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it is rumoured that the Japanese Curtrail los Vírom the Chi£ate Governs intend to demyd mant-the payment of compensation for the death of the Captain of the Talsu Mar, Hiro- kichi Terumine, which is le alleged, occurred on March 28, through the seizure of the vessel by the Chiness authorities.
profits which could be made by the coinage of Kwangtung 20-cent pieces, the Mint was set at work night and day to produce these tokens, until the market was, flooded with a debased currency w which degraded the mar 8. WATSON & CO., ket in Hongkong. Indeed, matters became
so bad that the then Governor of the Colony A was compelled to interfere and, through the Consul-General at Canton, to expostulate with the Viceroy regarding the abnormal and unnecessary output-of-so-cent coint, That remonstrance was accepted in the right spirit by the Viceroy, who gave the assurance that the Mint would be closed down for a considerable period to permit of the natural absorption of the surplus coins. But although the Mint was closed down there was nothing to show that the Canton Government would abide in every detail by ilicir 'promise,, for there was every reason to believe that as the result of the feverish activity at the Mint the au- thorities retained an enormous quantity of the token money, which could be gradually unloaded on the market as the Government might think fit. That this procedure was adopted there is every reason to believe, so that while the Provincial: authorities acknowledged the justice, of the complaint from Hongkong by refraining from the coinage of additional money, they maintained the situation by the circulation of the stock which had been allowed to ac
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A TOKIO despatch of 22nd inst says The negotiations with regard to. Japanese fiery rights around Kwa tung and in adjacent at have been concluded without being transferred to Peking. The agreement arrived at is that Japanese policemen in plain clothes will travel on board the convoys for the protection of Japanese fishermen ; and that the latter may purchase native licences to engage to fisheries in adjacent waters.
ALLANTAY IN THE HARBOUR The Japanese Boycott.
PLUCKY ATTEMPTS-AT LIFE-SAVING.
Hongkong harbour bas been the scene of many a gallant act. The deeds of heroism which are on record stand to the credit of many. a civilian and others who go down to the in ships. The columos of the local Press 'bear eloquant testimony to the unble self-sacrificing efforts of many an individual who ofion
ALLEGED INSTIGATION BY FOREIGN FIRMS,
A STARTLING NEW VIEW,
The following telegram, dated April 16, and translated by the Kobe Herald, has been re caived by the dead from Hongkong. It presents a startlingly, now view of the boycot The suggested, instigation by foraiga firme la
Telegrams
HONGKONG TEL"
SERVICE
SIR ROBERT HART
ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI
[From Our Own" Gorry
Shangha 7th Apr
2.50 p.m.
Sir Robert Hart arrived here to day, and is looking well.
THERE arrived from Sing pore by the Furra this morning M. Nalio, the chief assistant in the Singapore Bronceda Millet sains Maritimes, M, Nalio succeeds M. Milletas acting agent of the company at“ Hongkong, a poit for Place their lives at Imminent.perit in order. interesting but yaconvincing which he is eminently qualified by bit long have been placed in danger of drownink that they have locurred serious losses through te rescon those of their fellow men who might
"All the leading Japanese frais bera admit experience in the East and business capacity either as a result of their own suicidal the boycott and take a pessimistic view of the M. Delacolle has already arrived at Singapore tendencies, or by accident, For every cale future prospects. So far, the shipping, business from the Aden agency as M. Nalin's successor of successful life-saving that is brought to has suffered most, the American and Australian
public notice through the medium of the daily services of the N. YK, the South American: newspaper, we imagine there is an equal and San Franciics services of the T. Ko
AN IMPRESSIVE SENDOFY FROM PEKING, number that has ever received prominence and the South China service of the D.8. K.
A Paking, April 12 through the modesty of those whose best rebelog the most affected. The N. Y. K. and ward of gallantry is their own sense of duty T.K. K. vessels can obtain scarcely any and proceeds from Tientsin 10
Sir Robert Hatt left Peking 41 6 10-
passen, era or cargo Meri. Douglas board a Revenue cruiser. From performed by one fellow-man to another. the latter category came to our notice yesterday basiness of the Q. 5. K. They are arranging to
One of the most recent cases coming under and Co. appear to be determined to crush the will travel to Europe by the ND.
The departure of Sir Robert Bart, and it is our pleasure to put it on record to day put on two more sicamere, It seems to be a occasion of a great ceremony at the with a view of not only recording the gallantry fact that the leading British, American and station. The Diplomatic Body, reprez of the plucky act.but niso of commsadio the German shipbuilding companies are encour of the Customs Service and the bulk deed for some sort of recognition on the aging the boycott. Japanese tobacco, which the foreign residents in f'eking, were press part of the employers of the two gentlemen obtained a hold at the time of the boycott of on the platform to take fears of the in whose attempt at saving the life of an unknown American goods, is being ousted, by tha: Amer. specios General. The Chiasse Government Chinaman is, to say the least, wonby of the ican article. The Maill, and Nippon Fire In was represented by their. Excellencias Na approbation to be expressed io some tangible surance Companies and Tokio and Nipponung, and Tish Liang, of the Waiwupu, and form by a Company whose basiness it is, prin Marine Insuradea Companion are each losing by Chen Pi and Governor Tang Shao-y!. sipally, to carry a living freight of tens of business at the rate of over $13,00 a month. Guards of Hongur. wire farnished by the thousands of lives monthly,
Japanese coal and matches, which the Chinese Chinese authorities, and two bands were cannot dispense with, are being sold, but all supplied by the British, American, Japanese, sticks which can be replaced by foreign, Italian and Dute Legallons goods are suffering greatly. The Hongkong Government has probibited newspapers from publishing inflammatory articles. It is also con trolling the dispatch by telegraph of boycott and generally doing all it can to check the manifestoes, removing provocative placarde, movement. It is now clear that the boycott is
IT bas, bien officially stated that no more
encouragement shall be given at present to induca Chloesstudents to go to Japfa forstudy. The openings in Canton are all fixed up. It is pointed out, as indeed is probably true; shat men have gone to Japan and received a smittering of so-called moderp education. When they have returned it has been found they are almost as useless as when they went,
This is to be stopped.
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From what we were able to gather the part cuters of the incident are that on Friday night last, about ten o'clock as the ss. Kinskan, of the Hongkong, Canine and Macao Steamboat Co, Ltd., was about to leave her wharf for Canton a Chinese male passenger was observ. deck of the river steamer. The alarm Man ed to jump overboard from the second overboard !?" was at, once raised by the
cumulate. The inevitable consequence is seen in the discount demanded on Kwang- tung 20-cent pieces, and the correlative effect on the currency of Hongkong. If the position is to be still further embarrassed by the circulation of silver dollars coined in Canton the result may be decidedly serious. There is, of course, no objection po one of the windows of 380, Des Voeux large number of native passengers on
Six weeks hard labour was the sentence pass ed on a coolie (Tam Tai), by Mr. J. R. Wood, in the Police Court, to-day, for attempted burglary, Tam was seen by Policeman Cockle, at about eight o'clock last night, trying to Road West-premises used as a godown. His defence when arraigned before the Magistrate was that he wanted to get out of the rain. The Magistrate obliged him.
THE Admiralty are asking for the Bames of shipwrights who would be willing to fill the vacant position of Inspector of Shipwrights at Hongkong Dockyard. The accepted candidate must be prepared to serve for not less than three years, and the pay offered is Sza per week, in addition to charge pay, house, allow ance, and Colonial allowance, which will amount to $18.95. To meet the increased cost of living the house and Colonial allowances have been temporarily increased by 79 per
board who appeared to be in a state of great excitement, By oone among the big crowd was the man who had taken the fatal leap observed to rise again in the water. Tho
Chinaman appeared to be of the better class; he was dressed in a long silk coat and was talking to a Chinese girl before taking me desperate plunge. A Filipino watchman named Table was some ten yards distant from the Chinaman when he was on deck. Heat once apprised Chief Officer J. H. Davey of the Chinaman's rash act, and as soon dived over the sido of the ship after the suicide. Mr.
sat the unimportant 'matter which it was first
Sir Robert Hat is looking well. His Bealth. has much improved recently, and he hopes to. return to China at the end of the year for". which be has bend granted leave of absence. appointment of an lospector-General will then Should he be unable to return, the permanent be made,--N, C. D. News. : NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA.
considered to be in Japan. The action of the British, American, Germas and Dutch mer chants calls for japanese attention. At pre-
THE NOTE ISSUE.! sent no one has discovered any adequate. means to stop the boycott, and in some
[By courtery of the “Shring Po."] quarters it is thought that the only thing to do is might only sender the situation worse The Imperial Government has sent
Poking, 20th April falence might.only render the With regard to Japanese marine products telegraphic instructions to Viceroy and some miscellaneous goods, the boycoll may not continue for long, as there is reason Tuan Fang to arrange privately with to believe that foreign articles cannot compete the Chinese Chamber of Commerce with them owing to their cheapness, but, the
to the Mint coining dollara sufficient to meet the needs of the two Provinces which are administered from Canton, but there is every reason to fear that unless the output is checked the Hongkong market will be inundated with a plethora of depreciated coins which will make confusion still worse confounded in the local bazaar. It cannot be believed that Chinese dealers will refuse to accept the currency of the mainland, especially when there is a certain amount of stringency in trade circles, and it may there. fore be predicted that Kwangtung dollars will speedily become as much of an incubus as the 20-cent pieces. In these circum- stances it behoves the Chamber of Com merce to take time by the forelock and secure the co-operation of the Government in demanding that a limit should be placed application-from-john-Elvia-Barker for the "konf and it was probably due to that that the"`siderable.~~The Nagasaki-Ghamber of Com agrees to guarantee the note issue of
cent,
Tuis afternoon, the Justices of the Peace, com prising Meara, j. il. Kémp, J. E. Wood, Capt. yous and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands, conven- 'ed a'moeting at the Magistracy to consider an
on, the circulation of the new currency, so transfer to bins from one L. M. Lobo of the that it may not find its way in increasing publican's licence to sell by retail intoxicating. A. S. WATSON & CO., amounts into the exchange of this Colony, liquors on the premises Nos, "148 and 150,
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The matter, should not be difficult of Queen's Road Central and 99 and 101, Welling- arrangement with the Government at ton Street, pader the sign of Thỏ Sing Hotel Canton, but if it it taken in hand at There were no police objections and the appli. once the evil will be found to have taken cation was granted. root and all future efforts to stamp out the depreciated coinage will prove futile. It is a question which will not permit of delay and the sooner, the Chamber of Commerce proceeds to deal with it the more likelihood there is that their object of restricting the indiscriminate coinage of silver dollars will be attained.. The attention of the Govern. ment of Hongkong should be directed to the subject and representations, made to the
BIRTHS,
On April 18, 1908, at Shanghai, to Rev, and Mr. A. C. Bowen, a son. (ALBERT LANDER),
On April 20, 1908, at Shangbai, the wife of V. WATSON PAUL, of a son.
On April 22, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of E, A. MEASOR of a daughter,
On April 22, 198, at Penarth, Wales, the wife of GEORGE APPLEBY, LM. Customs, Canton, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
On April 23, 1883, at Shanghai, J. R. DONG-Viceroy, through the British Consul-General VAN, of the Imperial Maritime Customs, to
at Canton, regarding the importance cof MARGARET CONSTERDINE,
maintaining the value of the currency by limiting the operations of the Mint. ·
DEATHS.
On March 13, 1908, in Redlands, Cal., at the home of his son, E. G. Pratt, Capt. NICHOLAS PRATT, aged 68 years,-late C. 'M. S. N. Co.'s
• Service, Shanghai.
:
March 25, at Purisy, F. O. SEATON, aged 53.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
COMMANDER J. C. Tancred, who is well known on the China Station; has been appointed
The Hongkong Telegraph King's Harbour Master at Malta. Tas billet
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1908.
QUESTION FOR the chamber
.OF COMMERCE,
is worth about £600 per acum.
BREVET-COLONIL F. E. Kent, R.G.A., com- manding the garrison companies at Hongkong, shorly completes his five years' service as a regimental lieutenant-colonel, and will be placed on half-pay.
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POLICE Sergeant Gordon, of Cheung Chau Police Station, arrested three fishermen in Cheung Chau harbour on Saturday night on a charge of being in possession of dangerous goods without permission, the fishermen be longing to deep sex fishing junk. No. 12345.. When the junk was raided two pounds of dy Damite, ons box of detonators, and a coil of fuse ware found hidden in the hold. These were kept for the purpose of stupding fah. The accused pleaded guilty to the charge and wère fined $25 each. The fides were paid.
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Davey got a life-buoy and threw it into the water
damage to the shipping business will
in the direction where the man was seen to doubtedly be great. A have jumped. Chial Officer Davey, without divesting himself of his clothes, dived after the Chinaman and swam around the side of the ship for about ten minutes without sering any sign of the man. With the flat bottom of the Kinthan there was a heavy suction under her
Chinamas never rose to the surface again. When all hopes of recovering the man had been given up r. pes, were thrown into the
water to Mr. Davey and Tablo who were then pulled up the side of the Kinskan tó the deck. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the homanity' of the sportagerus action of both
water in a pitch dark night after the rescue of Mr. Pavey and Tablo for plunging into the
the Gnknown Chinaman:
CANTON DAY BY DAY,
THE VICEROY'S TOUR.
[From Our Own Correspondint】
Canton, 25th April. His Excellency the Vicerby left here yester day at I p.m. and arrived at 1 hampoa at about 2 o'clock, where His Excellency landed and visited the Whampoa Naval College and the Whampoa Docks. The Viceroy also reviewed the students there, seeing them go through their drills. After a short stay at Whampoa His Excellency proceeded to the Boga Tigris where he inspected the different fortresses and the military college. His Excellency will also proceed to the Shek Lung district to make ac inspection of the Canton: Kowloon railroad, etc. Viceroy Chang reported, his departure from Caston on a tour of inspection to the East River, on the 24th instant, to Peking by wire.
COLLISION,
A few days ago a steam launch came into collision with a rice junk in the vicinity of ton Lik, and the junk was considerably dymaged, with the result that ever ro,obo bags of rice were lost.
COAL MINES.
It is reported from Nagasaki that the Chinese there have decided not to buy any Japanese marine products or other merchandise on and after April 1. (Chinese calendar). As marīno products are the largest export to China from the port; the effect of the decision will be con-
at Shanghai to promote the circula- tion of the notes issued by the Na- tional Bank of China.
merce beld a meeting on April 17, with a view the
to asking the Government to take steps in the matter.
A COSTLY JAMBONKE.
five chargES THE RESULT OF AN
"AFTERNOON'S OUTING, -,
Later
The Board of Revenue in leking
ational Bank of China.
STORM IN BANKOW.
8.S. "WOSANG" ASHORE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 27th April 2.50 p.m. There has been a storm în "Han- kow.
The 3.8. Wosang is ashore, Traffic is delayed.
HEAVY CASUALITIES FLOAT»
[By ocurtesy of the "Shaung For
A soldier belonging to the Royal Garrison Artillery, stationed at Lycemoon, created some' disturbance at the Belle View He'el on Satur, day aftersoon. He was in the Police Court, this morning, to answer five charges, as fol- lows: drunk and disorderly at the Belle View Hotel, amaulting the watchman, resisting the police and damaging a uniform: to the extent of one dollar, refusing to pay'kis içâm fare, and assaulting one of the tramway officials. -He denied the charges in toto." On Saturday after- noon defendant went to the, Dalle View Hotel and called "for a drink. The manager gave orders to the "boy" not to serve him as he had had sufficient already. The defend. ant get very angry and made a good deal of noise, it was said. "The watchman was on the 24th inst. then called to put him out, but fed after a couple of #rocks. Defendant next hearted tramear to return to barracks? Whether he had any money on him or not is not knowa, but he refused to pay his fare when approached, When pressed the second time he struck the conductor. Such "was the story of the case as
related by Inspector Robertson, of Shad-ki-wan Police Station The`inigistrate (Mr. Kemp), found the accused guilty on all counts and fined him-the total su 1.amototing 10 $19.25, with the usual alternative.
·LICENCE REFUSED. *
The müich adjourbed application. of Chorley Ernest Clifford for the transfer to him' from
AT the Police Court, this morning, Acting Inspector Fenton asked Mr. J. H. Kemp to The Kwangsi high authorities have granted Thomas Hernard Maguire of the publican's impose no penalty on a man named Munto-ato Mr. Lau Ming Pak the sole privilege of liccare to sell by retail intoxicating liquors on sloker os board out of the ships in barbour-1, working the coal mines in the Ho Yuen dis the premises No. 2, Pak Shui Wan under the who was charged being with drank and incapable trict, and Mr. Lau has asked the Canton Self sign of The Bells View Hotel, was considered in'Connaught Road Central on Saturday. He Government Society to feat a company with by the ju tices of the Peace at the Magistracy, thought that Munro had received sufficient sufficient capital to open the mists in question, this afternoon, Mr.J. H. Kemp (first magis- punishment already. Same time on Saturday The Society bas now convened a mass meeting trate) presided. Others present, were Mr. afternoon Munro staggered to be waterfront to take place to-day for the purpose of discon). R. Ward (sefood magistrate): Capt. Lyons in search of a sumpan to return to his shiping matters with the object of forming a com(xaperintendent of police) and Mr. W. Bowen He got too near the edge of the praya wall and,pany to open the mires, tripping himself up, fell into the water Luckily
A COOLIE, giving the name of Leung Kwai was, in the Police Court, to day, ordered to be detained in police custody until to-morrow pending certain inquiries which are to be made. The charge against Leung was one of housebreaking and shelt. It appears that about five o'clock this morning he gained admission to house No. 18, Sai Yuen Lane, by forcing back the bolt 'with a chisel. This house is occupied by an accountant and a coolie who work in the grocer's shop on the ground floor. Leung, it is alleged, collected about Stop worth of clothing and jewellery and money, which he made into a bundle, Here, misfortune overtook him. In leaving the house he fell over a chair. This awoke the inmates, who scited him. He appeared From time to time the news has filtered THE str, Tafao Mami, which was burat near-fore Mr.-J. H. Kemp, and was 'remanded. through 'from Canton to the effect that the Chinkiang on September 19, 1st year, and has Peking authorities had given instructions to been reconstructed by the Shanghai Dock and the Mint to the Southern capital to proceed insering Co., Ld., had a successful trial
trip up-river on 23rd inst, with the coinage of silver dollars in order, to` provide for the requirements of trade in the ENGINEER-LIEUTENANT H. Hodson has been Kwang Provinces. The idea has generally appointed to the King Alfred flagship of the been accepted as an indication that the China Squadron, and Engineer-Lieutenant A. Imperial Government was desirous of Drought has been appointed to the Tamar, carrying out its obligation under the Hongkong, for daty with the destroyer Whiting, Mackay treaty.to standardise the Chinese MISERS. Benjamin and Potts of Shanghai ad- currency throughout the Ecapire, but latervise that they are in receipt of telegraphic fnformation has usually shown that these advice to the effect that the friental Consofl instructions were pot seriously meant, or, at dated Mining Co, Ld, has declared an interim all events, the Mint need not give effect dividend of fifty cents (Gol.) per share on to the order it now appears, however, accout of the year ending June 30, 19.8. according to "nformation gathered by PETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library our correspondent at Cantón, that the and Museum for the week ending the 26th Mint has at length acted upon these instructions, for. 32,000 whole dollars have Bean coined and are now in the handa of the Shap How Chu. for circulation. Granting that this information is correct, and there is no reason whatever to doubt its truth, it is extremely probable that the labyrinthine, dificulties surrounding the subsidiary cola question in Hongkong will be rendered more intricate and unacting in a near future. It must be well within the recollection of aders that when the openment at Canton rea and the immense
April, 1908
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The Nogarski Preis states that a seaman, named O. Bouler, belonging to the crew of the British barque-astmere at Nagasaki on the shib instant fell from the top of a mast, and fustained injuries which proved fatal within a few minutes. He was a sus or Humbat 19 years of age, and foinha cha versat Ban Frascieco on January
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he could swim, and awim ho did to the nearest The Canton Press Society has established pier, where he landed. After a rest, Muaro was, library in Fu Sbin street. Admission is free. so it was alleged, about to enter the water again The object of the library is to enlighten the to "swim to bít ship," but he was arrested. He public mind with wholesome literatura. The given a change of clothing. The Court agrted magistrate Chang bave subscribed Stoo esch was removed to the Central Police Station and Kwangchow Prefect 'Chan and the ex-Namkol with the inspector that, Muaro had had enough towards the expenses of the institution, and discharged him with a cantios, “noi to come up here again."-
JAPANESE YARN———
PRODUCTION, RESTRICTED...
Tokio, April 19.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Rowlands, After much discussion the Justices refused the application as the ground that the applicant could. not produce satisfactory cre- dentials.
THE; FIRES AT PEKINĠ.
RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION.
Peking, April 22, Oficis investigation of the recent free, here shows that they are devoid of special signi= 6cance, and they are now regarded as ordinary outbreaks, with the exception of the one which occurred in the Lama Temple.
A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Thunday at which the Automay Gen. Owing to reports of thefts from this jostilu. eral will move the second reading of the Billtion an inventory of its contests and bend The Japanese Spinners' Union has resolved entitled An Ordinance to amend the Public ordered. But on the day precoding that on upon a cessation of night work for three Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and The which the i months besides a stoppage of work for five Public Heath and Buildings Amendment Or
entory was to Bava" been taken,
Freiumub'y it was a deyi
days and nights monthly. The application of dishce, 1903) and the third reading of the Bill on the part of the prious to cover up traces of this plan to the expart of cotton/yarny Contisied Au Ordinance, to enable Foreign Cor reduce the production by about one alporations to acquire and hold land in the – The
by this condograft
Shanghai, 26th April,
· A severe storm raged in Jankow
Several hundred junks were sunk, and a few ateamers dragged their anchors, thereby sustaining damage.
The number of lives lost has not yet been ascertained.
THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
VICEROY CHANG'S DESPATCH
TO PEKING":
[By courtesy of the Sheung Po.")
Peking, 26th April. Viceroy Chang Jen-chun, of Can- ton, has telegraphed to the Imperial Goy rament that he has persuaded and instructed the people [under his jurisdiction] to stop the boycott
His Excellency asks the Govern, ment to notify the Japanese Minister. accordingly, so that he may not have any prétext to bring, pressure to bear upon the Chinese Government,
THE EMPRESS-DOWAGER
DESIROUS OF RELINQUISHING
GOVERNMENT
By courtesy of 48" Sharing Port
Peking 20th A
At an interview between Prince Ching, Prince Chun and others, the
mpress