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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, aznd January, 1907,
MARRIAGE:
On March 16 1907 at Shanghai. CHARLEE HERBERT PHILPOTE HAY, eldest son of Charles William Hay. Esq, of Dulwich, Eng- land, to FLORENCE ETHEL BRIGHTEN, only daughter of the late Charles Richard Brighteo, Esq., of London.
DEATH.
On March 15, 1907, at Shanghai, WILLIAM JOHN BLAYLOCK CARTER, and 39 years.
The Honghang Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1907.
BRITISH BENEVOLENCE AND JAPANESE ENTERPRISE. While we cannot bit admire the per tinacity of the Japanese in improving the financial condition of the country and stimulating manufacturen, either by the imposition of protective tariffs against the the admission of foreign products likely to compete with the native articles, or the granting of substantial subsidies, we cannot be blind to the fact that the majority of the advantages conferred on the Japaneso by British financiers are directly responsible for any stagnation which may exist in the out put of Hongkong manufactories. A num ber of dans were negotiated by the Japanese, Goverment on the London market-as
with a full exchequer and increased energy In other words, the British financial world has actually been the means of subsi Japaneso industries at the expense of their own kith and kin in the Far East. Of course, they doubtless never gave a thought to this aspect of the situation, but that is the
Jear, none of the
Tac
any importance or even general
SPECIAL, session of the Criminal Jurisdiction
down to W above rapida
Dll had the misfortune to strike up.
and foundered shortly afterwards
Bạn lo try, the case in which a Japanese boy lately shore so that there are no cas
in the employ of Lient-Commander Lloyd gram was malvad here to send up & Govern: Thomas of H.M.S. Janus, is charged with forment launch to bring the Total, down to ing ble master's came to a cheque for Sace on Wuchów. A launch was accordingly despatch the Hongkong and Shaughal Bank, as already ed for Nissing this morning. Taotsi Teng recorded in these colomas. The special aion was until recently Tabiat of Wuchow, but on is rendered necessary' (
sary owing to the approaching the opening of Nanning, he was appolated to the new port, and was succeeded here.by Total Woog departers of H.M.S; Janks,
result that is bound to flow from the philan.Court will be held on Tunday, the alch insley and all ddiboard fuckily managed to make the 1'anti and by Messrs. Desco
Jannya and
Looker and Dase
by M The Total Bow Crown Solicitors for the
tele-|| can, for the other defendant, ginekol
Hon. Mr. Polle Company were the owners Wathors and carry on business at Pening the Straits Settlements. The plaintiffs, Tin Kee and Thong Seng residing and carrying on builasis at Pen and their names were being used tiff in these proceedings under authority to which he would rafar later.VAT
DEATH OF MR. HUNG PUN SAM,
a swollen left mys!! He was taking a ferreturi) • Eurasiad gentleman,, who, was" wolkkng de “The plainting Ban Tin Kär being the own
sterday, he said, the Headquarter's office when he met accused, ao punched him abent the face. There was no pivocation, Mackin's sucuit failed to get him off. He was fined $5.
and.,the
those who
SHUM REDIV
thropic efforts of British and other magnates of high finance la response to the appeals: issued by the Japanese Government. Slace that money has arrived in Japan, there has been a distinct and definite movement to exclude foreign capital from all undertakings of any size and importance in the island kingdom. When a private company con TEDUGut he was following me so I stuck ceives it possible to extend its operations him. Téli wa the defence put up at the by the introduction of additional capital it Police Court, this morning, by Stok is advised to apply to the Japanese banke, Mackin, H.M.S. Cadmud, who was prior to endeavouring to obtain extraneous with siselting Chung Sze, meses assistance, And, of course, where the directached to the Royal Naval Hospital. The met torate are able to show the possibilities and senger had a nasty bruise on the forehead and potential value of their schemes the banke are prepared to provide the necessary, cash which has been obtained from abroad, and which will not have to be repaid for a matter of forty years. While British investors al- low British enterprises to languish, they are directly sasiating the Japanese to become, in still greater degree, the commercial masters of the Far East. What with steam- ship subsidies and Government recognition in one shape or another when foreign com- petition is deemed likely to prevail there would seem to be a big future for Japanese commercial and shipping Arms. It was only, the other day that the announcement was made that Japanese steamers are to make a bid for the carrying trade of Hongkong And Canton, That trade was developed and encouraged, in the first instance at least, largely by the energy of British investors and companier, but who shail say that they will succeed in retaining it in their hands against the subsidised veineloscrieff and Officers, the Band of the grd-EHarobust.constitution, the deceased gentleman The bills of lading for the said slabi ware „ber on their licence, supplied!
of the Japanese mercantile marine feet? Again, local Industries have been stified of late years by the lack of ready cash to dave- lop their power. In the cans of Hongkong the pinch has been felt, and the effect of the penalialng, of Hongkong manufacturer through the subsidising of Japanese under- takings has not yet fully been appreciated. One instance of many may be quoted. For the third time additional capital has been called for in order to develop an enterprise which has manifest possibilities of extension
Jemput started and THE United States Consul-at Amoy points out the growth in the Influence of Japan upon the Chinese contwine trade and shipping. The Formosa tea trade is being lost to Amoy through the development by Japan of Keelong Harbour, be British steamer lies have bees almost completely drives out of the Formosan trade by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. The Japanese Coverament subsidises the steamer lines, which enables them to maintain their service with low freight rates that cannot be met by the British companies. The Consul adds that, Japanese firms are gaining a foothold in the treaty ports, while the number Chinese that are becoming Japanese subjects is surprising-Li & C. Expien,
By kind permission of Lieut. Col. W. Scott
The Duke of Cambridge's Own" (Middlesex Regimen.) will play the following programme of music; daring dinner, at the Jongkong Hotel, to-morrow, the xyrd installed).
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arrival of French tro
The defendant, the-Yan On Marino and *** WELL KNOWN REBIDENT. Jesurance and Godown Company, Ld, are
limited liability company doing business It is with much regret (bat we have to in marice and fire insurance and warehousing, whose registered office is at No. 31 Topham Brand, Hongkong.me zlom vaga) record the death of Mr. Hung Fun Sam, among the European communities in Hong kong and at Canton. The sad event took | of 100 slabs of tin marked!
The Viceroy place at the residence of the deceased in Chan plaintiff Thong Song, being the owner of 300 cary Lane last, evening at six o'clock. The slabs of iin marked » K.L. shipped the respec
lias written to Tas, Me: Hung was Erst educated at the Dlo- tive lots of tin at Tenang for Hongkong, en or ceran Boys, School which he subsequently left about the 23rd December, 1934, on board the sities at Peking to obtain a course of instruction under the Wathord. The said lots of tin were shipped by late Dr. Stewart at the Government Central the Ben Tin Kee, and Thong Seng, respectively, School (now Queen's College). Possessed of a under certain contracts, whereby they agreed good knowledge of the English language, both to sell their respective lots of tin to the Hang written and estloquial, and thoroughly proficient Seng Cheong firm of Hongkong, bat reserved to themselves the right of disposal of and their in his own mother tongue, Mr. Hung, upon leiving school, accepted a position in the property in their respective lots unit the Hang Goremmini service as junior interpreter at the Seng Cheong paid certain bills of exchange Magistráty His efficiency soon earned him for $34,288.15, and $25,000, respectively, which rapid promotion until he attained the senior were drawn on the defendants by the plaintiffs interpretership. After fifteen years! service, as purchase mo eys for the said tin. The bills he resigned office to enter into business of exchange were made payable to the order of on his own account in Hongkong and at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Hong Canton, His commercial pumults on rccasion kong in consideration, of advances of the said necessituled long periods of residence at the sums which were made to the plaintiffs by the Inter pon where he was constantly brought in Bank in Penang, nha to sauch with the foreign community by whom
These advances were made against the security of the slabs of it.
he was very favourably known. At no time of had the misfortune of falling a victim to tubere culosis five years ago. Since then he has been ailing off and on, but it was not until a month ago that he had actually to take to bed. The insidious disease had already taken ■ firm. told of his impaired health, and never again recovering strength he passed away quietly, as stated, at six o'clock last evening, a victim the dreaded white plague." The late Mr. Hung was, forly nine years of age at the time of his death jhe leaves widow, and five children to mourn his loss. One of his son, My Rietmanial Marchaga ME Husg. Keek, Laung, was called to the Bar * God Ban the Blazic 144314 marcaln's Inn in July last year and is purau-
ing his legal studies in England with consider able distinction.
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the Green Island Cement Company," "The firm of general managers is desirous of WHEN a bundle of salt fish dropped on his face increasing the capital, to $4,000,000, while he was asleep last night, Lo Hii n/shop. The scheme is admirable in every re-coolie, residing at 10, 10, Easter Street, thought it time to get up and investigate, 11e spect, but it means that a large propor found that a panel in the dust had been re tion of the liquid money possessed by moved, and soupecting that a burglar was about the shareholders will be absorbed in the lay in wait. He was not lank wailing When' undertaking. Whereas, if the firm were ac beard foots'eps going down, the stairza, LP corded the facilities which the financiers at brew open the door and grabbed the juryder, home grant the Japanese at a cheap rate of who carried some salt fish in his hand.dio interest they would be in a position to carry tomed him over to the police It appeared their plans into execution without trenching that the thief, in his hurry to take the fish and on the current capital of the, Colony. In clear, pushed over a bundle, which fell on the these and other ways, the position of local shopcoolie, who was sleeping on the door near companies is by no means enviable and is art to become less so as the year wear to
close
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
a
the stack of fish. The thief pleaded guilty to
the charge, at the Police Court, this morning,
The fintral took place this afternoon at the Gulonial Cemetery and was very largely attended by the entire Eurasian community. including: also a large number of Chinese mids and prominent European citizens The coffin was literally covered with a pro- fusion of beautiful wreaths which testified to the unversal esteem in which the deceased :'was generally held in the Colony, sere
"A PUGILISTIC WIDOW.
COOLIE STOLE BANGLE AND GOT
WARNING 10 107
CRUSADE STASTED
A crusade, which int and sweet while it fasia, police at Wanchai against who are in the bib East mud and steering arms of trouble. arn end of the
in did, for breaking the law in
not, supposed to on, the let gide number of the; car,;
made out to the order of the plaintiffs respec. payment of 51, must dangle from sively and were endorsed by them to the order the car. The police will of the said tank to hold a documents of title malar-care do not depart to the said is, anda, security for the advances tions, Mr. 3. A. Matican, of the The Hang Seng Cheong fraudulently and with Depot, D'Aguilar Street, one of intent to get out of payme it of the said bills of automobiliste, broke two of the exchange and also of the price of the saldtioned regulations on the stabs of tip, obtained delivery from the Kam covered this in rajag
attached to the nik Tak Tai firm, the agents of the plaintiff.com pay in Hongkong, of all ibo slabs of without producing any bills of ladin
on this Car vory broa him.
This bad no
ever. He was fined S
on the second, and licence for every or else som is over the motor bike
or any part of them. The plainting KAVU.
orice in writing to the defendants of the wang C for and assigement by the Bank...The.
from Bun tiff frm have feceived Instructio Tin Kee and Thong Sang, to take legal pro endings for the recovery of the raid slabs of sin, and to use the names of the said Bug Sip: Kea and Thong Seng for this purpose of sich legal proceedings, Neither the Hang Seng Cheong nor the partners, nor any person or persons on their behalf have paid the purchase money or any part thereof. The plaintiffs, under the argument, claims to be entitled to the said Blabs of tin which are now stored in the Kow. loon Wharf Co-pany's endowa to the, order of the said George Herbert Wakeman. Tbay therefore claim. declaration that the plaintif company, has a first charge on all the said alabs of tin the value of $49,288.15-hese
d. After making. alabs had been pledged to the Yae Oa, in
Atadavits were fled in support of the statements.
and was sentenced to three weeks hard labour. A most exemplary sentence, and "ons which various monote and for various asmens clolence which was an
And four hours stocké,
Ar Holy Trinity Cathedral at Shanghai on Saturday afternoon a marriage look blacp be A CRUISER is to be detached from the China wween Mr. C. H. P, Hay, of the Union Incar Station for a run through the North Pacific ace Society of Canton, and Miss F. E. Brigh islands. The abolition of the Pacific Squad-on. The chancel was prettily decorated with ron is being greatly falt, "
white flowers, and the Cathedral choristers were to attendance. The bride, who was given way MIDSHIPMAN A. K. Gibson is appointed to the by Mr. C. Montague Edé, was attended by Miss King Alfred, flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Ar- Wood as bridesmaid Mr.H. W: D: Schmidi thur W. Moore, .0.8., commanding the Escted as best man The Maxim Company, of ern Flest and China Squadron.
which Mr. Hay was an officer during his re-
a widow
The
well as in New York and Paris-ostensibly THE command of the Detention Barracks, #dence in Shaghai, was present, in 'uniforín, kaxat fifteen stope with the infant strapped } statement of claim was Ramitied as was the had ad found
for the purpose of readjusting the geners Anancial fituation of the country after the ware and the money, which was readily forth coming, was brought to Japan to equalise the monetary losses entailed by the conflict In Manchuria. But while the idea of bor rowing British and other foreign loans was supposed to be connected with the opera Hon of national project, such as the work ing of the railways and other undertakings which have been taken over by the Govern mant, it is a well-known fact that much money has been divated for the beneft of
Bradley & Coun W. H. Wickham E, Hindi Norontin & Co...
On
at West Past, en will be the means of striking fear into the
want, ibu police at On the 14th December, 1904, the plaintiffe, to day that they whe Hearts of the phalaox of thieves who frequent this city, presing on women and children, was' Bom Tin Kansand tong Sects received.telo- Late, on Wednesday delivered by Mr. F. A. Hartland, at the Police runs from Hang Sapy Cheong of Hongkonghold hea
directing them to purchase tia for them. The number of-washayman Count, this morning. The coolie, on whom the plaintifs did so and shipped by tbass. Wai
Inspector Collett that sentence was passed, took it calmly, even here The fraud referred in consisted in the fact sheds at Tal callously. The compinipant was Chung Mul, that the Hong Seng Cheong concealed from went to No. 7 Palice
ing at No. 4, Tai Wong Street, the Kam Tak Tai the fact that the tin and the widow who tokids togeth
bills of lading therefor were pledged to the assaulted by She alleged in her complaint that Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, as security for East Point, Lau Ching, the coolie, stole from bat babys the price of the tin. The tin arrived in Hong eight months old, a bargis, valued at $485 kong on the 7th January, 2005: but the plane chatelien
At about four o'clock yesterday aftertipon the ils could not say on what date the us was inser
For the defence the first paragraph of he widow, a shon and bulky woman, weighing at delivered to Hang Seng Cheang there Today on her back, was walking along Bonham Strand second except for the reference to King Kee a man East, The child was asleep, its right hand firm of whom they claimed "they had
knowledge of any contracts refered to in Staging limp. On that hand was a gold kanwledge. They also say they had no report, how
Coolid consequently did not adroit theme mounted rattan bangle. When the widow the third, founh and fith paragraphs and had got bear so No. 5 Police Station, A
the woman, pulled out some Certain bill of, Jading, cut the cords which held the endorsed as mentioned in the out and bild's wrist, and was making certain bills of exchange were made payable to the order at the Hongkong And Shangbal 201
angle when the theft was die Bank As mentioned. They admit that the Hang (after this was told by Sing Cheong obtained delivery of some tin winem. “Immediately she became aware from the Kam Tak Tai frm without producing e had been victimised, the aye-witnom bills of lading for some or paying the price told the police, the woman went after the thereof, but they do not admit that they wore. con le and caught kim. She Brock him in the obtained frandulantly or without the
so:infity, but say that the tim face and knocked him over. While he was Iwered did not cumprite any terambling to regain his feet again, she kicked de claimed by the defendants. him over on his back, and putting ofs fool on
by the latter of the hit chest paned the man down,while she payment of the money to the called for assistance DRES arrival at the Con
With Edverda!
Hongkong, has been taken up by Major E. W. and formed a guard of Bonour. The Rev. A. R. Stephenson, Middlesex Regiments and that. Walker, M. A., read the service, which was of the Detention Barracks, Singapore, by Ma Partly choral, and as the bridal procession for S.. H. Pedley, 2nd Battalion Royal West entered at the East door, The Voice that Breathed o'er Eden *was sung, After the cdo Kent Regiment.
WERE is the plaintiff asked his nohout the mony ar ception was bald at the house of Mr Pulsae Judge in the Summary Court this and Mrs. Ede, in Jakes Road –N.C.D. News morning, when a certain case was called on,TEX Hon Treasurer of the Alice Mumfor "He has been bere, my Lord,"repiled the user, Netherole Hospitals begs to acknowl
but he said he could not stay, as he had to go thanks the lollowing donation to, the funds of and smoke opium!" (Laughter). "Well, the
the hospitals. case is struck out, owing to the absence of the plaintiff who has gone away to smoke oplam )" ; AT the request of the Japanese Embassy the Jesuit Fathers, Farm-street, London,have given apanese manufacturer who are engaged permission to Miss Gamardella to make a copy tardirect opposition to the British Colonies in ella of Goldie's painting of the death of St; East. In one way or another Francis Xavier-thegreat Christina' miusionary. Be interests of the Japanese merchants to the Japanese and Chinase in the sixteenth and traders are bolstered, up by a paternal century which will be hung in the public nment: which is clearly opposed library at Tokyo. A wealthy Chinese magnite is also having a copy painted for his country len competition The gates of Japan
men. are closed as far as possible against the foroiga products, privileges asanted to the promotere of local enter: class which have the ffm effect of forming a practically impassable barrier, Thera le au industry of any importanço In Japan
has not been favoured als
Expense Corea and
CHAW FOOK, the forgur, is: desd. This and nouncement was made to the reporters at the Folled Cotrials, morninge Inqu the faci
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tral Police Station it, wer 1440 Lbat: Mrs. ato be had
put the map through the mill priority to the defendant to the p
not taking possessing of the t brakan. He pleaded guilty to) thaza
notice to the firms concer Autore, Mr. F. A. Haralsod, this morning, and if the and Hos Guan Arm Les Bentenced to six weeks' hard "labour, to be axposed in the stocką for four hours; ju receive the Bank which they alleged
reason of ibair,wrougfpl ppings of Iwaire atrokes sich whils
Stia without production. orted
who
payment of the prick-of
Among other minor - bruises; biso non admin\d that the Bank wai gnity of-1
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