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fter Dux. inclusive of Bussto ........... $1.70
do. (Bombay bottles) 1.80
Potash, Seltzer and B. P.
Soda
1.80
Lemonade
1.80
Tonic Water ........
1.Ha
Lithin Water
1.95
Ginger Ale..
1.95
Sarsaparilla
195
Lemon Squash.
1.95
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SUBSCRIPTION RATER (IN ADVANCE). DALLY-$30 per minum. WEEKLY--$15 per onram..
world is 30 conita por quarter.
five cute,
he Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, Saturday, JUNE 9, 1906.
NINGPO IN "19057
COURT ACCOMMODATION.
'The urgent need for larger accommodation in the Supreme Court was never, perhaps, better exemplified than it was yesterday, when his Honour the l'aisne Judge took his sent to dispose of the weekly general sum. mary list. Every solicitor in the Colony, without exception, appeared to be engaged on behalf of one or other of the numerous
THE B. Kwang Tang will not be leaving for Macao to-morrow, Sunday, the 10th instant, on account of boiler cleaning. Etout cases of plague, all terminating fatally, were reported to-day as having occurred in the Colony during the last twenty-four hours.
FOR dumping rubbish into the harbour, yester. day, a sampaaman was this morning fined 530, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court. A JUNKMASTER had this morning, at the Police Count, to pay the nominal fine of St-imposed by Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne-for blocking Murray Pier, yesterday, with his junk, MR. H. H. J, Gompertz is expected back from England on the 18th instant, and will resume his duty as first police magistrale. Mr. F. A Hazeland will return to the small Court, while Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne will go back as first clerk at the Magistracy.
TIK AMERICAN MEAT SCANDALS.
AUSTRALIA'S POSITION,
A representative of the Telegraph waited this morning upon the Queensland Govern. ment Commissioner concerning the recent
meat products canned in Chicago. revelations published as to the nature of the
Mr. Jones said, "the condition of affairs has long been known, not alone to those interested in the industry, but to many of the general Wakly published articles exposing the public. Some twelve months since Pearson's nefarious utilization of putrid and diseased carcases, also the foul state of the slaughter. houses and packing rooms, and the 'frequently filthy as well as diseased condition of many of the men employed. Personally, I never make any attempt to criticize the products of other countries. 1 prefer to introduce Australian goods upon their actual merits. If we cannot We are informed that, in consequence of the compete then we must take a back seat. This recent complaint of the crew of the s.s. For of nonsensical talk, however, that Australian can. Carrick as to the state of the fussle of thatners have paid too little attention to the get-up. vessel, Capt. Grant has undertaken to have that of their products, using awkward-looking tins, portion of the ship thoroughly disinfected and with hideous unusthetic labels, does not hold painted before the men are again allowed to gond. As a matter of fact, when I was in
enter it.
-
Brisbane at Christmis, our packers were ex.
can article, got up almost in perfect imitation of IN Barbados the absence of Anopheles mias.bibiting side by side our cans with the Ameri- our own. Anyhow, as close as the trade-marks quitoes and of malaria is a fact which is well known The explanation of this phenomenon has been lately attempted to be explained by Mr. C. K. Gibbons to the presence of a small fish, known locally as " milliuas” ( Girardines
TELEGRAM.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
·SERVICE. SOUTHI-MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.
A SINO-JAPANESE PRESERVE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 9th June,
11.50 a.m.
The formation of the South Man. churian Railway into a joint stock company, with limited liability, has been authorised.
The subscription to shares in the concern is opened exclusively to Japanese and Chinese, no foreigners being allowed to hold any shares.
The authorised capital of the company will be Yen 150,000,000.
The rates per quarter suut poe mensein, proportiona). The daily Imun is delivered free when the addro litigants, with the result that, not being able
accomible to mèmenger. On copies out by poet an,
to find places at the table provided for them, additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly jane to any part of the they were forced to occupy the Press table, Stigle Copies, Dally, ten cents: Weekly, twenty. (unoccupied by the members of the Press at the lime) the jury box, and the witness's seats, while the over-flow had to stand about the body of the Court-room, until their turn came to be heard, after which they im mediately quitted the Court. And yet withal, there is a good deal of room wasted by the big and quite unnecessary spaces reserved and enclosed for spectators, which, Contrasted with the report on the trade of even when most interesting and important Shanghai for 1905, the record presented by cases are being heard, are never more than Commissioner Lenox Simpson for the dis-half occupied, at most, in either Court. The trict within his jurisdiction, viz., "Ningpo, removal of some of the front seats and the bears unfavourable comparison. Whereas accommodation of another table, would in the case of the more southern port a surely be appreciated by the legal fraternity, "record" was established for last year the and there is no good reason why it should trade of Ningpu for the same period shows not be provided. a decline in the collection to the extent of nearly k Tls., 22,000, which is compensated to a slight extent by an in- crease in the import duties of 11k. Tis. 6,000. Coast trade duties and tonnage and transit dues all exhibit small decreases; but the real deficit is in opium, the duty and hikin combined showing a shrinkage of un less than Hk. Tis, 44,000. The total revende collection was 11k. Tis. 613,877. Mr. Simpson writes:-"The spring and autumn crops in and around the district were reported to have been good. The nice harvest was above the average, "and. $18 per doz. is allowed a Syphons prices were on a reasonable level throughout
the twelvemuntb, mrich to the satisfaction of when to his astonishment the "man behind. I contents in square feet of each lot are, respec-ed the civilized world. Take Manila; the the Act of Congress of March 3, 1903, entitled feturned in good condition.
We specially recommend our STONE GINGER BEER which is brewed from fire finest Jamaica Root by our own special process.
Raspberryade...
1.95
1.95
Stone Ginger Beer Bottles returned in good condition are allowed for at the rate of $4.20 per dozą
SYPHONS.
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Potash Seltzer and B. 'P
Sofia
Lithia Water
Pel 1207. $19.50
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the poorer classes. The supply of pingsucy teas was exceptionally short, owing to the excessive rainfall during the earlier months of the year, and the business has becit an unprofitable one. The total value of the trade of the port was cluse on 191 million hauls, which shows a failing off of nearly to
"THE SURPRISE OF HIS LIFES
law would allow them. The reason that we have not been able to compete with the Americans in the canned meal industry has been purely a matter of price. This more
A correspondent writes to tell us that he/ versicolor), which preys on the larvae of mos-especially in the markets of the Orient. Now. that the popular captain of the Rubi, R. W.
quitoes
S.S. "RUBC"
THE CASE OF CAPT. ALMOND Although it was known. several weeks ago Almond, had been acquitted, of violation of
goes extensively into law, and was written, by the immigration Jaws, the Manila Cablenews says the decision of the Supreme Court, which
it was alleged that Captain Almond, about Judge Carson, has just been made public. October 27 brought a Chinaman to Manila with trachoma, a loathsome contagious disease, from Hongkong, and that the man was afflicted
and that the captain allowed him to land at a
at the present moment, heel is very dear in got the surprise of his life on Thursday last, which he has not got over yet. High ex-THE Boston Globe:-"It is said, on the high Australia, as high as 21 per 100 lbs dressed, change and high prices have jogged along authority of a celebrated American medical yet this is considerably cheaper than ruling hand in hand so long that he, probably like jurnal, that, although, the Chinese people livetes in the American market. We have the on a gem-saturated soil, they are singularly must complete boiling-down works, with the everybody else, had quite given up all hope, free from typhoid fever and other diseases of very latest machinery, expert managers and which water is the medium of communication. skilled artisans. There is not anything good of batter things to come. However, on
have that we do not also control. If our meat Thursday he went to make his usual weekly This condition is attributed to the universal and labour-saving which the American packers is cheaper (he splendid quality is acknow purchases of supplies from the compradore custom of copious ten-drinking." he has long dealt with, and upon attaining The lease of five lots of foreshores at Hang ledged) and the cost of canning and production place and time other than that designated by his parcels, he put down on the counter the Han village, in the New Territories, is proposed equal, the Amerians can only under-sell us by the immigration-officers and contrary to in- The captain was charged with a violation of exact amount he had been paying all along, to be granted for terms of 75 years each. The the methods the exposure of which has shock-auctions issued.
"An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens the counter" handed him back 10% of his tively, 7,525, 7,730, 8,330, 3,500 and 3,500. The American, has put the slightest chance to Crown rent payable in respect of the two last compete with Queensland in tendering for
into the United States. The Aci, provides money, with the laconic remark, can sell named is $6 each, and on the other three the the large contracts for the Government
that a penalty of Proo, or à form of three years, nicat. We beat both rent is to be assessed at the end of five years. supplies of trozen
shall be imposed for a violation thereof. now little more cheap." The man had never.
United Stales been asked for any rebate, nor was any re- duction in prices even hinted at to him, at any time by our correspondent, which 'o'clock last night, in a semi-conscious condi- it comes to canned koots in Manila we have tion outside the Tai Ping theatre. He was not any chance. This applies upt only to the removed to No. 7 Station, where lic was tem
made the incident all the more astonishing
A. S. WATSON & CO per cent. as compared with the 1904 figures. "I hold no brief for the compradore, and porarily attended to He then informed the Eastern market; it is the same with the other
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1906.
moreover, as he would, no doubt, be averse to the possible mobbing that might follow, bulk from too eager purchasers and irate rivals in the business, I abstain from mentioning his
name, or giving his address," concludes our correspondent. We may add that the exam-
the Argentina and the A CHINAMAN was picked up, at about ten easily, and secure, the order. But when Captain Almond was found guilty and sen-
tenced to pay a fine according to this Act.
The statule reads simply that the officer "who shill permit such alien to-land etc." The defendant' contended that the word "permit" implied that the landing of the alien, to constitute a criminal offence must have been with the Captain's tacit consent. The word "permit," as defined in the Century Dictionary, means to suffer to be or allow without expressly
police that he was knocked down by a tram- car, the number of which he did not know. He was conveyed to, the Government Civil Hospital.
The value of the imports, foreign plus native, aggregated 13 million taels; the exports amounted to a value of a little over 6 million Laels, or 14k. Pls. 1,800,000 less than die year before."
"One of Hongkong's staple
PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the industries figured rather prominently in the
Band of the 2nd Blatt, Royal West Kent Regt, 1:4 trade returns, for we are told that there
from 5 to 6.30 p.m.-- was a large business done in sugar, which ple of the compradore in question might well the New Parade Ground, on Monday next,
March........nder the Doulde Engle"........ be emulated by traders in a more general
Overture 10"Mignon "Thotas is one of Ningpo's most important imports
Selection from. Qirette"...Audran Valac........... SeTCILLs,--༦,A༤,5
CARD During the year 331,000 piculs, valued away in the Colony, to the buitefit of their
POST CARD
- COMPETITION.
Hk. Ths. 1,600,000, were landed, of which 162,000 piculs was refined sugar from the Taikop and China Sugar Company's refiner- ies at Hongkong. Ilo-llo varieties; owing to
patrons and without unfair disadvantage to themselves.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. The German mail of the 9th May was deliver
To all purchasers at their relative cheapness and good appear- our Establishment of $1ance, have gained a strong hold on the
market, and the number of direct steamersed in London on the 8th instant, and upwards between the Philippines bringing full cargoes is IT is notified that a memorial of re-entry by June 1st and June 25th increasing. Little or nothing was done in the Government of Pu Tai Island, Lat No. 786,
Formosan grades, owing to depression in has been registered according to the law. will be given a Coupon prices caused by Hollo. competition. IA MEMORIAL of re-entry by the Government 15 reported that Hongkong refined was the of Survey District I, Lot No. 5,301, Kowloon entitling them to enter
only sugar which gave the dealers a profit-City, has been registered according to the law, the following Competi-able return. There was an increase of nearly
22 per cent, in the importation of all kinds, MR.J.C. Steen has been appointed an assistant tion. The largest num-The remarks in the report on the subject engineer on the Kowloon-Canton Railway Construction, British Section, with effect from the 1st May, 1906, ber of English words of coinage now so keenly debated are worth that can be mado from
16
MARIE BRIZARD,"
1st Prize:
1 Case Pts. Per-
inet & Fils
noting. It is stated that Mexican dollars to the value of Hk. Tis. 130,000 was in-1 ported, also copper coins (10 cash pieces) worth H. Ts. 106,000 from Hangchow Mint Dollars equal in value to Hk Tls. 673.625 were shipped to Shanghai. Re- specting the new copper coinage-a subject which has attracted widespread attention and been acrimoniously debated from every point of view, there is nothing to be added from the experience of Ningpo.
•
is notified that His Majesty's Consul- General at Canion, under instructions from His Majesty's Minister, Peking, has closed the British vice-consulate at Macao until further
notice.*
'Dotares" „"]]'Ataour"
Selection fruit. Popple
God Save the King.
Wagner.
Waldtentel ..Blan ...Ruben.
WHILE a Chinese woman, residing at No. 19, Stanley Street, first floor, was yesterday hang ing out her clothing over the verandah to be dried, she lost her-balance and fell into the water-channel below. The woman alighted on her head, and as she was still alive when picked up by the police, she was conveyed to hospital. She died, however, a few hours later-never. regaining consciousness from a fractured skull.
Her body was then removed to the mortuary,
MR. S. T. Dunn, superintendent of the Botani-
received from the Director of the Imperial Institute (South Kensington, London, S. W.) stating that he has received inquiries regarding the supply of the small stripped canes (rattans) used in basket-making, and asking for que tations and samples from Hongkong producers. Specimens of the canes referred to may be seen at the Afforestation Office.
food-importing countries. Last year we ex- paned over £1,500,000 sterling of frozes meat, yet our shipments of capped goods just barely turned £200,000. The demand for our
frozen lambs invariably exceeds the supply.
"11old you last year that the other Australiah States were closely following the example of most rigid Government inspection of all food products intended for over-sea exponation. Queensland in passing laws which exact the
Not only have the beasts to be examined by the veterinaries before slaughtering, but there is a Bystematic inspection of all factories and works. There is microscopic examiontion ofall hog products. This all helps to establish the soundness of our article in the foreign markets, There are greedy and selfish men to be found in every country. Men who, for a temporary, perhaps only a slight, advantage over their competitors, would spoil a market by sending inferias shipments. It is the Honourable Dig. by Denham, the Minister for Agriculture in Queensland, to whom is due all the credit for the rigid laws with respect to Sitate supervision
of food products. Quite recently, he passed a most severe Dairy Inspection Act. Not only is cleanliness made compulsory, but there is re
cal and Afforestation Department, notifies ingular and systematic testing and inspection at the Garelle that a communication has been all creameries and butter and cheese factories,
"Australian legislation is, as you are aware, bitterly and unkindly criticized, and more often than not by people of our own race, who do not understand our men and their methods, yet last year we exported to the value of 656,0:0,000. Not a bad little handful of tion of less than 4,000,000. In addition, and sovereigns for a country containing a pɔpula- showing the varied climatic and soil conditions of the States, there was an inter-State exchange of products to the value of over £37,000,000,"
authorizing. The Supreme Court held that, if master of a vessel an insurer against their land- Ing. at all hazards, Congress would have chosen this requirement was intended to make the
terms. more clearly expressive of such in- tention, and instead of using a word of uncertain meaning would have affixed a penaly where the captain in charge permitted the alien to land with or without fault on his part..
The attorneys for the prosecution contended that the officer was responsible criminally even though he had taken every precaution possible and done all in his power to prevent the unlaw ful landing,
The Court thought thai, the" evidence of record was sufficient to sustain the
contention of Captain 'Almond that, he adopted the dus precautions and that the Chino's land-
ing was without his cousent and despite the precautions taken.
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Judgment of the trial court is reversed and
The Court saya in conclusion: "We think this statute was not intended to secure the obedience to all the rules of the 'immigration officers at all hazards, but at most to require good faith and full diligence in the effort to comply with them." the accused is acquitted of the offence with the for the appearance of the accused cancelled. costs of both instance de office and the bead
INDIAN Constable Biry of No. 8 Police Station, hung out a pair of canvas gaiters to dry yester FOLLOWING at the returns of the average
day, but when he wanted them, they had dis- MICH. Engel, local agent for the Netherlands
appeared. He did not expect to see them amount of bank notes in circulation, and of
again, but in the afternoon he discovered the Trading Co., kindly informs us that he has especie in reserve, in Hongkong, during the
missing gaiters in the basket of a marine ceived telegraphic information that the Bank's
month ended 31st May, 1906, as certified by Ar the present time the coal trade of New-hawker, who was walking in his direction. The marine man was arrested, and charged with dividend for the year 19 15 has been declared at
the managers of the respective Banks.
castle, N.S.W., is brisk. and it promises. even Average Specie
better things. There was in the harbour last theft. On being placed before Mr. Hazeland, Banks,
Amount
in Reserve. month a fleet of some do vessels waiting for coal at the Police Court this morning, the defendant could give no satisfactory explanation as to Chartered Bank of
cargoes, nearly all of them sailers of large ion-
how the gaiters were found in his basket. The India, Australia and China,....**
$3,074,977 $2,300,000 page. The tramp steamers for the moment gaiters cost the Government $2.52, and de- were not much in evidence. The list of ves-fendant said he purchased them from a man. Hongkong and Shang-
for one cent. His Worship sentenced him to hai Banking Cor
sels to arrive has on it about 120 names, and
one month's hard labour, poration,. *** 11,263,621
8,500, its length is being more than maintained. A National Bank of
good demand for foreign requirements is there. China, Limited.................... 65,560
fore assured for the winter, and the prospects Total $14,404,107 $10,840,000 in respect of the inter-titate trade are at least equally good The negotiations now in pro given the Police at West Point, some trouble, shall regulate the output and the selling price
Champagne $56.50 The cash pieces were introduced into fiftera per cent.
2nd Frizo:
1 Case Royal Old Highland Whisky
3rd Prize:
1 Case Macin-
24.00
By a clerical error in our issue of last evening we were made to announce that the a.s, lzung- zhan would commence her cheap Sunday trips 10 Macao to-marrow, Sunday, Joth inst. should have read the 17th inst, .
It
that poft in the same manner as clse- where, by an amicable arrangement between the provincial authorities and the numerous cash shop proprietors. Ilandy to use, clean to the touch, and of effective design, these coins immediately sprung intà favour, as marking an advance, welcome to everyone, on the questionable copper casi coinage MR. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy this which has done service for so many centuries; morning, fined two women $15 each, with the But this reception, cordial as it was, was alternative of one mopil's imprisonment, for
40,000
tosh Whisky 10.00 / destined to be forgotten quickly. Soon it obstructing P.C. 49 while in the execution o AN unemployed Indian watchman has of late gress for the formation of a "vend," which
AND
became learnt by the populace in general, his duty. They were defended by Mr. Olto and the exchange manipulators in particular, that there would be no limit to the output Kong Sing of the new coins and that all market would
Iris, notified that skips conveying Chinese passengers, under the provisions of the Chinese Emigration Ordinances, 1889 to 1901, will not be allowed to carry them on the upper weather
October, inclusive.
10 CONSOLATION PRIZES. In the event of ties to be drawn for. All replies
a severe fall in the value of the new coins. to be sent on Post-cards
Regarding the cotton milling industry the only. Prizes will be dis-report observes that the business of the TERMS are advertised of proposed leases of Tung Chi Yuan Cotton Mill was highly foreshores and sea-bed, situate at Wang Chau, tributed the 30th June prosperous. The mill worked steadily day and Deep Bay. The areas to be leased are 7.13 night throughout the year, the output reach- and 46.89 acres, respectively: the Crown rent when all cards may being 38,000 pieuls, of which, however, only a has been fixed at the rate of Si per acre for the smali portion passed through the Customs.first three years, and at the rate of $15 per acre Another cotton mill, promoted. by a rival during the remaining 15 years. inspected at our office.
Chinese company, with a capital of 5600,000,
....
CABH LESS 10/ CREDIT LESS 5%. 'GREGOR & CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Hongkong, 19th May, 1906.
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promoters of the arrangement.
SHIPPING AND MAILS,
MAILS DUE,
Indian (Lightning) toth inst. French (Tourane) 11th inst. Canadian (Athestan) 12th inst Canadian (Empress of India) 12th inst. American (Dorte) 16th inst. Indian (Sultang) 18th last.
The O. & O. S. S. Cola 4.3. Coptic arrived at San Francisco on 7th inst.
The C. P. R. Co.'s s.a. Empress of China and Vancouver."
The T. K. K. 5.s. Nippon Maru left Shang-
bai on 8th inst., at 8 p.m., and is due here on
Toth inst, at daylight,
and notwithstanding the many chances that soon be flooded with them. This, coupled
were given him he paid no heed, consequently of coal, seem likely to end satisfactorily to the Indian was formerly einployed as watchman Ar about 6,30 o'clock yesterday morning, an with the fact that the important rise in the
Inspector Collett settled it this morning. This price of silver upset many calculations and
to a firm at No. 28, Salt Fish Lane. He was accident occurred in a house at No. 3, Wing put the white metal at a high premium, soon swept away the early confidence and caused deck, between the 1st of June and the 15th of recently discharged. Since he was dismissed Shing Street, and as a result a Chinese girl left Yokohama, p.m., on 8th inst., for Victoria,
the watchman has been wont to return to the about eight years of age, died some hours later. shop, after they had closed for the night, and Although the accident occurred early in the bang the door and demand an explanation as morning, the police were not notified until last night, after the child had died. According to to why he was discharged. The police were called by the shopkeeper on two different occa the story told the police by the mother of the sions, but he refused to prosecute. Last night, children, it is related that, at the time mention the Indias, taking advantage of the shoped, her elder daughter and the other child were keeper, returned and raised another row. This in the kitchen. The elder was pouring out time the Indian was arrested, but still the boiling water from an earthenware pot into a shopkeeper intimated that it was not his desire basin for the younger one to wash its face. to prosecute. Inspector. Collett informed the The handle of the pot was hot and as she could shopkeeper that this time the police were going bear the heat no longer she dropped the pot of to prosecute and that the shop people would boiling water and scalded her sister. Instead be subpceased. The shopkeeper did not like of informing the police authorities of the this and agreed to prosecute. This morning occurrence and seeing that the unfortunate the Indian was placed before Mr. F. Hazeland, child was removed to the hospital, the aid woman summoned a Chinese doctor. The Be was fined $to, and bound over in the sum
child died the same afternoon, of $ing to be of good behaviour for one year.
is now in course of erection on the other
side of the river, opposite the Settlement. A LOT of Crown land at Ping Chan, measuring The machinery has been selected in Epg.350 square feet, is to be sold by public auction on the azad inst., at 2.30 p.m., at the District land by a Japanese engineer, and the technical staff will be composed of men of Land Office "Beaconsfield." The upset price this nationality. Thus is seen another in- is S4, but the purchaser must, within three stance of the inroads the Japanese are days of the day of sale, pay the sum of $200, making into the industrial and commercial
for the building at present standing open the institutions of the Chinese,
The Imperial German Mail .s. Zielen
at Shanghai on 8th inst, at 3 p.m. which left here on bili jest, at 7am, amived The N. Y. K. Australian Lice sa. Kumano Maru left Manila for this port on 9th inst, and is expected here on 11th inst
The N. Y. K, Bombay Line sa. Ceylon Maru left Kobe for this port via Shanghai on 7th inst, and is expected here os 18th inst.
The M. M. Co.'s s.s. Tourans, with the next. French mail, left Saigon on gil løst, at 4 p.m., instead of Friday, at p.m., and is duo here on Monday night
The C. P. R. Co.'s 1.6. Athenion arrived at
Shanghai at 12.30 p.m., on 8th inst, and left again at 8 a.m., Saturday, for Hongkong, where she is due to arrive at noon, og gaib init.