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aries Finance Co. Ld," was held at the registered cations with fore go: Power c'in be avoided offices of the Company, flexandra Puddings, and the row tentalve ݎgime in oking can be al coon, to-day, for the purpose of receiving the maintained, there is hope that the Gogare, report" of the direct is with a statement of This raten per quarter and per mentem, proportionalment will find time to give attention:do the accounts for the year ending sist December, 1907. "Mr. Henry. Humphreys was in the chair,
•* nocemílite to messenger. On copies sat by post no more pressing among domestic reformes Of and thers were present, Messi A. G. Wood, additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage. these some, it must be remembered," are H. & W. Siid, J. S. Van Buren, Ho Ten The postage on the weekly laue to any part of the covered by Treaty" obligation—the que Dr.J. W. Noble (Directors), Mesir, J. M. E, (ol Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master), for the
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na examples--niel so long as on attempt Smith. H. Qugh, F. W. Stapleton, D. is made to deal with them in an solighten-ke, J. W. C. Bogor, K. T. Bunje and Mr.
Sath (secretary), ed spirit and with determination a cauté of
The Secretary having read the notice, con- friction or at least for diplomatic reprevening the meeting. sentations is Always to hand. The anxialy
The Chair nan said -Gentlemen,-The re-
Hye cont
BIRTHS.
On January 23, 1908, at Nogpo, the wife of A. K DONNELLY of a son (Stálibom). :
On January 26, 1968, at Shanghai, the wile
of CHARLES BESWICK, a son,
MARRIAGES.
On January 21, 1918, at Nisgpo, HEREERT STANLEY REDFERN, M.Sc, son of the Hay. W. Redfern, Rochdale, England, to MARGARET BLANCH MELVILLE JONES, (late of Chung, king), daughter of the Rev. J. Jogns, Assam, India,
On January 21, 1968, at Shanghai, ADOLF FRISENETTE, of the Great Northern Telegraph Co., to Miss MARIA AUGUSTA EMILIE LUHRS, eldest daughter of the late Mr. W. Lührs, I. M.
Cualoma,
DEATH."
On January 23, 1968, at Shanghai, JAMES
BAGGARIDGE, aged 48 years,
(he Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, Friday, January 31, 1908,
CHINA AND THE FOWERS, -
In view of the eulogistic reference to II.E.
J.
After reviewing the evidence at some length,
his Hongur, said that the evidence which had been prepared in Amoy for the defend things: aither the three neo-Tal Hing, Fung Yuen and Tim Hing—were together guilty of chococting this fraud; or they 'all, and the
ants "was consistent only with one of two
relations were becoming gradually more cur-** dial and he rejoiced at the rapproc which President Fallieres, supporte Ministers, contributed.
The increase of the German navy, he said, was a guamoteo of
peace. Asistios in the Transvaal. In spite of Mr. Smult's denial there strong belief in Johannesburg that a solution. of the Asiatic deadlock is impending.
Russian Naval Programme, The Russian naval programme provider for an expenditure of £19,000,000 per and
of Great Britain and other Powers to do: pin and statement of accounts having benn Wing Fung, conspired together, to defraudinum for 12 years for re-bullding the nayy; i that is possible to smooth the way for Ching in your hands for some days 3 will, with your the plaintiffs. He was afraid that the men
gradual entrance into the comity of nations cannot, howevar, blind them to the existence of certain obligations on China's pan, what a directly or indirectly incurred. It is soms such consideration, doubtless, that prompted. The Time to point out that in her negotiations with Japan on the subject of Mancholia China must not lose sight of the fact that she owes to Japan any, title she has to-day to the Three Eastern Provinces. The condensation of a leading article a relegraphic summary inevitably duces
the
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Opening of Parliament. THE KING'S SPEECHL Parliament was opened by the King, Wid said in the speech from the Throne that the visit of the Kaiser and the Empres of Grace many was a source of great pleasure to him,
"permission, take them as read. The property
market during the year under review has been from Amoy neglected, the sage advice of the dull and lifeless, and, with the exception of a
worthy Wong Fun Lay, that "British law few choice position at Kowloos, a downward attaches great importance to true evidence." tendency has been manifest all along, the line. There would be judgment for the plaintifs with dir with the result, that for the first time for Eve Costs. Rat Tunx Jua Lap's advice was cally no profits under the heading of Property British Court wild come to pass and to the Queen, and that the cordial.ro years we have to come before you with practi regarded, and his tell gilon, as to
consequences of giving filie evidence Bales. The three principal factors which have, Under the provisions of Section 31 in our opinion, brought about this depression Ordinance 3 of 1873 his Lordship ordered by their Majeath, and cannot fail to con of ception by the people was warmly appreciat re-(1) ligh rate of exchange which musted all the Amoy, witnesses to "be arrested firm the friendly relations existing between Colony(3) Bad trade generally, with its usual and does, automatically affect property in this into accompaniment-lack of demand for accom promodation of every description. (3), The firsh sanitary laws which have had a most prejudicial effect on property to this Colony, especially Chinese properties Exchange has, for the time being at least, fillen, and signs are not wasting that before long trade will revive and some of the sanitary law which have pressed to hardly on the community, be ameliorated
of accommodation of all kinds exceed the
be decorous for him, in exercise them, in
the two nations.
Mention was made of the Anglo-Ruman Convention, and of the treaty re the integrity
of Norway.
The condition of Macedonia was a Betions cause of anxiety, and his Majesty had hope that a friendly reference to the Hague of the question of the Newfoundland fisheries now pending between Great Britain and America would remove a long-standing source of difficulty.
licensing and education laws; to regulate The speech honounces. Bills to amend the
ing classes; to extend University education abour in mines; for the housing of the work
to stand their trial at the Assizes for: perjury, His reasons for taking this course were at follows:-He had pointed out that there had bald statement, and because
well be imagiced that this took place in Amoy been in the case as clear a conspiracy as could no mention was made of the point, it is not to
to the jurisdiction. It there had been be supposed that due recognition is not accord.
conspiracy there had also been perjury, at this ed in Great Britain to the signs of progress
end. Under Section 13t be bad power of already manifest in Chinese diplomacy. China
summary sentence, but as the interpretation cannot altogether escape from the conseqences
which he put upon those powers had been Our celebrated "E" Blend, very old Yuun Shib-kal, by Mr. Muray Stewart, in his of her past actions. Few nations will wish to The present outlook, therefore, though it can challenge in another case, it would not Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the excellent speech at the meeting of the China visit her ain's upon her in any concrete form, but be said to be bright, su do the supply that way. Ile the ugist he ought not to exercises finest pot, distilled Whiskies in Scotland, Association yesterday, the following editorial, but they may well expect a reasonable spirit in contand, yet is fir from being without hope,ision. This was a case in which three better provision for old age will be submit
them till the Five Chuacil bad given its
His Majesty hopes that proposals, for specially selected and matured. It is of which we reproduce from the N. C. D. Nens begotiation. Within the last few months Great The completion of the Kowloop-Canton months' imprisonment would be far noted to Parliament in connection with the
Als will be read with into the Sturm und Britain has certainly been mes jo such a spirit, Railway and the Hankow-Canton Railway of a sentence if he was right in what great age, very fine and mellow. superior quality has establebed its reputarang of Chinese politics allows the Central and wo may hope that our experience may be must, it seems to me, bring a
year's financial arrangements, considerable Gaveratnent sufficient respite to take stock of shred by other nations. That China stands to amount of new business to this port. If such so jury and it would be fairer for this question he believed to be the facts, but there had been its position, it will flod ipelf to-day in the fose nothing by her new diplomacy is abuzjudge what the effect would be on the general. In view of the importance of the action he was should prove to be the case, 1 teave it to you to to be decided by a jury instead of by one man dantly proved by the fact that her recent rail prosperity of Hongkong. And when I say entirely of all points of isute between no less 1y agreements are far more favourable than Hongkong I mean you shacholders, for taking he would say, though he did not think it than four out of six fareiga Governments and any she has jatified before, and they naturally would be impossible for the Colnjy to make needful to say, that he had not acted without due in Ireland; and to establish Port authority Itself, In the case of Germany and France will serve as the basis of all similar negotia any material progress without property and deliberation. As it was possible his inference in ondon. A. S. WATSON & CO., there would seem to be no question of significtions in the future.
incidentally yourselves being beneficially from the facts, were erroneous; he had conspit affected One or twp of you may use this as ed Mr. Justice Wise and the Attorney-General, an argument why the Board should stiliseresting them as a grand jury, and they agreed the fand at credt of equalisation of dieidend with his view. The direction he had the power account for the maintenance of an eight pero Riva under the Ordinance did not, of course, Whittier, the American poet, He said Whit cont dividend, but I would point out that it in deprive the Attorney-General of his right tier died in 1832 at the age of 8. A writer in impossible to maintain such a rate of dividend to discontinue proceedings against any one recent issue of the London Timur, in feview. without property sales, and as there may be an
of the men should he think it right to ing Arthur C. Benson's collection of Whittier's
perceptible improvement faken place your trial. He was conscious of the importance political poems," As Whitler was busy with interregaura of two or three years before any do so. That was the second time he had poems quotes Mr. Benson and approves him. as saying "We need pay na kliention to bis' directors and general managers consider that of the power which the law of the Colony had his pen for 60 years, and as half of his pulpot -
pas at the end of this fund or a portion of it may be required for entrusted to him, and it was because he realised deals with the issues of his day, notably the maintaining the dividend at seven per cent.
how great those powers were thai be exercised anti-slavery cause-as no convection of these,
varses from him which were read glowing from
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ance to their interests in China awaiting settle, ment in Paking. Mr. W, W. Rockhili, the experienced representative of the United States, is able to quit his post to return to Washington with the knowledge that he leaves a clean slate behind him. Again between Great Britain and Chins the more crucial incidents that have for some time engrossed diplomacy on both sides have achieved practically if not absolutely their final adjustment. The
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· LOCAL AND GENERAL. **OWING to the incidence of Chinese New Year there will be a issue of the Hongkong Telegraph on Monday next, 3rd February,"
Chinese Minister-designate to the Uplied We understand the H.E. Wo Ting-fand, States, Spain and Peru, and his site will leave Shanghai for Washington on February by the sir. Siberia,
taven this extreme measure
"A WHITUHE NIGHT.:
At the Union Church Literary Club last Mr. Amos P. Wilder discoursed on John G.
Tientsin-Pakou Railway agreement, in which THEN, C. D. News, áf 25th iast, says:—Tho' | Turning to the accounts you will ub.erve that them in order to prevent the Court of Hong} aerdest people, was' complete without-original".
late Mr. James Baggaridge, whose fuderal took place yesterday, was for a long time in the employ of Messrs. A.S. Watson & Co., Id, and had worked in the service of the Company | at Hongkong, Masila and Canton before coming
the amount lovested in property has increased
ing.
THE UNFORTUNATE BOAKDER.
B
by $179.882.20 against which amounts, invested kong being made a playground for Chinese under the beadings of mortgages and accounts witnesses to indulge in a rivalry of hard-swear- bis conscience and pen at millions of firesides, receivable hava, "decreased. by 5309,398.63. fients and interest show a more or less corres to Shangbai. He arrived here three monthsponding increase and decrease respectively, go to relive Mr. Davidson. Mr. Baggariggs The insurance reserve, fund has increased by w-s highly esteemed by bis employer as an | S41775.54 which represents the value of expir ab'e and upright man. He has left a widowed fire risks underwritten by you solver: `I and one young son, with whom a large circle have nothing further to add, but if share of his friends will sincerely sympathize in their holder has any questions to sak 1 shall be
pleased to answer them.
both British and German capital is interested, has been duly signed, and its ralification has spassed unchallenged in the provinces con- cerped—warranting the inference that, whereas a few favoured districts may have sufficient money to build a line themselves; adequate railway crinmunication throughout the Empire at large can only be obsled by the judicious employment of foreira capital. In regard to tha Cheklang, Railway negotitions a satis-bireavement. Inciory modus vivendi has been arrived at ; the
DESTITUTE SHAMEN ́IN
HONGKONG,
A QUESTION AS TO THEIR. MAINTENANCE.
A very interesting case to shippers and ship: masters alike was heard at the Patice Court, this morning, when Inspector Collett, of No. 7 Police Station, arraigned six, meo-Reynold Bentin, a firentas, George Lee, N. Rodriguez, E. Posita, J. Clives, seamen, and W. Daisin,
is Laken up by the Ministry of Posts and Communications and re-lent to the provincial" exchequers; "face" has been saved on all sides, but the provinces make süre ibst their, railway will be bailt by sound foreign methods. The controversy regarding the Pekin Syndi, cate has also been adjusted; the concession has been re-purchased by the Chinese at the price of Tis 2,750,poy, balf to be paid at once a cook-belore Mr. F. A. Hazzland, op charges and the remainder within four years. Possibly the cause of sound mining in Shausi suffers, but the Syndicate has also been penalized for a loosely-drawn contract, to the specific terms of which insufficient attention was paid. Finally the difficulty attending the policing of the, West iver approaches element; China accepts the patrolling of the
apy
INSULT ADDED, TO INJURY, Bonifacio Arlegui looked like shedding some tears in the Supreme Court, this morning, when Mr. Justice. Wise calmly gave him to understand that two Judgments with coals bad been entered against him. It was not so much. The Chairman proposed the adoption of the the judgments that saddened. Arlequi but the report and accounts at presented...
Mr. Bondar seconded. Carried uninimously.
There were no questions.
The Chairman proposed that the retiring directors, Messrs. "A. G. Wood, J; Scout Hais- ton, H. A. W. Slade, J. S. Van Buren, Ho Tung and Dr. Noble be re-elected.
Mr. Dogh seconded Carried uczolmauily.
Mr. Stapletop seconded.
Carried unanimously
Mr. Jupp proposed that Mr. W. Hulton of being, vagrants. They pleaded guilty. Potts and Mr. H. Percy Smith be re-elected
Inspector: Collett said that the defendants auditors' were formerly engaged on board the Norwe gina, whaler "Northaória, and were paid aff at Kabe on the 13th instant. They then came to Hongkong on board, the Ger man liner Ziation, and, being destitutes, they went to the Norwegian Consul for obtained at the office.
The Chiltonit is all the business, gentlemen Thank you for your attendance Dividend warrants are now ready and can be
of any advice from Kobej refosed to help them, assistance, but be, it is alleged, in the absence. That concluded the meeting.
hey met with belter lock, however, when Tie Chipare Engineering add Minjng Co., they interviewed the Harbour-master, for bed, anaounces that the total output of the sent them to the Sailors' Homs. The prestat Copany lives mines for the week ending
to recover
#0,341,80'ions.
one must conclude that the'post's critics-able and kindly as they are—have not in their minds a clear setting of the times in which "the poet of New England wrote. In their study of his work as lytic song, it is right enough to exclude bls tributes to Garrison and Charles Summer, bis denunciation of a time-serving pulph, his pathetic lament over Daniel Webster misled by ambition and hisTM" Farewell of a Virginia Slave Mother"--but Whitler'is to be viewed"
poeticsi force no less than an unsophistic ated song bird if we are to know what manner
man he was, quam bone agt
loss of his furniture, which Carlos H. Chaves, A Sanitary foreman, had seized in lieu of Souse-of rent-furniture, to buy which he bad" to sell some land
On Tuesday last, Arlegul brought ao action against Chaves to recover his faranure, or in the alternative, the cost-1184, and aho $50 4 mages or having illegally detained them Arfegui explained that for several months he. and his wife-Yu Tai-baarded with Chaves One day Chaves asked Yu Tai for the Inan of one of her suits-pot for him to wear, of course, but for his wife. Vu Tai refused; and an Arlegui alleged, Chaves gave them three days adiice to quit the premises, called for twenty five cents to pay the night When they were leaving Chaves, he said, sail cautie and because he refused to pay for what he did not owe, Chaves seized his farai. ture and in his hurry in locking them op lock. ed Arlèguis wife inyibe room, too. Chaves said he had seized the furniture in lieu of house rest. The case was then adjourned until to day for decision.
When it was called oa ibis morning Chives
brought a cross-action against Arlegui for S40
and
apoke their speech always, © He hid lho He was of Quaker stock and wore their garb
burden of "New England Conscience," hat the sweetness and charity of the Quaker faith and pracsice moderated the virtuous harshness
and unlovely precisión of the unmixed Puritan, ̈ ̈ He was shy as a hoy and lived out his au- assuming years on the Amesbury farm, simply and modestly. He had eyes "dark, deep net! and lustrous-eyes of which a woman wrote' "of one who has kept innocence 'all his day.” His Snow Bound was published in 1866- the American Callers Saturday Night" and London ti dan edition as early as 18ço and there were ten editions of his works in 45 years; John Bright was expecially drawn to the poet,
He was a post of the people-as appro.ch to Burns sa America: has" prodticed, lodeed it was from Sains thatthe boy of a Nei England farm got his inspiration" to "Versoil Whitler was the evange of the homely things of life, as was Būras; but the forálek was a | stondy-paced, 'gentle; kindly commentater of events though there was iron in the "Quaker's, for board and lodging, and this was heard, blood as shown by the scares of potını be
agreed is provide board and lodging for the of slavery landing those who helped and Plaintiff said that on the 18th November holurned cul in advicacy of the abolit
defendant and his wife at a cost of Sto each. laying beer with (Ginfiz, carassinovi Defendant wept to live with him on the 1gth failing of time servers in polpit ast congrois November until some time in January, but he. He was a poet of reforms, Quaker that ba received no payment. adga
jan" "was, he had'in his fibre the 'spirit of; protesi~~ Defendant-Did I have any meals in your, and whatever there was a goed way he was in it with his pen. While he makes no appeal to Plaintid-Yes, you did.
the inte lect there is the lyric quality to make His Lordship (to defondant)-But you have him a kingman if not a brother of Wadswo already adipitied taking meals there..
and the singers-and" apart from hir Arlegui attempted to harangue the Court, with a purpose, he embalmed scores of but bis, Lordship said he would have to pay, in ever-popular ballads, told of sher In the first action there would be fudgment for farm house, life, and touched many veid the defendant with costs "and in the cross homely, human sentiment in, a way that action jedem ni was entered for plaintiffs with readers who confess that poetry costs, Arlogul moved out of Court as if in a sealed bo kto them. Whitilar was dream and disappeared, and a Ty religious his creed was ons
submission, unbounded z
The whole of our Winter Stock to be cleared at
waters by British guoboats as an emergency, 25% off original prices.
measure, but undertakes to equip a satisfac. tory fact, of gunboats of her own, and as these Ladies' Costumes, Coats, become ready los service, the Britial, ships charge was brought, the inspector said, to January 11, 1908, amounted to 48,112.35 1003 Mackintoshes, Hats, will be withdrawn from succeeding seaches of Government world be in a prailiango become, and the antes daring the same period to
the tiver. For this satisfactory state of affairs the cost of their maintenance from those who Furs, Blouses, &c. due credit must be given to Their Excellencies were responsible for landing, destitutes po Mavic Protze informs us that the Goy
Yuna *bih-kai and Liang Tun-yen, President these shores,
Codiernor-General of Netherlands-India has decreed Children's Tailor ('08-and Acting Junior Vice-President respectively His Worship-If declare' them vagranit, that all ships or vassels arriving from Hong
of the Waiwupu. These two officials would they will have to go to the House of Detention. kong or having called at this port are subject tumes, Reefer Coats, seem to have inaugurated a new aspect of Chi-ment, ssid that all that was necessary was for days from the date of departure from this port Mr. H. 1. Walson, of the Harbour Departin Neiherlands-India to a quarantine of five the Court to declare the men vagrants and the. or since the last case of plague on board. house &c., &o.
Government could recover the cost of their '$
last cald
keep.
By kind permission of Lieut.-Colons! W. Scont Moncrieff and Officers, the Band of the Third Battalion "The Duke of Cambridge's Own” Middlesex Regiment) will play the following programme of music, daring disser, at the Hongkong Hotel, to-morrow, the in Feb,
Desc diplomacy, wblch, if allowed to ob'ain firm foothold in Peking traditions, is of con siderable, promise for the future. Much re mains to be done to bring China into lins with FOR 11 DAYS ONLY.dea governments, but it is impossible to
MADAME FLINT,
MANAGERERS,,
"THE CITY OF PARIS,
HOPPEDDER STREET,
His Worship I have already made the order to send them to the House of Detention, Do you know if the Superistendent of the Gaol
will release them at once?'
inspector Collett-I think it can be arrang
withhold acknowledgment of the success of first steps in the right direction. Each of these stops has entailed the arduous task of anred, your Worship, PM mounting reactionary obstraction, and the Hit Worship--I must make that order, and fact that machi, yet?remninu, lò be accom the Superintendent of sha Gaol can release 'plished", "la" "ukową by the complaint "of | them at once; }
the Japanese that not a single question. padding: between them and Chion since the lats war has been sattled,” R
whether Res
The order wAS.
were taken into the
be doubted 31
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