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CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opleloos exprmend by Compondant in the column)
THE NAVY LEAGUE AND ITS NEGLECTED DUÍY,
TO THE EDITON of the "HongKong Telegraph."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 1907.
KOWLOON SMALL TALK.
FUNNY NAMES BRING TROUBLE.
Lan Thursday forcnoon, at the Police Court, Mrs. Short, of t, Grauvills Avenue, Kowloon, summoned James Wilson, fourth officer of the steamer Zafiro, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, for Short for using insulting and indecent fan gange.
H PRICE & CO. LIB.
ཏྭཱ་ན
MEETING
THA GUILD SYSTEM OR THE
FAR EAST
"INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE.
MAKKS,
A WBIRD CEREMONY,
FRIGHTENING AWAY TIEH CHOLERA DEMONS. Wa note from recent inail papers that the question of the infringement of foreign trade The Singapore Brie Preis of 28th ult. contains the fallowlog report a unique marks and bong came in occupying an in-
and most... Interesting caremongda took creasing amount of attention in business centres both in China and in Japan. The subject is place at the rickaha coolie depots in Ophir not a new one, and it has more than once basu Road, off Queen Street, v-y
Sir,--The statement.senz.10 the Fress ou bazi-assault-A cross-summons was served on bir-Scott-Harston and AlHumfabin, director;A. Ang themselves from: feudal limitations gymmently broughtforward^la^this country-by-i-noon.÷A-numbidof-carellerdeyar for
Kalf of the present majority of the Executive Committee of the Navy League, over the nigga. ture of the League's President, is so tomarkable a document that we ask your leave to comment upon it.
In the first place, it indicates the fical aban donment by the League of its critical function, and the substitution of education as its primary sim/
In the next place, the majority of the Com. mitice despitely range the Navy League on the side of the policy of naval reduction pursu- ad by the 1 Cabinet; while, as if to prove
Presebl still further the completeness of their confidence in thai Cabinet, they announce their belief that command of the sea is now the first object of national policy."
His Worship (to defendant)-Do you admit assaulting here
The statutory meeting of shareholders of H. Price and Company, Lid was held in the offices of the company, Iz Queen's Road Central, 1st Weddresday afternoon. Mr. G. G. Mozoa presided, and there were present Mom. E, Robinson, manages &. R. Lowe, Chad Kat Ming, Le T'e: Chun and E. J. Moses,page
The Manager read the notice calling the meeting plead guilty?-1'had a reason for so The Chairman baid
Genilemen,This meeting is purely formal and is called to com- You must either plead guilty or not guilty to ply with the Companies Act 1 have only to the charge.-1 plead not guilty
inform you that the company has done fair bit Mrs. Shdit, wife of Bergeant Short, R. G. A..ness since its formation and prospects are en- said that at about half-past six o'clock on couraging. 1 thank you for your attendance. Saturday evening she was in her house. It That is all the business. was tea time and witness and her children, were
The meeting then ended. having tea
doing,
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Of the various institutions which nursed the early political life of Europe, sune, perhaps, excised greater influente than the Medieval Guilds Formed for commercial and other purposes, they grew to power by enfranchis the proc
cholera-have e process affected, the whole coure of European history towns,
Round the Guilds centred Dr Morrison and others. Wast appears to be occurred in these depots lately, and saverat and it WAI in the really flagrant case bas recently occurred in cases in the immediate vicinity. The coolies the life of man towns that lesined the art of co-operation China, which cannot but emphasize the serious and towkaya organised a grand festival for the for definite political ends. On the Continent, tess of the matter, and clearly demonstrates purpose of frightenlog away from Singapure
the cholera, demoak About $5,000 were col this early iraiding took-long to produce the need for more drastic representations on
-lected I among the towkaye and coolies, and for results, because it had to struggle, not only the subject. A Japanese merchant, as id no
many recent cases, is the culprit, and the well the past ten days, or so, quaint ceremonies against the claims of Feudalism, but also against those of Empire. But in England, know firm of Messrs. Carlowits and Co. the have been carried on. On three dights pro- where Feudalism was comparatively weak victims. This firm has been known through cessions paraded the various streets. and wherethe Crown's never put forward imperial aut Chios for years, under the hong name of coolies were busy in the meantime building pretensions, the
junks the Guild system soon bore fruit. Lee Woo, and, amongst other lines, is doing four model
carry away the cholera Accustomed from the earliest times to mutual a very extensive business in toilet soap: The Celebrations were brought to close
ភាគរាជ responsibility, and taught the art of political rey steadily acquired for it a high reputation. yesterday afternoon amidat much excitement, The packages bore the hong name, and thus presentation by the gradual growth of the Jury some time age, however, it was found that and in view of several hundreds of System, Englishmen had an organized Parlia ment by the end of the thirteenth century. soap of Japanese manufacture, but marked The clans participating in the clearing out of From that date, English Parliamentary history with the characters Lee Woo bour on the soap the devils were the Horchow Hokches and 1,08 becomes bath detailed and progressive, and itself and on the wrapper, bad been introduced the Hengwahs. The ghost ships were made
gr bamboo and paper and were really works Fot. reacted upon the Continent, whose political tags sale. Upon investigations being made coloured paper, ned in shape were exactly like N
training had commenced in similar schools. it was ascertained that a soap manufacturer of
Chinese junks,wo of the crati кого The result, to-day, in that Europe has a healtby, Osaka bad not Daly, appropriated the name fifteen fest la length and one, the smartest of FLACE OF LEITURI ...enta
Alice Memorial constitutional life, the origins of which are, but had actually succeeded in registering it
Hopital Queen's College to a great extent, to be sought in the early at Tokyo as his trade-mark, thus profiting the lol, was over twenty feet long and brand in (Santiary Ankite medieval Guilds.
by the reputation of a firm which for three proportion. The final ceremony commenced gentrations bad-
had made it their work to build at four o'clock. The thres vertels were drawn up a sound reputation for their goods, The into the roadws, the two smaller ones were cane was taken up with the authorities, but The salls, made of yellow paper were then carried and the large one was drawn on wheel. nothing could be done, in Chins, and so she mutter had to be referred to the Bureau hoisted. The leading vessel had, at a figure. of Registration at Tokyo, The application head, a dragon with a flaming wide oper
mouth. On tables placed near the ships. of Messrs. Carlowitz was accompanied by a number of documents, including communic
were candles, roast ducks, fowl pig goats, fruit and cakes. Numerous sheets of ations from the Yokohama Specie Bank, the German Consulate-Generat at Shanghai, and
sacrificial paper were borned and hundreds of crackers and bombs were lit off. About two `evda the japanese Consulato-General at that
score ricksha coolies were dressed as demons with grotesquely painted faces. Aome of their facen wore red, blue, black, green-and-yellow,- and were streaked with white. They were armed with spears and spiked clubs and many bad boms fastened on to their heads. They were a fierce looking lot and formed a
We bave received the Calendar for the and lecturers will be as given in the table
down expenditure on both services; that the bart-turning to the accused, asked: "Did you session commencing 16th inst," The subjects the tales of its successiva victories at lengili into the China market and was commanding They were claverly!¡made of various
In spite of the facts that this Cabloot was returned to power pledged to the bilt to cut Prime Minister has repeatedly affirmed hit Ardent desire to reduce armaments: that 122 members of the present House of Commons specially appealed to him in 1906 to reduce the Navy, that a very large part of te sup- porters of the present Government entertain
so wildly remote from reality as to sup ideas
that arbitration can be substituted for pose war. And that this very Cabinet has made po posals at the Hague Conference which involve the restriction of the power that command of the sea confers, and which have made both itself and Brition the laughing-stock of every Chancellery in Europe; the Committee of the Navy League still believe that to attain the command of the sea is the principal object that this Cabinet has in view
Probably, in the whole of our history, no be Tief more strikingly at variance with all the evidence of facts was ever held by a body of
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His Worship-Yes, and what happened? Witness My basbadd was pretty late in returning home that evening. 1. sent my litle girl to see if her father was coming, and she hadn't time to look through the window when a friend of the accused-William Lam.
see that monkey face?" Witnous heard: the Insulting remark and went out to the accused and his friend. Witness asked why he insulted her daughter. Lambert replied: "You are a liar. I'll call my friend.” Witness returned to the garden. Then accused went up to witness and said: "Woman, what's the matter with you? You are drunk." Witness tendered an ap propriate answer, whereupon defendant slapped witness's face, Witness struck back and, calling to her daughter, she said: Go and get your father's walking stick and I will show
I this insignificant rat what I can do." Getting the stick, the witness said, she went after the accused, who seized her and, taking away the stick from her, accused struck her with it severa! times.
His Worship-Why should he hit you ? He does not know you.
Witness-These two lads bave been insult-
to my daughter.
'men to whom some degree of responsibility 10g cross-summons was then heard:
was supposed to attach. If this were indeed the. principal object of the Ministry, what a cry of pious
borrart
what a shout of fury and disgust, would go up from the great body of that Mi- nistry's supporters 1
After this, it hardly surprising to find that the Committee in effect repudiate their own letter to the Prime Ministar of July 11th las, letter to the Press of October 19th their last, their own official pamphlet of May last, and their own article (for which they had specially acknowledged responsibility) in the current-july-number of the Navy League Journal.
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To all Europeaus in China these facts are of the krentes:
test interest, because, as the one hand, China is struggling towards a Constitution, and oo the other, the Guild System has, for centu Queen's Colleg Government Civilries, been one of the salient features of the lie Hospital of the Far East. In Japan, it dates from the een' Colege 14th and 15th centuries when the Athikaya (Dackariniogical
Shoguns ruled in Kyoto, and monopolies of all instituts Alice Memorial the principal staples were sold to associations
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of merchants at prices highly remunerative to Alice atemorial.
Hospital the Government. The guilds au formed were joint-stock corporations, the shares of which were transferable by sale, or bequeathable from father to son. In the seventeenth century, a further development took place, when the kakp ya or "agent" took over from the Samurai, plac. ed in
charge of "store
mansions," the business of the incomes of feudal chiefs. Corresponding converting into money the rice which formed with the Laknya of Osuka was the fude-sushi of Yeds, who exercised similar functions. From the beginning of the eighteenth century, federations, each subdivided into six classes with six houses in each class. Finally, in the middle of the eighteenth
Cliocial work from 10 to 1 daily,
DEATH OF MR. B. E. PITTAR: BRSKINB.
4th lost.
con-
about
guard for the fleet. One gigantic Coady..
represented as executioner. Several moska in gay robes were chanting grayers round the
JOEL" accompaniment of Chinese music. Every few forlaside the principal depot, to the minutes they uttered long drawn out
in which they were joined by the cal
Erskine had been niling for several months, i tion of the Guild was boury, the organiza-case of unfairness on the part of Japanese bodyguard, while numerous other· ·Chinese
from the fish. mongeis of Yede, and applied to nearly every branch of trade, to maritime enterprise and to operations connected with currency. In Korea the Pedler's Guild dates back for centuries, and almost every commodity has
James Wilson, fourth engineer, 1: Zafiro, said that on Saturday last he met Lambert and both went for a walk. Passing Ms. Short's house a little girl, who was looking out of the window twisted her faceand, addressing accused and his friend, said: "Oh you monkey i", Lant. bert replied:
We regret to announce the death, which oc- these fude-saskt were organized into "I don't know who is the biggest monkey," Defendant came out soon after and, curred late last night, of Mr. E. E. Tittar calling Lambert an insignificant baily rat Erskine, who had for many years been on asked why her daughter was insulted. Witness gaged in journalism in the Far East. Mr and his friend went away and accused returned to her garden. From over her garden wall she accused witness of insulting her daughter. In the first of these letters they urgently pro Witness went up to the wall for an ex tested against reduction in the programme of
and struck across the saval construction, affirming that not three, returned the blaw. Securing a stick defendant for four, but five armoured ships" should be came into the street and approaching witness laid down; and in the second (their protest started to belabour him with the stick. Wit- disregarded) they deliberately stated Heroess-got the sitc-away from her. Then she-newspaper work. He had spent several years is most worthy of attention. Its origin is then, is the case in a nutshell: Political con
started to slap his face, which, he said, "went siderations. implying subservience to the out-flush and was swoilen." Defendant, he alleged, cry for retrenchment, have brought about a was intoxicated at the time. serious reduction in our first line of defence, a direct incentive to our possible adversaries to push forward their naval preparations." Td 'miral Fremantle, whom they now quote on their behalf, went even further, for in the November number of the Journal he wrote: "The reductions, then, are political, and undoubtedly suspect."
In their official pamphlet of May, the stale- ment that the Navy is not up to the two-Power standard, far less possessed 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, 810; and to the United States and Germany, 751. And it is added that each of these combinations · is Was strong as, or stronger than, the British Navy, and could place Eng fand in a most perilous position."
At the annual meeting on May 15th, our op ponents disavowed all responsibility for the Navy League Journal "the Official Organ of the Navy League," as it had previously been styled. They must now disavow all respon- sibility for this pamphlet, 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?
mitten's contradictory voices on the subject of the two-Power standard fades into comparative insignificance by the side of their self-contradic tion la regard to the organisation of the First Line Fleet for instant service." For, barely a mouth has clapsed since they sent to the Press advance-proofs of their article, above referred to, in which they conclusively showed that the First Line Fleet is NUT organised for instant- service. And now they effectually repudi te their previous demonstration.
similar associaticos.
port, showing that Lee Woo was the e recognised and well-known Chinese same of Mesm Carlowitz, but the Bureau has ruled that Mr. Harumoto was justified using the bouse's came, on the ground, apparently, that it had not been made rufficiently clear that Lee Woo refused to cancel the egistration of the trade was the name of Messrs. Carlowitz, and has mark. It is sincerely to be hoped, both from the Japanese point of view and that of foreigners, that such inling will be reversed on the appeal which Messrs. Carlow are now maklog. This a flagrant, but un- fortunately, it would seem, far from an isolated
merchants. They have been frequently accured of similar practices in japan, Hongkong, Shang
to the present and upt hai, and in Manchuria,
failed to grasp the foreigners'
an authorities appear to have entir.is and to render justice where it appears to be clearly called for. Unscrupulous traders are nation, but we enjoy a code of laws at home which strictly put down any such unfair practices, and it is to be hoped that Japanese officials will realise the importance, for the sake of the nation's reputation and ultimate prosperity, of refusing to allow any system of fade piracy to be carried out with impunity.
blew bamboo-horns. It was a weird spectacle.
Erskine, like most journalists, had led a raving been handled by,hion that the Guild System not unknown either in the British or any spirit-a god had entered into him. He gesti-
and on Saturday his condition became so serious that he was removed to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital, He recovered somewhat on Monday but had a
yesterday and passed away shortly before midaigha. Mr.
life, although he did not originally engage in
But it is here in in India, and in the course of his travels clearly given in the Constitution and By-laws visited Japan, where he worked in Nagasaki, of the Ningpo Guild at Wenchow, which, in and Manila. A few years ago he came to preamble, says "Weikuan were first establish- Mrs, Short-I have him up for defamation Hoogkong and became associated with the ed at the metropolis by mandarins among of character.
Editorial Department of the Hongkong Tele compatriots or fellow-provincials for mutual struck her four times," concluded the wit graph. He made many friends, and his death aid and protection. Subsequently, merchants ness, and anyone who was treated in that deeply regretted by those who were-his--formed-Guilds-like-those-of-the-mandarinate, Perhaps-japanese-law-is-at-present-defective way would have done the same."
colleagues. The funeral took place at the and now they exist in every province." These if so, it should certainly be remedied so as to William Lambert was then called and ex-Protestant Cemetery this altern, in,
metropolitan Guilds, which served as a model, give sufferers the necessary protection, the amined. He corroborated the last witness's
ware probably known as early as the Tang particular case in question again emphasizes, evidence.
Period, namely, as early as the ninth and tenth too, the need for the promulgation of trade
and, being of the of clubs, mark regulations by China, their pigia may have bena much more ancient: ingly deaudate to a scain a, and it is exceeds To-day, foreigners apply the term Guild to two classes of institution, to Wrikuan or * Club- house" and to Kunguo or " Public Halls The former may be compared to Chambers of Com
and the latter to Trade Unions. They merce, exercise a general supervision over their mem
hers, and protect them from commercial frauds.
is Worship What questions bave you to ask this witness?
Defendant imply that he has been the. cause of the whole trouble. He and his sisters have constantly been insulting my daughter, saying that "her face was just as good, theirs,
His Worship-Have you been insulting de fendant's daughter?"
Witness-No.
Then what reason basshe for, saying nu?--1 don't know.
Defendant-The reason is this. That I do not allow my daughter to associate with Lam- bert, who is known to be a "zather fast" chap
at Kowloon
His Worship bound both parties over in the suin of Ștoo each to keep the peace for a year.
NAVAL GUNNERY,
THE PACIFIC TRADE,
· ́OKOWTIL OF ORIENTAL. FLEET.
the Sound and the Orient in 1897, when the Stace the advent of trade relations between German steamship Para Nang inauguraled a regular service, the Oriental fleet has grown rapidly, remarks—a Sentile contemporary. Vessels of the largest and most modern type have been placed on the route. The number of sailing have increased from a monthly schedule until now there are from five to eight of those large liners leaving every month. The put the entire cargo of the vessels first operated on the roule in any one batch and
the Guild Bystem proper, there are societies are capable of carrying about four times the of all kinds, all of them illustrating the amount taken by the vessels which first gutered Chinese genius for co-operation, whilst no the sound
Fifteen years ago the old German steamship than in the organisation of the Chinese market. where, perhaps, is this capacity more noticeable Phra Nang made the first trip to the hound
When we remember the commercial capacities from the Orient on a regular schedule. The of the Chinese, and recall the well-known jibe
modern liner now on the route are all able to
Trade developed to such an extent that the
Leaning on one of the " joss" tables in the to be in a trance. He was in `n · frenzy: and' roadway, was a stalwart coolle who appeared colled his eyes till only the whites were visible, it was explained that he was possessed of culated wildly and was believed to be com muning with the spirits of the departed. Any one whose friends or relations had died could converse with them through him. He was certainly not shamming. To the writer be appeared to be mad, but a medical gentleman present said, in his opinion, the man was in a Frances He went on unceasingly and un-
ance." He Titingly
The voisels ware loaded up with: paper*, 300s, candles, crackers, fruit and rice... In the largest junk, were placed a white pup, a grey kitten, a cock, a deck and couple of white pigeon. The mocks, then, suem- bled in front of the largest ship and chant- prayers, while the bodyguard koelt down
in the road. The head monk picked up a sharp steel sword and fought a duel with an unseen ipirit. He worked himself into a state of frenzy, and the crowd of onlookers stepped back in awe. The monk then picked up a
should, with the least delay possible, come to an agreement on this important matter,&ed C. Express,
WEI-HAI-WEI.
and was mixed with Chinese red ink. The fowl was theh put under a fois table and after more incantations had been droned, the high priest mounted on a stool and dabbed the gure head and other parts of the boat with He thao returned to the jass the mixture.
o'clock,
sword in bis right danced about and gesticular hey fix the market rate of all kinds of produce-The-Times-Peking-Correspondent, in a telecock, and holding it in his left hand and the aide world. Their rules are rend in the Courts and insist upon equitable dealings with the cut-gram dated 4th ult, states:
For some time past 1 have been visitinged wildly. After some minutes he put the comb of China as if they were part of the statutory among other places in North China the British weapon down and pricked the cock's
drop of blood was taken inw of the Empire, and the Central Govern- port and leased territory of Wei-hai-wei. The with a finger mail. Ad ment would, probably, hesitate to consider, possession is ansall in territorial extent, but is against their known wishes, almost any subjeciace presenting a remarkable illustration of the whether commercial or political, In addiilon British genius for governing Asiatics. The
i opinion widely held in the Far East that the time has come when the British Government should announce its intention as to the future development and causes constast misunder in the vessels. The men demons' raísėd of the port. The present uncertainty stifles aitable and exhorted the demons to depart standing. Why cannot our Foreign Office pandemonium with their yells-of--"ough," give the requisite assurance to the British in
bamboo horns and banging of drums and But even the inconsistency of the Cam-published scores, the King Alfred, Ragship of Phra Nang arrived at Tacoma in June, 1843, { that the English are a nation of shopkeep possession? The port has great advantagea sa
China that Wei-hai-wei will continue a British clashing of cyrabuis, The spectator (oin. ed in the noise. The Chief Sanitary In- and was met at the dock by practically all the a comparison of the Gulid Systems of East and population of the town. Speeches were made West-becomes-zo-suggestive as to be almost a sanatorium-both for our navy and our sub-spector was present and seemed to be by the mayor and other officials, welcoming prophetic. For the Guild System of England jects in China, who, now, unceriaip of the assisting in the devil bunting. He expressed the vessel and its officers. Banquets were siped to produce a Constitution of the West-future, hesitate to invest money there, and re- his desire of helping in anything that would held and the mérrymaking lasted "sbrough, a
drive away the cholera. sort instead during the summer to the German ern world are modelled, and what stands out
These exhortations continued till six. day and night.
clearly from the comparison is the capacity for port of Tsingtau or to sanatoria on Chinese co-t in i'bina. In both countries the Guild have Every Englishman who before the present up-
ils appearance. It was apparently a tenderto the Co-operation which exists alike in England and sai, to the great enrichment of those places, and a fourth and much smaller vessel then mede been primarily commercial, and in our own they certainty invested money in Wei-hai-wei did bigger craft. The chief monk seized the small boat and carried it into the depot, "The idea have led to a highly organized political life. In so under the direct encouragement of official
was to take the devils out to the fest, but this China so few deductions are possible, that one statements in the House of Commons that Wai- hesitates before being, logical; but if we go so hai wei would be held so long at other Powers apparently did not meet with their approval, The little verael tossed and rected round the far as to say that, theoretically, the Guild held similar leases of Chinese Territory, yet The
the bigger ships. One priest e, deavoured System of the East should produce similar when the British community on June 1, (got, room, but the devils would not come out to
the confidence of H. E. Yuan Shih-kal, and we results, we shall hardly be accused of hasty petitioned for information as to the future they
is cosx the tiny ship out by means of bright had to wait ten months for a reply, Even ben generalization. We can, at any rate, point to
on March at last, Lord Elgin evaded a direct paper on the end of a pole, while another can hazard a guess at the premises upon which answer and refused to discuss "hypothetical priest tried to drive it out with a drawn it is based. That Chinese co-operation has not cases" but curtly informed the colonists that sword. They sprang back when the boat resulted in a general representative system "whatever contingency may arise the British turned on them. The excitement was great, desteningseveral. almost paradoxical, and there is much in the Goverment could not entertain any claim of and the doughs wer epigrars which says that's paradox is a truth Compensation to firms or individuals who have times the boat got as far as the entrance
but returned siending on its head to attract attention invested money in Weihai wol." The present
again and careered wildly round The room. Afier.fully twenty minutes of
of pitch: N. C. D. News.
policy is regarded in the Far Rist gets ing and tossing, the boat was driven and If the British Government will announce its
it careered round the fleet, and coaxed out. to retain ci-hai-wel industries will then dashed back to the depot again. Even- sianed and the colorly will quickly prosper, If the Government is prepared to restore poi tually, the devds were persuaded to leave the session to China, the Chinese Government depot and the tender made five stormy trips. to residents who had invested money there while black, red, blue, green and yellow effigies and would certainly engage to compensate the and from the big juck amidst the wildest ex- citement. The devils were represented by the port was under the British flagi.
they were all put on board at last. I he leader. then took up position at the head of the procession and after mancaring about wildly for some time started off in the direction of Rochore Canal Road. The other verscis and rush, and a the procession followed it with huge roat went up from the assembled hard- reds. After a short mad, yelling rush, a stop made at à land stage at the Rocher river. Handreds of bombs and crackers: wero let
The present utterance of the rulers of the Navy League amounts, in short, to the definite denial of the previous utterances which they had launched upon the world. The very con-
So far as has been ascertained by the Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore, K.C.B., KGVO CMG commanding the Chies Squadron, stands at the top of the list in the Runlayers teris of this year. Of course, all the scores have not been published, but in any case that of Captain Thursdy's ship will take some beating. With her o'z in. guns, of which she carries a couple, the two gublayers scored Northern Pacific, to which company, the Para 15 hits out of 19 munds, and had the gun-Nang was chartered, increased the fleet and layers of the 6 in. weapons done as well the added the steamships Tacoma, Victoria and score would have been unapproachable. The Olympia. These vessels were operated on the 6 in
guns, of which she mounts 16, fired 179 route for several years, but it was not long be rounds, and made 98 hits. The score for the fore it was secesary to add more and larger ship, therefore, stands at 7611 points, and that vessels to the route. About this time the China" of the best. next ship of the Fleet, the battle Mutual Steam Navigation Company estered ditions which they postulate for action have pie C. L. Vaughan Lee, of the China on the run, among which were the Ping Sury,
Walti, is 6298 The Asirat.
the field and placed a large number of vessels been proved by themselves in exist, and now, Captain C. be older to avoid the action, they deny the Squadron, has also done well, both with her Orpack, Chingwa, Teenkai, Pak Ling, Kintuck
heir position is that on the ove conditions. Their
4 in. guns and the smaller quickfirers, the and Kotsow, hand they have shown the country to be en- former making 88 bits on the target—of which With these vessels in the field the Olympia; dangered, and, on the other, they decline any 47 were bullseyes-out of 94 rounds, and the
Tacoma and Victoria were withdrawn and 6 and 3 pounders fired 151 rounds, of which 86 placed in the constwise trade. Shortly after attempt to render it safe.
Could self-stukification and abnegation of found the mark. The Fort, Captain Hubert the withdrawal of these vessels, the Nippoo Yusen Kaisha entered the field operating be- duly be more clearly shown?
Grant-Dalton, discharged 16 rounds from her Bince the Committee cling to their office-couple of 6 in. guns, and hit the target every tween Seattle and the Orient giving a formight despite their recent condemnation by the votes shot, but as bulls only count her actual scorely service out of Seattle.
Trade relations continued to grow and the was 11 hits. The eight 47 in, guns which form of those present at the most representative meeting of the Navy League ever held-their her secondary batteries made 35 bulls out of Great Northern Steamship Company placed right course now is to declare the League's 66 rounds, the buil being just missed by 24 the Dakota and Minnesota, then the two largest dissolution, and thus leave free spice for the other shots,
freighters afloat, in the Oriental trade, with Seattle at a terminus The Holt line, owners creation
of new Organisation which shall seek 10 fulfil the needs of the country and of
of the China Mutual line, could not handle the the Empire.
freight offering with the vessels they had on the route and built several new ships especially for Inspector Ritchie, of the Central Police Stathis trade, running from Liverpool to the tion, charged two truck coolies at the Police Orient and Puget Sound. Court, last Thursday, with recklessly driving a The vessels were completed a little over a truck in the public street and doing damage to year ago and car by one the China Mutual the extent of $7 to a public ricksha. The ac-finers were replaced by these larger modern cused admitted the charge, but said they freighters, Even with the large ships in the were not to blame. The ricksha was block trade, during the past few years a large num
But whether they follow this course or bot that now. Organisation will be created.
We are, Bir,
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) HAROLD F. WYATT.
(Signed) L. GRAHAM H. HÖR FON-SMITH,
4. Paper Buildings,
Templo, London, E.C
July 31st, 1907.
THE CHIALI VICHROVALT Y.
There are persistent rumours in the North that Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai will not return to Tientsin bat will enter the Grand Council, and that the Chibli Viceroyalty is to be given to Viceroy Tuan Fang. Notwithstanding this, it
A HINT TO TRUCK OWNERS.
.
FRENCH CAPITAL FOR JAPAN. FORTHCOMING Visit of financiERS.
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France will be brought into closer relations A Tokyo dispatch states that as Japan and than before by the new Franco-Japanese Agreement, French capitalists will find in created opportunities for investing their surplus funds lo japan, and by such a course both countries may be benefited.
Since the conclusion of the Agreement, adds this message, M. Gerard, French Ambassador la Tokyo, has sent reports on the Japanese economic and financial conditions to France,
Fu
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FUN AT THE “BELLE VIEW."
SHAMAN GOES DOWN ON HIS KNEES AND
DEOS FOR PARDON.
ing their way and they could not get ber of tramp vessels have found good profs R. Loonen, at representative of the East a noisy and disorderly manner in the hotel fast. I on and the gongs and drums were banged.
pass without colliding with it. The ri sha coolie denied this. His vehicle, he was in the side channel in Queen's Road, near Queen Street. The accused who were in charge of a truck came careering down Peal Street at such a rate that they failed to switch the truck round either to left or right on enter ing Queen's Road, with the result that the truck ran into hit ricksha, doing considerabla damage.
in carrying freight from here to the Orient. Mr.
During the past two years North Chick ports and Siberis have demanded great amounts of foodstuffs from the Sound. At first tramp freighters were fixed to carry supplies to these points, but the dem ind has increased to such an extent that a regular line is now being operated there from the Sound, sailing on.a fortnightly schedule
The announcement of President Earling of the Milwaukee road, that that company has du tered into a trade agreement with the Osaka Soshan Kalsha will see the addition of another vessels, The Osaka Sashen Kainba, while it
plainani?
M. A. Razack, proprietor of the Belle View and put before the French capitalists the Hotel, charged one Michael Lenord, a seaman. advantages of investing their money-in-Japan. residing at the Sailors' Home, with behaving in Asin Industrial Syndicate, composed of French Wednesday afternoon. Evidence was adduced madly. The men dressed as demons tore off and Belgian capitalists, adds the dispatch, to the effect that accused had an altercation
tion their devil clothes and washed their faces. has resided in Japan for a number of years, with one of the hotel "boys regarding the The head monk waved his sword in the direc and is thoroughly acquainted with Japanese
thelon of the river and exhorted the devils to several, bottles of beer. Daring the price of economic and financial Conditions, having wrangle sorge unparliamentary language was depart. The fleet were, then selfival in the
op already promoted different enterprises in used, which annoyed several guests at ike by Japan. This gentleman returned to Paris in hotel. Lenord was told to be quiet, but he
ship last. The flames roared and crackled and burned fiercely and the c ceremony May last, taking with him full reports on refused and was given jo charge, enterprises to be promoted in Japan by his
Hir
Worship-Did you assault the com- wat at an eod. Our representative, we wa
watching very carefully, did not see the animals syndicate, and furnished all the necessary in formation to the French Government and the Accused-No, I did not. I was the one who and birds taken out of the big fuck before she was sot alight and belieyor that they were is conceded by Their imperial Majesties to be strent coolies and did not have the means to
capitalists. Representatives of the Banque.de was assaulted. He punched me all over and
burned to death. The towkays, however, as? fitted for the arduous duties of Viceroy of compensate the rickaba caolis. The truck, he fleet of large Oriental freight and passenger Paris, Parisian Bank and other financial cor. knocked me on the ground. Finally, I had to Chihli while, at the same time, no one is more said, they hired for the day. Mr. Harsland
porations in France, with exparts, have left ge on my knees in the middle of the road sured him that they were removed before fire was put to the vessels. Perhaps, they arg suitable for his post in Nanking than Viceroy ordered each coolie to pay $3.50 compensation is little known in Seattle, is a well-established Paris for Japan, accompanied by Mr. Loonen, and beg him. pardon and ask for mercy. afraid of enquiries by the police.
line operating Tuan Faug. Under the circumstances we be to the owner of the riekeka.
in the Japanese coastwilę irade | The party, numbering i gentlemen in all, is (Laughter). Letting out a licensed track on hits is against and also sailing a number of tramp freighters expected to arrive at Tauraga on Friday morn Viceroy Yuso will be kept in Peking
Tospector Gourley informed the Court that long as his is the law. And the owner of the above mentioned of the Lloyd's directorying from Vladivostok. The arrival of the accased had had a previous conviction. only so jo se s novice in the dovernment, truck was next called upon to explain how, the sives this company twenty-three vessels, with tasty in Japan in regarded at important His Worship-You were fined before, were and then he will be asked to return to Tientsin
you not?--Yes--I got five days for drunken with, very likely, greater power to start a con-
nest stitutional government, aided by Viceroy Tana
He was deed 57, the alternative on this oc- Fang in the Liangkiang.-N. C. D, News.
casión being fourteen days,
Inspector Ritchie, in reply to a question, by is probable that no one but H.E. Yuan Shih-kathe Court, said that defendants were ordinary
lieve
that
two coolies came to be in possession of his truck. De said that the man had taken it with his consent, but this proved to be un tus and he was dead Sig.
a
speed of twelve knots or over, beside listing number of smaller steamers, The average tocongn of the Osaka Sosbon Kaisha's sen feet is about 3,000 gross.
event in financial circles, and the visit to Japan of these financiers was recently communicated by the French Ambassador to the Finance. Department in Tokyo,
ACCO-DING to later and reliable Jaformation the damages at Hakodate are more. Ier]Dos than was first anticipated. They are now. Sail- mated", at 82,000,000 yen, · Fifteen. (houvard | houses are said to have been barat, and sixty
thousand people felt homeless,