THE HONGKONG
GRAPH WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 1907.
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HONGKON
SERVICE!
FIRE RAISERS SENTENCED
SEVERE PENALTY IMPOSED).
From
Shanghai, 27th March, 2.20 p.m. Gutierrez and Vaugban, who were charged with
arson, have been sentenced by the Supreme Court to five years penal. servitude each.
[A. R. Gutierrez and C. C. Vaughan ware charged with being concerned together in feloniously, wilfully, add, maliciously attempt- ing to set fire to the furniture contained in the dwelling bouse, No.3 Sawgla Road, on January 13, 1907, thereby endangering lile and property, and with intent to defraud the Sun Insurance Company of the sum of Tis. 650; "further, with, actually setting fire to the said property at 1.10 2.m: on January 17, 1997, and defrauding, the Sun Insurance Company of TIL 600,-F'd 77K T】----
CHINA MERCHANTS'.
VICEROY ANTAGONISTIO.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 27th March,
2.20 pm: Viceroy Yuan Shih-kái is reported to be in opposition to the proposal to convert the China Merchants' Steain Navigation Company into a purely -commercial undertaking. -
[Reuters.]
France and Morocco.
LONDON, 25th March. The French Cabinet has discussed mea- sures to obtain reparation for the murder of Dr. Mauchamp.
The cruisers Jeanne D'Arrand Lalande have started for Morocco.
Later.
The French Cabinet has decided to occupy Ujda, near the Algerian frontier, pending satisfaction for the murder of Dr. Mauchamp
Central Amerios. The Nicaraguans have seized Choluteca, which the Honduraus and Salvadorans held: President Bonilla has embarked and escaped; steamers are in pursuit.
Obituary.
The death of the Earl of Liverpool is announced.
The London Stock Exchange. The settlement of the Stock Exchange is proceeding easier than was anticipated, and the announcement that the lixchange will be closed on aturday is regarded as favour
able.
The Channel Tunnel Bill. In view of the opposition of the Gover `ment ou the 21st instant, the promoters of the
Channel Tunnel have withdrawn the Bill.
POREIGN-BUILT SIKAMERS S
FOR JAPAN,
BRIUSĮĮ veratti JAPANESE SHIPS;
It is reported that the Mitsui Hussan Kaisha owns 13 steamers and has others under charter, all being employed in the freight trade. According to the Nagasaki Press, the firm has obtained ca imales from British shipbuilders for the construction of tw steamers, of 7,cas lops and 1,100 tons respectively; the large vessel is to be employed in the ocean trade. and the other in the North China service chiefly as collies.
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The reason alleged for the placing of the "orders abroad is the increasing cast of con struction in Japan. The 7,05) tos steamer will be built for Y40,000 in England, whereas Japanese builders want You,100, Freight to Japan is un plentiful that the new ship can be navigated to this country without stding to its
Cost:
SHIPPING AND MAILS
*MAIL D' American (China) gist inst. Indian (Kumpang) gist insi, Caffadian (Empress of indita) 7th prox.
The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s sa, Lynu sailed
from Kobe en 26th inst
The Boston S. S. Co.sss. Trimont arrived Victoria, B.C., on 25th inst.,
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[From Out
Taotki Wei Han, who was for
of fort, affairs to Veroy is now a Director of the Whampo College. This offizer, can speak several languages, including English, each and German, and bis servicesre much Appreciated by H.E. Viceroy Shum. On the recommendation of Vice-oy Shum, Wai is to be transfered to Szechuso, to suist H.E. there when be lakes, over the office of Viceroy of of Szechuan. Tautai Wei is expected to leave here about the 2nd of next month, accompanied by a number of first class students of the naval college, over which he is director, Them naval students will continue their course of education in the North.
POLICE DETECTIVES... The Canton Police Authorities of the Head Police Station have selected from each of the sub-police station, four suitable police officers and have appolated them detectives
POLICE ROWDIES,
On the afternoon of the 23rd instrát, a nom ber of members of the police force of the Honam Police Station, attempted to enter the Honam Theatre, without paying fortheir ad. mission but the doorkeepers refused to admit them, consequently a fight ensued. The offen dera blew their whistles and a large body of their comrades answered the call. Then they all en masse attacked the theatre people and ultimately took sway iwo" of the then. tre men to the police station, he officer in charge of the said station was present | at the scene, but instead of getting his mon under control and thus restoring order, he exorted his subordinates to continue the dis turbance. The two men who were taken to the station are reported to have been seriously wounded. This is the second occasion of my having to report the police attempting to enter theatre without paying for their admission.
} FEMALE COUCATION,
Lately an examination of female students was held. The successful ones will be ap pointed female teaches, by the Gererament, to the different school throughout this, pra.... vince. From present steps taken by the Govern. ment, it is evident that they fully intend to bring fumale education of this pravince up to n high standard in a short, space of time... ́....
Canton, z6th March.
The Canton Hankow Railway Company has posted in a notice announcing that no tickets for the admission of railway shareholders to the extraordinary meeting, to be held on the zoth day of the present moon, will be issued: to those of the so-called Hongkong railway shareholders, under the leadership of Messrs.
Chan King Y, Chan Chik Yu and Yeung Sal Ngam, who have not remitted their capital to the Company. H.E. the Viceroy has now instructed. The Magistrate of Nambel to issue orders to have this potice torn down and destroyed. On account of this action the directors of the company held a meeting" yesterday at the Company's offices, to discuss the matter.
A sumour is current here that the Canton Government Railway Bureau will be abolished
on the 29th instant.
THE THEATRE DISTURBANCE,
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In the course pliva account. the proceedings, yet
five
213 Chinese wern of board the lighter provided to inke them to the 3 díria. U. ". Contul-General Miller and De- puty Vice-Consul Longedorf, who are on the hatoba, wore anxious looks as the "minutas rolled by without bringing a trace of the mlibing men. The Chinese Consul was dashing mudly amound trying to 'unnvel the mystery, Very 1000 an "assistant of the Chinese Constiale hurriedly approached his chief and after a whispered conversation it was learned that there was some trouble between the headmen of the Chinese and the Chiness boarding-house keepers who had kept the men while ashore, Something desperate had to be done to relieve the general situation, as the time was sp. proaching when the Siberia would up steam and away, leaving the Chinese bebind. Contul General Miller drove to the Chief of Police, who prompily dispatched a body of police to Chinatown, and in a short time the rebellious "Chinese anived at the batoba carrying bundles and boxes of all sizes and descriptions, creating an infernal din by their incessant abouting, yelling and gesticulating: 1 bey were quickly ransferred to the Siberia,
MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS to and SUBSCRI MERS to the City Hall will be held at the City Mall TOMORROW, 38th March, 1957, At 5.30 F.KL
By Orderpla
SAJOHN. MARCHANT,
Secretary Hongkong, 17th March, 1997, 70% [354 HIM YICK OPIUM AND YARN FIEM,
LATE OF NO. 307, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG
CERTAIN been re overed: Ranch pariners in the "bie Firm which it is infinded divide rateably among the Creditors
For B above Firm will be held at our Office No. 38;
A MEETING of the CREDITop of the
Queen's Road Central, on MONDAY, the 5th day of April, 1997, at 3 o'clock in the after roon, for the purpose of dividing the monies so recovered. ALBERGEREA ANA
Creditors are requested, to send their clums to us on or before the 12th April next
Dated the aph day of March, 1907% DRES HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Belicitors for Ho Foot and other.
"Gre?itors.
FIRE
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG.
JOTICE
NSURANCE OFFICES will beCLOSED
hereby given that FIRE IND
for the Tranmction' of ':Public Builness - ON
ibares has been opened. siwa't name appeart M promoting Committes. The
Will be Y30,000,000, of which one-half is to be paid up stance and the remainder according to cir- cumstances, ? From the prospectus published by the promotes it appears that about one hundred steamers, aggregating 200,000 tons, now owned by various people are to be brought up for immediate purposes and now vessels conforming to the stipulations of the shipbuild. ing and the bounty ngulations will gradually be purchased or constructed. At the outsat about sight cargo stimers, with an average tonnage of 5,000 and a speed of 12 knots, will be purchased or built and with the completion of more sew ships the old vessels will grade ally be superseded, says the Japan Chronicle
The principal, object of the new company boing curge carrying, the cost of ships would be cheaper and the working expensaa ilaas than in be case of stumers intended both for Cargo and passenger carrying Dupite this fact there is no difference in freight and "en- couragement money" between the two classes of steamers mentioned, and therefore the com- 3561 pany: expects to oblajs a comparatively larger retura of profit. Moreover, as the company will succeed to the contracts and goodwill of Here another surprise awaited the Chinese, the owners whose steamers are to be bought up. a reasonable profit will be realised with the and on reaching the top of the gangway lidder, they met two bands of seachers, Meurs commencement of business. On account of Longsdorf and a United States marshal who steamers of a large tonoage" which are at the looked for passengers' effects among their bag disposal of the company the transportation age, and Mr. Sullivan, and Chief Officer of large quantities of heavy goods such Roberts, who kept a keen eye open for ship's as coal, limber, grain, fertilisers, minoral ore, property. The search resulted in some 50 and sugar, may be extensively undertaken. blankets of the Dakots being recovered, which it is proposed by the company to undertake it was cursed, were turned over to them by the transportation of larosene, timber, flour, the ins Officer, as they were without warm etc., from North America; phosphato rocks from covering when the vessel struck The searching the south seasy raw cotton from India; rice over, the order was given to "clear ship" and from Rangoon, and Saigon; sugar from Java, at 1925 the Siberia with the 213 Chinese etc. At first the following regular fines will be members of the Dakota's crow weighed unclor, Į opened:-Kobe-Otaru (can coast) line; Kobe to the great relief of Consul-General Miller | Otaru (wait coast); Jine; Kobe-Korea line ș Yokohane Formosa lesz Kope-Vladivostok and the Chinese Consul, da
line; Kobs-North Chiraline; Kobe Hongkong line; Chefoo-Vladivostok line; Hongkong Saigon line; Kobe-Hawaii line; Koba-Java lines Kabe-South America line; Robe-fedia || line; Hongkong-Java line;"Kobe Ocean Island line: Kabe.Christmas Island na: Kobe Two excited proprietors of Chinese boarding Nosth America fiou ; [nigun-Vladivostok line; houses created an awful hubbub when the Tairen-Hongkong lineaire Singapore line; headmen arrived at the hatoba just as the light. Kobe-Brasil line; and Tairec-Shanghai line. 'er was about to sail. Wildly flourishing dirty Of the fint call, antousting to Y15,000,000, on pieces of paper over the heads of the unfortunate the share capital Y 10,000,000 will be appropri jy but fi mly the police hustled the headmen ships and goodwill and Y5,000,000 for the headmen, they demanded a settlement. Quiet sted for the purchase of 200,000 tons of old
aboard. When informed that the United States | purchase af new ships and business expenses Government would settle all just claims, the The eaimated annual receipts and expenditure excised Chinete proprietors with a “very goodee { are given below. Melican man pay" betook themselves to their dens in Chinatown.
It was learned late that the headmen of the Chinese crew had "squeezed" or tried to "squeeze" the Chinese boarding-house keepers, who persuaded the crew, by a plentiful supply settled with the beadmeg. of liquor, to "stand by" them until all was
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE.
100,000 Y8,017,800
GOOD FRIDAY and EASTER MONDAY, the 29th instant and 1st proximo, respectively.
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Sectitary.
[357
Hongkong, 17th March, 1907. "
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.
"APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK
is hereby that LAU. HING NL, carving & Dine LANG NG Queen's Road West, Victoria, in ths Culway of Hongkong, as Tobacco Manufacturers have, on the 6th day of March, 19-7, applied for the registration in Hongkong in the Register of Prada Marks of the following Trade Husk :--
The representation or illustration of a vass
on which are, writton the Chinese char *****__reading_LAU -acters
HING LEEva cach side of the vase, “are thréi leaves, In" the mouth of the varu ar depicted two Pomigranates with leaves.
in the name of LAU HING LEE, who claim to be the propristors thereof;
The Trade Mark, has been, used by' thôn Applicants since the month of Januity, 1997; in respect of the following goods :-
MANUFACTURED AN
D'AND UNMANUFACTURED CHINESE TOBACCO IN CLASS.45.
A Facsimile of the Trade Mark can be sesa' at the Office of the Colonial Secretary, of Hongkong and tho at the Office of the under Migned,
Dated the 271b day of March, 1907...
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the applicants;
Expentri of regular lite steamers...Y1,837,860
Office expenses and taxes Repairs Expenses of other steamet.......216,400 355)
637,000
Freight of regular fine keameri Y5 820,021 A partion ut.the personal effects of the pas
Freight of other steamtis :............................. ·7.284,597
213 sengers of the Duk, which were found driftty................................................
Sundry revenue in the sea and were picked up and brought to Yokohama, bave been returned to their respective owners. Unclaimed articles have also been delivered to the United States Con- With reference to the trouble between them, etc., are in the custody of the Shirahama aniate jo Yokohama. A quantity of flour, cot Honam po ire and the Honam theatre people,village office. which was reporter! yatlarday, the officer in charge of the station concerned has been diş- missed from service, and all the members of the force concerned have been severely te primandel. The Honam theatre was ordered to be closed, pending the settlement of this Affair.
FAMINE RELIEF.
♪tter onsultation with H. E Ching Pat Sze, II.E the Viceroy has decided to pure hare twenty shek of rice from the province of Kwangsi, for the help of the people of Kwang 197g, and has despatched a telegram to the Governor of Kwangs concerning the intending purchase, Within the last few days rice has been imported into Catton in large quantities daily
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ENCOURAGING EDUCATION,
Provincial reasurer and Examiner. Wu to The Viceroy has given instructions to the
ernment bookstall, for the students of the two make arrangements for the opening if a Gov. Kwang provinces, wherein all kinds of Chinese books and school utensils may be procured.
VILLAGE" ROBERRY,
1,
NEW LIGHTS FOR TILE
CHINA COAST.
Balance
For depreciation of ship?... for repairing reseive. For insurance reserve
Balance.
Manus......
Dividend (in per cent)
Curried forward
7,0,000
8, Des Voeux Road Central,
STEAM TO CANTON, 14.946,265 *IJE New ¡nin Screw Steel Steener
¥3,071,535 480,000
TH
!KWONG TUNG,138 W. WALKER, 300,000 - Leaves fongkong for anton on each Sun». 40,000 day, Tuesday and Thursday, at 9 every evening, Leaves Canton för Hongkong an esch Mon- ¥1,260,000 | day, Wednesday and Friday, abone 5.11n'clock
every evening.
This Fine Now Steamer has ́u excelled 813,535
92,000 Accommodaci n for First Class Passengers and 92,000 is lit throughout by Electricity, Electric Fans 1,500,000 in First Class Cables
127,535
Passage Fare-Single Journey Yr,811,535 Venis
SUANGHAI TRAM WAVS
We hear on good authority that the Coast uspicion Department of the 1. M. Customs that have been under consideration for a con-To be bored as Reserve. has at last decided to carry,ieto effect plans, siderable time past, namely, the erection of lighthouses on Shroud Islet, Incng Id, Spider id, and S. W. Horn, beacons on Channel Rock and Samssh Islet. For many years past ship. masters trading in the vicinity of these places have poin ed out the benefits the erection of lights and beacons would confer on the sea. faring class, whose calling takes them in that segbourhood, and as last we are glad to see that steps are being taken in that direction' to carry the plans into effect. Shroud Islet is close to Bullock harbour and can easily be recognised by its high bluff. There is a large sunken rock north of the Islet and act which is also "lying N. N. W. a miles from Shroud. Sp der Island lies 3 miles west of Cony Island, its highest part being 6 6 fret above the sea. There it a reef off its southwest point and four small islets off its northest face. Between the liland and fie maistad,
„$1 each.
The Company's Wharf is situated in front of the New Western Market, opposils the old Harbour *ffice, sep
YUEN ONES. CO., LD,
No. 8, Queen's Road West, Hongkorg, 14th January, 1007, [16
OUTSIDE SETTLEMENT LIMITS
The Waiwrpu has been notified by Viceroy Tuan Fang of the construction of electric tramways by tiishud French Companies | DEATH OF BAKUN MATSUMOTO, outside the limits of the Settlements at Shang- bai without the consent or knowledge of ine Chinese authorities The Viceroy Hates that' although the Customi Total applied twice to stop the work in Chinese territory until at least on the reserve list, who has been alling for proper arrangements have been cone to with | some time, expired at Olso'on Tuesday, after- the Chinese authorities, the reasonable request noon at the age of 73, says the Yapan Chronicle
A REMARKABLE CAREER
Baron Matsumoto, Army Surgeon General
ing of the tramways will facilitate commual valuable services to Japan in intro cing the callons not only for foreigners but also for practice of ropean medicine into this Chinese also that as permission was given to country At the early are of 16 he con a Belgian Company in 1902 to build electric the study of European medicine, and was tramways in the Chinese city of Tientsin squintly appointed medical by Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai, similar permiz-
A case of robbery occurred at Ping Kong village in the district of Hak Shan of the cinn Suny, on the 23rd instant. A large body of men entered the village and ransacked pine houses. An old woman of the village about which is 54 milos'distant, there are three small has beet refused on the pretext, that the builds of Isth, ins. The deceased rendered very eighty years of age sitempted to raise the islets, near which there is a half fide rock, alarm, but the robben killed her outright. There is a good anchorage from the Nork The villagers, on learning of the murder, at opcë:
casters on the west side of the Island, Jaco assembled together, and attacked the robbers, Island is situated between the Tae, gross and with the retell that one of the former was st-Fahyan Island. It is small island, being verely wounded. The district Magistrate, who low and flat with steep cliffs, 1 miles N. W is Happened to be not far away from the scene of Solitary Rock with a reef extending in an
lingunge: at," Nigas outage, appeared on the scene the next easterly direction, Channel Rick, on bich in Shanghat The French Consul General ablished the frat day,
to examine the corpse of the sofortunate a beacon is to he erected, is hosted contends also that, at the Chinese suthorities
Resto
close to the Hospin-see Pinnacle
formery kilowed the French Municipal Council | Jelend the i ret ANTI-PIUN CRUSADE Yesterday, a-meting of the Caslon Anti-a-neu Islande, about fot, "a547 N. to build roads beyond Pansionchiao and Hais- siege of Aizu Castle by
chino, the Customs. Tactat has now no right to hi Long 123.30 E. Fam Sab litet is about 10
about 14 miles wide with deep water and strong tidasi, J here is a large rock (in mid- channel that bas brought many a
woman,
I'
sion "might be given to foreign companies
The Glen Lino ss. Glenlogan Jeft Singapore Opium Aesociation was held at the Associn miles west of Spider Ilet. Its entrance is interferes the power to grant the concessi
this morning, and may be expected here on
tion's headquarters | Wongsha. It was- da- The J. C, S. N. Co.'s as Aumang from Cal- cided to send several members of the associa epits and the Straits left Singapore for this porttion to attend the opming ceremony of the on 10th len, at a p.my voor new formed, Fatshan Anti-pium Association The P. M.S.S. Co's su Afongolia will erii at Fatshin, and several members were nomin from Yokohama on 28th lust, and wifi there for be due to arrive at this part on 6th prostated to deliver lcclures on the opium evil, in
different parts of the city,
. Nicomedin left"
ongkong and will there.
this port on 31st Inu,
id:Amoy, for, this?
SAW. Hom which is.
somewhat dangerous
greatly :fapan
a vested in the Municipally has not stipulated to the mission ja make ike joad Viceroy
uad Pang
when per
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THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CÓ ED
TALKING
MACHINES
RECORDS.
New Stock just arrived
LARGE AND VARIED
ASSORTMET
MUSIC
Comic Opera Scores
and Dance Music.
RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL
Hongkong,aqth November, 1906
A GREAT REPUTATION
IS ONLY WON BY GREAT ACHIVEMINIS
D&LMECALLUMS
PERFECTION" SCOTCH WHISKY
HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION TOR EXCELLENCE OF QUALITY FOUNDED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF ITS CONSUMERS
That is Why.
WHEN ONCE TRIED IT IS ALWAYS PREFERRED TO OTHER BRANDS SIMPLY A CASE OF QUALITY & FLAVOUR
H. PRICE & O
LE ACENTS
Per Case 12 Bottles.
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