TELEGRAMS.
~ HONGKONG TELEORATH"
BERVICE.
HOTEL MANAGER AB. RESTED
CHARGED WITH FALSE PRE- TENCES.
BAIL 83000 GOLD.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 22nd January,
2.55
p.m.
The Manager of the Metropole Hotel Co., Ld., Shanghii, W. C. Biddle has been arrested,"and releas. ed on bail of $3,000 gold.. Mr. Biddle charged with obtaining money under false pretenceś.
[[ Renter's.]
The P. &0. 8.8. “Moldava" Ashore,
LONDON, Fath January,
The P. & O, S,S. Moldava is ashore on the Goodwins, abreast of Deal. The Captain reports that he does not require any assist.
ance.
A later message states that the Moldava has refloated without damage, and is pro. 'ceeding to London. /.
Persia.
Reuter's correspondent in Teheran wires that the Shah has ascended the peacock throne, and the late Shah's second son las been appointed Heir Apparent.
The Jamaica Earthquake. The latest news from Kingston, dated 19th inst.," states that you hodies have now been buried.
3:
Later.
The United States feet is leaving Kinge. ton owing to the receipt of a peremptory. letter from the Governor, requesting them to withdraw on the ground that, the Governi ment was fully able to attend to all the needs of the population, and was only willing to permit a party of unarmed. Americans to land for the protection of the Consulate.
The American Admiral declares that the immediate departure of the vessels is the only course consistent with the dignity of the United States.
The latest accounts from Kingston show that the deathFroil is under-estimated, and that in addition to the 700 already buried over 1,000 unidentified bodies remain un- buried, while the number of injured is "now estimated at 3,000, of which 1,000' are seriously injured.
The Mediterranean Command. Admiral Lord Charles Beresford has left Malta for Portsmouth, relinquishing the command of the Mediterranean fleet,
The population gave him a hearty farewell.
THE OVERTHROW OF YUAN SHIR-KAL
The following Imperial Decree, dated 13th January, has been issued:-..
Notwithstanding the hardness of these times and the many difficulties which engage Our attention day and night at the present moment, wo are making constant efforts to carefully supervise the administration of Our Empire, so Esta raise her from her present lowly state.
Ye officials, high and low, know, your duty and strive to suppress the ill practices among you. Show Us that ye are honest and loyal.
We have recently learned that since President Chang Perthi and vice-président Tang Shao-yi assumed office in the Ministry of Communica- tions they have acted with great' partiality, fill- ing the approintṛents of that Ministry' with their favourites and friends, who are incom-
petent, and therefore, unworthy to hold suck important posts, yo
However, let their two Ministers know that they have incurred Our displeasure, and by
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
[From Uur Own Correspondent."}"
THE SILVAK SMUGGLING OASE.
AGWALLEGED MILLIONAIRE ON TRIAL
JANUARY
TEAMSHIP SUBSİDİK
SLIGHT INCREASE IN'ÉSTIMATE.
The Manila Cablanowa, ni 15:15. inst., saya :— According to the Japan. Chronicle the, esti- Wong Tal, a Chinese millionaire, a man who mate of the Government subsidies for Japanern claims to be the owner of the Procas seized steamship services for next year, commencing on board the Taming in the possession of Lin on April Est, an included in the Budget, la Fan, the Chinese compradore, was presented given at about Y6,450,000, showing so increase in the court of first instance yesterday morn of about Ys50,000. The principal services to ing to prove that bis claim to the money, was a receive the subsidy are as follows good one and why it wan his, and why ii-Yangiare service, between Shanghat should not be seized by the Philippine govern. Suche and Hungchow, and the Human Steam
ship Company. A greater amount is required or account of the increased number of ships on this service. R
Canton, soth. January. H.E. Wu Ting Fang came to Croton from Hongkong yesterday on important business H.E is at present taking op his temporary re- sidence of the Viceroy's yamên, MNA
Chanu Fai & Co., engnieering establish ment, carrying on business in various parts of the city and with branch offices in Honam, was sealed up yesterday by the Punyl Magistrate by order of the Viceroy. The firm comment.asfal tracted for the formation of the new bund, which has been in construction for some time
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NOTICE
4 STEAM LAUNCH will leave
· QUEEN'S STATUE WHARYA SUNTO-MORROW, ASS at 2 and 1.30 PM to convey intending pur chasers on board H.M.S. Rambler.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
24 Auctioneers.
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Jongkong, 220d Jannary, 1907
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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past. It is rumoured that the reasons for sea)- } up as suffering from trachoma, After someServices between Tokyo and the Donins. A the Undersivaed's Sale Room,
"
Wong Tai arrived yesterday morning on the Rub from Hongkong. He was at first held
ing up the firm's establishments were that the delay it was decided that he should land, but and between the mainland and islanda belong. work on the bund has not been carried out in a under the custody of the detective who accoming to Kagoshima Prefecture. More subsidy satisfactory manner and, that, the accounts,panied him and who was instructed to return is again required as the number of ships call- which were presented to the authorities con him to the ship every day after the sessions of Ling at the islands has increased.. sist of many dubtiul itemi. Five persone
the court. connected with the firm have been arrest ed, and all The account books were taken to the yamen for examination. Is all four business establishments in Canton and Hosom and six private houses were sealed up and eight steam launches of the firm were also seized by the authorities. From
From
other sources, it is reported that the anid Contractors have bad long overdue to them a sum of some $100poo for work done, otherwise the construction of the bund might have been completed long ago. the present outlook of affairs it is hard to say when the work of the construction of the bund will be resumed. 7 he arrest of the contractors and seizure of their properties have been the talk of the city.
Yesterday, Lo Po Shun, a member of the board of directors of the Canton-Hankow Railway Company, left for Hongkong with his family for the purpose of avoiding trouble in
connection with the railway affairs.
"
It is reported that during the last month three cases of armed robberies have been committed at Shing Chou market, in Wuchow.
·JAPANESE IN SHANGHAL.
RAPID INCREASE OF RESIDENTS.
A very rapid increase is noticeable in the Japanese population of Shanghai during the last ten years. This is clearly to be seen from the following annval figures since 1897-4f
1,172
1897
A
1808
+
100
1897
14+
809 932 1,588
1900
1930
1902.
1903...
19:4 1905 1906
142
*. 3,976
17473 ... 1,891
2,350
4,337 5,803
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING DEAD.
THE DEATH WARRANT
Wong is a merchant and has lived 45 years in Hongkong where he has carried on business greatly to his own financial advantage and Judging finally from his indifference it would be a small matter to him should the govern maat finally confiscate the money.
'The Attorney for the defence put the witness on the stand and got him to tell how it hap pobed. Wong stated that the defendant Lim Fan went one day to his store and told bin in glowing terms of the grand opportunity that
was before him of making an honest peany, or for the matter of that a good many of them by the purchase in the Philippines of old cur renay, Mexican and Spanish Filipino. He farther suggested that the Philippine silver that found its way into, Hongkong from va dious parts could be returned to the Jhilippines and there exchanged into the old currency.
Wong' took the hint and began to gather in the sheckels and entrusted them to i in Fab to take to Manila where he should make the best exchange he could. Fan found that he could not make the deal stick in Manila as the price of the old currency was too high, so deter mised to carry bick the money to Hongkong but it was found in his cabin, and had been seized. This was the gist of his story.
Then began the questioning. In reply to questions he stated that he had purchased. the Philippine silver in different late and at different times and prices and expected to make an average of P70 on every thousand. He bought P6,500 at the rate of 5961 Hong kong currency per thousand; another lot of 13,000 he paid $968 per Pi,coo; P6,000 he bought for $970 per thousand and at the mie ni $971 per thousand he secured the rest.
He handed this money over to Lin Fan and tnok his receipt and moreover insured it, on the 4th day of December last, the insurance being for "20,600 pieces of silver valued at P2,000,"
The insurance policy was offered in evidence and attached to it an affidavit of the person who signed it saying that he had done so. The prosecution objected to the affidavit on the grounds that it contained an ex parte statement, The court overruled the objection, "If you bad read the affidavit you would not make such a statement,” declared the judge.
The prosecution then objected on the grounds that the signature was not proved. "Though. the document bore no signature it would still be good," remarked the judge,
In view of late events in the United States the following from the New York Sun should be interesting:Simplified spelling, the cher- ished dream of Brander' Matthews, Andrew Carnegie and Josh Billings, not to mention the President, is to be no more.. After a brief but bitter struggle to supplant the spelling of the fathers, it is, by the action of the House, dead as far as the Government of the United States is concerned. It will take the place "It is the first and it will be the last," re- among the things which were but which areplied Wong Tai not, and slink quietly into innocuous desuetude.
Alter having been an apple' of much lum- ulfùoes discord in the legislative arena for the last two weeks its taking off was most peaceful, so much so that it was almost pitiful, Even the President, fis sponsor, has been obliged to acquiesce in its dead, and within a day or two he will issue another proclamation: regording its demise.
The end of simplified spelling and the resumption of the old style came at the close of the last session of the House. Representa tive Landis of Indiana, a chairman of the House Committee on Printing, arose in his seat just before the adjournment and offered a simple resolution to the effect that "it is the sense of the House that bereafter in the printing of House documents or other publications used by law or ordered by Congress, or either branch thereof, emanating from any executive department or bureau of the Government, the House printer should observe and adhere to the standard of ́ortborgaphy prescribed; in generally accepted dictionaries of the English language.".
Is this the first time you have ever sent Philippine money to the Philippines"? asked the prosecution:"
The case was not concluded and will be continued at a later date.
INSURRECTIONS IN KIANGMI.
DISQUIETING NEWS RECEIVED AT TOKIO.
3-Australia, Seattle and San Francisco. “o change, as the old contract is still in foren,
4.- Services to Korean ports:
5. Services to the Hokkaido,
COMMERCIAL
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE. WWW M
Noon Buyers-National Banks $49, Union, In- Aurance $780, China Fires 595, Shell Trans- parts 30/- West Points $50. China Providents 591, Teen $240,
insurance $2971, Macao Steamboats $30, Chius Sellers-Hongkong Banks $330, Caston and Manilas $22, Douglases $36, Hongkong Docks $1473, Fenwicks Sar, Kowloon Wharves 596, Shanghai Docks Tis, toy, China Borneo Sto, Kopes Sat, Powells $8.
Sales-Hongkong Fires $175, China Sugars St28, China Providents $91, Cements $314, China Lights S94.
*
Nominal:-Indo-Chinas $87, Raubs $9. Hongkew Wharves Tis 235, Hongkong Lond $11, Hotels $115, Humphreys Estates Siz, Hongkong Coltens $114, Dairy Farmis $15 Electrics S:6, Tramways $215, Watsons 511.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE, -
Selling.
London-Bank T.T. Do. demand. 10. 4 months' sight... France-Bank 1,T. America-Bank T.T............................ Germany-Bank T.T. ..............................
adia T.Te moun
Do. demand.......... Shanghai-Bank T.T. "vauan d Singapore T.T.......... lapan-Hank T.T. Java-Bank T.T. .......
Buying
4 months' sight 1 [C.
do.
13, Zeiland Street
ON
/ FRIDAY,
the 25th January, 1907, at 11 AM, MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,"
AND
A quantity of
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
ALSO
2 GRAND PIANOS.
100 Cases SPANISH WINE.
too Caths SOAP."
TERMS:TÁS Drual,
F. KIENE,
Auctioneer, Telephoon No. 574.
Hongkong, and faunary, 1907,
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
HEUndersigned have received instructions
from M. GASTON LIEDERT, Consul:
General for France, to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION;
ON
TUESDAY,
the 29th January, 1907, at 230 P.M., within his residence, No, ro, MacDonnell Road,
· THE WHOLE. OF HIS ·
VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURÈ,
THEREIN CONTAINED, Comprising:-
TEAKWOOD HATSTAND with GLASS, WALNUT-COVERED BRASS HANDLES HALL TABLE, "COCOA-NUT TABLES, ..2/2 11/16 | MARBLE-TOP BLACKWOOD FLOWER „2/2Į | STANDS, TABLE LAMP, (Oil and Electric 2/3 combined) ELECTRIC CEILING FAN, ...2.10 | OVERMANTELS with GLASS, TAPESTRY- 541 COVERED DRAWING ROOM SUITE, 2.28 TEAKWOOD EXTENSION DINING 164) | TABLE and CHAIRS, DINNER WAG- 164 GONS, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARD with ...72 | BEVELLED GLASS, DINNER SERVICE 5% prom (130pieces), GLASS and CROCKERY WARE, ICE CHEST, One FILTER by Bush & Co., MARBLE TOP MOTHER-O PEARL IN LAID BLACKWOOD SIDE TABLE, MOROCCO.COVERED CHAIRS, TEAK. WOOD BOOKCASES, ELECTRIC LAMPS and FANS, BED ROOM SUITE, TEAK- WOOD DEESSING TABLE and CHEST- 55OF-DRAWERS with BEVELLED GLASS, DOUBLE BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEAD with WIRE and HAIR MATTRESSES, 2.861
MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, SINGLE 2.34 IRON BEDSTEADS and BEDDING,COOK. 31 9/16ING STOVE and UTENSILS, &c. &c,&c.
to
33
2/3 5/16 6 months' sight L/C/37 16 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York...55 4 months' aight
days' sight Sydney and Melbourne...2.39/16 1'4 months' sight Franco.....antonina 2,85
6 months' right a months' sight Germany... inaug Bar Silver kaviareması...SORLANDO Bank of England rate.... Sovereign.
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· COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS-POETE FRANCAIS FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND
YOKOHAMA, HE Company's Steamship
THE
"TOURANE
ALSO
A quantity of PALMS in Pots. On viaw from the 26th instant, at Noon. ...... TERMS:-As usual,
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HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1907, THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS,
No
FOTICE is hereby given that WHEELER &. WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, of Bridgeport County, Fairfield, Captain Lancelin, will be despatched as above, Connecticut, U.S.A., Sewing Machine Manu- TO-DAY, the zzed instant, at 7 P.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to
[10
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, ̈`*
Agent. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1907.
Sẽ "TOURANE"
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
ONSIGNEES of Carge from London exss Medoc, from Havre ex 2.4. Afedoc, and from Bordeaux ex s.s. Ville de Marselile, in conner that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, tian with above Steamer, are hereby informed Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at inmediately after landing. Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is..received from the Consignees before Noon TO-DAY, requesting it to be
landed here.
The Kokuin understands that, in contrast to recent private, advices, reports reaching reliable quarters in Tokio indicate that the insurrection in the central Yangtze region is stili rampant. About twenty-thousand regulars detailed by the Government have been so far effective only in compelling the revolutionists to remove their headquarters to Huoan from Kiangsi, but unable to completely suppress them. The Insurgents skilfully change their rendezvous and strengthen their force, thereby embarrassing the imperialists in no`small de gree. According to advices coming through an English channel, it is doubtful whether the disturbance, can be crushed should the troops
Bille of Lading will be countersigned by the |
at the disposal of the Government be despatch Undersigned, Goods remaining unclaimedatter When the clerk read the resolution and ed in foto to Hunan province. Mail advices TUESDAY, the 29th January, at Noon, will be there was a pause for reply it seemed for a received under date of Changsha, December subject to rent and landing charges.
Allclaims must be sent in to me on or before moment that there was to be neither a parting zoth, says that the regulars were not keeping the 29th Jannary, or they will not be recog kick nor word of farewell to phonetic spelling. up to the mark and allowed the revulationista nised.
The Speaker was abou? to put the ques-to Gland on their hindlegs. The society- All damaged packages will be examined on tion on the adoption of the resolution to a men concerned in the uprising avalled TUESDAY, the 29th January, &t 3 P.M, vote when Representative Gillett of Massa- themselves of the extortion by: the seal No Fire Insurance has been effected.
authorities concerned." The Kakumin's low dia m
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, formant believes that
Agent the environs of Hongkang, 22nd Januáry, 1907 Changsha and l'ao-ching, Hunan, are greally infested by revolutionists. The remnants of the
"BEN", LINE OF STEAMERS, partisans of the late ang Tsai-cháng, who was
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. executed on a charge of conspiracy on the occasion of the Boxer trouble in 19:0, pre
It pains Us to learn this lack of discipline and that these two ministers have so disap. pointed Our hopes and abused Our kindness.
We thought of inflicting a severe punith-chusetts, the champion of simplified spelling ment on these two officials and of immediately in the House, arose and pronounced the depriving them of their functions in that eulogy over the corpse. Mr. Gillett said that Ministry and order their retirement from the while he was willing that the resolution should official world, but Our kindness prompted Us be adopted he wanted it understood that he to retain them in the Government service, and had not in any way changed his opinion a to grant them à pardon in consideration of their | thundvisability of the adoption of the simplified past services to the Empire,"
form. He realized, however, the necessity of alleged to be in communication with, Dr. Sun | having a uniform system al spelling in public 'Yat-sen, 'win claims to be a systematic re documents and the confusion, which would former. Ispan-educated students, are also result by the use of two forms. If it was the said to be associated with the propaganda, sense of the House that the old style should be The highest leader of the emeule seems to be maintained he would move the adoption of the Kung Chuntai, hailing from Shangtang, | resolution..
Placards posted by the insurgents show that The motion was put by the Speaker and they sim at the overthrowing of the Manchu čarried without a dissenting vote,
dynally. The foreign worships ‘are oinable to The resolution was drafted that afternoon by steam to the upper reaches close to the scene, They shall be responsible to the Throne for Mr. Landis and Mr. Perkins of New York owing to the drought, It is furiker reported mismanagement of that ministry, even for after the former had had a conference on the that many regulars are in traitorous com duties discharged by their subordinate officials, subject with the President. Tho. Prsident munication with the revolutionaries and „They shall consult with other high dignitaries assured Mr. Landis' that if it was the sense of surrender ammo even in the districts where the before settling any affairs of Importance. ・ the House that the old form of spelling should conditions are favourable to them. Japanese be maintained in public documents, be would authorities on things Chinese agree in arging interpose no objection, but would lasue new prompt suppression; as otherwing Cantonese
this decree We mean to give them a severe reprimand.
+
We order them to employ the greatest care In the choice of under officials in their ministry, and cast out all those unworthy, perfunctory subordinates and assistants that fill the ministry, at the present moment.
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If they dare to continue to act with partiality And for their own interests, We shall make them answer for their conduct. carhis decree is to be respected ~Shangkat.
|
order to the Public Printer directing ifu use. | revolutionists can utilise the existing move, This will end the matter as far as the Government and it may then- nemme - alarming miunt pablications are concerned.
dimesions,
S.S. “BENVORLICH,” FROM LEITH, LONDON AND STRAITS, CONS
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra informed that all Goods are being landed
hazardous Godowns ofthe Hongkong and Kow.. loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be
obtained,
facturers, have, on the 1st day of October, 1906, applied for the Registration, in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marks, of the following Trade Marks-
1. The name Wheeler and Wilson MFG. Co. printed in a distinctive manner..
2. The representation of a shield bearing a
monogram of the characters "W. & W.". surounded by a circular band having, the inscription Wheeler and Wilson' MF G. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticus, U.S.A.
in the name of WHEELER & WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, who cla'm to be the sole proprietors thereof.
The Trade Marks have been used by the applicants in respect of the following goods:
SEWING MACHINES AND THEIR PARTS AND ATTACHMENTS IN CLASS 6.
Facsimiles of the Trade Marks can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong.
Dated the 21st day of January, 1907, - DENNYS & B /WLEY,
Solicitors for the Applicants.
TO LET.
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IMMEDIATELY the capacious premises on the Ground Floor of No. 7, PEDDER STREET, at present occupied by Messrs. HARRIS KEENEY CO., LTD.'
Apply to
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1907,
TO LET.
From 1st March, 1957.
TOS, 6, 7, and 12, AUS IN AVENUE,
KOWLOON,
Apply to
Ront Moderate,
timati
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LD.
TALKING
MACHINES
RECORDS.
New Stock just arrived
LARGE AND VARIED
ASSORTMENT
MUSIC.
Comic Opera Scores
and Dance Music.
RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL
Hongkong, 29th November, 1906.
THE ORIGINAL
CANADIAN
CLUB
WHISKY
119 01
Ban
* Whisky
Airam WAK
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E. D. SASSOON & Co.,
Compradore Department, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1907.
STEAM TO CANTON. TH New Twin Screw Steel Steamer "KWONG TUNG!... 1.338...H..W. WALKER. Leaves Hongkong for Canton, on each Sun- day, Tustday and Thursday, at 4 every eveniss. Leaver Canton for Hongkong on each Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday, about 5. 30 o'clock No Claims will be admitted after the Goods every evening. We b have left the Godowns, and all Goods unde This Find New Steamer has unexcelled Per Case 12 Bottles livered after the 19th instant, will be subject Accommodation for First Class Passengers and to rent
Dadakatuon mode de is lit throughout by Electricity. Electric Fans All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-in First Class Cabins ented to the Undersigned on or before the 4th proxime, or they will not be recognised.
Passage Fare-Finglo Journey imple *All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are: Meals comALENDRYNESS
.......$ each. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be The Company's Wharf is situated in front examined on the 29th instant, at 11 AM No Fire Insurance has been effected Bills of Lading, will be countersigned by * LEMBAGIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co...
Hongkong, aand: January 3907,"
AGENTS:
$20.00
H. PRICE & CO
of the New Western Market, opposite the old WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT:
Harbour OfficD
YUEN ON 3.9; CO., ED,^, No. 8a Queen's Road West,
Hougkong, 14th Janua
12, QUEEN'A ROAD CENTRA
Hongkong, 18th) KREAT
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