Intimation.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 1908
cost of the aldermanic fare demanded by free bars Americans and perforce provided by the owner. But the greatest handicap of all was the subsidy system, under, which the Japanese
paid handsome sums
A. S. WATSON & CO., into the exchequers of the steamship com
LIMITED,
THE GREAT
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panies with the admitted object of encourag ing the trans-Pacific trade of the country, That a considerable portion of the amount disbursed in subsidies had been subscribed by a British and American flosnciers who regarded Japanese loan stocks as gilt-edged securities POPULARITY seed not enter into the question although it has had a very decided effect on the general situation, la view of all those circumstances President Roosevelt thought it necessary to
Watson's
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averlooked. In tongkang we are chiefly coo-, cerned with the operations of the Norddeutscher Lloyd and the Hamburg-Amerika Linia in the Far East but, incidentally, it may be remarked that, had it not bean for the energy and competition of the Germans, the Atlantic trade would still be awaiting the advent of the ocean fliers Lusitania, and Mauretania. In the Fir Exit the Germans have secured the major portion of the trade to Siam, boils from the Straits Settlements and from Hongkong and, in the face of extraordinarily keen come petition have maintained their position as freight carriers in the North. The new steamer Siklong of the Hamburg-American Line, which arrived at Hongkong to-day on the maiden run
SIKTANG.
“NEW STEAMER OF THE HALÁ
Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE TA
TIENTSIN. YANGIZION
RAILWAY
LOAN AGREEMENT SIGNELE
[From Our Own Correspondent,
Shanghai, 16th January,
1.10 p.
The Agreement for a loan for the construction of the Tientsin-Yangtse
deal at some length with the subject to the Orient, isun admirable example of the ance of "The Coming of the Sheew"? one, as it gave an opportunity, for the pablic Railway has been signed.
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The document was oxecuted on the 18th January, 1908, "The contracting parties" to the
Syndicato and the Waiwupa.
of this evil as a means of relief or otherwins. Gambler was intolerable to twenty-one, but one letter was put into evidence: tiog mad to gamble as caurch raffles, That might be
FOR THE NORTH CHINA TAADE, taken to include race course "sweeps," which is not really a form of gambling at all, for it is
By courtesy of the Hongkong office of the. always the oibar man who wins, and possibly, Hamburg-Amerika Linis and of Captain Habel, for a similar reason, might permit ■ mas to commander of the vest, representatives of the aquarter Bis subriance on the Macao lottery local Press, were afforded an opportunity of PRAAKT MUNCHKOn going over the steamer Siking tusday," "The No less than gleres of the young
Puritans
HAL.Kean-lannch Hep if was placed at the wholly objected to the practice of attending the disposal of the less this afternoon and theatre and the variety, musical hall, while conveyed a pany from Queen's Sikue Pier twenty-one declared that under proper female to the Siking, lying in the stream, at guidance the mere man might be allowed to 4 o'clock to-day. Capt. Habel, who received view dramas of the Shakespearean order. Did the Press presentatives on board his fine now seamer, took them over the ship, that include permission in witness a perform. The visit to the Siklang was a most interesting
means adopted by the German firm to induce Curiously enough, only a matter of forty re to learn for themselves in what manner the H.A. La are deavouring to cater for the the patronage of shippert and to allract, the ferred to drink as a
vices and one strangely
special, requirements of their Far Easter tende of those who prefer to deal with the re-tolerant weiter said plump and plain that a
constituents both in the passenger and Rular lines rather than to spread their custom should be allowed a drink in his own bouse if freight traffic. In the Eastern trade as in all for the benefit of irresponsible tramps. The he wanted it, which, of course, is rank hereby the more important roules of the world in
upheld by seventeen, so that the critics of world-wide fame, this shipping fm believe King David, and a faw of the other worthies in being thoroughly spo-date. And in the ik ang they hava a vessel; of compara who spent hall their time when they were not tively smail dimensions and speed · it fla on the warpath in masœaving through true, but one, nevertheless, in every ren the mazes of the Circassion circle, were not pect perfectly well adapted to the trade, in placed on the lodes. "My ideal man is six North China for which she bar been built. She foot tall," wrote a high school tassie, with is a steamer of 1,015 tons,160 feet in length, and, European companies-whose endeavour is to large, dark eyes and dark bair, small hands and fed, with a set of triple-expansion, surfacing meet the demands of commerce in order that feet and a flat face which seed not be band. condensing engines, is capable of developiny 4speed of 15, khots an hour, which it considered satisfactory returns may be presented to the some." He must not talk too much, buthe maximum desired, at the present time, in dir ctors at homs--is not to be lightly regard-must think deeply," said another, who yeained be line in which she will be engaged. She gers and 8 second class passengers, steerage accommodation being piovided alt for hun dreds of Chinese passengers. A feature of the cabins in the absence of banks, to objectionable in tropical climates; there are two beds in each of the first class cabins which are nisu praviled with electric fans. The saloon is planned for ships designed for service in the tropics and is spacious for mander Basil R. U. Taylor (, arbour-master)
it. Every modern labour-saving appliance has circumstances touching a collision which took been adopted for the rapid handling of cargo. Of place between the steam launchies Yank capacity of tea 'tons, while one beam is cap-morning of the roth instant," "win able of raising a daadweight up to twenty-five tous. The Sikiang was built at Lubeck in the yanide of the famous German builder, Henry Koca. She arrived from Bangkok this morning
A Renderal
The Transvaal,
London, ryanuár
of the Pacific trade in his annual message and he offered some suggestions for the im- provement of the mail service which are quie in accord with the principles followed to other countries, including Great Britain, In recommending the extension of the Ocean Siklong is commanded by a tried officer in the Dancing in public was tabooed, by nina and which the H.A L. operate. their vessels of Agreement are an "Anglo-Qorman Mail Act of 1891. he observed: "That Act has service of the H.A.L and it proceeds shortly to stood for some years free from successful criti-Shanghai, where it will be placed on the rúo to HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS cism of its principle and purpose. It was Tientsin, thereby affording German merchants based on theories of the obligations of a great a clean passage for their goods from Hamburg CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE maritime nation, undisputed in our own land. to the gains of Peking under the protection of
and followed by other nations since the begin- | the double eagle. Such security as that afford. | ning of steam navigation. Briefly those theo-ed I y vessels flying the house-flags of reputable 'ries are that it is the duty of a first-class power, so far as practicable, to carry its ocena maile under, its own flag; that the fast ocean steam MALT WHISKY ships and their crews required for such mail
service are valuable 'auxiliaries to the sea ed. Certainly it implies addití soal effart ́on for the Abraham Lincola type of rugged, has accommodation for 25 first salson passen would keep the Transvaal a whiteman's power of A Dation. Furthermore, the construction of such steamships insures the maintenance in ab. efficient condi.
PURE
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QUALITY.
IT IS, A
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.
Per Case
$16.50
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A‚D, 1841,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1908,
the part of the older established lines of they mean to retain the trade they bave helped to develop, but it also means in the present tion of the shipyards in which our battleships case, at least, that foreign goods and passen: must be built. The expenditure of publicgers will be carried at a minimum of risk money for the performance of such necessary and a maximum of comfort, The Northern functions of govern nent is certainly warranted, trade is capable of snormeus expansion, and dor is it necessary to dwell upon the incidental
Shanghai-Tientsin route by vessels which.
bonasty. He will hate clubs as the devil, wrole one who dreaded being lonely at nights, while one with housewifely tendencies thought the proper man would be punctual at mests. Of course, the parson took advantage of his position to rub it in and the women were advised to educate mankind up to the standards
goadly, proption of the young men may be willing to undergo the educating process, but
Mr. Smuts, speaking in Pretoria, said that he must differentiate between the ordinary Asiatics and their leaders. So long as the leaders agitated, he must carry out his duty. The Government had already shown too much leniency, and the people had partly lost conadence in them. The Government
country, whatever ill-informed people in England aid..
"COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.
→ COXSWAINS WARMED, **
• This morning, at the Marine Court, Com
benefits to our foreign commerce, to the ship. the H A. L will be represented on the they had erected. Well, it may happen that the number of passengers that will make use of † presiding, an inquiry was conducted into the building industry and to shipowning and of these urgent public duties, though they, too,structed for the requirements of the trade is notorious, that men were deceivers ever thewinches on deck there are several of a lifting and the Yew Sang in the barbour, on the navigation which will accompany the discharge are modern in evay respect and specially com should have weight." Nobody would be foolish About fifty years ago metchnots in Nonth enough to gainsay a single word of the Pre-China were bailing the arrival of Aberdeen sidear's message to this regard, for the principles or theories as he termed them are
clipper-rigged bats as wond tful and ex cellent types of cargo carriers. Now, they generally accepted and applied in practically dem it a matter of merely passing interest every other country which pretends to mari. when they learn that a steamer of the size, time power. The next question to be con- capacity, and power of the Siking has been sidered was whether America could afford to placed the Shanghai Tientsin run. Perhaps improve the ocean mail service by public in another fifty years the merchants will con- grants or subsidies or any other formsider it infra dg. to take notice of the newest
The Hongkong Telegraph of faecial-rewards stated-bator type of freight-carrying aeroplases.
The
and the vital proposition may be submitted and accepted before the matter-of-fact pupil is ever half-educated, and in that case the lady would have to make the best of a bad bargain. Alter all is said and doar, old-fashioned mations, who snapped at the first moustache that came along, had a wonderful way of taming the wild beast and it remains to be seen whether the new method will prove to be equally efective.
·LOCAL AND GENERAL.
the fiscal year ended June 10, 1997, that depart H.A, L. is certainly to be congratulated on the WE have received from the Pacific Mail S. 5. vigour with which its wide interests are man Co. half dozen useful celluloid pocket calendars ment estimates that the portage collected on
Ho..WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1908. | the articles exchanged with foreign countries Aged, and the enterprise which provies for
AMERICAN TRAMS-PACIFIC SHIPPING INTERESTS.
conditions capable of enormous developments. in the near future. Capinio Habel has a enviable command in the coasting trade, and
we trust the career of his vessel will be as suc- cessful as ber maiden trip
IDEAL YOUNG manhood,
for the year 1908.
Till very cordial reception extended to the Crown Prince of Korea in Japan has greatly impressed his father, the Emperor, who ex- presses a desire to visit Japan. KIDULATIONS have been issued for the nation- alizing of the Salt industry of Manchuria. The salt merchants bave been prohibited from da pending on foreign capital under penalty. MR. Elihu Ron, U.S. Secretary of State, da
nies that Mr. P. O'Brien, American Ambas.
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Ching Yung Fit, the coxswain of the Yew Sung, said that shortly after seven o'cl ek op
the morning in question he was steaming from Cap-su-woon to Tri Lam Chong. The Yan
tow. Wi'ness did not alter his spead or his
Witness-Mine did, five minutes before the
This new steamer of the H.A.L. is intended was following him. Witness had a funk for the Bhanghai, Tsingtau, Cheloo and Tien in two. When searing Tal Lam Chung the sin trade. The Company has already a fleet Yan Fat overlook him and collided with ha of three vessels on the Northern irade, vz, the 5,8. "Admiral "von. Tirpite," Stistssekreter - conpse before the cllision. After the collision Kruths, and Teingław, An experiment has be went full speed ahead." been made on board the first named steamer His Worship-Which launch left." Cap-sul by an installation recently of app rates for moon first ? wireless telegraphy. The von Tirpite" is' the first China coaster to be sa fitted up. Owing to Yin Fal the rapid growth of that trade, which will be still funther developed upon the completion of the railways now building, and others in contem plation, the H.A L. has seen the necessity for this latest addition, and in putting the Sikleng on the can this enterprising shipping firm ju ogly taking time by the forefork.
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CANTON DAY BY DAY,
RAILWAY APPOINTMENT."
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 14th January,
At a meeting held yesterday, at the head offices of the Canton-Hankow Railway Com- of adiecting a vice-president of the Company PADY, of the board of directors, for the purpose to place of Mr. Wong Shiu-ping who resigned a short time ago, Mr. Lo Po-shun, formerly
Then how do you account for it if you left Cap sui-moon first, having only one jankin law," that the Yan Fui having two junks in low inana, ed to overtake you? The Yan Fats sow was smaller than mine.
And you say that at no time did the Yan Fat get ahead of you ?-Vel 2*
Tsui Cho, master of a cargo-boat, said that ́ his boat was being lowed by the Yew Bang on the morning of the collision. The You Fat came up from astern and collided with wilmen's
hoal.
Uit Worship Which launch faft Capsul moon first?
anuse. Fortunately for the human race, the wood for men, who are expected to leave president of the Company was voted to fill the on his port quarter. Near Tai Lam Chung
Eastern Asiatic Steamship Company to open s
the Orlent, Australia and South America. With cans. Steamships of that speed are confined soul, and thrill with the magic of their intenservice between Chalon and Vladivostok with Present moôn, dễ, the zand lusso, and will
Iwo steamers.
be re-opened on the 19th day of the first moon,- the coming year, Le, the toh proximo, for the New Year holidays, which the different yamens will not conduce any ordinary builders.
VICEREOAL, TOUR.
Witness The You Sang.. Leung Shang, coxswain of the Fan Fal,
10th issikat he had two junks in tow and On the morning of the was bere called.
was bound for Tai Lam Chung. The Yow Sang was towing one cargo-boat and was
she, overlook witness's launch and în attempt- Ing to cross his bows he fouled her tow, a
His Worship Which launch left Cap-sul-
Witness-Mine did, about three or four minutes before the Yew Sang,
Andther witness, in answer to the same quer- tion, uld that both launches left at the same time
The rwerof the Yew Song, whowas in Coun, was asked to throw some light on the mailer,
other than Canada and Mexico amounted to $6,579,043.48, or 51,637,226,8 more than the net cost of the service exclusive of the cost of *Should President Roosevelt's advice, as con- transporting the articles between the United tained in his annual message to Congress, be States exchange post-office" and the United adopted, it is highly probably that a new era in States post-offices at which they were mailed or the shipping trade of the Pacific will be inau- delivered. In other words, the Government of 'gurated by American shipowners. Of late the United States, having assumed a monopoly
If the marriageable maidens of longkong yesis, the shipping magnates along the Pacific | of carrying the mails for the people, is making we hall as fastidious as their Californian' sister,sador in Takin, is seeking a written ander coast have been bewailing the sters competition a pront of over $3,60,000 by rendering a cheap the fact that this is Leap Year should add but taking from the Japanese Government on the they have had to face; the low freights pre- and inefficient service. That profit, I believe, little to the labours of this Registrar-Generals subject of immig sting, railing, and the jpadequate returns obtained. Thould be devoted to strengthening our Department. From what we can gather, the THE crew of HMS. King Alf ed was paid off The chief officials of ung two of the leading maritime power in those directions where Californian "peaches" seem to think that the this morning, and the relief brought out by Americas, lipes definitely declared recently it will best promote our prestige" Under ideal man should be a sort of demi-god with the node and the Crescent took the places of that, usicas matters improved and unless they the 1891 Act the American Government the instincts of a lap-dog and the char.cter of the were assisted by the Government of the United pays 54-gold, of course-per statute mile
the bomeland.
yacancy AN to 10 knot. American mail
NEW YEAR ICLIDAYS. States in the way of subsidied, they would outward
averag young woman climbs down from her WITH a view to attracting Chinese coolles 10
The authorities have issued betifications to to relinquish the contest and steamships, built, according to naval plans, high pedestal rccasionally and the tall dark the Heilungking district the Chinese Fasters the effect that the official seals *be compelled
I the different mood Gist? withdraw the liners connecting America with available as cruisers and manned by Ameri- man, with piercing eyes which look into the Railway Company has induced the Russianyament will be closed on the 19th day of the
respect to the first point, the complaint of the exclusively to trans-Atlantic trade with Newity, the handsome cavalier ever courteous, kied shipping interests was obviously the result of York. To steamships of to knots or over only and beaming, the domesticated animal whole Japan's re-appearance as a serious com- $2 a mile could be paid, and it was steam simple delight it is to attend "mothers", meet-
EARLY this moreing all the firemen available petitor for an important share of the transships of this speed and type which were, said ing, being half an old woman himself, are paratus, which were gat undergoing repairs, in the city, and all the fire extinguishing up Pacific carrying trade. So long as Japan was the President, seeded to meet requirements of us ally displ ced by the plain ordinary man sen bird outside No. 5 Police Station to pose engaged in Manchuris, and so long as the printhe mail acrvice to South America, Asin (in- who is neither very distinguished nor Very to the camera, of Lloyd's Greater, Ursin cipal veisols of the great japanese shipping cluding the Philippines) and Australia. He wonderful, but is simply a human being, Publishing Company. companies were employed by the Gavera strongly recommended, therefore, a simple with the old Adamic strain to his sys POLICE Constable Cockle made a good seizure It is new ascertained that H.E. will begin his ment in Admiralty work, the Americans had amendment to the Occas Mall Act of 1891 tems and a capacity to take the tough of arms and ammunition at West Paint fast tour by first taking his route along the West matter's very much their own way. But which should authorite the postmaster-general with the smooth and plod theerily through night. In a junk (Yo, $ 1648 H) anchored River to visit the prefectures of Lating and whenever the ocean-going steamers were re-in his discretion to enter into contracts for the if one of those American persons who alongside the prays he found two Lee-Metford Shiuhing and thence to Luichow and Kao leased by the Japanese authorities, and the transportation of mails to the republics of manage to keep their congregations lively by rides, one revolver, a sword, 150 toweds of chow, whence he will proceed to the districts cassia had been refitted to engage in the South America, to Asis, the Philippines and putting abstruse connundrums to the younger ammunition, one tin of percussion caps and along the North River, calling at Weichow in overseas trade, the American companies began Australia at a rate not to exceed $4 a mile for generation bas bren asking the fair dambels of calk of gunpowder. The junkmaster and his Langkun, Sheklung and Sun Tong, E. wife were arrested on a charge of carrying arms then seturn to Canton, OKAN to experience the effect of that dogged tenacity steamships of 15kpots spee' or.upward, sub- his flock to give a description of "ideal young
and ammurhion without a permit," Mr. Gom- of purpose which, whatever the failings of the ject to the restrictions and obligations of the manhood. The indies tok that to mean: per z fined them $15 each, at the Pafice Court, Japanese may be, is undoubtedly, one of their Act of 1891. We may assume, without much What did they expect to find in a husband? to-day A passenger on board the steamer most notable characteristics. In many ways the far of being unduly sanguine, that the and probably that is what the parson Tak ning who was found in possession of 71 Jupadoso enjoyed advantages which seriously recommendation of the President will be himself intended to convey, lo any case, rounds of revolver ammunition paid $as for the hampered and handicapped the American liners, pared by Congress and the Act extended as he received a symposium af letters from 75. In the first place they were practically assured proposed. Such a course will not only im- young ladies, ages so stated, and, from, the
THE WRATHER, of cargoes from the Orient to the Pacific prove the mail service o' the United States but extracts published it might be taken that the
it is certain in the ordinary suns of affairs to writers were desirous in most cases of telling Director of the Hongkong Observatory
The following report is from Mèi F. G. Figg,
· more clannish that the Celis; And the Inpanes react beneficially on iha'trade of the Orient, not what they hoped to find so much as the
•On the reth at er.45`a~The barometer hái. which means that Hongkong stands to gain little traits of makind which most be cast off, risen, moderately over E. Japan, and Central both directly and indirectly as the distributing eradicated, wiped out and wholly expubged China, and fallen alightly over SW, Japan and port for South China, and the Eastern dortion--for the heart ensnarers would retors the "An area of high pressure lies over Chine to tien of the American argosies,
timorous glances of the sheep's eyed brigade.the North of the Upper Yangtze, and a shallow Nearly half of the frivolous going things - depression is situated over E. W japin.
"Fresh mousson "may be expected in the
coast, for, by all the omens, the Japanese are
shippers, actuated by pardunable patriotism and in accordance with the expressed desites of the anthorities, would carefully discrimlaste between vassels fying the Rising Sun; and foreigners. Then, again, the Japanuse shipping concerns did not dimurb the labour market by offering seamen und Bremen: fancy wages" which might lead the worker to indulge in vague ideas of wealth beyond the dreams of The abipawaurs secured their mes at Inles far below, those in force in America, itsthe feeding of the crews, who were
ja comparison
4.
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The Loochoos
H. A LES TRADE DEVELOPMENT pressed their horror of tobacco in any shape or Formosa Channel and the China Sea SALLE PENTE PRISEN EN AVE
form, and made it quite clear that jhu 6libuster Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending dife'ls es imposible as it would be churlish to who introduced the weed to England and the 310m, 30-day 2.00 inches, rig
In his stor withhold from the great shipping compaples of ruffin novelist who sang ita pra Germany that tribute of praise which if their The Virgiomor would have been, hay due as recompense for the undonblad enter- live had they met the prise displayed in the spanings of new trade pictures of an' routes and the development of local sen
Piperapy may 1: FORECAST
fr. Hongkong and neighbourhone Awiada, moderate se, fresh's cloudy, mimyjedn Formosa Channel, N.K. wieds
South coast of amocks, sam
It has already been reported that H.E. Vicelle azid that the Yan Fat was the bigger inn rey Chang jen-chas, will; as the beginning of faster launch and could desily have overtaken the coming year make a tour of inspection the Yew Song. His Worship said that thin was bigger by soms six feat, but she had not round the different district of the province.."
was not possible. The Yar Sang, it was true, the hold on the water at the other launch had.
„The Yow, Sang's owner then proceeded to say that the coxswain of the Yan Fui wan formerly in his employ, but had been dia charged for colliding with a fishing-junk, soms eight months ago. The books of the. Harbour
ANTIMONY ORE VIDEOh, The output of antimony, from the mines in the district of Kuk Kong for the tenth moon it 93.370 calties which result is considered quite promisingen han
WEST RIVER POLICE.
Office did not show this, however. It showed that the coxswain was "discharged, by moiual copsent.*
His Wonhip-How did you not (ripojt, ( matter at the time?
The owner replied that he did not want to do the coxswain any harm
a gau The promoters of the Custon Self-Govein-
His Wohlip (addraising, baik coXTWA(is) ment League have petitioned the Canton Police ild one or both of them were sos speaking the Departmenturging the establishment of a police system in the different districts along the West fanit in that respect. The witoonser called by truth and it was difficult to find out who was at River at an early date. In reply, the Police both sides the cargo boat people-had been authorities have stated that, under the circum- stances prevailing in the riverine districts, the carefully coached by them. They were ware- „regulations as drawn up by the League mighted to be more careful in the fațare, not be applicable for the immediate introduction
SHIPPING AND MAILS of police, so that the police department havd now decided to send out welykans to inquire into the present state of affairs and to report, If ibe régulations are suitable for the purpose for which they are intended belong, they can
be acforced
AMATOO named: Chang Yik, of Kennedy's Stables, forfeited $ at the Police Court, this on morking, for, signklog, no, Lodao." A
astona and Trick him on
Indiza (Namtan 16th fast American (Stödri French (Ocaquée) afst inst, Indian (K'umisang) aged inst
laft Shanghai,