*
***Telegrams.
[Renter's.),
The "Commonwealth" Grounded.
· London, "a8th. August. H. M. S. Commonwealth which grounded cutering Lamlash has arrived at Devonport leaking, and with some plates dented.
The Japanese Cruisers in Italy;
Admiral juin and tie officers of the Tukuba and Chitose have been received in audience by King Victor Emanuei at Rac- conig!,
Ireland
The Dublin
proclama. tions under the Constabulary Act, author izing the Viceroy to declare a county or a district in a state of disturbance and to send extra police to the counties so proclaimed.
Later.
Russia and Japan. An unofficial statement from St. Peters- burg denies the newspaper report that Russia has secretly agreed to make japan further concessions in Northern Manchuria with the inclusion of the Sungari Valley in Japan's sphere of influence.
Prerogation of Parliament Parliament is prorogued.
The King, in his speech from the throne, said that relations with Foreign Powers con tinue friendly, and he trusts that the Hague Conference will result in agreements tending to mitigate the evils of war and to secure the peace of the world."
I
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY AUGUST 30.
RETICENT OFFCIALS.
“ NERVOUS 'SUBORDINATES" AND THE
PRESS.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN JAPANO
A “RAMU" SHIP
CONSTERNATION AT TANJONG RHOO),
1907.
To-day's ==/ Advertisements.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
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DINNER.
HORS. DIEUVRES, Anchovy and Oliva Croutons.
SOUP.
The Singapore Frie Preer of 24th inst, says: There was much consternation among the natives at Tanjong Rhoo yesterday morning, when it was discovered that a "kapal hantu'i or chalert ship bad drifted up to the beach. The natives crowded round, but would not touch the little vetsal. "Ii, is believed to have been launched from Beach Road on Wednon- day night by Chinese ricksha coolies, and it was hoped that the cholera demon had taken its departure by the boat The little craft is nearly five feet in length, and so. Delwara is painted on each side of the bows, it in beautifully built and has a mast and sails. Electric Locomotive] It carries a number of small guns and Dynamos. Engines, crew, ¡of about a dozen dolls, some of whom Stewed Steak and Mushrooms. 1896.........Y 818,241 Y2, 14,194 "Y1,620,768 have miniature telescopes, up" to their eyes. 1997.
USE OF MACHINERY. Although Japan is making great progress in The Perak Piontar has the following her industries their undeveloped state at pre- interesting comments, on offcialdom in the seat may be inferred from the figures given Federated Malay Blates:-The Resident below. The aggregate horse power employed General has, we understand, issued an im- - by the Japanese factories at the end of 1905. portant circular loterdicting Government effi
was only 246,xo. Small as the figuras are it cials from divolging to mit-iders and third must be conceded that great progress is shown parties the contents of official correspondence for Japanese industries, as the figures had been whose publication had not been authorised. quadrupled during the previons ten years. It This is as it should be and it is believed to is interesting to look into the amount of various be the outcome of sundry facts brought to † kinds of machinery imported lato Japau doring the notice of the. Resident-General of the these years, as it serves aï an unmistakable alleged improper use made of a certain index as to the condition of Japan's industries: official document by a superior officer of one of the great departments But there is serious sink of such a "general circular being misunderstood and too narrowly inter preted by sundry timid ollicats and on 06 necesary veil of secrecy thrown, over the proceedings of Government and of its various departments where they could be divulged without prejudice to the public interest. As fact there have been already some jostanċes where pervous subordinates have maintained absolute silence even in ma ters of routine refusing all information thereon even 10 panties concerned. This course of conduct does all honour to their loyalty and prudence but is likely at times to cause serious in
1898
fog. 1900.........
Steam Hogines.
1,368,137 697,173 337,144. 773,755 1931........ 1,0959:6 19 2..... 905,253 999,873 1954 0.5,710.914
1905
1908
186
4,235,617 | Iris' baliayed by the natives that owing to a '4,281,503 ↑ «quafl'the ghost ship was run sahore at Tani 1,968,374 jong Rhoo. Rice, egne and foodstuff are on 9.89,209 ||board for the consumption of the "høstu” 1,74408 European resident one of the gallant S.V.C, 1,7-8,014 towed the little ship to his bungalow and 2,167,472 placed it in his room. He is looked upon by 2,191,327 the natives as a doomed man? "'e is, however, 2,465,561 very pleated with his curious find.
167,628 94,474 13,566 -307,195 388,7 16 810,987 835,653 1,266,185 2,033,033 *2,455,424 2,162,133 1,408,315
1,659,911
Others and
Lather.
Total.
73.538
Y13,944.66
192,672 243,863 331,070 236,403 709,105
473,084
178,109
827,615 3 349.617 1,120,405
1899............ 1900 1901................ 901...
1933
1904 ++++
có...................
ORIENTAL INVASIONS,
UNREIT IN CANADA.
33,347.432
A Vancouver, B.C despatch of 26th July 21,114,104
states:-Between 502 and 800, of the Japanese 9,561,746
who arrived to-day on the liner Kumeric are 13.930,301 të bë taken immediately to Winnipeg to work (6,738,947 en railway construction for the Grand Trunk
Pacific Two bundred others are to be em- played on the works of the Stave Lake Power Company, while the remainder will be scattered over the Northern cannerler. Thousands of others are preparing to leave Hawaii for Van- conver on other liners. Two thousand are on the way, and 600, Hindus are coming from Hongkong,
(onvenience to the public. Everybody 1897. .......... knows that the Resident General is a lover of 1898 publicity and courts public criticism of all measures contemplated by Government. A remarkable instance of his policy in this regard may be found in the steps he took to have the
12,114,323 fall correspondence in connection with the
13,213,071 14 757,884 His Majesty, teleting to his review of the Tamil Labour Bill given due publicity in time
27,954,226 Home Fleet, said hè.'wabprofoundly impres. to furd ample time to evoke public criticism. 105
Government is, naturally the best judge of
17.040,554 sed by the efficient condition of ships and what papers may be advantage unly published
A noteworthy feature in the foregoing table the fine bearing and discipline of the officers without deteriment to, the public interests. To is the remarkable increase in the importation and men.
ensure therefore dus publicity of Government of machinery that followed the year sub- Referring to Prince Fushimi, His Majesty proceedings while at the same time safe sequent to the Japan China and the late wars. expressed gratification at the vielt of His guarding the secrecy of malters that may bottiy this time the total horse-power employed Royal Highness, on a special mission from be divulged, we would suggest to the powera by Japanese sctories may have reached 300,000 Pherson, M. P., whose stand against the japan-
that be the advisability of adopting a scheme
tut this is by no means large as representing whereby both these useful purposes would be the capabilities. There is no doubt that a large served on lines similar to those adopted by the importation of machinery, will follow the future
·Indian and Provincial Governmeals, There expantion of her industry-japan Chronicle, Result of the Great Ebor Handicap. they have the benefit of the services of a
Wully.
JAPAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. 2-Bibiani, 3-The Page.
my ally, the Emperor of Japan, to convey the thinks of His Majesty for the Order of
the Garter..
UNFOUNDED RUMOURS,
VICEROY TUAN FANG,
The landing today was not accomplished without several sensational incidents, R. G. Mc
:
Consomme Royal;
FISH.
-Boiled Fish and Egg Sauce,
ENTREES.
Spipe on Toast.
Lobster Patties.
CURRY. Lamb.
JOINTS, &c.
Roast Ribs of Beef and Horsemdiah Sauce, Roast Capon and Bread Savie Boiled Calla Head and Brain ? auce. Cold Pasted Corned Beef and Potato Salad,
SWEETS.
Vermicelli Pudding. Chocolate Ice Cream and Finger Cakes. Nelson Cakes, Scotch Woodcock,
DESSERT,
Coffee.
Fruits,
(789
IRISH TERRIERS,
old for sale. Prices moderate. PUPS (male), Thorough-Bred, 6
Apply to-
C. A „Cjo Hongkong Telegraph, Hongkong, 30th August, 1907,
· [790
send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna ture, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
THE NORTH CHINA LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:
-STEAMSHIP "WYNERIC" FROM SEATTLE AND MANILA. ese invasion has been endorsed by the Liberalignces of Cargo are hereby requested to HE Steamer having arrived, Con. Aociation, took a strong hand in the game, and for a time it looked as if the Japanese wuld stay aboard the liner indefinitely.
To successfully fill the requirements of the immigration law each Japanern was last night provided with Sag in cash. On their behalf it AN UNPOPULA<"CONCERN,
was explained that this money really belong- According to the Kobe ferulid there has beened to the Japanese themselves; that it had serious delay in getting in the guarantee money been pooled in Honolulu and brought here of the Japan - teamship Company, call d up in by the agents handling the affair in order that
trip across. Accordingly each brown man wat handed his fa5 and in turn displayed is to in THAFT OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT spector Monro, who was compelled to allow them to pass. Then the steamer came into its wharf.
In view of various reports about Viceroy Besides the agency of the Press Commissioner May last. The amount is only Y5 per share,' the japanese would not gamble it away on the
Tuan Fang since the assassination of the late Governor Eo Ming, the following letter from a valued correspondent at Nanking is of in- terest:-
"The weather here has been like an oved and we have been perspiring, like rivers. On the afternoon of the 19th instant, however, we had a storm of wind and rain which has
highly paid, discreet and responsible officer, designated Press Commissioner" whose daty it is to communicate to the Pross all mai- ter" of vital interest, including the official contradiction of false ar incorrect news which had obtained currency through the medium of any illinformed or perverso journal. there is another method, adopted by the Supreme and Provincial Governments of India to disseininate useful public information. There is in every Secretarial a room set apart containing what is a aptly styled the Editors' table on which are laid all official papers each Government had decided to place at disposal
of the Peess, Further the Gazette contains a
hut even at this Sgure there have been several defaulters. Now it is reported that even those who responded to the call have been willing for some time past to sell out at any figure. There have been no buyers, I owever, owing to the general unpopularity of the company, which encountered a series of difficulties from
the very outser. Recently some demand. has
There apeared Consul Morikawa, who made Hawaii for British Columbia, but he said in a perch against his countrymen who had left
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Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agenta. Hoogkong, goth August, 1907.
Intimations
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LD.
INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR
BABY GRANDS
STEINWAY,
HAAKE,
WINKELMANN
&c.,
'Ita
SOVHRRIGNS.
£50,000 STOLEN FROM POLICEMEN,
Calcutte, Apg. 15. It is reported that a daring' theft was.com.
brought down the temperature considerably, list of documents so placed at its disposal spring up for these abates at Y2 ar Y3, as it is order to preserve them from harm he had Į mitted in respect of sovereigns worth £50,000, 'In spite of the great heat.our popu'or Vice during the previous week. This is an excellent thought that the concern will be wound up, in arranged that they should pay their $15, which belonging to Government, on Monday. A head Toy, H.E. Tuan Fang, tirelessly holds plain, we think, meeting the growing public which case it is supposed the full amount paid each man had still in his possession, to constable and two constables from Alipore
desire for authentic information affecting the general welfare of the various communities and industries, it mi ht be adopted with great public advantage in the F. M. 5, with necessary changes and modifications to suit local con ditions. We would advocate this plan, the more especially that we in the F. M.S., unlike those in the Straits Settlements have no Legis. lative Council on whose table are placed ufficial documents to which the Press hasve free access.
15
JAPAN AND KOREA.
A POLEKUL PROPHECY.
up
tion.'.
CHEMISTRY OF COMMERCE.
THE LART IT PLAYS IN AN UP-TO-DATE :
PACTOHY,
Chemistry has probably played as big a part in the development of modern manufacture as electricity. The successful manufacturer of to-day knows that the chemist is as necessary' to him as machinery.
as they left the steamer,
siq on,
"ROMANCE OF A DEER.
will be refunded. Offers of this sort are bec etary called by speculators 'the winding-up quotas and this money would be kept in trust and this sum from the Currency Office, Calcutta, to Reserve Force were taking a box containing
refunded when they got jobs. The consul's Mymensingh. While the train was proceeding talk was not received very enthusiastically, but from Marayanagange to Kalibazar failway the Japanese dared not disobey, and as they station, the constables fell asleep. On awaken. marched off the peculiar spectacle was presenting they found the box containing the treasure ed of each man, handing his cash in band into a guany sack convenie tly held by the consul's side. Fifty hd left the steamer when the immigration authorities called a halt. They were backed by MacPherson, M. P. The off-
REMARKABLE STORY. cials thought the proposition looked like an
Whether animals thick, or whether they endless bunco game," and refused to allow the consul to collect the aggregate of $30,000 in cash simply obey instincts, naturalists have given which was yesterday furnished for the Japanese ample proof that oftentimes their affections to pass the inspector sed which was being now | may rise to the dignity of real romance. A re collected. Consul Morikawa expostulated, | writer in the New York Tribune gives an but Maci herion declared that he did upt instance of the conflict of affection in a deer, care whether it was n' representative of Japan between her human benefactor and her forest ar Bill Smith, no, one should collect their lover; a handsome stag. Mr. Minnie Harris, money, so the filly alenady landed were brought of Chesterfield, New Hampshire, was tramp.
sack and carried away his bank notes. back and each man dipped his hand into the Tng through a pasture one day, when she came upon a dappled ball of fur rolled up on Practically all had debarked by evening, and the most beneath a clump of bushes. As she the $30,000 furnished yesterday is by this time stooped, a tiny dos sprang trembling to her scattered to the tour winds,
fest, her flanks, a quiver, and her moist eyes resting in terror upon the woman. But the little animal was too weak to fee, and so crouched, tucking her head as far as possible into the branches. Mis, Harris picked up the fawn, and, carrying it home, fed it upon fresh 2/27/16 cow's mil and fixed a bed for it by the kit
..2/2) | chen stove. As the animal became tamé, she 2/2 15/16 | Damed it Junn
She was allowed ló wander about the house, ératricena sceni....$34 and even in time came to be good friends with the hunting dog Hugo. The two used to tadia T.T........................165 play together, the fawn leading the dog a
Do. demand............................................................................. 1651
merry chase far into the woods. One day in Shanghai-Bank T.T.
........72 the fall Jona strayed farther than usual, and Singapore T.T. ... ........6) % prem that night failed to come home. Mr. Harris, feared she had been shot, but was overjoyed Java-Bank T.T.
The members of the Pharmaceutical Society attending the annual conference at Manchester have had the pleasure, of observing what an important part their profession is playing in modern industry by being conducted over the Warrington works of Messrs. Joseph Crossfield and Sons, Limited, where toilet and domestic soaps and the Eras nic specialites are made... where the chemist reigos supreme. Fe pre The members of the society fund a factory scr ber the very water for each raising of steam, the amout of coal for each furnace, the composition of the printing ink used on the labels, the amount of carbonic acid gas to be let looro in each chimney, as well as the quality of every ounce of raw material used in the manufacture of the soap, perfume, or che- mical products of the firm.
hir audiences day by day as usul, from early morn till noontide. During the afternoon he Allends to the perusal of dispatches and transaction of all business connected therein until 'sunset After supper his Excellency generally collects his secretaries and officers of his suite, and discusses with them questions of the government that is needed for the times, No matter how late the hour may be, if any of his subordinates come to him with suggestions, his Excellency is always ready ita receive and discuss matters with them. This alone has made him the most popular Viceroy that has ever held sway in Nauking and high qad low seen eager to serve under his Excellency. Of late 1 am sorry to ice that many of the newspapers have,
Knowink is I do'the, Korean temperament been wrongfull accusing his Excellency of and the policy which Japan pursued in the timidity, saying that he has surrounded himself peninsula, I predics Japan will restore peace with extra guards, while the watch that is being only by the decimation of the people. This is kept is exceedingly strict and severe, so much the opinion of Mr. Hulbert, who is described in so that it is alleged that persons coming to call a New York message as an American in- upon his Excellency have had their persons, timately associated with the Korean Couit and searched. This is a lie. gain, last month confidential adviser of the deposed Emperor." there wawa report that the Viceroy had sent
"It is hard to arouse the Koreans to the his family back to Peking. The fact is that the fighting point" continued Mr. Rulbert, "but wife of his Excellency's cousin who had been drive them to desperation and they will turn on staying in the yamen happened to leave Nanking their tormentors as they did in 1591 and noth to join her husband who has been appointed a ing but extermination will bring peace there. perfectin khensi provice. This was construed into
"But to exterminato 13,000,000 people the Viceroy's family being removed to Peking, or even to beat them into, quiescence Another report in the same connexion was the is a stupendous task. The Koreans" once The chemists were shown over six of the departure of the Viceroy's daughter-in-law (the thoroughly aroused could carry wife of his only son. Tocro) for Peking a few guerilla warfare that would bankrup! Japan in kingdom, and saw a staff of forty experts en- most af borately equipped laboratories, in the weeks ago. The Blon. Tocro, who had been three years. The vested interests of Japan ingaged in their daily task of testing for impuri staying with his father in Naoking since bis Korea would fall to a hadow of their present ties in the raw material as it enters the factory retum from the United States, has been ap-value.
and watching the, results of the products of polated to a post in the Whiwapu, and it was The manner in which the addication of the each gigantic pan in the various stages of bat natural that young Madame Tocro should Emperor was brought about demands explana manufacture. wish join her husband in the Capital. She
Every boil. is analysed many times, and has, therefore, goce north, but the Viceroy's tion. Marquis Ito den es any connection with the
a pan of 160 1001 of soap is a decimal point below the standard, the whole contents at created until they receive the hallmark of the chemist's approval. Having absolute control, they insure that every bar and tablet the public purchases is constant in quality. On the other hand it also protects the manufacturer from any chargs that his goods vary in quality.
The chemists, too, have been enormously valuable in another direction. In their tong and costly efforts to secure the freedom of their soaps from impurity, the manufacturers have had an immense amount of bye-producia
un A
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lady mother, wife, and other members of his yet, but no Korean Cabinet would dream of should the autocrat at the leaɩ tuba decide that fapan---Back T.T.. Excellency's family are still in Hanking with proposing to the Emperor such a traitorous plan as this without being driven to it by the no thought of leaving at all. Such is wild ru mour.-N..CD. News,
AMERICAN. VIEW OF ENGLISH JUDGES.
threat of Japan.
"One of the most rotorious Korean agents of the Japanese is the Pome Minister, Yi Chi Youg, who told Viscount Tanaka last winter that he might rob Korea of the priceless pagoda of Pung Duk. Another is the one who before the late war sold the forests of the Yalu to the Russinas. These Koreans would meet in stant death at the hands of Korean people if they were not closely guarded by Japanese tronps
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the next morning to find her pei, waiting for NATURAL MINERAL her by the barn.: A largo red bow was placed 4 months' sight LIG.indima.
months' sight L/C........................................................3/31 | although the fawn bad returned, she was
2/31
-about her neck ana warning to hunter. Baj
30 days' sight San Francisco & New York-541 markedly in a new mood; she appeared mer 554 | vous, more wary of strangers, loss full of play. ........231 | Then once again she disappeared. It was .......7,53 | four days before Mrs. Harris again saw Juna, .....2.85 | and when she did the mystery was explained,
**TANSAN GINGER ALE ..................................................2.32) | It was ono carly morning that she peered out Acknowledged to be the best on the mar
„914 | the frosty windows toward the upper pasturesce that the label bears the name of 41% and made out a flock of huddled deer. Bhis 31% stepped to the door and recogaland Jun 19.05 among them by the fluttering bit of scarist ribbon about her neck. The fatter finally stepped daintily out of the herd and approached the house, followed by a large back.", The lat ter followed with head erect fully half the
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OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
To-day's quotations are as follows
London, July 24. Mr. Monaghan, of St. Louis, one of eight | American lawyers who are touring Europe to study legal methods, said to a reporter after visiting the London law courts yesterday that their impressions of the administration of English justice were disappointing,
It is said Payashi had gone to Seoul to left on their bands. Now the walte-robed He said the Judges are too advanced in age and apparently not men of the world, straighten out things. This is the Hayashi analysts at Messrs. Crossfeld's bare allucover- They seemed insufficicatly experienced who was Japanese Mlolster to Peking. Te ired shat carbogate of lime, which up to the in everyday life and everyday business. | the man who forced the 1905 Irealy down the present has been practically unbleby, can be They simply sit in judgment and lay throat of Korea, His going to Korea is omi- | profitably employed in the manufacture of down the law just as it was administered nous, it is worth while, asking what the 'ortland cement, and on laige track of Malwa Now hundreds of years ago. Judges elected to the
land on the opposite side of the Mersey to beach lo America invariably are men of the Japanese expect from this forced abdication, the soap factory is being erected a big building world, with 's wide human knowledge, men of In the first place, they wish to publicly repri› | capable of turning out 400 taps of cement a modem life.
sad the Emperor for daring to send a pro-week. Altogether, the British legal machinery The Hague. In the second place, it is The members of the Pharmaceutical Society | Patna Nor impressed the visitors 21 insufficiently up to date. Moreover, it was not impressive to to paye the way for the setting aside of the left Warrington very well satisfied with the sea Judges logged up like pollywoga,*: the | exiíre dynasty and the annexation of Korea to Amerigan critic addedi
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tam gallantly escorted her back to her human friend
SOLE AGENTS,
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Hongkong Hongkongi 17th August, 1997.
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