THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
"JAPANESE MESENTMENT,
9th Inst Policeman Bell, of No. 2 Police Station, arrested a japanesa in Queen's Road East last night on a charge of disorderly behaviour. The Japanese, who gave his name as John Saro, photographer, appeared in the Police Court, 10 day, to answer the charge. From the vidence that was adduced at the trial it would seem that Saro" engaged a ricksha 10 return home. When he arrived at his destination be refused to pay the coolie on the ground that his compatriots were boycott leg Japanese goods. The costie insleted on having what was due to him, whereupon the Japacess was alleged to have seized him by the queue, dung him to the ground, and pum. melled bir. Policeman Dell at this stage intervened and placed the Suro in custody, Seizing his opportunity the ricksha coglie got to his fest and disappeared. The Jap was
convicted and foed 5%
JAPANESE CONSUL'S REPRESENTATIONS.
[From Our Own Correspondent:]~
Canton, 8th May.
On the representation of the Japanese consul at Canton, the Viceroy his instructed the Can. ton Chamber of Commerce to exhort the Chin
DJ stations not to manufacture any more envelopes on which are printed the characters "Memorial of National Disgence." The dis- Irict magistrates of Namhòi and Panyu have also been instructed to put a stop to the sale of such envelopes which are objected. 10
CANTON VICEROY'S ACTION.
☆ Canton, 11th May, In addition to the steps he has already taken in Canion towards the suppression of the Japanese boycott movement, the Viceroy has now forwarded despatches to the different off cials in the interior instructing them to pro hibit the people ferm convening meetings of National Disgrace, and to try their best to put a stop to the agitation.
The Canton Self-Government Society has received a telegram from Shie Kwan, in which the Society was requested to send representa- tives to attend a meeting of National Digrace to be held there an the 17th instant. Shiu Kran is a distic near the prefecture of Nam Hung in the north of the Kwangtung province,
distant many miles from Canton, Even though so far removed from the capital, the Japanese boycolt movement has spread to the juterise of the province as far as Shiu Kwan.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S UNEASINESS.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY
UNVEILING CEREMONY.
EVIDENCE OF THE “ENTENTE CORDIALE.”
1908.
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Loss of the
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THE GOVERNORS SYMPATHY,
ALLIES IN MISFORTUNES
was sounded by the man of the Middlatex Rezi- many followed by Retreat" by buglers of the French craiser, Algw: The Marseillaise, the" sirring 7 strains, of which appeal to the heart of every trou Frenchman, was then pleasingly rendered, and God Save The King" brought the proceedings to a close s
maite, and it in the form of an obelisk. The. We bave received, los publication, the fol-
The memorial is made of roughly bown height is about thinly fest. On one side, are towing correspondence that has passed between inscribed the words
His Excellency The Governor and the "Japans ese Cones relative to the sinklog of the Mat sushima, The telegram, on din subject, from the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs bas already appeared in our cluman, 'and it is now given in full in order to complate the contexts
1
Sacred to
Jean Bonny, Charles Mauric, René Dertion,
Chief Petty Officers. Narciste Bertho, Joseph Nicolas, Petty Ocers
"
may find the best hope for a timely collapse and ineficient employees have been die The Fronde Memorial. amant to public view: The La Part of the undertaking, the Cantonese Associa charged, during the past few sales, and ir tions of Sell-Government, with which the idea is only" hesitating to make's more sweep originated, have conspicuously failed to gaining, claerance at ou blow by the fran apport for their action among their fellow pro- that some of the discharged employees vlucials in important quarters abroad. From might endeavour to injure the business by os the very cutiel the body of Chinese merchantsing their knowledge of the Kaisha's work in Japan has been opposed to the project; and, polots, Messrs. Masuda, lidu, Yamamoto, according to one of out, recent. telegensis the and other leading officials a head the Cantonese of Tokinase vigorously circularizing are, however, determined ad fuccupent em: their countrymen on the folly of the whole pro discharge of superfluous and incompatest em: ceeding. Me awhile it is beyond dispute that ployees at any cost in order to effect a curtail the boycott has already begun to hit Japanese ment of expenditure. The Kaisha will at the same time close some of its branches and firms severely, filtherto it is said that the
agencies. shipping firms are suffering most. Japanese coal and matches, which are practically indis pensable, appear to be still sold. But even Japanese marine producis, once thought to be secure, are now affected, and such articles as can be replaced by foreign goods are said to be heavily touc
touched. It is a grim piece of irony, if truly reported, that Japanese tobacco, which captured the market during the
is now is turn being 41 American bacca from the United Sinios. carded for But the suggestion that foreign firms, in which even-those of Great Britain are included, have beep at the back of the boycult cannot be log strongly reprobated. Unscrupulous persons to account by, methods of doubtful morality. But it in impossible to believe that firms of standing and repute would stoop to such action Equally difficult is it to imagine that the Can
At 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Da King's Park Range, Kowloon, the unveiling of the menorial to the sailors of the French torpedo bost destroyer Fronde, who perished in the typhoon of 18th
September, 1906, tbok place. Shortly before o'clock, a detachment of allows from H.M.B. Monmouth, the French Cruiser Alger and the gonboat Argus arrived, The Araki adds, however, that Mr. Fida headed by the Band of the Middlesex Regi states that the quantisfactory condition of the mant, and immediately formed round the trade with China is not the sole cause of the
bright-coloured flags, There was a large: proposed changes. The Kaisha lost some ocial, around which was a display of money through the failure of Tung Sing-wu number of ladles and gentlamen present to
witness the ceremony, among whom were at Inkas last winter, but its branches at
Bishop Shanghai, Hankow and Tientsin have suffered Sir Frederick Lugard, The Rt. Rev. very little. The reorganisation, indeed, is not D. Pessoal, Sir Paul Chater, Capt. Taylor, countries having a silver standard, but is to be liug
LD.C to be confined to the branches and agencies la
Mr. A. J. Brackenbury, Colonel Dar Commodore Stokes, Capf. Nugent, R. Jingi extended to the Kaisha's agencies throughout Hon. Mr. H.H.. Gompeniz; Hon. Mr. the world. The draft also states that for the
Root Davis, Hon, Mr. F, H., above-mentioned reasons the Kaisha did not J. M. Atkinson, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Hon. engage any of the
the schools and colleger, Leiria, Vice Consal for Portugal, M. Gasion cirt umitance which caused much consternatier Liebert, Consul for France, Pore A Brus, among the students. In concilio, ha dat in Commander Fournier, of the French cruiser anys that the reorganisation will be set about in Alger, Commander Andouard, of the French earnest when Mr. Yamamoto, a Director of the gunboat Argus, and several naval and military Kaisha, who is now investigating the conditions officers. at Peking and in Manchuria, returns to Tokio, which will be about the middle of the present month.Kobe Herald,
Of the torpedo boat destroyer Fronde"
Who perlaked at Hongkong t In the typhoon of 18th Saptamber, 1956, On another side was engraved the following inscription
Erected By the
British Communlty -
Hongkong.
Letter, dated and May, from His Excellency The Govamor to Mr. S. Mashiko LICEN
· Dear Sir,----¡“write to express to you my great regret at the news which I have seen in the papers of the loss of the cruiser Malsushiesa which was so recently a visitor in thu: Port, [when I had the opportunis jammuses H
of
meeting her gallant officem,N
Our British Navy has also lately had several, perious lossen; no that we are allies in inle-
·
Both these inscriptions have their equivalente fortune.
there will usually be, to lumn popular agitation this season from young men who graduated | Commandar Basil R. H; Taylor, H., Mr. Jin French on the opposite sids
foness would take their cue from outsiders so obviously solf-interested and apart from these considerations mere common sense forbide entertainment of such a supposition. It was sufficiently proved in 1895 that a boycott in China is hardly to be circunscribed to one 'particular class of antaguuists, and that re volutionary and anti-foreign feelings are bought to light in which the tracers of all nations stand equally to inte.
of
JAPANESE PRESS COMMENTS,. The comments of the Japanese Press on the boycott movement in China form interesting teading, but le is rather surprising to find the Mainicht Dempo advocating the idea that Government because certain Briteliors may see representations should be made to the British fit to support the Chinese in their contention, remarks the Japan Chronicle. Surely the Tokyo jurnal does not think that diplomatic laterven tion will interfere with merchants of any nationality laking advantage of circumstances to increase their business. Besides, did not Count Okuma, in the course of his famous peech before the Kobe Chamberof Commerce in November last, say that Indians were fomenting an agitation for the boycott of European goods and if the Japanese failed to Avail themselves of the opportunity and go to Indis at the present moment they were dis- appointing the Indian people? If they refused to take what was sent by heaven they would be punished accordingly. In face of such advice from a leading statesman-advice which, was applauded by a large section of the Japan ese Press-it is strange to find this outcry against Westerners who see in this movement of the Chinese an opportunity of replacing boycotted Japanese goods with articles ma factured elsewhere. How are we to know but that the Occidental merchants in China do cat regard the boycott movement af sant by heaven; and may it not be that they are accepting the heaven-sent boon for fear of punishment if they do otherwise? The bay- colt movement is greatly to be deplored in many ways, we believe that in the end it will do as much injury to China as to Japan, and merchants of other countries who may foment are pursuing very short-sighted policy but such arguments as we have referred to, and attempts to place the blame on a third party, are hardly worthy of the standing of the journals putting them forth.
Without dwelling on the economic principle that of any losses inflicted no Jupinese frads the Chinese will have to bear full proportion themselves, it is clear that the moment calli for prompt and decisive action on the part the Peking Government How far any paletion citizen, acting with apparent independence, can be prevented from purchasing or refuting to purchase the goods of a particular, trades. man it is not easy to see. But it is worthy of notice that in Tientsin, where #. E. Yun Shih-kai was then in control, the American baycolt, to which he was resolutely apps. gained comparatively little ground; and in geocrat it may be imagined that author lies in Chine have her ways, when they please, of attaining neir desites than by a metely strict obstivance of their treaty bli gations relative to public association and pia. carding to the detriment of a foreign people. To trace the present boycett back to the seizure In consequence of the energetic efforts of the Tatu Mau in which it took its rise, few the Cantonese in carrying on the buycoil will deny the Chinese their sympathy for the against Japanese in South China, the Chinese humiliation inflicted on the national pride. It Government views the situation with much would be idle to pretend that Japan had acted uneasiness, writes the Peking correspondent of with the best appreciation of what was due to the N. C. 1). Nor on 26th ult. It is said that a friendly Power in allowing the exportation the Japanese exporters are becoming seriously of so large a quantity of arms to go unremark concerned alon. The Waiwopu suggests that ed. Unfortunately China put herself complete Prince Taal Chén son of Prince Ching and ly in the wrong by the actual seizure of the lately President of the Ministry of Agri vessel which up to that point she had been culture, Industry and Commerce, and G. perfectly within her rights in surveying. There vernor Targ Shao yi should be sent to
whs ao escape but the one that was offer- persuade the boycatters to desisted to her and for this technical blunder, Canton to
har voluntarily offered in accept the with the loss of national dignity, which friendly advice of Sir John Jordan in exercise it entailed, the Chinese people are amply just
nce where the question of armshed in demanding some explanation of greater vigliance running by Japanese subjects is concerned,uters Clearly, however, that demand ought and, therefore, hope of a settlement is enter not to be permitted in invalve a third party fained. Baton Hayashi, Japanese Minister to especially when the latter har so far admitted China, will have a farewell audiance with the
herself to have been originally at fault in the Belurn
Totin Muri
case as to pledge her control over Empress Dowager on May 1, and will to Japan shortly afterwards. It is reported that
the exportation of arms in the direction of Chi- nese waters in the future. No Government Mr. fjuin, formerly Japanese Consul General at Tientsin, will succeed Baron Hayashi and that can allow its destinies to be swayed in this the return ofthe Japanese representative to Tokio manner by an irresponsible section of its pea dain consequence of the boycott. The Waiwupu pic without sooner or later paying dearly for was compelled to setile the Tatsu Maru caie" its wrakness. To act promptly, even at the malaly by the strong attitude of Mr. finyashi, risk of a rudden outburst, would surely be pre- who caused the Chinese authorites in Peking (erable to the long drawe out degeneration to fear that Japan intended to use the incident which would be the penalty of indecision. as a peg upon which to hang its resentment for N, C. D. News, the altitude of Chinese towards the proposed extension of the Imperial Railways of North China, and other unsettled Chinn-Japanese negotiations relating to Japan's interests. in
Southern Manchuria.
The French have a rude but forcible proverb that it le foolish to spit into the air pour que pe vous retombe sur la tête. If the proverb wers imasinted into Chinese and placarded, ibroughout the South, it might have some effect, by appealing to the Chinese sense of humour, in, stopping the boycott. At any rate it seems to express accurately enough how the boycolt appears to onlookers, and how it must eventually be realized by the Chinese theme selves unless it is, brought quickly to an east. For a boycott, an anything like an inter- Dational scale, has been described as a double- edgad wespan that is apt to cut the lands of in those who use it. So much was made plain the results of the famous American boycott. But except in this respect,/ded for the fact that the student class may be imagined to be no leas ective in the present nievement than it was in that of three years ago, there is little comparison between the ban laid on American goods and the ban laid'os Japanese, In the case of the American boycott, a natural resentment had been aroused in China, by the harsh and unjust administration on the Pacific Cout of the Immigration Prohibition Treaty of 1894. From this point of view the boycott was to be excused, in its early stages at least, as a wild but intelligible act of rough justice and up to a cerisin pitch it served its pur in calling attention in the United States фол to the unfair treatment of which Chiness Immigrants could legitimately complain. But in the present instance it le clear that Japan is hardly more than a secondary" object of the Cantonese demonstration, No doubt the movement is laigely informed by the pique and jealousy which Japan and Japanese traders have unfortunately incurred during recent years in other parts of China than But the manner in which the boycott was set on foot, the decision thea Maker at "Canton ́to refuse to contribute one cash towards the Tatau Maru, even Viceroy Chang Jan-chüo's letter of defence, detailed by our Hongkong correspondent a few days ago,
their
A Tairen telegram of May 5 to the Mainichi states that the market for Japanese merchandise among the Chinese in Manchuria is very dull at present. This is believed to be attributable to the boycott and the full of silver.
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WHO ARE SUFFERING MOST)..
CHANCE FOR AUSTRALIAN COAL. Mr. Wade, Premier, has received from Mr.
Suttor, N.8.W. representative io Japan, a cable to the effect that the Chinese boycott of Japan ese products is of a very serious character, and that there, appears every prospect of its con- tinuing, Mr. Suttor adds that the immediate prospects as far as Australian cosi' is concerned, are good, "
AM INDIAN VIEW,
The Advocate of India (Bombay) of 24th ult says: The boycolt of Japanese goods and trading companies in consequence of the ac tion of the Mikado's Government in con- the Talsu ¿faru incident nection with seems to be gaining rather than losing ground. Advices from Canton state that Sell-Government Society has been formed
מן
CHINESE COUPLE'S NARROW #SCAPE.
·STRICÈEM AFTER EATING STEWED BEEF
I earnestly hope that when we iscelva faller, |-nown' we may fear that thera«han--bern ⋅ nu
great loss of life.—Yours vary truly,/.
(Sd), F. D. LUOARD.
I
Letter, dated 2nd May, from the Japanese Conval to His Excellency the Governor
Your Excellency—L,bez ta tender my sin cere thanks for your kindness in sending. Capt. Taylor to this Consulate to express Your Try. cellancy's sympathy on the accidant "to
I am pleased to inform Your Excellency telegraphed immediately to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tokio, expressing Your Excèl. lency's cordial sympathy. Your very truly?
(Sd.) Saizo MAIHIKO,”? Latter, dated 4th May, from the Japanes Consal to the A.D.C. Government House p
Dear Captain, I have received-a talegrams from the Minister for Foreign":"Affairs, Tokio, and beg to enclore you of the above. Yours truly,
COPY
(80) Saizo MAZHIKO."
"[Copy of telegram.]
On the 30th April, at 48 am one of the Japaness training aquadron, the Matsushima, rank in a few moments while anchoring at a port in the Pescadores, owing to the explosion of the after magasine, only 4 metres of the funnel being usen on the water at full tide.fi
Tore Brun, Procurator of the Mission" Etran gères, opened the proceedings with prayer. Had it not been for the timely arrival of a This ovat, H.E. Sir Frederick Lugard ad- medical practitioner there would have been, droned the gathering, H.E. said Ladies and perhaps, a doable tragedy at Wanchai lant gentlemen, soldiers and sailors of France andil night, To-day, a Chinaman and his' wife are cruiser Malevskima, PA NAD PR England,The terrible disaster which overtook pallents at the Government Civil Hospital, re- this still fresh in you, he 18th. September, 1906, is covering slowly from the effects of poisoning. I fresh in your memory with its appalling The Chinaman, a man of about thirty-five years sense of death and destruction, when the forces of age, is a cook in the employ of European of Nature appeared for astima to be uncon- family at East Point, and resides with his wife troiled and the effons of man were powerless at 111, Wanchal Road. As far no' we could to contend against them. In the short space of gather it would seams that it was customary, for about two hours it is estimated that some 5,oco the cook to prepare his evening meal in his parsons of various nationalities, but especially master's house and take it home each night for hinese, lost their lives. Fifty-nine large vessels himself and his wife to eat. Last night he car. were damaged or destroyed and it is said that ried home some stewed beef, which husband and abostfifty per cent of the Chinese craft were sunk we ate heartily. Soon after the table was or badly damaged. Many homes lost their bread cleared they were both saised with palas in winners; but the people of this Colony, the stomach and Bits of vomiting, A friend who although heavy losers by the typhoon, were was in the house at the time, but who, lttckily, not slow in coming forward to raise funds for had refused "chow" when invited, rushed out the relief of the terrible distress. The fand and reported the matter to Inspector Fenton, was taken charge of by Sir Paul Chater who at No. 2 Police Station. A doctor was soon frequently acts for us in that capacity. Sub-in attendance and the stomach pump was put scriptions to this fund came from various parts to use with good results. When the couple of the Empire, and not only from sympathisers ware somewhat relieved the police learnt that to the Empire. Perhaps there was no contri- the beef which they had eaten had been soaked In a solution of soda before being cooked so ar bation which was more cordial and, welcome as a token of friendship and good will than to make it tender. The couple were then sent the generous contribution which cams from the to hospital, French Colony of Saigon. (Applause.): I re- juice, tadion and gentlemen, that of recent years we have pul aside, those misunderstandings And patty jealousies which in bygone years estranged us and disturbed the good relations of our great neighbour-a neighbour not only to the British Jalands, but in every quarter of the globe. In Asia, To Africa, in Polynesia, wherever the British flag dies, there we see the flag of our neighbours, and I rejoice that that flag wherever we see it is an emblem of friend. ship and good will (Applause). Among the many ships that were wrecked on that fatal morning was the Fronde, French torpedo boat destroyer, and Eve gallant sailors lost
some of their comrades who wern with tham their lives. I am told there are here to-day on that day. This ceremony will bring vividly: Wong-nal to their minds the terrible experience through which they passed. The British community berg has erected this memorial to the sailors
who lost their lives on that occasion, May it stand not only as a memorial to those whose Dames it bears but as evidence of the antenie cordials which exists, and I trust will long exist, between our axtionalities (applause). We are farinate to-day in having with us. Made moisella Morel, the daughter of the Governor of ankle, and she has kindly consented to perform the unveiling ceremony.. I will now :|| ask her to perform the ceremony,
WATER RETURN,
"
Leval and storage of water in reservoir on the 1st May,
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.
**LEVEL
1908. 1907.
overflow
ip
Tytam... TytamBye- .a18 below"
wash overfow Tytam In- termediate
Pokfulum
30 below 39 5 below
overflow
245 balow overflow
I" below overflow 10′ 6′′. balow 8 of below overfiawik ́overflow"
13 below 134 below bverflow overflow STORAGE GALLONS..
*190. 198,340,000 1,993,000 Tytam Intermedists: Pokfulam
43,230,000 Wonrad chung is lapoo
chung...
Tytam
ya
yram Byewash...
/48,410,000 5,520,000
Total 39,033,000- 392,490,000 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District during the month of April.”
1907.
According to the investigation up to the noon of May and 3 officere, 24-midshipmen,' 7 semi-officers, and other crew sambering 205, were saved. The bodies of the Captain, one officer, 27 m/dabipmen, one semi-officer and sp crew were found, but those of as officers, midshipmen and it crew are still missing.
Being prevented by the extent of the wreck age, it is very difficult for divers to discover the
bodies.
Letter, dated 5th May, from the A.D.C. Government House, to Mr. Mashiko
Dear Mr. Masbiko,—1 am in receipt of your latter of yesterday's date, anclosing copy of telugram from your Minister for Forella Affairs, with regard to the Malesime cal trophe, which I have submitted to the Governor. His Excellency desires me to express to you his great grief at the terrible nature of the disaster and his profound sympathy for the relatives of those who have parished.—Ballara mo, Yours very vincerely,
(94.) P. H. MITCHELL-TAYLOR
DISASTER, DESCRIPTION OF THE
.1958, $39,$10,000
A Szabo messige gives the following das 898,000
cription of the disaster-Ap hour before 15 198,392,000 time for the crew of the Mateushima to Jezus their banks a terrible explosion, under the sk turret was heard. Lieutenant Taira, who, was on duty, at once signalled to other vessels, and ordered the man on the deck of the cruiser to prepare
to extinguish fire. Almost instantly, bowaves, the aft part of the vessal was soon to be enveloped in are, and a series of explosioos Consumption
took place is rapid succession. At the same linh Estimated)
water antered with great rapidity, the bow rising population
high out of the nos. Amid the volumes of Consumption
fame and smoke ait, the bodies of officers and per head par
- 20,2 gallons | man were seen to be blown up into the air, day.......
some of them being carried to a height of top Intermittent supply by Rider mains during fa, while many severely injured men were
1908. 99,318,000 130,004,000 gallons
336,700 206610
*140:
The Kobe Herald, of 4th ins!., says - Very that city with the object of assisting the Chin tember, 1906. His Excellency bas also the whole of April, 1992 All districts during | men who had been thrown out of their ham.
conflicting statements as to the effects of the Canton boycott continue to be made. The Canka Asal, however, asserts that Chinese merchants are certainly suffering more than the Japanese. The latter have not been affected as much as was expected, as the goods boycotted in South China are being largely told in North China and other part of the country. The Cantonese in orchants in Japan, however, are very much embarrassed, as their transactions have been bitheito confined to Canion and Hongkong, Mr. Mak
the lorder of Shao-peogi the Cantonese here, hat throughout taken the view that the boycott will not be of long dura sion, but, according to the ethi, he is suffering heavily, his business having been conducted ob a very large scale. He and, his friends are not disposed to intervene, as they fear that efforts by them to check the boycott would be
of little use.
A Tokio message to other Osaka papers also states that there is now every indication that the boycott is embarrassing the Chinese more than the Japanese. It is consequently believed that it will not last much longer. The message also says that the Canton Constitutional Go- vernment Association, which, decided that no Japanese marine products should be dealt in after April 32, has postponed the coming into force of the decision to May to.
the time be was Governor
kind
Constant apply in the whole of April, 1998. -
The return of consumption is subject to error owing to the dimculty of accurate mea surement while! the extension works at Albany Filter Beds ars in progress.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS. LEVELA
1907,
Kowloon Gravita
tion Reservoir...
1908; 294 below overfow ETORAČE GALLONS,··
1908, 1907,
Kowloon Gravita
--- 116,000,000 gallons tion Reservoir...
Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of Aprilsnin
1907. 1968. Consumption 17,150,000 21,000,000 gallons Estimated
$2,450" $2,500 population Consumption)
5.4 gallon per head per The Goverment Analyst reports that the
W. CHATHAM,
Watar Authority.
drowned by the influx of water. A number of mocks by the force of the explosionsp deavoured to rescue those who were surround- ed by the flames, but their efforts were fruitless. The damage to the after part of the cruiser so great that she sank within five minutes, th bow rising straight out of the water. The other vessels of the Squadron hastened to send assist ance to the cruiser immediately thay Baked the first explosion, but she had disappekind before aid could reach her.—Kode Herald,
-V's learn from the Japan Times that Ea glucor Rear-Admirai Tanabe has, madà thà following statement it is profoundly zagrać..... table that the ducrit and man who mighty served in six warships with credit should have been killed in this disaster: "The explosion of magasines is not unprecedented, but Germany seams to be remarkably free from such 'xecfd- ents. It is probable that the mode of minu facture, etc., of the powder has something do with such disasters. As to the refloating of the sunken Mateužima there exists some hope, but the expenditure on the work will have to be, investigated before deciding whether the vertel is to be saved or not. The Matrashime being an old boat, much money would be ry quired to At her for sua again - Japan, however, has made great progress in the art of redonding vassals,
To the addreas of His Excellency, M. Gas- ton! Liebert, Cossul for France, replied in French, which, translated, is as follows-Bir Frederick Lugard bas eloquently reminded us of the tragic ciremstances in which five sailors of the French, destroyar Fronde rant with their. death during the typhoon of the 18th of Sep. plained that the 'monument erected to the ese to conduct their own national and com- memory of these glorious victims of their pro mercial enterprises without the participation of fessional duties and which is being unveiled foreigners. That this society is chiefly directed to-day, was built at jolut expenses by the against the Japanese is shown by a report which Colony of Hongkong and the Saigon, Munici- his come to hand that two Hongkong sier.pality, to all that is left to me is to express, chante have underteken to underwrite half the in the name of the French Governinent, capital necessary for the working of the Can of the Governor Geger. of Indo-Chins, as ton coal mines in order to make the boycott well as in the name of the French navy, so woll of Japanese coal effective, on condition that represented here by the captains, officers and the Self-Government Sociely provides the
part of the crews of the Alger and the Argut, Thus the Hong our deep gratitude to the Colony of Hongkong remainder of the capital kong Chinese appear to have joined the
and its Government, for the example Calonge, and that the movement rapidly solidarity which is presently given to us. The spreading is shown by Reuter's telegram this city of Baigor, which had wished immediately morning announcing that the Chinese
to take part in the public subscription opened Sydney are completely borcoming the Japan at Hongkong for the families of the victims of est. That this attitude of the Chinese mere the disastrous typhoon which brought such chants is causing the Imperial Government material loss and drowned so many wretched considerable anxiety can very well be imagined, people, wil be highly grateful for the use for the supreme powers in Peking have by this.
which was made of its geocrous gif, time a good working knowledge of the and, on this occasion, I am pleased to re- Japanese methods of replying to pin-pricks
of with bludgeon strokes. That the situation mind that it was Bir Yatthew Waller, at Hongkong, who has within it elements of trouble cannot be had the delicate thought of using the sum disguised. In Canton we are informed that which was subscribed at: aigon to pay a part the streets of the city are crowded by of the sum,ne chary for the building of this water is of excellent quality. Japanese with goods for sale. This fact Bre manament. The Governor anw, as I did is taken to mean that the Japanese in. tend to create trouble." On the other hand myself, in this joint contribution of the two the Chinese are warned by the Ball Govern comparatively near colonies who are tied by so
mapy
common interesis growing day by day lo ment Saclety sot to take any action which importance, a mark of the good extents of the will give the Japanels Government reciprocal confidence and of the cordial sym
A MAGITRACT OFFICIALS PREDICAMENT, According to the drill, the Mitsul Bussan opp ruaity to take action, and the Imperial pathy which constantly inspires their respective Government has instructed the Viceroy to see: Kaisha has been feeling to some extent the that Japanese commercial interests do not suf. Governments, As..ell as those of our two
mother, countries. I also convey my hearty Mr. Wong Yol Shum-la the First - Usher (at effects of the general commercial depression, more especially in regard to its China trade fex won mati seade teaches arctostart thanks to Sir Frederick Lugard who decided to the Magistracy, with a very quiet dispotillas.
cal stage as this it needs but a spark to start a
hecour as with his presence at this plous care Bat a quietly disposed person is at times apt to Ou Vinks contemporary recalls that the Ka-configration, and it is to be earnestly hoped mosy, to which he wished to give all the paces be niherwise. A few days ago ito ba axach our sha's business, relations with Asis, Europe,
that the local Cantoness authorities will see America and Australia bave of recent years that no untoward action is in an by the Chinese sary solemalty, by taking advantage of the 'se the evening of the 11th instani-Hr. Wong, undergone a great expansion. In some years, inhabitants, however irritating may be the casion of the presence at Hongkong of a French accompanied by a friend, started out for it says, the transactions have reached a value
Their British.comrades, it is also His Excel- turned into East Street-commonly known as of no less than 100,000,000, a volume of bus attitude of the Japanese traders, in the meane Cluser, whose sailors are here side by sidd with stroll in the course of their wanderings they ness which is rivalled by but few Companies time it would appear that Sir Thomas Bulbere lancy the Governor who bad, the gracious ices/Cat Street whither, thay went to inspect plainly that the boycott was intended
la Europe or America. At the present time the land and boss other shippers who complained of association Ide de intimate, noner with cheap goods for gland cars at No, ti, 10ambarrass the flome Government.
so billerly of the Japanese competition in the it-is-another instance of Homa Rule gone Kaisha's branches and agencies at home and at East have an excellent opportunity of fee this paveling ceremony French Indo-Chins Liz Wong spotted what he thought was a good mad in Chine; and in auch a contest between abroad numbas tietysevat, and the employees capturing the Chinese coasting trade, provided at passe of the daughter of the pipa-enstrecktem, it is believed and there
bigbest of Lastly, I pray my trouble began.. Paking and the praviacials, many of supering position over
that pips mach for persons, Chinese as well as Japanese, are likely fast year, however, its business has been some
colleagues who raprenant in Hongkong the principal power of the world, as well as the what unsatisfactory on account of the trade to, be made to suffer both in present loss and
Ons.doliar I replied, the shopman, as he from the roaction of fature bad feeling, depression. At the Shanghai branch, for lu
Up to the present time the actual incidence stance, it has been found that the existing DETECTIVE Sergeant Earner, who has recently cils and army, the high
in my the would-be purchasecake
(F Thirty conti, barralsad » of the boycott, which indeed dates from but a office staff of about one hundred employees been transferred to the Registrar-General's minent residents of this Colony little more than a month ago, is not readily to is in excess of existing requirements, and a
Department, prosecuted two boarding house name as in the name of our pay), and, of the
Walls Fmuch mat be defined in set terms. According to one more or less similar conditios prevails at the keepers at the Police Court, this morning, for French community in Hongkong the
Kamers make MrWong |,3tje for carțain freightonggrek roy of
graphed her branches. Moreover, the is sot the dislocare per song and dude for half sympatdutie patire paper the Viceroy Canton
presence at this ceremony, 1-kure still, fa had discovered set" "bis if was offered him the pinch.
ficances. The first delinquent--Trang to the Peking: Government, on or about April the only big:firms which Koukwa Kaisha¦| 1, of 23; Connaught Road Centrali was es \ Velurien "to bid a fast, good-bral to the Avok resneed to purchase w
The Okuta Gomi, the Nippon Japan Coston Company) the Maigal Marked with permitting his premises to be occupied by safortunate victims whose times are engraved as per aistrosed the phopcaan Ing, and and some other undertakings,have all suffered greater number of persons than bin licance amabis, monument i The three petty oficers Mr. Wost kad to bear a bay retre losses in their Chinese trade owing to the fall allowed, and with failing to keep his register Bonny, Meuric, sed Denies and the two tone of Unprintable Language of liver. They are disposed, too, to take a in order, in that he falled to anter in the proper quartermasini-Bertho and Nicolas who died somewhat pessimistic view of the prospect of colume the date of arrival and departure of biti in the service of their country. We will all the former flourishing condition of the trade lodgers. Dafendant pleaded guilty, anduwns Lepin our hearts their plous memory
leslie Morel, daughter of tas being restored in the paar fatura, Vaderthase ordered to pay fine of $25 on each come! clicomulances says, thefahr, the Mitini second of endurgit Kang, of 951, Connaught, nor Metacklezaken proceeded „Busan Kalaba', has decided to largely ra: Road Central-paid go for the irregular mund) the ceremony of muralling the
Kwaoglung.
65, that the boycott had been stopped. If the gapas information is correct, nobody to there congratulated than Viceroy Chang Ten-chen Unfortunately there has been no confirmation of place of news which, if ace comte, could scarcely have remained the pro party of single anwspaper, In any case it will be felt that on boycott; which has already Spreadoras far as New South Wales is too ména a movement to be slopped: all In
EFFECT ON THE MITSUI DUBBAN KAJEHA,
7,300.
the show a little of their ancient enterprise
and energy,
PURCHASING A PIPB,
Wong
A NOVEL PROCEDURE,
A BISHONOURED CHEQUE IN THE SUFREMD
CAPTRICOURT.
This moming, lathe Supreme Court, his Honour Mr. H.H.J. Gomperts (Paisne Jodgy) Express Company, of Duddell Street, brought presidiun, Mr. S.D. Bickie, trading us the Chih an action against Mr. H. B. Holmes, Irading H.D. Holmes and Compasy of $4,One Road Central, to recover the sum of defendast favour being das quote of the plantin and the cheque was dishonoured, gra
and pro- took the pipe from the pose, and handed it to
nitmbers of the Exed Coup
1
P. Sydenham Dixon of Mr.
amice, appeared for the :: platsil ?
i defendant did not AppA, Oz Wa Bjalpsifs sinted that he represented the China Was calculating, haw Express Company. The defendant owed bin Charlekan shuk kom, and MdrDixon-liss he paid, saything on
2 Tale morning the shopmED, was semmoned for using “basirs
whŝof the paten"mightṭ las gunga towards "WW
to the
Loving w/balance of:$90401--Y##-- Hare witness produced the choqua wh *had received from the defendant Indecent | Kad been dishonoured on preve
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