Telegrams.
[Renter's}}}]
Bir Harry Maclean..
London 3rd September. Tho-Legation-al-Cangler-has-received- Jetters from Sir Harry Maclean which, 1 is understood, notify Raisull's terms.
Chinese Outrages on the R nd There is a recrudescence of Chinese out- rages on the Rand. Cecupants of lonely houses have been assaulted and one killed. There were 28 murders in August, most of which are ascribed to Chinese.
.Moroooo.."
Later.
The Spanish Government, in agreement with France, has decided to send troops to Tangier, Tetuan, Laraiche, and Alcazar, to protect Europeans, pending the organisation
of police.
General Drude made a reconnaisance on Sunday.
Five miles from Casablanca, the enemy was, found in strength. A charge was re- pulsed, but a vigorous harrassing was kept
up as the French retired. **
Plague in 8 n Franciso. Three cases of plague have occurred in San Francisco.
"HUNGRONG INDUSTRIAS,
THE HONGRONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5. 1907.
CONRESPONDENCE,
(We do not necessarily endoras ibe opinions expresand
by Correspondents in this column.]
THE NAVY LEAGUE AND ITS NEGLECTED DUTY,
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"In the next place, the majority of the Com. mitice difinitely range the Navy League on. the side of the policy of naval reduction pursu ed by the present Cabinet; while, as if to prove still furtherthe completeness of their confidence in that Cabinet, they' announce their belief that "command of the sea is now the first object of national policy,"
In spite of the fact that this Cabinet was returned to power pledged to the hilt to cut
down expenditure on both services; that the rime Minister has repeatedly afirmed his ardent desire to reduce armaments: that 123 members of the present House of Commons specially appealed to him in 1906 to reduce
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We note from recent, mail, papars that the question of the Infringement of foreign trade. marks and hong names is occupylog, an in- fo THE HITOB or ruz' HordKoko TELEŠKAMI,"
creasing amount of attention in businesscentres Sir — "he statement sent to the Press on be- both in China and in Japan. The subject is half of the present majority of the Executive not a new one, and it has more than once been Commitee of the wwy League, over the signa- prominently brought forward in this country by tute of the League's President, is so remarkable Dr. Morrison and others. What appears to be a document that we ask your leave to commepi a really dagrant care has recently occurred in ...] China, which cannot but emphasize the serious- upon it.
In the first place, it indicates the final aban-ness of the matter, and clearly demonstrates donment by the League of its critical function, the need for more drastic representations on and the substitution of education as its primary the subject. A Japanese merchant, as in so alm.
many recent cares, is the culprit, and the well- know firm of Messrs. Carlowits and Co. the victims. This firm has been known through aut Chine for years under the hong name of Lee Woo, agd, amongst other lines, is doing. a very extensive business in toilet soap. The packages bore the long name; and thus steadily acquired for it a high reputation, Some time ago, however, it was found that a soap of Japanese manufacture, but marked with the characters Les We both on the soap itself and on the wrapper, had been fatroduced into the China market and way commanding a farge sale. Upon investigations, being made, it was ascertained that a soap manufacturer of Osaka had not only appropriated the name, die Nave; that a very large part of the sup-but had actually, succeeded, in registering is porters of the present Government entertain at Tokyo as his trade-mark, thus profiting ideas so wildly remote from reality as to sup by the reputation of a firm which for three pose that arbitration can be substituted for generations had made it their work to build war; and that this very Cabinet has made pro-up a sound reputation for their goods. The posals at the Hague Coolerence which involve cate was taken up with the authorities, but the restriction of the power that command of nothing could be done in Chinn, and so the sea confers, and which have made both the matter had to be referred to the Bureau tself and Britian the inughing-stock of every of Registration at Tokyo. The application Chancellery in Europe;-the Committee of the of Messrs. Carlowitz was necompanied by Navy League ali believe that to attain the
a number of documents, including communic command of the sen is the principal object that ativas from, the Yokohama Speclo Bank; the this Cabi et has in view
German Consulate-Ganeral, at Shanghai, and even the Japanese Consulats-General at that port, showing that Lee Woo was the recognised and well-known Chinese Dame of Messrs Carlowits, but the Bureau has ruled that Mr. Marumoto was justified in using the house's name, on the ground, apparently, that it had nai been inade sufficiently clear that Lee Woo was the name of Messrs. Carlowitz, and has refused to cancel the registration of the trade. mark. It is sincerely to be hrped, both from the Japanese point of view and that of foreigners, that such a ruling will be reversed on the appeal which Messes, Carlowitz, are now making. This is a grant, but un fortunately, it would seem, far from an isolated case of unfairness on the part of Japanese merchants. They have been frequently accused of similar practices in Japan, Hung kong, Shang, In the first of these letters they urgently pro-hai, and in Manchuria, and up to the present lested against reduction in the programme of Japanese authorities appear in, have entirely naval construction, affirming that "not three, filed to grasp the foreigners' point of view nor four, but five armoured ships" should be and to reader justice where, it appears to be I id down; and in the second (their proist clearly called for. Voscropulous unders are An incredible but highly mischievous report disregarded) they deliberately stated Here, not unknown either in the British or any has lately been current in l'eking to the effect that four of the soreign Powers have recently then, is the case in a nutshell. Political, con- nation, but we enjoy a code of laws at home THE P.&O. 5. N. Co's Steamer presented a demand to the Chinese Govers-siderations implying subservience to the out- which stricity put down any such unfair ment to the effect that China shall abar dan ally for retrenchment, have brought about a practices, and it is to be hoped that Japanese idea of reconstructing her navy, shall surrender eius seduction in our first line of defence, a officials will realise the importance, for the what modern warships she already possesses; direct incentive to our possible adversaries to sake of the nation's reputation and ultimate dismantle her fortresses and, withdraw her par push forward their naval preparations,” Td. prosperity, of refusing to allow any system of risons from the sea-coust and the shores of miral Fremantle, whom they now quote on trade piracy to be carried out with impunity. the Yangisze-king. The defence of China their behalf, went even further, for in the Perhaps japanese law is at present defective; if so, it should certainly be remedied so as to against outside aggression will then be under- Noveniber number of the Journal he wrote:- taken by the Powers which have preferred The reductions, then, are political, and give suffers the necessary protection. The
undoubtedly suspect,"
particular case in question again emphasizer, 'on, the need for the promulation of trade. mark regulations by China, and it's exceed- ingly desirable that Japan and all the Powers she uld, with the leasi delay possible, come to an agreement on this important matter, L. &a C. Express.
was supposed to stiach. If this were indeed the principal object of the Ministry, what a cry of pinus horror, what a shout of fury and disgust. would go up from the great body of that "Mi- nistry's supporters!
Frobably, in the whole of our history, no be. The Acting British Commercial Attach to H.M.. Legation at Peking (Sir A. Hosie), in ef more strikingly at variance with all the reporting on a visit he recently made to the evidence of fact, was ever held by a body of southern ports of China, remarks that Hong-me to whom some degree of responsibility kong, although generally regarded as a mere depit of trade with China. has in recent years developed into a great industrial center, whose manuf.ctures are sent, not only to China, but to various parts of the world, including the United tates of America, Japan, Australia, Siam, Burmah, and Indiu. He describes the various indusules carried on in the Colony, but bis remarks scarcely carry usb you! the very full descriptin, nf Hongkong and its industries given recently by our own correspondent in the Far East, r marks the Z. & C. Fsprem
·CHINA AND THE FOWERS.
AN EXTRORDINARY RUMDUK,
these demands.
Nothing has been said about the means which the Central Government will take to resist these demands, and it is pretty certain that the whole story is a fabrication, hould il appear, however, that there is any truth in the report there is sure to be serious trouble in China-Shanghat Times.
WEGHAIWIL
A
After this, it is hardly surprising to find that the Committee in effect repudiate their own letter to the Prime Minister of July 11th 1st, their own letter to the Press of October 19th tast, their own official pamphlet of May last, and their own article (for which they had prcially acknowledged responsibility) in the of the Navy League current-july-numb
Journal.
In their official pamphlet of May, the state. ment that the Navy is not up to the two-Power standate, far less posses ed of a margin over it, 'is made with the most definite precision The fighting values of the principal fleets of the world are there estimated in points. The number of these assigned to Britain is 747; to France and Germany. 744; to the United States and France it; and to the United States and Germany, 752. And it is added that each of these combinatiens is "as strong as, or stranger The Times Peking Correspondent, in a tele.than, the British Navy, and could place Eng.
land in a most perilous position" gram dated 4th 'ully, states :—
At the annual meeting on May 15th, our op. ponents disavowed all responsibility for the Navy League Journal-"the Official Organ of theavy League," as had previously been styled. They must now disavow all respon- sibilly for this pamph’es, and explain, to-those whom they give it that nothing therein printed is to be taken seriously. We publicly ask the President of the Navy League, whether the Committee propose to follow this course; and if not, why not?.
For some time past I have been visiting anong other places in North Ching, the British port and leased teritory of Wei-hai-wei. The possession is small in territorial extent, but is one presenting a remarkable illustration of the British genius for governing Asiatics. The opinion is widely held in the Far East that the time has come when the British Government should announce its intention as to the future of the part, The present uncertainty stifles all development and cusci constant misunder- standing. Why cannot our Faeign Office give the requisite assurance to the fritish in China that Wei-hai-wei will continue a British
possession? The pori has great advantages as a sanatoriom both for our navy and our sub- jecte in China, who, now, uncertain of the future, hesitate to invest money there, and re-
· CHINESE LOTTERIES;
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 30 September, 1907.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.
THE
HK Steamship
"JAPAN," having arrived from the above Parts, Con. signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at Consignees žisk and expense into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous godowns of the Hongkong, and Kowloon Wharf and Go down Co, Limited.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,
· DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
· Agents. Hongkong, 5th September, 1907.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"DELTA,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
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1807 1
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed of their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns st Kowloon, where each consignment will be soned out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Gods are landed.
This vessel, brings on Cargo:-
From London, &c, er 3.5. Victoria. From Calcutta, ex S.S. Nile.
From Persian Gulf, ex B.I.S.N. and B. &
P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.
THE
BARRETTO & CO, ⠀
Agents,
1809
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & Q. S. N Co.'s Steamer
"PERA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each and delivery can be obtained as soon as the consignment will be soned out mark by mark, Goods are fanded. ...
Optional Goods will be landed here, unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.
Goods not cleared by the 11th inst, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees' and the Company's representative at nh appointed hour.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised..
No claims will be admitted after the goods. have left the Godawas.
'E, A. HEWETT; -
Superintendent,
fa
Hongkong, 4th September, 1007.
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (Florio and Rubatlino United Companies,)
STEAM FOR
BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
Having connection with Company's Mail
'Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN
and GENOA, «lso i VENICE 'and' TRIESTE, all MEDITER. RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up 10 CALLAO.
(Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN GULF and BAGDAD, «lso BARCE LONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMBRIA and 'MALAGA), HE Steamship
THE
"ISCHIA,"
Captain Dini, will be despatched as above. WDNESDAY, the 11th instant, at Necs. At BOMBAY, the Steamer is discharging in
For further Particulars regarding Freight Victoria Dock..
and Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 5th September, 1907.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigned have received instructions PUBLIC AUCTION,
Goods not cleared by the 11th jost., at the 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by mé is any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignec's | and the Company's representative alon appointed hour.
"Suspicious" writes to the W. G. D. News on joth ult-Sir,-The tickets of the sixty. six h Hupeh Lottery, last month, contained a discrepancy in the Chinese an English dates for drawing; the "English giving July 31-six dys after the event actually took place. Was days of the steamer's arrival here after which
All Claims must be presented within this unintentional?. At any rate it gave thousdale they cannot be recognised. ands of natives the chance, if so disposed, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods after finding themselves losers, of fointing their have left the Godowns."
E. A. HEWETT, useless tickets upon confiding foreigners.
Superintendent, Hongkong, sik Séptember, 1907
With the ethics of gambling the writer bas nothing to do. Tens of thousands of dollars are invested monthly by foreigners in various latteries in China; perchance in the But even the inconsistency of the Com. hope that present indulgence may result in mitte's contradictory voices on the subject of future abstinence from the vice, and it would the two-l'ower standard fades into comparative be well in the public interest to inquire whether insignificance by the side of their self-contrad s they get a run for their money. The fact re-
tion in regard in “the organisation of the Firt
Line Fleet for instant service. Fer, barely a mains' that the name and residence of the month has elapsed since they sent to the Press winner is never known, and-after many years' advarce-proofs of their article, above referred residence in Chica-the writer has never heard 10, in which they conclusively showed that the of or met anyone who had either seen or heard
for instant their previous demonstration. service. And now they
MATE, SUBSIDIES,
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FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MURROW,
6th September, 1907, at 4 PM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road,
corner of Ice House Street,
AN ASSORTMENT OF
CHINESE CURIOS,
Comprising:-
OLD CHINA VASES, JARS, · OLD BRONZE İNCENSE BURNERS, FLOWER POTS, TABLE SCREENS, &c., &c.
Catalogues will be issued.
On View from To-day. TERMS:-As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,'
Auctioneers. [Hongkong, 5th Sepia wher, 1907,
General, on 5th ull, gave some interesting
In reply to Mr. Harold Cox, the Postmaster-
COMMERCIAL,
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. Selling
details concerning. the subsidies paid for the London--Bank T.T.. carriage of mails to. Shanghai ofa Vancouver, and to the P. and D. Company for the carriage of mails from and to the Far East. The mall
Do. demand Do. 4 months' sighi
merica-Bank T.T. France-Book T.T. lin.
sont instead during the summer to the German First Line Fleet is NOT MERCmdiate of that apparently mythical favourite of fortune. service from this country to Shanghai ria Van- Germany-Bank T.T.
Very rarely, to seldom av alone to excite sus. picion when one reflects that probably one- third or one-half the whole tickets are held by them, one hears of a foreigner winning one of
couver is performed by the Canadian Pacific¦ India T.Te namene anatuann
Da, demand....................................... Railway Company. The subsidy paid to the company is £60,000 per annum, which covers shanghai-Bank T.T........ the conveyance of mails by rail across Canada Singapore T.T.
Intimations
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INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR
BABY CRANDS
BY
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HAAKE,
WINKELMANN,
&c., &c.
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Prices from $750.
Mengkong, sand August, 1907.
TO COUNTERACT THE ENERVATING EFFECT OF THE HOT WEATHER,
.DRINK
"TANSAN"
Bottled at the Takaradska Spring, Japan.
Mixed with Hock, Whisky, or Clarel it has no equal as a Thirst-quencher, Stimulsot, and cure for Lassitude and Debility.
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port of Tsing-tau or to sanatoria on Chinese soil, to the great enrichment of those places. The present utterance of the rulers of the Every Englishman who before the present un- Navy League amounts, in short to the definile certainty invested money in Wei-hai-wei did denial of the previous utterances which they so under the direct encouragement of official ditions which they postulate for action have
had launched upon the world. The very con
the smaller prizes, but never the first! statements in the House of Commons that Wei- been proved by themselves to exist, and now, The Hupeh Eureau levy twenty per cent.
as well as the conveyance, by sea across the lapan-Bank T,T....................................... bai wei would be held so long as other Powers in order to avoid the action, they deny the commission; this surely is sufficient to ensure Trlantic and Pacific. The weight of mails lava-Bank T.T. .......................433 | BEWARE of Spurious Imitations end ses that held similar leases of Chinese Territory, yet conditions. Their po ition is that on the pre
an honest deal.
since the now subsidised boats began to runį.
Buying when the British community on June 1, 1906, hand they have shown the country to Se en-
To the above fetter, the editor appends the shows a very large and substantial increase, I months' sight L/C, ...........3/3:5/16 petitioned for Information as to the future the dangered, and, on the other, they decline any following note:-So far as we are aware it has] lo addition, the company convey (a)-malts, 5 months* sight L/C 120
2/39/16 attempt to render is fo hail to wait ten months for a reply. Even then
Could self stultifi ation and abnegation of been the general opinion of both foreigners exchanged with Canada; b) mai's from Japan 10 days' sight San Francisco & New York...55 on March 21 lat, Lord Elgin evaded a direct daly be more clearly shown? Answer and refused to discuss hypothetical despite their recent condemnation by the votes
and Chinese that the Hupeh lottery is perfectly and China for the United Kingdom; and (»); ; months' sight Since the Commiller cling to their office fair. When the drawing takes place the pro cestain mails from and for the Continent of to days' sight Sydney and Melbourne 1.39/16 cases" but curtly informed the colonists that of those present at the most represent tive ceedings are quite public, hundreds of people Europe. The total subsidy at present paid to 4 months' sight France....2.85
meeting of the Navy traque ever held-their being present. The numbers are taken out of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation months' sight right course now is to declare the League's
barin at the battom of a drum in full view of Company is £340,000 per annum. Under the months' sight Germany ............................ dissolution, and thus leave fre space for the the audience, to thess circumstances it is new contract which has just been signed, this
tar Silver cretion of a new O ganisation" which shall seek to fulfil the needs of the country and of certainly curious that such incongruity ia dales will be reduced to $305,000. The contract with tack of England rate the Empire,
shou'd have accu red asis shown on the lot the company provides not only for a mail Bank of France... quin tery ticket which our correspondent forwards service to Hongkong, with'extension to Sheog. Anversion
"whatever contingency may arise the British Government could not entertain any claim of compensation to firms or individuals who have invested money, in Wei-hai-wei." The present policy is regarded in the Far East as illogical. If the British Government will announce its intention to retain V'er-hai-wei industries will he started and the colony will quickly prosper. If the Government is p epared to restore pas session to China, the Chinese Goverment would certainly engage to compensate the residents who-had-invasted-money there while the port was under the British dag.
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But whether they f low this course or rot, that new Organisation will be created.
We are, Sir,..
Yours faithfully, (Signed) HA1 OLD F. WYATT. (Signed) LGRAHAM H. HOR FON-SMITH,
14, Paper Buildings,
~Tempte, London, H,C, July 31st, 1907,
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to us, the Chinese version stating that the,] hải, but for services 'to fadia, Ceylon, the
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48% 5.3%
$8.99
you get your "TANSAN" from the SOLE AGENTS. TANSAN GINGER ALE ! **cknowledged to be the best on the market," see that the label bears the name of J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON, without which pose is
genuine.
Can always be obtained at all the CLUBE;" HOTELS and STORES,
H. PRICE & Co.
„drawing will take place on the sixteenth day | Straits Settlements, and Australia. The com- Turs morning, a street..coolie was charged of the sixib mods, ie. July 25, while the pany conveys parcel malls as wall an letter before Mr. F. A. Hareland, in the Police Court, English version on the ticket is July 31. The mails, and is under certain obligations regard, with stealing two ducks, at West Point, yester WINE error is one which certainly seems to call for ing the conveyance of Government passengers day. Asked as to where ha gal the ducks, explanation as, on the face of it, it opens the "and stores and the sale of their shiga-to-the accused replied i.“ I Icaught them. Bequel doorto temptations to serious fraud.
Govers mynt.
Threa wacke' guoi, six hours' stocks
o., Ltd.,
SOLE AGENTS,... AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Hongkong Hongkong, 17th August, 290
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