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Chinare Associations have carried out. At the luterview with our res and Guilds are doing so mood for presentative on Saturday the Opium Farmers country and fellow citizen, I would suggest that stated off-hand that the closure of the opium officiali and respectable merchants of China some of the rich charitable viceroy's Chinese divans will mean an immediate loss of about while ap establish a daily attendance hospital two-thirds of their aggregate business, with for trachems in Hongkong apart from the other further prospective loss in the falling-off of Hospitals. There are many hundreds 1 sea: sales to private consumers. It is reasonable suffering from this disease. It would be a to suppose that Government will endeavour blessing to these kindly disposed mes of bonür To see that they have come to the rescue of to ascertain from the monopolists, the exact amount they are likely to lose by the aboli-thousands of suffering huminity Micted with tion of the public opium-houses in Hong this disease, and who in return may show their kong. If the Opium Farmers can be asked gratitude to the antion, some day. Yours, &c.
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Hongkong, 12th May, 1908.,
THE-SANITARY BOARD.
FORTNIGHTLY MERTING,
A meeting of members of the Sanitary Board was held this alterapon, when the following" business was transacted.
|
"BLACKMAIL
525,000 DEMAND FROM MESSRS, REISE & Co.
[From Our Chen Correspondent.]
12-19083
JAPANESH BOYCOTT.
CANTON VICEROY'S ACTION:
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Cantor, 11th May
Canton, 11th May. post be other day. Margs. Reisi & Co., of DAPATKAN
robbers, demanding the payment of a sum of in Canton towards the suppression of the Shameen received a blackmailing letter from In addition to the steps he has already taken $10,000. Messa. Kelas & Co. have reported the Japanese boycott movement, the Vice oy has matter to the Cinton Viceroy through H.R.M: now fargarded despatches to the different off Consul-General. The Viceroy has given orders cinis in the interior instructing them to pro to the officials to endeavour to trace the block, hibit the people, from convening meetings of National Disgrace, and to try their best to plit a stop to the agitation,
mailers.
"LOSS OF THE “ MATSUSHIMA"
DESCRIPTION OF THE DISASTER.
Celegrams
HO OND
SERVICE.
MEN-OF-WAR ANCHORAGE AZ SHANGHAI
AMERICA'S REQUEST REFUSED:
{By courtesy of the "Sheung "Po."]
Peking, 11th May.
W
The Ganton Self-Government Society has received a telegram from Shiu Kwad, in which The United States Government the Society was requested to send representar lives to attend a meeting of National Disgrace has requested that an area be allotted to be held there on the 17th instant. Shiu on the river, at Shanghai, as an Kan is a district near the prefecture of Nam Hang in the both of the Kwangtung province, anchorage for tlie warships of distant many miles from Canton. Even though US Navy. so far removed from the capital, the Japanese boycott movement has spreat to the interior of the province as far as Shiu Kwon,
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A Sasebo messige gives the following des cription of the disaster-An hour before the time for the crew of the Matsushima to leave their bucks a terrible explosion under the aft turret was heard. 1 jeutenant Taira; who was on duty, at once signalled to other vessels and ordered the men on the deck of the cruiser to prepare to extinguish fire. Almost instantly,A however, the aft part of the vessel was seen to A Tairen telegram of May 5 to the Mainichi be enveloped in fire, and a series of explosions: | states thai the market for japanese merchandiss took placeio rapid succession.. At the same time among the Chinese in Manchuris is very dull water entered with great rapidity, the bow rising at present. This is believed to be attributable high out of the sea. Amid the volumes of to the boycott and the fall of silver, flame and smoke alt, the bodies of officers and (a,) What is the number of houses in Victoria men were seen to be blown up into the air, sad Kowloon, which remain, to be dealt with some of them being carried to a height of 100 under sub-sections Nos. 1 and 2 of section, 175. | ft., while many severely injured mas were of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance?, drowned by the influx of water. A number of (8.) Is it a fact that notwithsanding your } men who had been thrown out of their hami- statement that all Government buildings are mocks by the force of the explosions: en- periodically inspected by Sanitary Departmentdeavoured to rescue those who were surround- WRITING under date the 11th inst., aur Can.officers, all Government buildings which have ed by the flames, but their efforts were fruitless,
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GOVERNMEnt buildinGSARTAG Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, puisuant to,notice, asked:-
* medical office attached, there is no such inspection'?
(c) If pot, is it the duty of the Medical Officer so attached to make, periodical in spection of such buildings to see that they are in such a sanitary condition as not to contra- Buildings Ordinance vene the provisions of the Public Health and
The damage to the after part of the cruiser was so great that she sank within five minuter, the bow rising straight out of the water. The other vessels of the Squadron hastened to send assist ance to the cruiser immedi itely they heard the first explosion, but she bad disappeared before aid could reach her.-Kobi Herald,
WHO ARE SUFFERING MOST? "The Kobe Herold, of 4th insi, saya |--Very conflicting statements as to the effects of the Canton boycolt continue to be made. The Omka Anahi, however, asserts that Chinese merchants are certainly suffering more than the Japanese. The latter have not been affected as much 21 was expected, as the goods boycotted in South China are being largely sold in North China and other parts of the country. The Cantonese rerchants in Japan, however, axe very much embarrassed, as ibair transactions have been hitherto confised to Canton and Hongkong. Mr. Mak S-sao-pong, the leader of the Cantonese bere, bas throughout taken the We learn from the Japan Times that En- | view that the boycolt will not be of long dura kineer Rear-Admiral Tanabe has made the tion, but, according to the deiti, be is suffering „following statemedi :-It is profoundly regret- | beavily, this business having been conducted table that the officers and meri who might have on a very large scale. He nod, his friends are served in'six warships with' credit should have | not disposed to intervene, as they fear that (a) A list is being prepared. (b) My statement was "that Government been killed in this disaster. The explosion of efforts by them to check the boycott would be to compile all the treaties made between China Buildings art inspected once a month and in magazines is not unprecedented, but Germany of little usë. and foreign stages and to pat them in book addition coolie quarters once a week." The seems to be remarkably free from such" accid
Board on May 16th, 1906, agreed that the as-ents. It is probable that the mode of manu- altary inspectors should not pay visits of in- facture, etc., of the powder has something to
men, who were very seriously injured;
IN view of the popular ignorance of treaty stipulations, H. E. Yuan Skík-kai, President of. the Waiwupu, has instructed his subordinates
(d.) Will you lay qu the table a list of auch Government buildings as have a medical office
attached?
The President replied?— ~
·
A Tokio message, to other Osaka papets also states that there is now every indication tha the boycott is embarrassing the Chinese mare
The Waiwupu strenuously opposes the granting of the request.
CHINA'S CURRENCY
CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung, Po,""]
Peking, 11th May. The Grand Councillors held a con- ference on the 9th inst., when it was decided to mint one-tuel silver pieces for the currency of China.
TRE EMPEROR'S ILLNESS.
HIS MAJESTY'S CONDITION IMPROVING
[By courtesy of the " Shrung Po"}
Peking, 11th May.
The Emperor's condition proving..
The attack of gout, from which His Majesty has been suffering, is
form for distribution amongst the people. The recipients will be requested to make a close study of these treaties, so that when they have any dealings with foreigners, they may be able spection to those institutions which are under do with such dirasters. As in the refloating of than the Japanese: It le copsequaatly believed not so troublesome.-
to act in accordance with the stipulations set forth in the treaties, "
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charge of Government medical officers.
(c) Yes,
Az a mealing of the' Manchester Chamber' of | dexes. Commerce a letter from the Foreign Office waS real, enclosing copy of a communication from
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The rates per quarter and por menom, proportional. The dally imus in delirerol free when the addrom in
to the Doyen of the Consular Body at that poft, explaining the objects in view in inviting traders to record their marks in Shanghai and Ticaisio pending settlement of the long- suspended question of registration of trade marke in China. This was remitted by the
'Board to the consideration of the Trade and
Merchandise Marks Committee.
A RATE war has arisen between several Ger- man steamship companies.' The Ocean Steam-
ship Company at Flensburg, a sister company of the Flensberger Steamship Company, well known in China, has opened a direct line from Hamburg via Antwerp to Cuba and “Mexico. Now "the · Syodjkats-Rhederei at Bamburg, founded some years ago by the large steamship companies of that post to take care of their interests against competition by foreign companies, announces that il" inteacs
at very reduced rates.
(d) Government Civil Hospital and its un-
Kennedy Town Hospital, Government.
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Kennedy Town Hospital, (Tung Wah
Tung Wah Hospital, Po Leung Kuk Gnol.
WATER CLOSETS FOR BUILDINGS IN KOWLOON, The following reply relative to the quastion of permitting water closets in buildings in
Kowloon was submitted :—
Colonial Secretary's Office, 2nd May, 1908.
Sir, I am directed by "is Excellency the Governor to acknowledge receipt of your felter of the 24th ulto, informing me of the decision of the Board on the question of permisiting water closets in buildings in Kowloon and to request you to supply me with copies of the circular referred to in paragraph 1' of report of the com- mittee enclosed in your letter under reference
together with the replies thereto.
"I am farther, to invilo the attention" of the Board to the additional expensa-which will be involved by the suggested systematic monthly
THE RISING. IN YUNNAN,
the sunken Kaljuskims there exists some hope, | that it will not last much longer. The messige, but the expenditure on the work will have to also says that the Canton Constitutional Go- be investigated.before deciding whether the vernment Association, which decided that no vessel is to be saved or not. The Matsushima | Japanese marine products should be dealt ib baing an old boat, much money would be re- after April 37, has postponed the coming into VICEROY TO LEAD THE TROOPS.
:ired to fit her for sea again, Japan, however, force of the decision to May 10, baa made great progress in the art of refloating
[By courtesy of the “Shaung Po."} Vessels.
Peking, 11th May.
CANTON MINT,
OUTPUT OF DOLLAR PIECES.
[From Our Own Correspondent.].
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EFFECT ON THE MITSUI BUSIAN-KAISHA,
According to the Ariki, the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha has been feeling to some extent the
The rebel Sun [Dr. Sun Yet-sen ?) effects of the general commercial depression, more especially in regard to its China trade attucked and captured the city of Our Usaka contemporary recalls that the Kai-Hokow, in Yunnan province. sha's business, relations with Asia, Europe, America and Australia have of recent years In yesterday's telegram it was re- In accordance with instructions, received undergone a great expansion. In some years, from the Tuchihpu (Ministry of Finnoce) at it says, the transactions have reached a value ported that Lau Chun-lam had been the Capital, the Canton Mint is now. busily of no less than Y200,000,000, a volume of basi appointed to the command of the Government forces;: but as that engaged in the coining of one-d llar silverness which is rivalled by but few Companies Picos; the daily output of these dollar coins in Europe or America. At the present time the
Kaisha's branches and agencies at home and general is some distance off and may being 40,000,
abroad number sixty-seven, and the employees.)
Canton, 11th May.
SUICIDE AT SEA.
-TRAGIC. TERMINATION, OF A CARD. PARTY..
Mr. Reginald W. Wickham, a well-known
of superior position total over 1,320. Since be some time in arriving to give last year, however, its business has been some battle to the insurgents, a special
what unsatisfactory on. account of the trade
depression. At the Shanghai branch, for in
tance, it has been found that the existing
sending monthly steamers to Cubs and Mexico inspection; and, in view of the fact that the authority on the rubber industry, bas, ended i office staff of about one hundred employees
A
On the 27th ult. at noon, while three Malay women were engaged in collecting firewood on the outskirts of a kampong at Trong, a tiger was heard close by, Two of the women left their bundles and ran away, but the third being an elderly woman and unable to move Bingle Coplex, Dally, sen cesta: Wookly, twenty taken away into the jungle. No trace of the quickly, was pounced upon by the tiger and
mocomible to memengar. On coplas marit by post an additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the
world is 80 cents per quarter,
five cent
Che Hongbang Gelegraph
Hongkong, Tuesday, May 13, 1908.
unfortunate woman has been found, but the
Penghulu of Troug is organising a pasty to fry and recover the body and shoot the tiger. This happened 'near St. John's, Rubber Estate on the road, leading to the stone quarry.— Singapore Fren Prest,
REGARDING the question of Chinese crews on British steamers, Surgeon "testifies that last year he made a voyage of 37,000 miles as aur seen to a large steamship carrying a Chinese crew. Seven months' observation showed that a more healthy, contented, bard-working, and
saber crew it would be impossible to imagine They gave no trouble from a medical point of view, and their hardiness is proved by the fact that the climatic conditions varied from the ico and snow of the Northern Pacific to the Red Sea in August where, with the wind aft and a temperature of 124 deg. Fabr. in the slokehold,
present staff cannot undertake the supervision, and as such supervision is no integral part of the proposal, I am to inquire how the Board suggests that the expenditure should be
met.I am, elc,
(Sd) F. H. MAY.
Colonial Secretary. Mr. Shelton Hooper minuled-No additional will be small, inspectors required. The number of closets
Mr. Humphreys I agree with Mr. Hooper The total W: C's which will be allowed by the Board will not probably average six in a
year,
STREET WATERING.
Further correspondence relative to the watering of streets was read. Mr. Hollings worth minuted as under
1. Besides the new street wafering stand Pipes erected at. Pottinger Strent and Arsenal Street we have erected two at Tai Hang,
2-The keeping clear from stoppage of the allah supply from Albany nollah is in the hands of the Sanitary Board reported all these supplies clear some time ago and they were all handed over to the Sanitary Board for maintenance.
3-I noticed that Stone Nullsh Lane nullab was dry this afternoon (15-4 08)...
4-An indenthastess forwarded to the crown far from the savage which the average Eoglish-Agents for tea additional reel fountains. min believes him to be.""
'not a man féll out. I found the Chinaman
Ernest Simona, while
was discovered that the man, whose name was
decree has been issued directing His Excellency Sik Leung, Viceroy of
is in excess of existing requirements, and a Yunnan, to lead the troops in person. more or less similar condition prevails at the
re-
his life by crawling through a porthole, on
on 3 voyage from her branches. Moreover, the Kaisba is no. All the arms and ammunition board of the Messageries Maritimes liner Colombo to Singapore, says the Straits Timer the only big firm which is feeling the pinch quired for the expedition will be of sth inst. When the steamer arrived in port, The Okuta Gumi, the Nippon Maskwa Kaisha supplied from Kiangsu and Hupeh. early yesterday morning, the officers at once (Japan Cotton Company), the Naigai Monkwa,' communicated to the police the repit that a and some other undertakings have all suffered The money for the disbursements of European passenger, who had occupied a cabin losses in their Chinese trade owing to the fall the troops will be provided by the of silver. They are disposed, 100, to tako n in the firal saloon, was missing,
As the result of a searching investigation, it somewhat pessimistic view of the prospect of Board of Revenue.
the former dourishing condition of the trade The edict further commands that given as Reginald B. Wickham, had been being restored in the near future. Under these drinking bavil, tince joining the ship at circumstances, says the daki, the Mitani the two regiments under Pak Kam- Colombo, and was taking a hand at cards after Bussan Kaisha has decided to largely re-chi and Leung Chi-kong should pro- dinner on the night of the tragedy. He reorganivs its business, A number of aged mained playing till about midnight, when be and inefficient employees have been dis- ceed with all haste to attack the retired to his cabin, and setmin to have uncharged during the past few weeks, and i dressed and prepared himself for a night's is only hesitating to make a more sweep.
insurgente. ing clearance at ong blow by the fear the night in his bunk, for, when his cabin was It is apparent, however, that he did not pass
that some of the, discharged employtes visited by an English friend, the morning fat might endeavour to infore the business by al lowing, at about four o'clock, he was nonite being their knowledge of the Kaisha's - wonk found
points, Messrs. Matoda, lída, Yamamoto,
rest.
IMPERIALISTS VICTORY
THE OPIUM QUESTION. The Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart has given notice of a series of questions which he
[By courtesy of the Sheung-Po."] will put to Government at the meeting of
; Soiking; however, was thought of this, and other leading, officials of the head office
Peking, 11th May, the Legislative Council on Thursday next,
and no further actice was taken until at: are, however, determined to proceed with the Following the action which the honourable
daylight a steward had occasion 10 Fisit Mr.. discharge of superfluous and incompitentem-
On the 8th inst., His Excellency gentleman has taken as chairman of the
Wickham's cabin and found he was missing. ployees at any cost in order to effect a curtall- Committee of the local branch of the China
Search was instituted without delay, bar, he ment of expenditure. The Kaisha will at the Viceroy Sik Leung, of Yunnan, sent Association in discussing as early as the
could not be found on any part of the ship same time close some of its branches and a telegraphic memorial reporting a Committee did the proposed action dictated
portion of Mr. Wickham's pyjama suit, which Investigations, however, brought to light agencies.:
The Ascht adds, however, that Mr. lida great victory by the Eastern and by the Colonial Office, authorities, and
looked as it a jagged pocket had been tora ou
states that the unsatisfactory condition of the Western Divisions of the Imperial cabling their protest to the home Associs
the fastener of the porthole, thus learling to the rade with China is not the sole cœurs of the tion, it is not surprising that Mr. Stewart, la'
Forces against the rebels, MEFSES Wheelock & Co. write under date assumption that he had committed suicide by proposed changes. The Kaisha lose some his dual capacity as representative of the ITING from Peking on the wah ult, the Shanghai, 7th inst. There is no change to crawling through the part-bole in the cabin, money through the wilure of Tung Sing-wa. Chamber of Commerce and as Chairman correspondent of the Ng C. D. News says '2- repoit in 'our homeward freight market since and jumping into the sea,
at, Inkao last winter, but its, branches at of the allied society, should act as Viceroy Tuan Fang telegraphs to the Walwulast writing and as the commencement of the
Il appears that Mr. Wickham had been in Shanghal, Hackow and Tionisio hayo suffered spokesman to obtain further information that he has instructed the new Customs Hankow, lea season is rather later this year Ceylon for about a fortnight, and was coming very little. The reorganisation, indeed, is not Tholai, Taai Laj-huang that on the foreign | than usual it is impossible to foretell exactly down to the Straits Settlements and the Feder
to be confined to the branches and agencies In from Government on a question of such vital Musicipal Council North of the Yangkingpang what the prospects are likely to be in any l'ated Malay States for a short stay for the pur Countrses having a silver standard, but is to be Importance to the Colony. In our last issue Creek has agreed to stamp out the opium deos wo gava publicity to, the report that Indica- within its juridiction in four years beginsing shipping world is that the Austrian Lloyd based upon returning to Ceylon for a month, and one direction The only item of interest to the pose of visiting rubber catates. He had decid. tions had been, forthcoming on the part of from 1958, he, er his sur cesser, must always at last decided to join the China Homeward than coming back to Singapore on his way Government that tentative legislation in the exert himself to see that opium divans are Freight Conference from the 1st of October, Home, across America. direction of the Secretary of State's instruc-, effectually suppressed in towns, adjacent to 1908, so that now every steam-ship line of any No reason can be assigned for this rash act, tons would likely be exacted... It is to Shanghai, Tair is necessary in order to show "consequence whatever belongs to the Confere and it was balinyad geserally by. salon be hoped that, in their reply to the tolimesneing more fan mero paper replace Coasis The slight push that took board that Mr. Wickham was possessed of very
re- | about a month ago bas now hoosirable › member's" question, Govern. dment will make some définite, statement se thels proposed measure, it is only after the Colony has been placed in sciaal! which
form,
*** Taotsi Trai bár been further instructed | sided again and Corsiing business stance to the foreign stanicipality in regard for this season's tea trade to Si by Viceroy Than Fang to reader every possible A few fixtures of pejaldera" have
to the abolition of the opiam dans in the Inter”, lime charter basis, but othe
(considerable means:
extended to the Keisha's, agencies throughout the world, -The Asakd also states that for the above-mentioned reasons the Kaisha 'did not engage any of the young men who graduated this season from the schools and collages,'s circumstance which caused mu consternatly among the
∙says that
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