated: Rustizng, among, whom were many sick and wounded. The medical officers on board were assisted by member of the Red Cross Society. It expected that the vessel would remain in pos
rrier states that the Russian cr
nter the big dry dock on: probability,
to safi
over rushing stre difficult Padas which in the S120,000 and fostered of he of $7,168/ over four m milliont
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complaint to him Defendant only had hotel. When asked tried to strike ons out of the hotel.
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and then went
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