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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,
A PESSIMISTIC VIEW.
[krom, a Cor espondent.]
Canton, 29th-October.. H.E. Leung Ding Fan, a Cantonese, at pre sant holding high office under the Imperial Government at Hupe, has sent a despatch to H. E. Chow Fu, Viceroy-designate of the two Kwang, Faule to Canion, in which ho states that the present slow rate of progress with the work and arrange. ments for the Canton:Hankow Railway, the
will 'Kwangtung 'cumununity
Dever be able to e the line with anything like expedition. H.E. Leung Ding Fan also mentions that between himself and the members of his family they own $100,000 worth of shares in the enterprise, and he has therefore prayed E. Chow Fu to come. quickly and endeavour to get thinge pushed along as speedily as possible. No reply has 10 far been received from the Viceroy designate.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3, 1906.
sand, reported that the mines were as rich as those in Seatils, U.S.A., and the quality as good as that used for glass manufacture in England,
THE ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION.
Europe generaly. Upon receipt of this
Owing to the lateness of the hour we were se› report H. E. Viceroy Shum, it is said, stated that he would take the matter under his con- able to give yesterday a full account of the open- sideration. and see what was best to be doaring ofthe Arts and Crafts Exhibition, which we |with this glass-making material.
H.E. CHOW FU
'EN KOUTE, TO CANTON.
[From a Correspondens,]
Canton, 1st November,
A telegram has been received hero from H.E. Chow Fu, Viceroy-designate of the two Kwang provinces, in which he states that he had ranged to proceed to Canton all the way in the C. M. S. N. Co.'s 1.5. Sam Yes, and started from Kiangling in that found there was no but, on getting on board, he says, he electric installation on board, and thus travel ling would not be so comfortable for him as in a bost that had such an installation. Thus it was his intention to transhly from the San Ye at Shanghai to the same company's 21. Amping, and
continue his voyage to Canton vid Fain Shanghai the Kwong Chow and Shint
communities were to hold special
in H.E.'s honour. H.E. Chow Fu
in her
about to be made into a boarding house (laughter) and my hopes of our museum are becoming somewhat dim. Still, I may have the goad fortune before I leave the Colony to be able to propose a vote for a museum,
failing
that, po haps some public spirited nad
lover of this wealthy
city will
step
loper of success could be expected from such an coterprise as is proposed.
I do not see why the Dock' Company itself should not start to make some revenue out of the land in question by building godowns. They may bogia in a smaller way than this and the Dock Company can certainly raise the money at 6 per cent.
Whatever happens I can see no causa for espair. Times are bad and shipping especials
cannot remain bad lor aver, and ous of the
now present. There way a very large gathering of / into the breach (hear, hear). You have como reasonably expected to earn anything. This | jv, aɔdividends are sure to be small, but times
Sir
interested spectators, amongst them being Sir Henry Berkeley, the chairman of committee,
Francis
Hon. Mr. Darling, Piggot, Colonel Hercombe Smith, Hos. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. H. F. Pollock, Hon. Mr. W. J. Greason, on. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Bishop Pozzul, Dr. Clark, Dr. Jordan, Portuguese, Consuls, Mess, Lau Gerinan, and Japanese Gun Woo, Hei Chau, Chu Fak, Fung Wa Ho Kom Tong, and membera committee.
When His Excellency the Governor, arrived. Sir Henry Berkely, ad 'ressing him,
have
invited Your Excellency, the Committee of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition you to be present this afternoon for the The purpose of opening this exbibition.
The object of the Committee is to promote a taste for and work in arts and handicrafts, efforts of the Committee have been rewarded with success, and we hope that your Excellency will be able to say, when you have walked that it is one worthy
the exhibite of the Colony, the members of the ancient Chinese race whose civilisation dates back for thousands of years, governed by men of a patios that civilisation. Sir, we ask you now to declars This exhibition open and to enable you to do a we present you this key, wit which we as is your Excellency to formally open the exhibition (Applause)
110 gkong. During the say of H.E. Chow through the exhibicularly
Hing
The
by
here to-day to
the
to worship the beautiful is collectioni have been prepared and not to the temple listen to the speaking. While is prepared within I will not keep you to make you god drowsily outside. Holding in my band as a symbol this beautiful key, for which I desire 10 express my thanks to the committee, I declare the Arts and Crafts Exhibition of 1906 duly opened (applause).
THE COMMERCIAL TREATIES,
the capital required for the branching of the undertaking is is. 3,000,0:0 say the advocates of the scheme. Very well. Now to this has to be added interest for the four years which will be required before the company could be
interest calculated at y per cent.-many a good mortgage gives much bistalized value of the here-brings up the concern to about Tis. 4,000,000, to upsak in round figures. So much for the question of cost. Let us see if the eamings would fortify the expenditure. Shall we take the most pro- sper sperous of similar concerns asta guide to draw conclusions from?
The S. and
H.
Wtland Godowa Company, in the pick of Shanghai's warehouse with its godowns which, to be on the sale
is the uber could not be less than do or 70 lo year of its highest prosperity, when trade conditions were abpormal and the congestion of caren anp
If such cargo unprecedented, ca company with its long experience and old arn the sum of Tie 640,000, what could be reasonably expected from a company with neither connections nor experience and which, more likely then not, will be having his prospective earnings based on exceptional coo. ditions?
again, since no saps man could expect continuation of conditions brought, about by
FOR THE VICEROY'S GUIDANCE.
Canton, 29th October. H. E. Tung Siu Chua, a Cantonese member of the Board of Foreign Affairs at Peking, has sent a lengthy private despatch to H. E. Chow Fu, the Viceroy desig inte of Canton, in which he gives a great deal of detailed, information the 4th inst, arriving at Canton on or about stands in the forefront of the ranks of Western the conditions upon which the Powers have regarding the affairs of, and conditions pre- vaiting in Kwangtung Province, for H. E. information and guidance. The most import ant subject dealt with in the Yuet-han railway
o; regarding which be says that the
mercantile administration" in the prospectus and articles al association, are not -meant to be as intimating that the Govern
read as ment has no concern with the Company's mercantile
affairs, but merely that it is a purcised entirely enterprise, the funds heink amongst the mercantile community of that province. But the business of course needs the protection of Government as though it were an official concern was fared that after the departure of H., Viceroy Shum from Canton,
ceptions
expected to leave Shanghai on or about the
the 8th lem
1. R. AND THE NEWSPAPERS, The Viceroy-designate of the two Kwan, Chow Fu, is taking a very keen interest in ali matters pertaining to affairs in Southern China, and more especially to those in the two pro vinces over which he is just about to rule Every newspaper touching however remotely on these subjects is read by HE. Chow Fu and as he has requested all his with avidity, Hiends to keep for him copies of every news- paper. in whatever language printed, making any reference to the matters he has so much at heart, the papers are piling up in immense heaps, for H.E. to go through on his arrival in
trouble might arise between the directors of Ganion, All matters of importance appeats criticism is pinbably correct. On the other
in any of the newspapers are immediately tele graphed to H.E, who at once acknowledges their receipt by the-same means,
the Company and the owners of the land they wished to acquire for the enterprise. In there fore sent the despatch to request E. the Viceroy-designate to do all he could on arrival in his new province to use his influence to keep the affairs of the Company ruming smoothly, even as was, the case during Hottery, which was Shum's Viceroyalty.
GH-F ICED LANDS,
A native of Pechili, Fung Ka Sieh by name, and a great favourite of H.E. Viceroy Shum; and who was formerly at one time land purchas ing agent for the China-American Developing Company, called a day or two ago on the Namhoi Magistrate, and requested him to be good enough to send despatch to the secre
asking of the Yuel-han Railway, that Ren. Jary tleman to furnish liim with the details the number of parcels of land already purchased by the Company, where they are situated, He stated that and the prices paid for same
as to
H.E. Viceroy Shum feared that the company was paying ridiculously high prices for the land they needed to acquire for the railway lipe,
JEALOUSY IN THE DIR' CTORYTE
It is stated that the president, Chang To Chai. and the vice-president, Wong Chin Ping, are very jealous of o ch other since they joined the directorate of this Company, it is said that Wong Chiu l'ing has prepared a report against Chang To Chai, to present to H.E. the Viceroy designale, as soon as he arrives in Canton. it is also stated that Chang To Cha has handed a letter to each of the other directors of the Compacy, stating that it is necessary for him to return to his home at once to rest, as his health is much impaired. The date for which the notice was given of such intention was the 25th inst
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verspeculation in good fostered by the late it would | the present rise in exchange, be only natural that one should conclude that four years hence, when the proposed company will have attained wage earning power, housing area for goods will be much less in demand than at present, with the inevitable consequence that competition will become much, more keen and fierce. How will it fare then with the pip posed addition to our existing godown com- panies?
If the utterance of such a member of the
independent liquidators of the Faroban Co
was heard to any, that the company's method of taking stock was admirabla and that their books were absolutely clean, so we may depend on that the whole of the property is there as stated in the accounts,
Yours.oic.
October 27.
HOPEFUL
JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING
INDUSTRY,
Referring to the condition of the shipbuilding industry along Kits River, Osaka, the Archi abserves that the small shipbuilding yards on depression to the marisa transport business of the river are vary slack in consequence of the late. With the few pkceptions ut the large yards, no orders for the construction of any new vessels have been received, while the repair of steamers is being delayed as much as possible by the owners. For this reason the business at the shipbuilding-yards along the river has fallen off by some 40 per cent. a compared with this time last year.
The Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard is now building a steamer of 500 tons, a stoamis faunch of about 18 tons for the Osaka Cut- coms, and eight wooden lighters for the Kobe Pier Company, while two O.S.K. steamers, the Kiigawa and Toba, are docked there for repair.
The Nakamura Shipbuilding Yard has tam- porarily suspended operations.
there.
community as the late head of fardine's are worthy of being taken for guidance, and they The Ono Shipbuilding Yard is building a steather of 380 tons for the Tosa Steamship should be so, at the last annual
Company, and an iron steamer of 800 tons and a wooden steamer of 620 tons available for holders agains expecting-a maintenance of the of the S, ft. W. and G. Co, hul general meeting dividend paid for the year then expired; and sale, while the Takasakimaru is being repaired
little though we are seeing now that he was a premature in his predictions, it remains never- theless true that it would be folly to indulge in dreamt of such continued prosperity, when all the merchants, the backbone of interchange of commodities here, are suffering heavy losses from the same abnormal constiens which are the prime cause of the Wharf Co.'s prosperity. What conclusions then are to be drawn from these facts?
In view of the breaking off on Thursday of the negotiations for the new commercial treaty between Italy and China it is useful to recall the exact wording of Article XI of the Peace Protocol of
The 1901. English translation reads: "The Chinese Government has engag: od to negotiate amendments judged useful by the Forsign Governments to the treaties of ation of commerce and navigation, and other subjects touching commercial relations, with the view of facilitating these." Five years have elapsed and Chipa's record in regard to the fulfilment of this solemo engagement, which was one of acceded to the desire of China to see the situa tion created by the disorders of the summer of 1900 came to end," gives a very partial indica. tion of honest effort to carry out her part of the
The
office for Treaty then made. compact Revision was opened at Shanghai and after year of regntiation the first of the new Treat festhal with Great Britain-was duly signed on September 5, 1902. A year later the trenties with Japan and the United States were signed simultaneously on October 8, and in 1904 the treaty with. Portugal was completed. Since then, however, the new outbreak of anti- sion. Last year the Germán Commissioner foreignism has prevented any further conclu found it impossible to frame any acceptable terms and the negotiations were left uncom pleted when Dr. Knappe left for Home; now the hostile spirit encountered places the Italiane
position of direct protest, Commissioner in
Of the treaties already signed need hardly be said that the outcome so far has been al most unappreciable: Many of the most im
depend for th
their translation into adapt clauses practical effect on the adhesion of all the Treaty Powers. For the rest there has been no fulfil meul yet of the engagements with Great Bri tain, the United States and Japan to initiate and conclude the revision of the existing min ing regulations, to provide a unifor national coinage, or to provide effective protection for trade marks. The substitution for internal
which cannot be but of immense advantage 10 China herself, seeing that the complications of the dues will be materially reduced. collecting That it will benefit also the nations whose manufactures and goods are seeking markets
China is applies their readiness to re to the enhanced compensation. Others import duties of the Fowers, however, have comparatively little to gain from the proposed change, while increased tarifi, of course, bears against their
interests. Not without reason therefore they are seeking some little set-off as the price of their asreement, and we believe it was on this point that the breach occurred in the aliar negotiations. It was erroneously re
native Press yesterday that the ported in the difficulty arose through a demand by Major Nerazisi for the opening of the towns Shao ing and Wasich. A request to that effent was made cartier in the negotiation but was not pressed. What was eventually asked could have been granted without any derogation to China's dignity' or forfeiture of her interests, and is denial was not so much a telusal to yield one particular point, as a determination to concede nothing whatever.
Thequestion now becomes whether any other of the Powers will consider it worth while all for treaty revision, to open negaliations without some fresh understanding, and whe ther other steps
will not be required to enforce a fulfilment of this engagement of the Protocol. It is not 'a malte.
to Ger
The first is that one should be most rigorous before giving his adherence thereto. in his analysis of whatever is proposed to him
The second is that in making calculations one should not base them en exceptional circumstances, for then he would be sowing in
flis Excellency--Sir Henry Berkeley, ladies nd gentlemen:-I have often read or heard it said with regard to some book written by passing visitor to a place that he has not had an opportunity of forming an opinion abold the place, and that the book therefore would better not have been written. I think in the case of a visitor who has only been for a few days or weeks in a place and who has not had an opportunity of hearing the views on question affecting the place of residents there, that this hand, I think that where a visitor has been him- some months a resident, where he has and taken advantage of opportunities of ANTI-GAMBLING VICEROY. Some days ago it became known that the dicussing these questions with members of all lasses of the society of that place, that he is Ramblers intended to revive the Pak Kop Piu everi in a better position to write about it and
slopped some months ago.
a make up his mind as to its wants than the man who his resided there all his life ar event raised a strong prothearing of this intention, strong protesting voice against it. The fact of this intention and the strong objection long number of years, because he brings with that prevailed against it, were at once tele-ma power of comparison with other places it is for this graphed in H.E. Chow Fu, who in thanking that the long resident has lost.
reason that I make mention of the notes as to
which
in my the seat of the telegraphic message, said he
The wants of this Colony I entered in my
when did not know much about the matter then, but
arrived in the Colony, and the last matter lus prompt áttention.
bat year.
I find some sixteen wants of longong entered. First of all there was the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Secondry.. there was the Tytam Tuk extended water scheme: Thirdly, there was the Chung Sho Wan junk shelier. The fourth note was (ap. "annual flower show and art exhibition " plause). The others I need not mention. These notes were not entered necessarily in the order the importance l'auribute to the public works, but in the order in which they occurred to me or were presented to me. I remember that I did then as I do now attribute con viderable importance to art exhibitions. What was struck with on first arriving-if I may be given for saying so-was the utilitarian cling of the place. So much was the sense of beauty bliterated in many of its inhabitant that they even failed to
to realise the natura beauty of Hongkong. Since then I have had it said me over and over again by visitor
Haw is it we were not told that ilong kong was beautiful. We were told that it was a large commercial port. We were told inaccurately, I think-that It was an un- healthy place. We were never told that it was one of the most beautiful places in the world" The utilitarian feeling is to a certain extent natural. I remember being told of the usual reply of the shopkeeper when it was being resented to in that he was making an apparently exorbitant charge" We come here for our health (laughter), which incans that inest people are out here to make
on his arrival in Canton he would give the note book between the zofh July, 19 day of kin of an enhance I import tariff is a reform tolly what he will be harvesting in sorrow.
THE TYPHOON FUND. PIKING GOVERNHENT AID. [From a Corrispondent.)
Canton, 31st October, H.E. Viceroy Shum has received a telegram from the Board of Commerce at 1 eking, asking for a full detailed report of the disastrous ty phoon which took place on the 18th Sep Lember Inst. In accordance with this request, H.E. Vicergy Shum has sent a full report to the Board of Commerce. It is stated that this in- formation was asked for as it is the intention of the Imperial Government at Peking to sub. scribe to the Typhoon Relief Fund.
VICKROV JING CARNTO.
"H.E. Ting Chen-to, at present Viceroy of Yunnan and Kwaichow, has sent a despatch 10 Viceroy Shum of Canton to the following effect; -
who
don't
As I am about to take up my new appoint WANT INVENTORY OF STORKS. inent as Viceroy of Fukien- and Chekiang, Messrs. Chang To Chai, president, and Wong. hope you will hand over your teal of office at an early da e to your successor, at the same chief engineer of the Yuet/ban Railway Co., Ld, have issued joint instructions to the chief store-time, with you every success during your keeper of that Company, that, as so much rail term of office in Yunnan and Kwaichow.
[Seal of Ting Chen-10,"] way material and tools are arrivin from abroad
OPPOSITION TO HIS APPOINTMENT. almost daily, it is their wish that the chief
a month y appears that those of the Foochow gentry storekeeper shall supply them with:
were concerned in the return, at the end of each month, showing in de
strangly opposing tail the quantity received, and issued, during the month, and then the appointment of H. E. Viceroy Ting Chen-10, of the Vin-Kuei provinces, to Foochow to take remaining in the storehouse. This return must
of Viceroy of Min-Che, have been
• post of clearly show whether any, and if so what, stores up the
Lo get out of the embroglio since hird put to have been lent to the Honan, Hupeh, or other
the
Foochow tha receipt of a telegram by branches, or whether they were all used by the Yuet-han Railway Co., Ld., of Canton only, for Telegraph authorities from that Viceroy de
manding
to know who were the persons that the building of the line
sent the protest to Peking Several subter fuges have been since uffered, all of which the N.C. D. Netur believes, were of to avail. The lastest is that a telegram in the name of Mr. Chén Feh Clean, President of the Educational Association of Fukien province, was recently sent to Viceroy Ting-Chen-to denying entirely the charge that any protest has been sent to Peking
of stores in stock, the quantity | day of a protest to Pekinending the other money, That is quite a legitimate desire, as
CHANG, TO CHAI'S SUCCESSOR,
35th October.
II.B. Wu Ting Fang has had an interview with H. E. Viceroy Shum in the course of which H. E. Wu asked the Viceroy to memorialize the throne on his behalf, requesting that H. E, We, an account of increasing old age, might be allowed to retire from the Imperial service, in whi
which
he has so long held the post of Pre- sident of the Board of Punishmenti. As soon as the shareholders of the Yuet-han Railway Co, heard this and learned of the possible re tirement of H. E. We Ting Fang from the pub. lic service, it is understood that they at once propared to ask H. E. to accept the president. hip of the company, is succession to Chang To Chai, in the event of H. E's being allowed so to retire. The result is awaited with much interest.
VICEROY SHUM'S INTERPRETER.
TO STUDY IN AMERICA.
[From a Correspondent.]
Canton, 1s! November Some time ago Wong, Kid Choo, one of the Government students sent to America to be educated, returned to Canton but without com. plating his course. Wong, who is a favorite of H. E. Viceroy Shum, has return to viceroyalty on, and during H. E. Shum's
since
employed by the latter as bis English interpreter, but now, expressing a wish to return to America to complete his educational course, H. F. Viceroy Shum has expressed the opinion:
on that he should be allowed to do so at Governmcat caperne, and hus
WEDDING.
LIEFE-DELL
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minar degree one's self.. Others are here with the idea of advancing their posi inns, also quite legitimate ambitions, and mingling with all every one has in various pro portions some higher sim, But I don't think it can be said that people are here any more for the cult of beauty than they are 'ur the benefit
their health. At the same time there is no we should not make things around why we reason us as beautiful as we can. If I have to be all
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the
faith
The third and most important conclusion to be drawn isthat this scheme smells very strongly of the speculator, since, if legitimate enterprise was what animated its incubation, why this ominous silence on the question of locoms and
en
from the fact of expenditure? The property has been extensive shortly at the Nakamura Shipbuilding nod
Tub-
The Osaka Dock Company is repairing two 0.S.K. steamers under 400 tons, and building' none. The Sara Shipbuilding Yard is building three wooden steamers of 500, 16 and 17 tops respectively, and repairing four, steamers-the Unsel-maru No 3, Aloi Matsuyamamaru No. 1. mars No. 3 and Myobo maru,
Yard is building The Harads Shipbuilding two iron steamers of about 350 and 90 taus for sale, and a wooden steamer of 270 tons for the proprietor of the yard, and is repairing three steamers. The Mihar, Hazama, atsi and Kishimoto yards are building a few small. steamers. In all, steel or iron steamers, with an
and ninewood.. aggregatetonnageofabout 2,700, and
steamers with an aggregate tonnage of about 2,300, are being built along the Kizu River, in addition to a steamer of about pos tons to be named the Nagata sauru No, as, which is to be 4 laid down at the Fuji Nagata Yaro, and steamer about go feet long to be commenced
Yard, Plates and other iron for ly advertised for sale for months past, yet it is
boiler-making have been largely imported la safe to infer that not one of the lenders misted (if there were any) could have been anticipation of the new Customs Tarif. In anywhere i ear what the buok value of the pro consequence of the great activity in shipbuild. perty stands, at, otherwise in issuing their ciri witnessed last year, there is an ample which has advanced by 5 to, to per cent, over tender as an alternative measure. And, as the the rate last cular the directors would have submitted the supply of these materials, the market price for
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with a stil upward tendency. propounders of the scheme are sound business the
Under all circumstances, the cost of building and not embarked on a mission of
steamers is unchanged. The price of an or philanthropy, one has got to be very far seeing.
dinary passenger and cargo boat, including indeed to know why it is that those who are at the bottom of the scheurs are roady enough to
hull and engines, is about V200 per ton for an iron vessel and Y150 for a wooden vessel under fco tons, and from Y130 to Yz60 per ton for offer as price for some property which is far in exess of what anyone is willing to offer for it, on vessels, and V180 to Y200 for a wooden or worse still, what nobody wants to buy.
Omar Khayyam in one of his quartains says: vessel under 200 tons. Take the cash and let the credit got and the wise Dock shareholders'v
g'would do well i take his proportion is cash ather than particionvenient to build such vessels at places
be expected to
where timber is abundant the trade of Osaka is earn Tis 300,000 which distribution among its owners, after paying all operating charges, etc., etc. The present dock company has caused many a beartburn to in vestors here, but vain are the regrets of those who put much faish on the luring words of visionaries. Has the lesson been of benefit to
да
lighters remains unaltered, but it being undre The price of sailing vessels, junks and
pate in a scheme which can be required for being diverted along the coast of Tosa, Hyuga,
Before concluding, permit me to say that I am neither a speculator nor an investor; all the aterest I have in any public company does got go beyond having registered in my name a few shares in the telephone company in order to entitle me to a shareholde 's rebate.
many or Italy, but a matter of the attitude them ar is it to be thrown away? means the support of wife and family and
of generally of China towards foreigners, and of
good
in redeeming pledges, extricated her from a position of complete helplessness. From the Chloese point of view also it is a matter of postponing indefinitely the freedom she seeks from a series of galling disabilities under which she labours. Each of the new treaties so far concluded contains clauses holding out promises leading up to the abolition of extraterritoriality, to the probibi- tion of the importation of morphin, and to the assembling of a joint commission to investi gate the missionary problem and to devise menns to secure, permanent peace between converte and non-converts. With every fresh adhesion to these principles China has gained a paint, but she ready, it would seem, to sacrifice all there, for the pleasure of Routing the foreigner and of repudiating her pledged
ord--N. C. D. News.
day in my office there is no reason why I should. not sit on a beautiful chair rather than an uply office stook, if a lady has to spend a large part of her time in writing chits, there is no reason why she should not write them on pretty paper.
the
THE SHANGHAI DOCK AND ENGINEERING CO., LD.
To the Editor of the
or that she should send them round with a hid cous chit-book. I firmly believe that things of beauty do move away a pall from our dull spirits. Think anything we can do to make the dull surroundings our life
more beautiful should be done. It is not necessary that we should aturday's wedding was a very popular event,
have expensive things, because cheap things are both the bride and bridegroom being well- known in Shanghai. Holy Trinity Cathedral quite as well if they are beautiful as expensive was beautifully decorated for the occasion and mes. The hope that some improvement in the the sacred edifice has seldom been so effective prettiness of things around as might be helped
with flowers, ly orna ented
justification for the note The principals,
by hst exhibitions was small book here. Later who had bien married earlier in the day at
which I entered in my H.B.M.'s Consulate-General, were Mr. Laur on I look further step, because an eo. ence Noe! I. sefe of Hongkong, youngest son
iry, in a note book does not help matters of the late Mr. Octavius Leeld of London, much. You will probably remember-or to be solicitor, and Miss Gladys Violet Bell, youngest accurate you will not remember--that daughter of the late Mr. Frederick Hayley Bell, meeting of th Legislative Council on 7th and Mrs. Jenner Hogg of Unkaza,
said that I Shanghai Septeniber, 1995, The Dean, tha Rev.
minor reason why, In view of the variou Walker, assisted by the ev. R. G. Winning, conducted the
ats, ince making, silverworking bookbinding, sarvice, which fully choral The bride, etc, being practised here, a periodical art ex- conducted to the altar by her step hibition should not be a success. The was who was father, Mr. E. Jenner Hogg, looked vary beau
marks acting. I think, on the desire which, was in a white satin gown, vailed in white chiffo, the bodice having a yoke of fine Ince
communicated to the papers by an hon, and learned member of the Council to hold a pho and the skirt being finished with a broad band tographic exhibition has, I think, resulted in of liberty satin ribbon, above which were em- our being here to-day to open the first exhibi braidered lover's knots, e design of ruched
of seed pearls, sup. of arts and crafts of Hongkong. If i
the bro plemented by an
claimed somewhat egotistically some certainly chiffon and satin ribbon. The bride's Court credit for initiating the movement
cannot claim the
credit for it being the succeSittle train was of satin brocade with a pretty it. be also wore
that I believe it
it will prove to be. That is en-
tilus
Was
A.
tion
have
SAW
no
re-
me
and
Shima provinces, where word can ba And cheaper. During last year only a few of hese basts above fco tons were launched at he yards along the Kizu River.-Japan Chronicle
THE JAPANESE IN SAN FRANCISCO,
"PROS" AND "CONS" OF THE Exclusion MOVEMENT.
An Oakland message to the Asahi statan that the Japanese Association in San Francisco has made repeated protests to the Board of children from the public schools, but without Education against the exclusion of Japanese result. Over 200 Japanese children, are now out of school. The Japanese residents are taking steps to institute legal proceedings the Board of Education and a general
And now just one remark mare and I am through. It will be readily conceded that to he placed in such uncongenial surroundings na a frying pan could boast of is not usually re- Naded as conducive to one's comfort and enjoyment, and very laudable, indeed, are the efforts of those so unfortunately situated in try
look before you leap" is a very good precept against Japanese was to be held yesterday ing to get into more temperate climates. But, to follow; for unless the resident of the frying 12 obeys this infunction, he runs great risk of jumping into the fire.
Enclosing my card and apologising for en. croaching so much on your valuable space,
Yours faithfully,
WARY BIRD.
Sirhe Shanghai Dock and Engineering
(23)
of
Co.'s shares have for some years been one of resolution copthorities. It appears that the
The telegrams received at San Francisco from Japan, conveying details of Japanese public opinion on the action of the education authorities especially the leading articles of the Asahi appear to have made a very strong impression in America. A conference of American pastors now being held at Oakland has adopted a now bei
the course taken by the 25 Fr ncisca Governor of the State of Califorola has received immediately. communicated instructions from Washington in regard to the
of the city number of Japanese restaurants in Suo there instructions to the Mayor Francisco have found it impossible to carry on business on account of the threatening attitude On Sunday night the of the Americans office of the Togasaki Shoten, a Japanese firm, was attacked by a mob and partially destroyed. Anti-Japanese agitations have broken out at Los Angeles.
the principal Gambling Stocks on the Stock Market, and the Shanghai public bar as usual SHANGHAI MERCURY," Si-The opening given by you, Mr. Editor, gone from one extreme to another; a few years to the discussion of the latest schema in con-ago the shares were considered cheap at Tagitation, and nection with the Dock Company, bids fair to 300, to-day everybody is afraid of them at roo Taels, and both extremes have very little give free expression to the opinion formed on
reason. But the Shanghal public has always Thiessbject, if one were to judge from the cor respondence which has hitherto appeared. And been like that and always will be.
We all know that times are bad in Shanghai, It li only natural that a question of such mo med!
forth a discussion of its merits and
after the
the prosperous years they undoubtedly should call for diction of the community but I think the shareholders in the Dock Co demerits in the columns of the daily papers to had, could very
well afford to sit tight now for some time, and be content with small give a wide a circulation to the views enter
According to a Tokio dispatch, M. Lake E. nined and as long a time to those interested dividends. They have a magnificent property in their digestion, as it is possible to do, hence that is sure to improve in valds from year to Wright, the U.S. Ambassador in Tokio, has this appeal by various correspondents to the year, and by inc cannot always remain at the expressed surprise at the exclusion of Japan- San Francisco. ese children from schools. lowest ebb. editors of the daily papers to have their com
valu munications
Even the Kiangnan Arsenal, with no capital He has immediately communicated with the space in the journal's given
to pay interest on, may not in the long ron be Washington Government asking for full in
"We all formation of the real state of affairs, A able columns. Trusting you will extend to
such a very dangerous competitor.
fow
days, Mr. the same indulgence you are courteous
answer is expected in a know what Chinese management means and enough to accord to others, I shall jump th
the position of the
countrymen medin res, and promise you to encroach as
favour with shipping men.
there should be any among his coun on your valuable space, as the exigencies river is not at ali Kiangnan Dóck on the is reparted to have expressed his 'regret that
of Warning
"in the N.C.D. who would reson to such measures.. In his The criticism of the subject
would
the movement permit.
have been started may was attended by Mr. H. eesdale who mittee, the chairman of which is Bir Henry
The circular letter which has gives impetus Nf the scheme put forward by cortale shared by only a small section of the local community evant may Miss A fulfilled the duties of best man,
Berkeley, of
and. its secratury, Captain Mat-
this discussion is, to say the least, most bolders to sell a part of the Dock property and
for their own perposes, and the even have been ex cerated by newspaper comes Macleod, Miss Dud, con and four pretty little chant. I am sure our thanks are due to them lacking in details. Pertaking somewhat of the form a Godown Co., is not quite a fair oner Whether the promoters are able to raise the
The American antion is in sym. poodents of a prospectus, it is yet most reticens irls --Miss Doris Lavers, Miss Polly Gove, for their good work (applause), I trust the ex-
hibition Miss Peggy Robertso and Miss Louie
necessary money or not, remains to be seen, will
resul: in in matters of pro pects, the revenue to be
with the Japanese, and the U.S. Ambas pathy prove to successful as
but to the unbiassed mind the scheme is not
confident that recent events in Ban it being repeated every yer Gove-were the bridesmaids, and they each
er This leads me earned, and the foundation on which the cal-
culations o
s of the signers of
Francisco will not disturb the friendship exist somewhat kindred matter about which I wore an amethyst brooch, the gift of the
the hands of these big shipping firms comedi for looking
requisitioners have bridegroom.
B1 epportunity to say 'been bated. Why the the requisition bave | quite so wild as "Warning" makes it: Thai As the party left the Church have been Bittle
to serve on the committee cannot be against ing between the two countries-Japan vital points
Chronicle. iha four
a few words, I am strongly of opinion that elected to keep silent on such vilal little girle went before the bride and
the schems. bridegroom scattering the H. Edblad, W. F.
ring their path with flowers we ought to this Colony to have a permane t they alone can tell, and to farnish the owners
The bullding of wharves may take a long The ushers were
muscum. I visitedan excellent one in Colombos of the Dock Company with these necessary I believe there is ran, L. Midwood, W. C. Mur-
the last moment would time, but the building of Godowas does not oot in Bingapore. At bit of information Wingrove, R. Fearon,
sa.by building Godowns on the Old Wilson and Lof. Ju-ns,
be asking too much of the overlaxed good, take and, the dew Company, should be able C. H. Ryde, R. N. Macleod, F. N. Fleming, Hongkong we have crowded in that, little
nature of these gentleman, to say nothing,
of Dock room & nucleus of an important muscum.
to earn money, if not to pay dividends, within Later in the aften:oon Mr. Jenner Hogg Until we can transferit into some more spacious the suspicion that the policy adopted amacka
& year from its start, very much of what is termed in the States held a largely attended reception at Unkara, accommodation, Hongkong's museum will not be where the handsome prests, including a large worth anything, I had hoped that the Govern silver casket presented to the bride by members ment would have been able to make some pro- of the Light Horse, S.VC were displayed vision in the estimates for a museam, I have After the reception Mr. and Mrs. Leefe left looked for some time at a building near the for Japan, where the honeymoon will be Kennedy Road iram station which would be suitable for the museum, Now I see it is spent,—N. C, D. Newi,
Woven
Do it.
a pearl
.promised to do all he can to further Wong's the gift of the bridegroom. The bois
brotirely due to the energetic work of the com.
wishes in this connection.
GLASS SAND,
RICH MINE AT WAICHOW.
[From, a Correspondent.}
Canton, 1st November. Some time ago the Magistrate at Vaithow sent a despatch to H. E. Viceroy Shum, in which he mentioned that four different spots had been discovered in which there was on. abundance of what appeared to be glass san. He therefore requested H. E, Viceroy Shum to send an expert glass manufacturer to the scene to examine the sand and report upon it. In order that they might know what to do with It In compliance with this request H. E. Viceroy Shumi a glass expert to the spot, who, after making a careful examination of the
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The security for the proposed Debeature Indulgent Dan is not the land only, but also the build alronding", a measure slzuugh Congrent: But still, passing over what we ly characterise as an oversight, taking the ings to be put up to the value of one million figures of coat to be in accordance with prices saels and that security ought to be enough.
If this scheme does not appeal to the majority prevailing now, let us, by inference, try to 1-form an opinion as to whether reasonable of shareholdere andis ibrows out of the meeting,
sador
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ANDRE Weinberg, an inmate of the Ballora Home, West Point, was the defendant in an assault case beard before Mr. F. A. Haseland at the Police Court on Thursday. He was charged with assaulting George Krameon in the Home last night. It appeared that com plainant weet to defendant and begged him for stead, Defendant explained to the Court that a drink. Defendant fated him on the jaw in he was drunk at the time sed did not know what he did....... A fine of $5 was imposed¿
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