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CHEMISTS
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GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
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Chẩm of Commerce" 29. Asociation took up the mattor and. Jn corporate capacities » brought:
`was pooned la amply proved, in o before the Government,"" #bich": waS
by their ras of the Madical ficer of Health means, slow, to moveisinthe latter, which
for the last twenty-four l'outs. No less than appears under the signature of Mr. F. Har thirty fresh cases were gated to the author the Colonial Secretary, is dated 18th May, buiten beiween noon yesterday and nuon to-day.
in a position to state that long before
the unfortunate record for the year up to the [ that date 'action” had been taken, and taken
present date. Every one was of Chinese birth with such effect that had any Japanese yain of
and of the letal eighteen are already dead, ■. inflated value bren landed in the Colony there would have been, to say the least, well, con sequences It was doubtful to the mind of the
we are
mn in the street whether the "bonus" offered was against the terms of the Gambling Ordin ance, but evidently the legal advisers to the
Crown found a section - which covered the
tactics of the Japanese and provided against such an illegitimate interference. with rational competition. "Although the Colonial Secretary's letter is dated only bine days back there is an exceedingly illuminating paragraph which puls the whole matter in a pujabell. It runs: The police bave pot succeeded in discovering cares of such imüs of lostery tickets as
yot," And
It has been proved by repeated experiments there the matter must rest, although it would be into osting to learn how long the police that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL "is the most
were engaged in seeking for the information
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potent agent for the destruction of fleas, which might bring the matter to a head. Com.
especially rat fleas
rats which have died of this disease.
though that does not signify the actual mor. tality when this statement of bare facts is being
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'Star. Fei
apdual, ordloury, meeting of the
were read at the Com-
of the Chamber of Commerce
Co, Ld, was held at the offices on 10th inst of the Hon. Sir Paul Chaler, K., Coin the
Cólunjal Secretary's Office, forenoon to-day, for the purpose of receiving the ment of accounts to 30th April 1908, Sir Paul of opinion by the Chamber of Commerce op
afed April, 19 report of the directors, together with a state Sir, am directed to invite an expression Chater was in the chair. There were also pre- the question, as in whether bogis trucks or sent Mesars, G. Friesland (director) R. Ghort tucks would be best adapted for use on Macgowan (acting secretary, Ho Fook, Won the Hongkong Canton Railway, Kam Fook, A W. Lamperski, D. Dorabjee,
1 am to point out that the former have great
welent
HONGKONG
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APPOIN
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By courte
of the "Sheung.
Peking, 26th Ma
advantages for single contiguments of large,
France has agreed to the app buik as 30 tons can be loaded on one truckment, by China, of a Consul, and sonder of goods desires a separate truck for Vice-Consul in Annam. ⠀⠀ But if single consignments are small and the his own use, the smaller trucks would obviously be more economical in freight,
T. F. Hough, G. S. Gubbay and W. 1. Po meeting.
The Secretary read the patice calling the Nearly all of the cases have occurred The Chairman said: Gentlemen, With the Central District, in contra distinction to your permission, I propose to take the report previous years when it was the Western end and accounts as read. The belt earnings for of the city which was chiefly affected. Hong the period under review show a considerable: As at present advised the Government pros reputation, which was conferred on these discent fall in which is again adversely affec ing Trade, but the advice of the Chamber will be of kong and Kowloon lieve still the useny able decline, notwithstanding a large reduction in poles to adopt short trucks as being probably the coat bill, due to the high exchange, the re best suited, at the commencement, to local. tricts at yesterday's' meeting of the Sabitary our business. Some economies were effected value in the maller.—1 am, &io, Board of having a considerable prapor in the working, but the loss on subsidiary coins tion of the contacts. The other day a Care was again over 50,030 - No extraordinary ex- occurred in the Central Market matbed, and penditure having been incurred (such as was necessitated in 1905 by the typhoon), your Hollywood Road and as far as the Praya East of the same dividend as last year, viz 10% now we have the dilease spreading along Ditectors are able to recommend the payment but the amount to be written off the boats will be only $8,700 against $11,000. With the reconstruction of the Wharf and Godowa compelled since the typhoon of Septem Company's piers, steamers which have been
ate
there is little to be dreaded by those who exhibit a brave heart and keep the twelfth commandment of cleanliness. For the benefit of those who may be in trepidation, we may
ing to another question, we fad the Chieri Blata that the month of May has always been ber, 1996) to. discharge. in the stream-
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the worst of the year, so far as plague ia con
that we may hope the word isuver and brighter prospects are in view;
again barthing at Kowloon, and, as stated
is the result. I am please to add, "that this improvement is maintained in the current month's earnings. The new ferry" wharf at Kowloon was opened on 18th October'; 'it'ap pears to give general satisfaction, and the ex penses of repairing gangways is considerably reduced by the new method of having them
It is a well known fact that Plague is cop. Justice frating and luming at what be in please cerned, and May will close in a fow days, so in the report, a marked increase in our earnings veyed to human beings by means of fleas fromed to call the unjustifiable attacks on that august personnga, Because the Press of Hongkong was temeratious enough to suggest All risk of infection can be avoided, by that the Court vacation was already sufficiently washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the Court over which his Lordship presides sits long without another month being granted-that the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution less than six months a year as it is-the of WATSO VE HYGIENOL "Aiea criticism-levelled against his argument is de spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to | scribed as " unjustifiable," and the Chamber of three gallons, makes a solution of the strength Commerce is castigated for communicating the nature of the Chief Justice's correspondance to the Press. There are always two sides to a question, but surely if the head of the Govern ment in Hongkong thinks it proper to consult
required for this purpose.
YGIENOL IS A Powerful DISINFECTANT ANd germicide.
PRICES PER PINT...50 Cente
GALLON...82.00.
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The Secretary,
Sir,
(Sgd), F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary.
Chamber of Commerce.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,
228th April 1908
am directed to acknowledge your latter of and instant (No. 4954/1907) Inviting on the question as to whether bogie trucks or expression of opinion from this Chamber
the Hongkong-Canton Railwaya short trucks would be best adapted for use on
In reply I am to state that it would appear that short trucks have been found wanting in utility on the Northern Railways and large bogis trucks are in general use on the Shang. hai-Nanking Pailway and the Haskow-Peking" Line, To Japap also short trucks are being discarded in favour of bogie trucks,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Asiatic Petroleum Co. has born admitted 10 membership of the Chamber of Commerce
I am... to enclose for your information ded by the Chartered Bank on the propisal of the Hoogkong Bank, secon-amidships. I shal be pleased to answer any extracts from the repeats of the D
(questions that shareholders may wish to ask, rectors of the Imperial Railways In North
No questions were asked... –
China for the years 30th September, 1904. The Chairman moved the adoption of the 1956 and 19-7. From these it will be seen that the tendency has been to convert the smaller trucks a earlier usage to cars of in- created capacity.
ACCORDING to a telegram from Peking, the
Mr. Gabbay seconded. Carried unanimously.
editor of the Ching-kua Shik-pao, a newspaper report and accounts. published there, has been arrested for breaking the Press Law, and the members of the Press have presented a joint position to the Ministry of the Interior protesting against the arrest.
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a body of gentlemen who are representative TO-MORROW, Thursday, May 281h, being As- of the entire Colony-for one of us herecension Day, the services in St. John's Cathedral are gilded aristocrats,; excep: the latest will be as follows:-Holy Communion, 8 am graffin-it is also proper, that the terms Matins and Holy Communion, 11 am. At of the original communication and the Andrew's Church, Kowloon, morsing prayer 'will be said at i am, followed (if found desir answer thereto should be gives to the able) by an administration of the Holy Cam public. In this case, it was to the public in-munion.-- S, WATSON & CO., terest to fear the facts, and the Chamber of
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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 27th May, 1908,
Commerce would have been failing in the
A COLIE injured himself while attempting to leave a house in Second Streat, West Poin responsibility which the members have volun-lost Dight. The man, it is alleged, was sliding tarily assumed if they had withheld the now down the waterspout of the house with a bundle 133 regarding the views of the Chief Justice. Not of clothing which he had unlawfully appropria:- only that, but the Government and, in particular,ed when be lost his balance, and fell to the
sent to hospital, ground. He was picked up by the police and ***
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SOME LOCAL QUESTIONS,
the Governor, die to be commended on their admirable action in requesting the opinion of the merchadis of Hongkong as to whether the WAI PO, a seaman, of cargo-boat 624, was fined Bench of the Supreme Court should receive an treating castle. Police Sergeint Blackman," of Srg at the Police Court, this morning, for ill.
extra mosb's holiday super-added to the six Kennedy Town Police Siation, saw the accused months odd it alteady enjoys.” The Chier dragging a cow along the Plays West by', à. Justice in his epistle to the Chamber of Com-rope attached to a ring to it's pose. A visit merce speaks of the "studied discourtesy”; of the replies he received, but we have failed to find any, unless it be "studied discourtesy" to object to any suggestion by the chief of our Judiciary. His Lordship also confesses that all his requests for the names of the signatories to the "memorial" against the proposal to extend
was then made to the delinquent's cargo-boal, where he found a number of cattle-more than thejank could hold comfortably tied to the deck, beads down.
AT H. B. M.'s Supreme Court, Shanghal, last week, Mr. H, P. Wilkinson (Crown Advocate) moved the Court for the admittance to practisé of Mr. Marcus Ward Slade, of Hongkong. Mr. Slade, said Mr. Wilkinson, was an English
Mr. Lamperszi moved the re-election of Sir Paul Chater as a director of the Company..
Mr. Hough seconded and the motion was carried unanimously,
I will be seen also that cars constructed for other Railways in 1976 and 1907 were invari ably of 30 tons capacity,
Hongkong-Canton Railway,
My Commities are of opinion that large Mr. W. H. Putts moved that Messrs H.bogie trucks are beat adapted for use on the Keswick and G. Friesland be confirmed in their appointments as directors.
adopted.
Mr. Ho Fook seconded and the motion was
"My Committee desire me to request you to be good enough to convey to the Government their thanks for the opportunity accorded them of giving an opinion on this matter.—1 have
(Sgd.) E. A M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary
---On the motion of Mr. Wong Kam Fook, secoaded by Mr-Lamperski, Mr-W, H.-Potiaatc-,~ was re-appointed auditor..
in application." Thank you for your attendant
The Chairman, Dividend warrants are ready
HONGKONG-SINGAPORE.
QUARANTINE
The following letter from the Government was read at the last monthly meet ng of ife Chamber of Commerce:----
Coludia Secretary's Office, 7th May, 1908. Sir,-1 am directed to transmit for the con sideration of the Committee of the General Chamber of Commerce the enclosed copies of correspondence between, this Government and the Government of the Straits Settlements on the subject of posible reduction in the re- striction imposed by the quarantine regulations of the sister colony upon the shipping of the porl...
"
You will observa that if vessels artving from Hongkong are able to satisfy he port authorities
patives belonging to the crew have bren
the legal holiday from six to seven months were barrister, a well-known member of the English Lit Singapore that all Asiatic passengers and
Bar at Hongkong, and whose reputation was also well-known in Shroghai. His Lordship expressed his pleasure in admitting Mr. Slade to practice in the Supreme Court and Mr. Slade,
taccinated, the health officer would be willing allow landing and give the vessel, pratique. disicfection of passengers and their luggage as soon as the necessary examination and
put and asked a gratia, for he had them all Up his sleeve. Anyhow, they were nobodies, with no states whatever, so they needn't count, but the Chamber of Commerce foolishly thought different and even agreed with them, and bad having bowed his acknowedgment, signed the are completed, provided nio, infectious or coc
roll.
tagious disease was found, to live manifested self on board and that no death had occurred since the vessel ief: Hangkong.
Colonial Secretary. Hon. Mr. F. H. May, CMO,
Colonial Secretary's Office.
Fib May, 1908, et Si-I am directed to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of the 18th it, on the question as to whether bogis trucks or short trucks would be best adapted for use on the Kowloon Cunton Railway.
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a. The Chief Resident Engineer anticipates that as a rule the Hongkong consignments would be small and that a consignee would not be able to fill a bogle track, in which case be might have to pay the same freight for a zo- ton as for a 30-ton consignment. Moreover, if short trucks are used they can be turned off siding on a turn-iable into a shed at right on gles to the siding, and this would be a very great convenience to firms which possess go downs.
short tracks for use have &c.,
a
3. His Excellency the Governor has there- fore decided to order both bagis trucks and on the railway.-1 (Sgd.) F. 11. MAY,
Colonial Secretary.
The Secretary,
Chamber of Commerce.
ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION,
A a meeting of the Committee of the Cham
letter was read :~~
ADDITIONAL particolars are 10 hand to-day in' connection with the charge against the Frenchman-L J. Felix Desplats-who was I am to inquire whether the shipping firms anested a week age by the Water Police on interested, or any of them, are willing to under- the arrival of the steamer Helene from Haitake such vaccination and 1 am to urge the phone. The charges against the French man I desirability of taking such precaution which ber of Commerce on 16th inst., the following were: forgery and embezzlement. To-day appears to be the only masaos of escaping from telegram was received by the police, and in the onerous restriction at present placed upon cossequence the charges against hins have bodhipping from: Hongkong in the Straits Settle. marcoded. Accused was brought ag andm
mand at the Police Court, this afternoon, and
cient-I am, &c, ma charged with the larceny of the sum of 57,560 funds of the Frooch, Government; (in, which service accused was suplayed as a clerk The the arrival of the pecessary papers from Hai"| Caso was again remanded for a week, pending thang..
the courage of their opinions and said that the holiday in question was ridiculous What the other people whom they represented though! about the matter is a master of commra knowledge. The correspondence we are as For the several important bodies in Hong-sured has now ceased, so Denmark is at peace kong whose duty and interest it is to guard ibe. again. With regard to the question of the prdinary privileges of trade ip the Colony none typhoon shelter at Mongkossui nae paragraph can have a higher claim to public regard than the reply of the Chamber to the Coloni the Chamber of Commerce. It is true that Secretary states the whole case when the most of their meetings are held in private, secretary saysMy Committee concur in which is contrary to all custom in the Mother the views expressed by the signatories to the Country, but occasionally a glimpse of light is enclosed letter as to the apparently excessive afforded, and yesterday evening, when it was cost of the proposed refuge, and I am to state absolutely impossible to submit the proceed. that my Committee would greatly appreciate ́ings to our renders, we received an official ac an opportunity of viewing the plans and count of what had been happening in com- estimates for the scheme. They would then mittee sad in camera during the past month, be in a better punition to give an intelligent It is the fate of most people to be thankful for opiates on the subject”. There seems little amali mercies, and, of course, we are as thank. to be added to thu, because we are all, and if the most if sta ful as possible. It happens, however, that this as it were, groping in the dark at present, iconoclastic. Captain Kel
which. we have become accosto belated report is particularly interesting in a condition of binge-which-marvellously restocks in hand, ly many respects. Some time ago, long before sembles our position with regard to the from enervating On the knowledge of the fact was general pro-Kowloon Canton Fallay On
first by a long chalk, tho reference was submitted by the
ner!--or should we man-bar some
and Godown Compr thrusts at
the
glances at Ewos, -
perty
before the Government of the peo question.
Tattar
An actually, angaged in the trado were Government as to the adiability of using.
large or short tracks on the fallway. We are entirely in agreement with the decision of the Government to use both bagie and short
ANOTHER issue of 24 Bodywa, that vigorousi pugilistic and yebemment pub shatiers all ideate Ken playi conceived and digested doll
aware of the fact, we gave particolars of the extraordinary scheme originating in Japan, whereby it was proposed to foster the sale of Japanese yarn by the indṣcement of lottery trucks, for the simple reason the kid beof plain dealings is car
sida
of fun
polat
as ever, to those who relithardonic and
| almost, Rabelaisija” häns
tickets. In the first Instance the prizes were to absurd to expect that the bogle truck would the abyss, Rut ther
be in bard cash, but when it was found that was. be necessar requla
against the laws of British colonies, an attempt the compleflo
was made to ride the usual conch and four
through the law by compounding) kiditional
Tesmediately after, who hides himsidan the cleverness nol The other subjects of the truculent
(ares for poetical napirant koo
Shang
FH MAY Colopial Secretary,
The Secretary, a
General Chamber of Commerce.
Enclosures were laid on the lable. The Fecretary was instructed in see those. Interested in the question and draft a reply for Papproval:
FATALITY AT HUNGHOM.
Colon al Secretary's Office, 13th May, 1958. Bir-1 am directed to transmit for the con aideration of your Chamber the enclosed copy of a circular, despatch, dated the 7th ultimo from Lord Elgin, and to inqaita whether in the opinion of the Chamb rofCommerce this Colony should participate in the International Exhibi. tion which-it-is-proposed to hold in Italy in rory. in connection with the goth Boniversary of the
eclamation of the Kingdom of Italy
am,
( Rd.,), G. CLEMENTI
for Col Secretary,
Downing Street,
| COUPLING COOLIE DIES OF 1KJURIES,
“As the result of an accident which occurred tat Hunghom last Monday piernoon a coupling.
coolle named Lin Yow succumbed yesterday Sir-I have the honour to inform you that
7th April, 1908.
the Italian Government have, invited His io an
THREATENED STRIKE
OBJECTIONS TO POLICE REGULATIONS.
|_ By courtesy of the "Shoung Po."
Amoy, 28th May
The putting Into orce of certai Police regulations has caused dissatisfaction among the have urged one another strike.
OBITUARY
AMERICAN BOYCOTT LEADER DEAD.
[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po"]
Shanghai, 26th May. Chang Siu-hing, the prime mover of the American boycott, died on the 25th inst
YUNNAN REBEL CHIBE.
REWARD OFFERED FOR HIS CAPTURE,
· [By conrieny of the Sheung, Po."]"
Yunnan, 26th May
A reward has been offered for the apprehension of the rebel chief, Wong Wo-sun, who is in hiding at Hokow -So far the offer has failed of results
2
The Meeting of the King and
the Tsar
LONDON, 25th May, The Empress and M. Lavolsky will accom pany the Tar to Revel.
Famine in Central Africa. Reuter's Agency in Mombassa wires that there is a severe famine in the Usoga district of Uganda and over 4,000 deaths have oc-
curred.
The Government is feeding 30,000 people.
Italy. The King has opened the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome
The Institute was initiated by His Majesty to raise the standard of agriculture thro out the world.
Herr Harden's Appeal. Herr Harden's appeal was granted on a purely technical point.
The Visit of President Fallieres to England. Thirteen battleships, eight cruisers and s swarm of mosquito craft have arrived at Dover to welcome President Fallieres,"
Latera
President Fallierea and Ms Pichon, with their suites, have arrived at Dover, where
they met with a magnificent, reception and welcome.
Dover was bedecked and the fleet fred salutes
Prince Arthur of Connaught visitors and they entrained for Victori the King, the Prince and Frincess of Wa and other royalties received them.
Mr. Asquith, Lordi and Commoners were Rosembled.
They afterwards drove to Buckingham Palace where they took tea with the King and Queen,
Russia,
Eleven members of the Revolutionary Committee have been court-martialled in St, Petersburg
Karl, the leader of the revolut
from bis injuries. Lau Yep, it appears, Majesty's Government to participate life and three others have been septe
at about half-past four o'clock that afternoon, ngaged in coupling together some trucks be Fleogjog to the Kowloor-Canton, Railway, at Huoghom When he had concluded this work An was seen to give the signal, and iko ongios tucker Hut be lipsed and fell. In that head. He then attempted to board one
"both", "his" feet for caught, under a truck, and were cut off, Several Europeans!
a minute, and kara Nga:
could to, rilevista ihn, Hooghom police were Police
hanged, and the others to penal and deportation,
International Exhibition which it is proposed to hold in Italy in 1911 in connection with the fest ties in preparation for celebrating in that
The Belgian Elections: year the coth anniversary of the proclamation
The Belgian elections, show a tion in latended to include the British Colonies, majority of the majority of of the Kingdom of Italy, and that this invita
2. The Italfas Ambassador has intimated is reduced to 8. that the Exhibition will have its seit at Rome - The Gorialists
regards, the artistic historical and archeolos demonstration #gainst thor gical sections, and, at Turin af regard
Congo, producte of industry and labour in their various
t you will consider and report
ity of the