The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES. No. 5722
CONTENTS.
Births, Marringer and Deaths. Leading Articles :-
The Cost of the Navy.
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Mr. Mody's Münificence, Adm iät Moore as a Diplomat. Japanese Methods in the Yara Trade. The New Member,
The Hongong University Scheme. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Tolegrams
"Shanghai Ratepayen' Meeting."
Nanking Railway,
Shanghai Tramways.
Moatings:-
Hongkong University.
Chamber of Commerce Election,
The Amending Public Health Bill
Geo. Fenwick & Co., Ltd. The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Godown Co., i td
Sanitary Board.
H. Price & C
The Soy Chee C non Spinning Co. Ltd. The Weehawei Land and building Co., Ltd. Kulangau (Amy) wun.cipal Counetk
Legal Intelligence ¦---..
Attempted Armed Robbery.
The Queen's Road Rubbery.
Alleged Conspiracy,
Police:-
A Remarkable Capture. Damp nga Dead Body,
The Perjury Trial,
D.mestic Troubics, j
PA Girl Miad,"
Tricks with a Bike:
"The Trik Safe," "
A Rich Hout
Alleged Murder of a Chinese Barber. Florida Water Trade-masks.
"Getting Back His Own,"
Boyos Policetien.
Correspondence:-
Hangkong University,
Miscellaneova Artioles and Reports:-
The Hongkong Bank.
Another Manificent Gift..
"Au Revoir.
The Legislative Council Vacancy.
The Tutsi Maru,
The Yarn Trade,
The Late Consul-Gehárai Romana..
The Commander-in-Chief.
China Borneos.
Commercial Ability Recognised..
China and Manila
A Day to Canton,
S. Co...
Luncheon na Board S. 5. Caylin.
·China Sugar Refining Cosilid. Concert at St. George's Hall! Indian Bogey Concerning Hongkong, Fire at the Cement Works. Collapse at Wes Poo, è Another West Point Fre The Alacrily Collision, Hongkong Volunteer Reserve-As Volunteer Corps Orders
Russian Consuls in Mancuria Water Return. Shanghai Opiyin Dens,
Golf"
Japan at Sea.
Home for the Poor, Cosmopolitanism of Shanghai... Canion Day by Day, “
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908.
JAPANESE METHODS IN THE YARN TRADE.
ate sold in Health and g Ordinance, but here an exc into Honom and after the first of March. again he states locisively that he tenance cons the But the whole object of the Japan Cotton will only be guided by the arguments sub hingle cash then Spint Association is to appeal to the mitted to the Legislative Council when the to be deplored. The gambling instinct of the Chinese with a view Bill is in Committee Well may he hope therefore resolves insif inte of reliving the yarn traders and manufac.that when the preBill in passed it may university be founded in Hor tarern Japan by ridding them of the cons be the last of its kind for many day increasing the ratepayer burd geste state ofthestock in the market and clear. There is nothing more harmful to the steady can, well and good, but we do ingay the enormous accumulations in their progress of the Colony than a system of see a university which may beco hand. We think it'ehly right to direct the tinkering and tampering, chopping and special preserve of the rich, who can afford attention of the Government to this latest changing which leaves isnd-holders, property high fres and whose affluence will phase of Japanese energy in trying to com owners, and tenants in a state of perpetual the detriment of the ordinary worker. pete. By-questionable methods with those uncertainty and unrest. If the passing of posing for a moment that the difficultyof sed merchants who follow legitimate lines in the this Bill achieves the result which everybodying endowed chairs was surmounted, conduct of a branch of business which may carnestly hopes to see attained then one of the be necessary, if the clever youth of t be described without exaggeration as most vexed questions which afflictand perturbing-class were to be encourage one the mainstays of the Colony's those who have vested or indirect interests bursaries and foundations in order commercial life. Nothing should be left in property will have been settled for at least education might be completed. Enthusiast undo to discourage at they outset a generation to come. Mr. Murray's manly does not as a rule mean money, and this tempt to introduce the demoralising speech was devoid of those ornate periods these, bursaries and foundations clemon gambling into the bout fide trade, which frequently mean little or nothing and come from we are at a loss to know of the Colony, if that trade is to be encourare capable of any construction whatever, all means, have a university have aged and fostered. This is a matter which It is little wonder then that his nomination as soon as possible, but let it be comes peculiarly within the province of the was hailed with acclamation, and we feel nothing apart from the Government. Chamber of Commerce, and in commending little pride in having been the first to predict the subject to the consideration of the new that he would be the one and only choice member of the Legislative Council, who was of the hard-headed, far-sighted and astute elected unopposed at the meeting this after business men of Hongkong. toon, we maintain that they will be taking up matter which deserves the support of every merchant in Hongkong and the Chamber of Commerce in particular.
THE NEW MEMBER."
THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY »
SCHEME, P
have said nothing as to what should be the constitution of the Court or Senatus, because that would lead us into another and entirely different, not, to say intricate and disputable, matter. But before anybody cao wholly approve of the scheme to establish; 2, univenity in Hongkong be must see farther ahead than we can pretend to do at the present time.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANG- HAI BANK
The Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Cor poration occupies so coospicuous place in the economic conditions of the whole of the Far East that special interest will be felt in tha' report of the proceedings at the first annual dinner held in London on 18th alt. If we eliminate the beadful of guests, whose pleasure. it was to be potent st this inaugural event, it will be seen that the service which could muster bundred on a single evening in Londes alone is no small one. This consisted only of the
a
homs staff, and the comparatively few of the farge, staff abroad who happened to be on leave. The London and China Expresi whose editorial comments on the function we quoic, gives alergiby report of the proceedings, Much that was sald will prove of interest to others who do not belong to the back, and who may not even ba, the fortunate boldeni of shares, but to whom the Hongkong. Bank is a rear live institution of the Far East, with one or other ofsel Branches they have possibly daily transactions. We feel sure that to them the interesting account given of the origins of the bank by the Chairman of the London Committee, Sir Thomas Jackson reproduced elsewhere in this losun will proval mensining reading. Varigas accouois have been current of The brigienait the slenks and of the assemblage of 1bal committee which met, according to popular report, as the result of post-prandial conversation. Of the origina torr, only two now remain-Sir Thomas Suther land and Mr. Arthur Sassoon. The committee considered if it was good enough for Bombay, then in the beat of an exciting financial boom, to donate Hongkong and Chios with a bank--- well, it was good enough for Hongkong to take the matter in band itself. The inception in 1864 produced the bank in the early months of 1865, with the late Victor Kresser at the first general conneger. Though Bombay bad,
tration was that they never would answer this the movements of the Admiral of the China question-they went on spending more and Squadron which cannot be disregarded. It more money on the navy each year without is absolutely new to us to find that in any apparent objective at all. One of Lord admiral should be invested with the powers Brassey's chief criticisms of naval outlay in of à diplomat, but apparently the effect of the the past is really directed against this indis representations of the admiral have not criminate and emperical expenditure. He merely been great but final. We can quite quotes Sir George Clarke's dictum that "the well understand why Viceroy Chang should waste of money in the British navy upon seek to maintain the importance and dignity vessels which were never suited for any of his office in the two Kwang, and it reasonably probable requirement of war bas: speaks volumes for the tact and diplomacy been enormous.” To end that sort of manifested by the two representatives of expenditure is one of the reasons of a Liberal Great Britain, that a matter which at ang Government's existence. It is perfectly time seemed to threaten the peace of evident from Lord Brassey's figures that we the Far East should have been,so far have nothing at all to fear immediately. We as we can learn, settled to the extent that have 52 relatively new battleships of 772,000 mediation may ultimately be resorted to tons against the 43 of 450,000 tons possess. There is much more behind our correspon ed by France and Germany together; and dent's letter than is evident at first sight. The even supposing that all foreign programmes question of piracy has apparently been left were carried out, for which there is scarcely alone, The Viceroy, by his energetic endea any precedent, we should have 48 against yours to re-constitute the situation, has re- their 47, with 754,000 tons against 640,000 moved all fears on that score. Now, we are, tous, in 1912. The one serious fact which informed on aù authority which we believe to favours the alarmists is that in rate of con- be unimpeachable, that Great Britain has, struction we are falling behind the Two through Admiral Moore, practically declared Power standard. That is due mainly to that the importation of arms and amthuni. the very size of our navy, which does not adtion into, South China will be prohibited with 'mit of the proportionately rapid increase of a vigour which has never previously been a younger and smaller feet. But there are, attained. The great question is as to as Lord Brassey Bay", "advantages in hold Colowan, that small island off Macao ing our hand, even from the purely naval and in the estuary of the Pearl River.
(19th March.) point of view. But there are other facts, Whether that belongs to Portugal, or whether
Prior to this we have refrained from stat which cannot be excluded from the con it belongs to China, is a matter which can
ing our views on the question of establishing, sideration of this question. Quality is a only be settled by diplomatic arrangement.
(18th March.);
a university in Hongkong. "It is an extremely least as important as size. The protection We are in possession of information which assured to a nation by the maintenance of would, at least on the surface, place Colowan Although there was never any doubt that, simple matter to suggest that a university: conditions which nourish instead of stunting under the Portuguere flag. As a matter the nomination of Mr. Murray Stewart to be would be an excellent thing, and we entirely its manhood, and develop instead of depress of fact within the last week, the garrison at the representative of the Chamber of Com concur in the idea that to constitute Hong in its capacities, is not less sure or less valu Colowan has been, strengthened by Porta-merce at the Legislative Council would kong an educational. centre, would have its Able than that afforded by any number of Ruese troops. This may meso little or no be carried without opposition, the fact advantages, but the other and more material battleships
thing, but it will certainly bring the question that he was not asked to give the slightest aspects of the question make us pause before to a point. Some observers hinted that war expression to his views, on any particular we should care to advance the scheme. A *MI, MODY'S MUNIFICENCE, between China and Japan over the cargo of question affecting the interests of the Cham-gentleman animated by the highest motives, the Zud turu was imminent. It is perfectly ber is eloquent, evidence of the confidence which are seconded by men equally disposed, (16tli March)
true that wars have been occasioned by less which the mercantile community repose in has offered a magnificent gift towards the Elsewhere, in this issue, we give probut at the present moment when, Japan has him: Not that it was at all essential that establishment of a university. That gift minence to a letter from Mr. A. H. Renniran empty exchequer, China governed, by Mr. Stewart should propound his opinions takes the subject out of the etherealand bring in reference, to the report appearing in our an extremely astute ufficialdom and the before the members of the Chamber of Com us down to the question of ways and means. Saturday's number giving credit to that Powers are careful to watch every movement merce, for his attitude on the vital affairs of However much we may desire to bee well-known, and esteented citizen'. of Hong, which might tend to detract from their initle Colony have never been concealed, nor a university in Hongkong, and however kong for the munificem offer of $150,000 for fluence and trade, it is inconceivable that have they been clothed in any but the much we may believo in its practical buildings for the founding of university in the two empires concerned would resort to plainest language. For that reason, it was utility, we cannot avoid the matter of Hongkong. Mr. Rennie wishes it to be made the last extremity. When Admiral Moore possible shat a candidate mote pliable and cost. To Begin at the beginning no known that the donor of this handsome sun said that Great Britain would observe an in- less firmly entrenched behind his own con new scheme of this character, even al of money is not himself but his friend and terest in the affairs of South China--an invictions might have had the ghost of a though it may have the imprimatur of the partner in initiating the novel, industry of terest, which we must admit cannot be wholly chance if set up in opposition to Mr. Murray Government, should involve the revenues of four-milling in Hongkong, the Tamiliar disinterested, considering our trade with Stewart, but then, again, he is no extremist, the Colony in its upkeep. It should be self Mr. H. NAMody. We have unconsciously Canton-he was speaking not merely for but is open to argument until the last word supporting, dissociated from the State, and done Mr. Mody an injustice for but the Great Britain, but also for Germany, Ame has been sase, As he remarked at yesterday's it should be established on a basis which short space of forty eight tours in with rica and the other Powers having commer meeting of the Chamber of Commerce: "1 precludes the possibility of its downfall, holding from him that meed of praise cial interests with China. That great results like to preserve my liberty of choice up to the These, of course, are self-evident proposi with which the whol. Colony acclaims him will flow from this conference there cannot last pient of the time appointed." Thisistions, but in the enthusiasm which is gen to-day as one of the few who have be the slightest doubt. Let us trust that independence to be admired, and the Cham erated by a donation of $150,000 towards so loosened their private purse-strings in aid of they will favour the progress of our trade der was entirely with him when he assumed admirable an object they are apt to be for Public enterprises which, in their own fight and the hope of our prosperity in the future. that in nominating him to the position left gotten The Government may give a site, are considered of a nature calculated to
vacant, by the departure of Mr. E. A. He a few citizens may give donations and the pronipte, the common weal. While accord-
wett he would, if elected, fake his seat at the university may be established in stone and ing to Mr. Mody our qualified appreciation
Council"a free and not a feltered man."morlar, but who is to maintain it? At yester of a generosity which at once places him in
That is an enviable trust which has been day's meeting held at Government House, the very forefront of the ranks of the Co-
accorded.My.Stewart, and the role of indepen (for a full report of the proceedings of which tony's henefactors, it must not be taken for
dent representative of the Colony's commer we are indebted to His Excellency the Gover granted that we are espousing unreservedly
cial world is rendered trebly difficult to fill. nor) His Excellency took an eminently sane the project which has found, favour in such
As a delegate whose views and opinions point of view of the scheme; but surely he high quarters as with H.E. the Governor, Sir
have been moulded in cast-iron to suit any must recognise that he was very far out of
exhausted lie binom in 1865, and was, 'on the Frederick Lugard project, which, in its
particular class, sect or coterie, Mr. Stewart the reckoning when be said that a sum
contrary, going through a disastrous financia ultimate fruition, Mr. Mody has, by his
would have little to do. beyond presenting not far short of a million dollars would
crisis, that wrought havoc to the fortunes of public-spiritedness, been so prominently in
to the Government the cause which he had be required for the endowment of the pro many a China band is wall, the new Bank did strumental in advancing. As we stated on
espoused and promised to support. His fessorial chairs. A million dollars at six well in that year. The Bombay slump bad Saturday, for some time past, it had been
personal attitude, his own convictions would per cent. would produce $60,000, but what the effect of reducing the foreign banks in an open secret that a prominent citizen had
have to be subordinated to those of the is that towards the salary of Half a dozer China to half their number, and left the then come forward with an offer of a large num
party behind him, and, no doubt, if he were teachers of ability? And if it is to be a greatly powerful Oriental Bank Corporation as of money to enable the scheme, which the
sufficiently sycophantic he would loyally ad university at all in the usual sense of the the admitted bead of them all. For the privi lage of possessing that bank's paper you usual- Governor had openly and forcibly advocated
hers to the terms on which he had been no word, half a dozen teachers, even lecturer ly had to pay 4. more. It was, not only 1865 during the past two months, to materialise.
minated. But as an independent voter who and demonstrators, would be who's in that had many dangers for financial craft, in 1886 In the endeavour to serve the public intere
is permitted a free hand in representing the adequate, not to say ludicrous. It must became the great Overend Gurney smash, and in iis train came the downfall of the oriwhils we did not fail in our duty to our reades
varied interests of the members of the borne in mind that we are entirely on the to-obtain official corroboration of the report
Chamber of Commerce, his duty is rendered side of those who would see a university in great houses of Deat's, Lindsay's Fletcher's, now proved absolutely authentic and supple
infinitely more onerous than in the former Hongkong, but we object to anything in the and numerous other tured on suc
cautiously. But as Sir Thomas Jackson point- menting it with details calculated to interest
case. There was one significant sentence nature of an additional incubus on the material the young bank had to tread the community. at large. The fear, how
in the remarks which he addressed to the
finances of the Colbay, and especially toed out, it the fishing is to be good the waters ever, of the project fizzling out through
Chamber yesterday afternoon when defining anything which would make the Colony must be troubled. They were assuredly a premature disclosure of the report a better condition of things brought about his position. "When the Government ap byword of ridicule. His Excellency the troubled, but the bank was not swept off its led to our acquiesting in deference so far as they were concerned. It would, peal to me to be wrong," he said,." I shali Governor spoke about fecs, and said that own rock, and therefore: fished with some to an expressed wish; in the suggestion appear that the Consular Body in the north-say so; and when I think they are right I the university would derive its main, income considerable anxiety, but withall with profit to that the report might be withheld from
ern settlement saw through the move and shall also say so." One of the unfortunate from the fees paid by the students. How is shareholders. Since those days it has had
many ups and downs, and its shares have, bad), publication until the preliminary arrange objected to the lottery, being permitted in results of living in a circumscribed area is many people, in Hongkong are able to pay wide limits in their quotations. It has, ara result, menia had been brought to measurable its original form. The promoters of the that as everybody knows everybody else, or the fees that must be demanded from those achieved the powerful position it now occupies distance of settlement. We had reason to lottery proposed to award hundreds of prizes has reason to fear that adverse criticise may who take the regular course of lectures, even with a captial of fifteen millions of dollars, and' believe towards the last week-end that to the holder of tickets issued by the Asso recoil upon them personally, the saving grace if the chairs are endowed? For our part declared materves of twenty-eight, and a half negotiations had so far. advanced, that
ciation. In order to defeat the municipal of honest criticions is discarded in favour of we should say a very insignificant proportion millions of dollars, 'It will not be possible to nothing remained in the way to a conditional laws of Shanghai the Japanese very astutely a blatant, purposeless, ignorant and slavili of the population. Then who are the men note all its achievements, but it has been, the acceptance of the offer.. At the same time, offered payment of the prizes in yarn instead praise-beslavering of everybody and every who are to endow this university? The means of lotroducing Chinese credit and loans to the West, whilst though the first Japanese Mr. Rennie's name was that which appeared of money, and in pursuance of these new think: Of course such a policy of lip homage Chinese, of course, are to be called upon, as load came through the auspices of the Oriental in the foreground in connection with tactics they caused the issue through their gratifies the great majority of mankind, but they always are, and that they will respond Bank Corporation, the Hongkong Bank has the realisability of Hongkong's ambitious agents at the various ports where yam Mr. Murray Stewart will have none of it, and to the appeal for funds we have not the had a considerable hand in all the later isices. scheme. For good reasons, Mr. Mody's is sold in considerable quantities of a with that attitude he will find favour in the slightest doubt. They have proved their it has so become a portion of the life of the was held in the back-ground. The error large number of leaflets, in Chinese, des eyes of all fair-minded people. He made a generosity in the past and given subscripFar East that it may safely be said anything into which, it now transpires, we had cribing the character of their new lottery. shrewd hit when he observed: "We are tions to liemen in which it could got affecting its fortunes greatly affects every beon led is one which, under the cir scheme A literal translation of that cir only stoo familiar with unfairness in attacks be said they were in any way interested or reign community in that part of the world. That those communities will join in the good cumstances, is excusable. It is evident cular is reproduced in another column. A on public servants." Undoubtedly we are likely to reap bencât from, but a must wishes expressed it this first annual gathering. that Mr. Mody takes no umbrage at perusal of this prospectus will convince any and the worst of it is ifiat public servants elephant affair is another matter. It is we may take as a foregone conclusion, one of those mistakes which in the present one that the scheme in question is nothing have no redress, they cannot return blow for True that some $350,000 was subscribed. instance has brought his friend into.con-more or less than a gamble pure and simple blow or come out and joust with their de by Chinese here and abroad, and by Euro-
THE following information regarding the CSI-", siderable favourable, public prominence, The drawings are to take place every other tractors. Not that the public servants are pean firms associated with Chinese trade, ise bankruptcy code is transmitted by Consul his shoulder to the wheel in promoting and offered will amount to V50,000, the prizes: bear the brunt of straightforward and honest that was a special occasion, a disaster which newspapers announce the appearance of an sfinding sponsor for Mr. Mody's bantling being divided into 2,343 gifts. The first opposition; the trouble is that the criticism appealed to the heart rather than to the extremely useful little pamphlet containing his association with the report of Saturday puze will be of the value of Y10,0,0, while showered so freely is not equally distributed mind. It is very questionable if the Chinese translation of the Chinese bankruptcy cods of is not wholly devoid of the interest which there are two prizes of Y3,000, ten prizes of The Government and officialdom get aine community would recognise the advantages to 1905 by Chang Wich-Yon, with an editorial by has been aroused, by its publication. It Ysao, thirty prizes of V125, one hundreti tenths of it all and the helpless, unsupported be gained by contributing to a project which a prominent solicitor in Shanghai, who is a well known authority on Chinese law,,, Tha may, after all, not at all be improbable that prizes of Y624 and one thousand nine hun-mergbers of the communfly get the remain would benefit the few to the monetary less editor, points out that in rods, when Imperial we have only anticipated a munificetice dred prizes of Yra each. The holders of der. The conscienceless time server escape of the many. The Governor mentioned assent obtained for this code; it. #asi which the many opportunities for benevolent tickets which have not drawn a prize will be scotfree. Naturally, the Government take a million dollars as the necessary endorfine when the cry of reform was lone In the midst of the whirligig of rumours work arise in Hongkong with ample scope entitled to receive sets of picture post-cards, up larger space in the public eye than ment, but we would suggest that three and argent, and the code, though con bow happily disposed of with regard to the for its Cronus to show thely liberal spirit in so that in reality those who take advantage, anybody else, and, again, it in always, times that amount would not be too taining they comparatively mills Coupe Navy Estimates, it is very satisfactory to be no uncertain manner. Mr. Rennie should of the offer are sure to participate in some or nearly always, safe to run counter to much if arts, medicine; law and engineering ber of sixty-Line-anicles, as against the volty able to turn to Lord Brassey's admirably bid fair to be enshrined in the niche where degree, it being a case of all prizes and no it.But the fact remains that the were to be established as the original chalis minous English bankruptcy enactments, makes alandable step in the right direction by placing. precise and clear statement in the London in Mr. Mody has set the example for him blanks. It was only quite recently that the Government, like the devil, is usually not The great dread is, of course, that the on record a set of rules to cover the insolvenc Times of the actual facts of the naval situs and others like him to emulate. We trust Governor-in-Council thought it necessary to half a black as it is painted by irresponsible Colony may find itself saddled with another of Chiness pbject and apanlar, for them tion. Here, at least, we are on firm ground, that there will be many such public bene prohibit the importation of lottery tickets and lacompetent critics, At all events, we incubus, whose virtues are unrecognisable way to clear themitires of bel debin, instead into the Colony and empowered the Post hare Mr. Stewart's suggestion that while, the by practical men. That must be kept of allowing them to mainly langulam la prison The Morning Leader holds that Liberals actors in Hongkong.
master-General to open any covers received Government may not always be right it neadily inview, because the Colony possibly for years The code was the wort throughthe mails which might be suspected of certainly not tug, and we have con in view of its terenue retums and also certe n.Chinese siddants" "decated. containing lottery tickets. There is nothing scientiously avoured to our ad in view of the fact that they may be and was revised by
-óf the Barend of p specificinthe Hongkong Gambling
view: Mi: Stewart is in reduced at any moment cannot afford to lend!
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US Consules in China.
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National Bank of China...
"High Jinks i-Tientsin.
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Trademark Piracy.
The Charge against a Bank Compradore.
A "Deseri" Island.
The Kaijuku Marý,,
Opium Conference at Penang.
Mining in China.
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Yara, Market.
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BIRTHS,
On March 9, 1908, at Shadghai, to Mr. and
· MIs, ARTHUR B. HYKES, a son.
On March 12, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of On March 15, 1908, at London, the wife of
H: D. HOOLEY; of a daughter,
F.A. WELLS, of a daughter,
•
On March 15, 1938, at Shanghai, the wife of A. M. DE SOUZA, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On March 10, 1909, at Shanghai, WILLIAM ROBINSON TOWNSEND BEAM.TC., Tien; tsin, second sin of the late Wajar fahn Tuckey, of Kiltongn, Hapinanway, Co. Cork, Ireland. to MARY GRACE; daughter of Charles nor van, Eaq, Indian Civil. Service (retired), of Ummera House, Timoleague,..Co. Cork, Ire- land.
On March 12, 198, Shanghai, PERCY KITCHING MAN, George William Kitchingman, London, to IUCY EVELYN FIR- 21E, second daughter, of Alexander Pirtie, of Birkenhead.
DEATHS.
On March 1o, 1008, at Shanghai, JAMES ADAME BALLARD, aged 51
At his residence, Duart," Arbuthnot Road, at 10.30 p.m. un the 18th March, 1908 AGOSTINHO GUILHERME ROMANO, Consul General for Portugal and Consul for Brazil in
Hongkong.
(17th March.). The yarn industry has been beset with more than ordinary difficulties during the past two years and the crisis which was Feached in 1906-7 has now happily given way to a period of confidence which it in the hope of all engaged in that trade to see maintained on healthy basis. The intro duction of any element which might be calculated to affect the even tenor of the way of this special branch of commerce should therefore be watched with a very jealous eyes We have alluded previously to the attempt on the part of the Japan Gotton pitsers Association to foster artificial demand for the staple industry of the islands. It may be remembered that a couple of months ago that ssociation sought to intro- duce what was tantamount to a lottery scheme, into Shanghai by which the promoters ex pected that the huge accumulated stocks of yarn in Japan would be worked off and
The Houghong Telegraph and seeing that Mr. Rennie himself is putting onthat Shanghai and the value of the prizes immaculate or that their actions will always for the relief of the typhoon sufferers, but Wilbur, A. Grador of Talingan Recent lical
MATE SUPPLEMENT,
ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSERIBERS.
Ongkong, Friday, March 23, 1958,
THE COST OF THE NAVY. (14th March.)
have never grudged any money that may be
requisite for the maintenance of an adequate, TAL ADMIRAL MOORE, AS A Beat. But what is an adequate feet? It T DIPLOMAT, replies to its own question, thus: A defini, kris
tion le clearly essential; our main complaint. Our spec correspondent at Canton has against the late Tory Governi t'adminie. Wsupplied our readers with news compralog,
or coupons, as the
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