Telegrams.
·|· Renter's,
Russia
London, 16th December.
The St. Petersburg.papers state that, owing
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1907.
CLEVER-CAPTURBAT-VAU«MAI!!
COOLIE IN EUROPEAN CLOTHES AROUSED.
SUSPICICN.
-PROPERTY-SALE.
At the auction rooms of Messrs. Hughes and Hough, Government anciioneer, this after noon, the valuable leasehold property known as N
land Lot No.417 (Spring Gardens), containing an area of about 43,283 square feet and having a frontage on Queen's Road East of 298 fest, și-
Today's Advertisements.
THEATRE ROYAL
to the crowded state of the Russian and I. At ab ur one o'cluck yesterday afternoonatuste at Queen's Road East, was put i pƐ for anita.) vogla.
Siberian prison, the Government has been Asked to sanction the re-establishment of the
convict selt'emens in Sakhalin..
COMMENCING"
CITY
NEXT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 218T.
RETURN OF THE FAVOURITE
Colony of Hongkong and registered in the POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN
Land Office as Inland. Lot 427,"and ali build- ings therean and appurtenances thereto belong
It is doubtful whether a smarter piece of police work was ever recorded in the Colony as the one which comes from across the wall spector Mestardy wond en the bamboo ferry The property con.lster of: All that place or whalf at Vema-ti luking for a certain indivi-parcel of ground skuate at Victoria in the dual whom he was I ging ta juneet. Ferry-boat Arter for y al cane and went, test nöthing to ke-1 He is inspected the last launch and was turning away when he became very in. terested in a Chinaman who was stepping off the held under the Crown Lease thereof dated launch. The nun wis of the coolie class. But the 7th day of April, 1856, for the term of 479 years from the 19th day`of' July, 185, the that was not what interested the inspector. It untal Crown Hent of 4153 starling ($720), was his attire. He was dressed is a new suitabject to the covenants and conditions con of weeds, wore a slinach hat, with His queuetained in the lease. Ansiral Evan's farewell statement and rolled in a nob behind, and patent leather There was a very small attendance. Only other indications are regarded in "merica ishes, minus rocks, and care a silver beaded two bids were recorded. The first hidder open at foreshadowing a visit to the Philippines, stick, which he dragged behind him.
minutes where it is believed half the squadron will" heedless of the gazing crowd steppeded with 550, and the next-after about, four
The United 8'aten Pacific Fleet. The English papers publish lengthy com ments and descriptions of the American Pacific squadron, due to sail loklay,
remain and the rest return via Suez,
Later:
President Roosevelt, on hoard of the day flower, reviewed the feet of 16 battleships with their auxiliäriés, a total of 57 ships, prior to its departure for the Pacific, ¦
The vessels sailed out headed by the May flower amid thundering salutes from the forts.
The scene was a most impressive one.
TYPHOON WA NING,
"The telegram quoted below was received by t'e American Consul Genefal from the Manila Observatory at 6.31 pm, yesterday isha..
December 17, 1977/át q°p.m."- Typhoon approaching, now Northech (Mírs danao and Southern Visayas,
-CANTON DAY BY DAY.
WEST RIVER PATRÓĹ„
· [From Our Own Correspondent.]
مقيم
Canin, 17th Pecember.", Four Caninnes student s'arrived here vester. day, from Japan as represent uives of the Chin ese students in that country, to join with the people in protesting against the proposal to place the print of the waterways of the West River under the contrat of foreigners. It is the opinion of these students that shipping com paniet should be formed to plaće steamers on the river in competition wi le foreign steamers
•CARGO-NDAT:CAPSIZEN.
The tantai of the circuit of the pirlectures of Kwangchow, Shiu-hing out, Loling, Tantai Li, has wired to the Viceroy reporting (hat a native cargo-boat laden with a full cargo of oil, was sunk on the ith day of this mann through the wash from the propelinis" of one of the vessels comprising the British Flotilla, which was passing in the vicinuy of Shiu-hing. Y
„O JAPANESE ADMIRAL."
This morning the Japanese Admiral, Admir alTamati, who arrived here on the afterne on of the isih ingiani en bpardale japanese punboat Uji, accomp wied by the Japanese Consul and a number of his abordinate naval officers, called on H., F. Vicemy Chang.
CAT AND DO MEAT. The Police Department has given orders to prolilbit the sale of cat and dog mest the agh qut the city, for the sake of sanitary precautions
APPOINTMENTS.
The
down the wharf with a swagger which required considerable, training in, tase of accidents. Inspector McHardy, with a smile will Hagering on his countenance, followed the departing gentleman large crowd bringing up the rear. Airwing nude the Yau-madi Police Station the man was stopped as d taken in,
"Where did you get those things?" he was asked.
wait-added: $1,apo more. There were no other bids forthcoming," and the pro perty was withdrawo. Messia. Dennys and Bowley acted as solicitors for the vendor- the Mility Authorities.
PESIRABLE CADETSHIPS IN
THE PAKFAST.
"They belong to me," he replied. "But where are your socks ??, was the next. Cadetships are reckoned amongst the most desirable of Civil Service appointments abroad, He had left them at home, he said: Before another question.could be asked the and same information about the salaries, pro- telephone rang and the repart of a burglary spects, and general conditions of service will, "which was committed on Monday, night at No. no doubt, be read" with interest, not alone by 208, Des Voeux, Road Central-the, residence intending candidates, but by parents anxious of some Vanc uver Chinama i-in which zait to find a su cabe queen for thrin sons. To of clothing, bat, a stick and a pair of pitept take the Hogl u a ts Settlements, and leal er hocs were moles, was flished across Federated Malay States cadetships, candidates the wire. The description of the last cloth must be natural-born British subjects of Euse ing corresponded with those, the "toff" wore peas descent. The exunications ar, dan tule and he was detained. Later in the after-held in the month of August, simultaneously noon the property was identified by the with the examinations for the, Civil Service of owner. The records were consulted and India, and candidates must be between the it was discovered that the accused--Ng Lum ages of 22 and 2400 the first day of August in nd als returned from banishment. At the year in which the examination is held. the Police Court, to-day, he was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks for
fur returning to the Colony before the expira- tion of five years.
SHIPPING IN SLAM.
GERMAN SHIPPING OCCUȚIES FRST PLACE, The report of the British Crinul at Bang kek für 1905 states that as seguds shipping 804 vessels, representing * tutal of 76,155 tous, entered the part of Hangkuk in 1906 against 754 vessels representing a total of 6185,794 (nas, in 1995. The sailing ships fa 1905 numbered 11 as against 15 in the previous year. German shipping accupies the first place with 418,431 tons, bring 10 per cent, of the whole. Norwegian shipping (158012 to, equal to 21 per cent, of the whole) once more retains the second place, whilst British comes third with 1028) Inns (15 per cent, of the whole)..
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OPERA CO.
Mr.C. POLLARD and Mrs. N. CHESTER, SOLE Owners.
SATURDAY, MONDAY and TUESDAY, 2181, 23rd and 24th December:
THE BELLE OF NEW YORK"
דיי
NO PERFORMANCE ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 26th, 17th and 28th December. "IN TOWN."
PRICES: $500, $400 and $1,00 BOX PLAN AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO.
THE GUARDS INQUIRY,
LIEUT. H. C. WOODS and HIS SUFERIOR, OFFICERS,
DECISION OF THE ARMY COUNCIL.
London, 11th December,
The decision of the Army Council, in the of Lieut. Woods, states that Lient. Woods unpopularity was not dus to his studious habits nor his temperance; nor to his non-participa tlon in sparts, but to his lack of the faculty of idciating himself with the modes of thought
colleagues.
of
1102
Intimations
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LD.
INVITE INSPECTION
NEW STOOK
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. Steinway,
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL `LINE.
* NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE Steamship.
TH
PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being Handed and stored at their risk into the baxardous and for extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TUESDAY, the 17th of December, at Noda.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain-
The Council deprecates senior officers, puling undelivered after the 24th of December; ting pressure, or even advising junior officers, will be subject to rent. to resign in order to avoid the necessity of making adverse reports,
All broken, chased, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be Their duty is to fearlessly and conscien-examined on the 14th of December, at 9.30 AM.
elt claims' mual reach us. before the 28th of tiously make their reports, and leave the rest
December, or they will not be recognized. to a higher authority. Reuter,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bitte of Lading will be countersigned by the
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & Co.-
Agents.
THE COURT-MARTIAL. From the Pall Mall Gouette of 8th 't we undersigned. tata the following :'-opt
Ja the old gymnasium as Cliṛlea Barracks,
by but a few electric lamps, a military court of 'n building b re of decorations and dimly lighted
five members is sitting to-day to inquire into alleations that have been made by Lieutenant RC, Woods, of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, against his superlo's officers. 'Colonel Cavendish, Major Ctkron, and Mijar
Gathorns-Paidy.
Ench cadet will receive salary at the rate of £125 per annum, half sal ry to commence from the theft, and in twelve months' imprisonment | the day of leaving England, nad full salary from the date of his arrival in the Colony or State to which be may be annt. A free paisage is provided, subject to an undertaking to refund the cost of his passage in the event of a cadet ∙giving up the appointment within three years for any other reason un mental or physicat infirmity. Every cadel who passes the ex- ami ations in native languages is paid at the rate of £10 per annua uirit he laine substantive appointment. his amount is increased to 350 should cadet remain three years after passing his examinations without obtaining a substa tive, áppointmest Vacation leave on full pry, not to excees three moaths in any two years, is granted. and, subject to the necessities of the leave of
Lieutenant Woods, as his counsel, Mr. Rufar absence on hall salary is granted after a periods, KCP, stated, in his opening address of six years' resident service without any to the court, was educated at Harrow, passed sp.cial grounds, but such leave must not ex- thence in Sandhurst, and was gazetted to his red one-sixik of the oficer's resident service: regiment in August, 1900. From the time he Other provisions are made in cases of serious passed to Sandhurst right up to March of this iarimposition or of urgest private, affairs. year, there was no adverse report on his work, As to superannus cases of heakh but on the contrary, the reports, were all en an officer is allowed to retjie on a pension
tirely satisfactory.. after ten all years! resident-service; otherwise he must have attained the age of 55. Forten full years' reside service fificen-sixtieths of the average annual salary for the three years prior to retirement is awarded, to which one sixtieth may be added for each additional year's service: but no addition is inae inespect of any beyond 35 years,
**
The increase in the Longe of Norwegian shipping as compared with 1905 is explained in some mean by the commencement by the Nippon Yusen Kaishu, in June, 19 6, of a regu- for service between the ports ni Swatow, Hangs kong and Bangi ok. For this purpose the company named charteted two vessels flying the Norwegian flag. It was anticipated that the competition initiated by the Nippon Yusen Kash would result in a war of freights. The 'main confiq'ence as yet, however, seems to have mounted to no mo e than a reduction in nolies to and from Bangkok, The Nippon the sales charged for the conveyance of Chinese
Yusen Kauhavis said to be çontemplating a further extension of the service thus begun and the baitution of four fapanese-built vessels for the Fitherio chartered.
Hongkong, 18th December, 1997.
TRANS-SĪBURIAN TRAVED,
FALSENT RAILWAY FACILITIES BETWEEN VLADIVOSTOCK AND MOSCOW.
Consul-General Charles Deoby, in writing from Shanghai, to the Washington Govern- inent ways that the journey by the Trans-Sibe- rian Railroad has been so frequently reported upon reccaily that no repon in great detail appears justifiable,
There are three through trains between Vla divbstock and Moscow leaving Vladivostock on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7: These reports were read in dela 1 by Mr. o'clock p.m. and arriving at Moscow eleven Isaacs. They spoke of exemplary conduct, days, eleven bours, and firty-three minutes "efficient," "painsta' ing work, and testified later. The trains of Sunday and Thursday are also a bis " quietness," his "popularity" at the those of the Russian Railway Administration. outset of his ca cer, and his good temper. The Tuesday trains are run by the Interna was further mentioned that he served with bigh tional Sleeping Car Company and it is by the laster that most foreign travellers make the satisfaction in South Africa.
In the alterations that pre farming the sub journey. From Moscow to Vladivostock the In view of the great pention question which fect of the inquiry neither Lieutenant Woods' trains leave Sunday, Wednesday, and Thurs teresting tornite that adduction of 4 per cent is agitating the home servic just now, it is honour nor his character is assailed, said coun- day at 11.45 pm, and arrive at Vladivostock sit but the fact that he devated his leisure éleven days, four hours, and fifty-nine minuten is made from the salaries of all cadets as a con- time to study, in preference to taking part in thereafter, the composition of the trains being the pleasures in which, some of his brothers above, the Wednesday train, being that of Orphans Lession Funds of the two Culonies offices joined, seems to have given rise to a the International Company. **...
Connection is made of Vladivostock - by or of the Federated. Malay States. The Civil certain amount of unpopularity, and eventual- H.E. Chun Ping-chik, 11.E. Viceroy Chang has terised by a slight increase in the figures for classified as follows, the salaries rising by trien- uninterrupted series of satisfactory reports, leaving for Tsuruga from Vladivostock every Service of these Colonies and States is at presently his capacity and fitness, notwithstanding the steamere to Shanghai and to Tsuruge, Japan,
every Saturday at4 p.m. There are occasional were officially questioned by his superior Wednesday at 7 pm, and leaving for Shanghai officers
Before thin, came to this pass, However, steamers which connect with both of the fore there were certain unpleasant little ipcidents, going posts. Ports in China may also be rea- and on one occasion Liegenani Wo,dı, haya ched by leaving the Trans-Sibering Railroad'ai ing been temporarily transfersed to the third Harbin and proceeding by rail across the battalion and in due course returned to the Russian and Japanese lines in Manchuria second, was sung by the tosat that no other which connect with the Chinese lines and direct batalion would have him.".
routes to Tientsin and Peking, and thence, by'
As the Central Government has pro-osed to appoint two srpate high officials in the pro- vince of Kwangtung, ons as admiral and the other as commander-in-chief of the land forces, instead of one officia' holding these two import ast posjúkonu as in the case of the present officer,
troyed.
FIRE.
THE WEATHER.
French shipping dúrîng 19:6 was also charac-
tribution to and-or other of the Widows", and
Bechstein,
Russell,
Krauss,
Romhildt,
Werner, &c.
GRANDS & UPRIGH18
BUILT UNDER OUR PERSONAL SUPERVISION
EMBOUYING
YEARS' LOCAL EXPERIENCE,
3o
Hongkong, 5th "eçamber, 1907.
XMAS AND
NEW YEAR
HAMPERS.
(FROM $15.00 AND UPWARDS),
HAMPERS
CONTAINING 1 BOTTLES
OF THE
recommended Brigadier-General Wu Cheung tat fornppointment as commander-in-chief of the previous year (.905, ab vessels, represent the forces of the province, whilst H E. Chuping a total of 9.7;6 tons, 1906, 3 vessels, aknial incrementen Hongkong here are eight will take up the duties of Adenital of the ing a total of 14,746 sons) Hitherto, French posts third class, sal iries £427, by (40, 40540; Kwanglung Navy.
shipping had for long bren represented by the five posts second class, 400, by £40,10 £720; fortnightly bea plying be ween Ban, kik.and three posts fizal class, L800, by co, to iron; one staff post, salary £. In the Straits Set Yesterday, a fire bike fut in a tea shop in Saigon, but in 1935 a French firm, the Complements the classification is also a generous Hing hou Street in the western suburb, andie Fracco Ch noise de avigation des Mers one, there being eleven fill class, eight fourth the different fire brigades,alance pinceeded to de Chine, placed three steamers on the Bag class, tea, third class, nine second class, four the scene and rendered the necessary assist-kok-Sin appre and the Bangkongkong firat class, and ong staff post, fising through ance. The configration was got under control router. This service was continued for at the various grades from a minimum salary of after a large port as if the premises was des. three months in the year, when it was interrupt 430 to £200, in the Federated Malay ed. It has not been resumed up to the present,States the appointments.are more numerous; there are 41 fifth class, 28 fourth class, 17 THE Jafan Chronicle says-Export trade third class, eight second class, six fist class, with.China (his year has been very unfavour. able, his being due to the depression of trade and five stall posts, with salaries ranging from in the interior of China and the Low price of £360 to as higs as at a year it will thus be seen that these Eastern Cadetships hold out silver. The value of imports from China for the ten months ending October amounted to
most excellent prospects, ad afford a most 47,010,000, an increase of Y1,850,0.0, while desirable careers. In reckoning age for com the value of exports was Yo5,00,00, a de-petition, members of the Militia, the Imperial crease of Y630 as on the figures, for the Yeomanry, the Honourable Artillery Company, corresponding period of last years. The value
or the Volunteers (whether commissioned or of the principal goods exported this year is non-commissioned) may deduct from their ac compared with 1st year as follows !---
tual age any time spent on actual military ser vice in connection with the war in South Africa, days for which they received Army pay. A initiative, and said he was disliked by the existing time-tables. Ja lact, it is reported that sch time being reckoned by the number of posatisfactory," spoke of bis lack a year, which will, of course, entirely alter the Our extensive stock in all fee of £6 is required from every candidate troops and was quite path to command a com arrangements are about to be put into opera Lines of Wines, Spirits, attending the examination. Stand wrd,
papy: "This report was confirmed by Colonel tion by which the journey will be reduced as Cavendish,
much as seventy hours.
The following repae is from Mr. K. 6. Fig. Director of the, Hongkong Observatory:— anu On the 18th ho'ian5 p.-The barometer con. tinues to fall over the Philippines owing to the depression, which appears to be situated to the Eastward of the ", part of the Archipelago and to be moving, Westwards,
The anti-cyclone remains over the continent to the North of the Vangite and pressure is inclined 10-give way over the NF. coasts of China.
Very strong monsoon will continya 16 prevail in the Formosa Channel, and Þ', and NĘ. gales may be expected over the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending. at io am, to-day, 0.05 inch..!.
FORECAST.
t-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. wiħdi,-] fresh or strong ; foci
Thit Year.
Last Year
Cation yan... Y22,99,900 Y5,147,000 Calion fabrics.. 6,797,900, 613,000
Towels ne -890,700 ..$80,ono 3,636,000 4:055,000 607,000 767,500
824,000 Ceulefish, s 227,000
Matches Porcelain European um brellas
Beer
2-Formosa Channel, N., winds, strong, 3-South coast of China between Hoogkong and Lamocks, same ni No.”1.
Sike
Sugar,..
Cigarettes...
4--South coast of China between Hongkong.
· and Hainan, same as No, fic
Cupper wi COAL
$81,000 39 'non 640,000 *683,000 .953,000 608,000 1,181,000 ·9,3,1,000 926,000. 709,000 8,185,00 -3,587,000
6, ao,nou...... 7,755,000). It will be seen from the abave figures that the An boksown coolie, who was sitilog, on a box lines which shop discreases for this year, ar lo the laun at the back of D'Aquilar Street, was cotton fabrics, towels, unké, cigaretra, and
antly killed this forenoon by a venetian copper, ull the others showing a falling-of⠀⠀⠀ dow falling on top of him. Two other men There is drop of no less than Y7,800 000 in asar him were fojured, rot so seriously Ante | sugar, of Y2,160,pou in cotton yarn and of
Y) 500roo in coal.
TREATED AS "AN OFFICER OF NO ACCOUNT" is, however, inconvenient by reason of frequent
the Belgian Railroad to Hankow This route CHOICEST WINES, SPIRITS,
Major Gathoras-Hardy complained that Lies of the railroad traffic.
At company training in March of this year changes of cais and by imperfect organization
&c.,
&c. teszt Woods was i attentive," and suggest. The trains are in general comfortable and ed that he was not fit for his profaction. Some sufficiently well kept. The food is quite suffi days after this complaint there we a meeting, cient. The speed is very slow, however, and and although it was in no way connected with the stops at stations long and tedious.” là gens the Lieutenant, it being due to the fact, Mr. erat, it is better for a foreigner nocfamiliar with fans contended, that Major Gathome-Hardy the Russian language to travel by the Inter- demanded me work of the men than they had national trains, because the employees thereon. been in the habit of giving, he found at a later in all cases, speak either Fresch German, or at our Office and make
is that it was being said that he was the English in addition to Russian, and the toilet cause of it," "Major Gathorne-llardy, in fact, arrangements on foternational trains are much treated him ar an officer of, no account, whos.perior to those on the State railways, your own selection from was able to control h's men, and in his re- It is stated that the jurday will be materia;," port of the training described his conduct as ly shortened during the course of the present
We invite you to call
POLIC HAN Taylor prosecuted Lam His shop At this singe of the proceedings the court The total accommodations at Vladivostock Liqueurs, Cigars, &c. coolir, of Des Vœux Road West, this morning, adjourned for lunch. Mr. Isaaci, sitting at the are at present greatly defective, and it would at the Police Conit, for transporting several table by the side of the five members of the bo inadvliable for ladies unaccompanied by tios of keroseng yesterday afternoon without court, bad, bean speaking in a purely convermen to entrust themselves to them, and even Tabelling each tin "Dangerous," both in Chisational tape, without question or interruption, for men the lack of suitable accommodation nese and in English. For this offence Lam fortwo hopm, and his address was by no means will be severely felt. The practice, however;" paid $3.
finished. It was intimated that the count would prevails; cf. remaining aboard ship until the H. PRICE & Co., Ltd.,
sit until six o'clock this evening, and that the hour of the sailing of the steamer, for which RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library predings would be resume to-morrow arrangements my he oily made with the and Stereum for the work ending the astomaring. Interest in the case, one would al-captain, December, 1907 defender and testeding
meday Library. Museum Non-Chiarston,undede 377 / 138455 Chinçsa onu... 17401476
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mon gather from the appearance of the coart, he cost of a ticket on jhe Govenment trains is canfined to the officers of this regiment, the from Moscow to Vladivostock in 277.95 roub. kalf of the oqurt reserved for iha public being irs, on the International trains 391.39 roubles. Almgit empty. Lieutenant 11oods, who in Lili Tae Wight bucrease of the cost of the Inter Ling at the table with his counsel is a young nation.li tratos is, fully compensated for by | mae of quiet and studious appeara
superior accommodations:-
WINE SPIRIT AND CIGAR':
MERCHANTS,
11, QUEEN'S Road Central.
hond No. 135.
Hunghors, isk December, (597
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