The
NEW SERIES No. 6788
CONTENTS.
Birtha and Death.
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An Opportunity for Hongkong. Commercial Morality in Japan. The Saturday Service to Cantep, The Empress-Dowager's Activities. A Regrettable Incident. Chinein Radways.
The Buildings Question Again. Telegram:
Riot near Foochow.
The Yunnan Rising, Retrenchment.
Troops for Liangkwing. Tientsin Chintang Railway. National Bank of China. Pursuit of the Fugitives. A Commercial Treaty.
A Shanghai Libel Action.
A Shangbai Magistrate.
Emperor Kwang Su Weit River Navigation, Chinese Telegraphs. Warships for Chino.
China and Siam.
* Moatings:-
Legislative Council.
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd,
Watkins, Limited,
Dairy Farm
Hotel des Colonies Co., Ltd.
Legal Intelligence:-
A Bank's Liability.
The Shatin Murder.
An Immigration "Agreement."
Value of a Horan,
A Contractors Action.
Police:-
A Stabbing Affray.
An Actor's Amusement.
Alleged Larceny.
Dog Destroyed.
Correspondance!—
Chinese Scamen.
Sanitation and Food. Misocllaneous Articles and Roporta:----
The Buildings Bill..
Hongkong Bank in Formosa.
The Tonya Marw.
The Japanese Boycott, Magician Carter... Landladies Beware! Serious Poisoning Casa, Medical Practice in China. Drowning Fatality,
Another New Stamp
A Thief's Reward.
Recalcitrant Junkmen.
Accident in the Harbour."
Quarantine.
A Derelict Junk.
Suicide of Well-known Chinaman,
Marine Court.
The Plague.
The Dragon Boat Festival,
Hongkong Amateur Athletic Association. Typhoon Waming.
Canton Day by Day.
Britishers at Hankow.
The North Saddle island.
The Chinese Telegraphs. Shocking Affair in Tientsin.
The laskow Riots. Inter-port Shooting Trophy.
A Scientific Expedition.
Fire at Tionein.
A Shanghai Boundary Dispute.
The U. S. Battleship Fleet.
Japanese Cotton Spinning.
The Revolutionary Outbreak in China. The Cotton Yarn Lottery Scheme. The Closing of the Nagasaki Office of the
N, Y. K.
Funeral of Matsushima Victims. The Kawasaki Dickyard and Dalny Docks, Trade-marks in Japan.
The Yarn Prize Ticket Scheme. `
The Iacific Mail Company.
Chinese Trade in Qanka.
Fishermen's Vengeance.
Formosa.
A Monster Melenr.
The First Typhoon of the Year,
The Cattle Trade.
Chinese Refugees.
.House To Let
Tragic Affair in Bangkok,
Commercial:-
Freight Market,
Exchange.
Local and General.
BIRTHS,
On May 23, 1908, at Hangchow, to Rev. and Mrs, Clarence D. Herriott, a daughter (ELIZA NETH TAYLOR)
C M. DE SENNA, of a son.
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On May 27, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of On 30th May, at Sheerness, England, to Furgeon G. C. CROSS, R.H., and Mrs. CROSS, a
son,
DEATH.
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On 25th May, in Shao-bang, Rev. HORACE
JENKINS D.D.
The Hongkong Celegraph
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Hongrong, Saturday, June 6, 1908.
ÁN OPPORTUNITY FOR HONGKONG.
Hongkong Telegraph.
晚八初月五年四十三猪光
cains.
In effect the instructions are that there having lately, been a considerable number of importers of silver coins con sisting of "Silver Ten" and foreign silver pieces into Formosa, and the merchants dealing in tea, rice or sugar, taking advantage of the ignorance of the peo plc, who value silver more than any other form of currency, and by circulating false rumours, are now obtaining profit by using "Silver Ven" and foreign coins, to the loss of the ignorant people. Under these cir- cumstances all the prefects are required to endeavour to give warning to the people within their jurisdiction that they should be very careful not to accept the illegal silver coins (Japanese subsidiary coins excluded), and thereby sustaining loss. The Govern ment consider that the circulation of such illegal coins is detrimental to the consolidation of the currency system in Formosa. Formerly there were several kinds of coins in circulation in For mosa, and the Goremment, seeing the inconvenience and abuse arising from the use of mixed coins, took steps to thoroughly re-adjust the currency system of the 'sland, by allowing tse "Taiwan Ginko" (Bank) to issue bank-notes convertible into gold coins a few years ago, This step put & inconveniences and abuse and succeeded in driving the illegal silver trader out of the Island. However,
stop to all such
the circulation of these coins amounts at present to some 10 or 30% of all the amount of bank notes in circulation in Formosa, and is again threatening to bring about the same condition which prevailed in former times. This is considered a great. incon- venience to the business circle and also detrimental to the industries and against the idea of the Government. Therefore the people should be advised to comply, with the wishes of the Government and act accordingly. The official notification stated that those who accept the illegal coins will sustain loss. Most of the farmers in Formosa do not understand the actual value of silver, but they attach much in the brilliant appearance of the metal, and from long custom and the favour with which the metal is regarded they are very easy to be deceived by crafty merchants to their disadvantage. Notwithstanding that the Government is constantly declaring the
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friendly policy as jointly arranged by the may relign as an outcome of the two lo- two Viceroys in the North. Accordingly, cidents which have occurred. They hold the Empress-Dowager stepped in to remove that the usual course of Sergt. Rangel's case these differences of opinion as far as possible, should have been to have brought it under for an open disruption and antagonism be-military law, contending that Mr. Polier cab tween the Viceroys might easily lead to have no jurisdiction in a matter which is calamity. With her usual shrewdness, political really an army affair. sagacity and foresight the Empress Dowager. feels the dangerand has lately acted with her habitual promptitude, as may be perceived from the Peking dispatch in question, says the writer already quoted. It seems that during a conference before the Throne at which both their Excellencies Yuan Shih-kai and Chang Chih-tung were present her Majesty seized the bull by both horns and issued her com mands to them, that it was her pleasure that their youngest son and daughter should be betrothed and that the date of the betrothal would be duly announced as soon as she had received the report of the Imperial Astronomical Board on the horoscopes of the two children. United by such ties of kinship it is thought that the two great poli. tical leaders will somehow adjust their differ- ences and smooth the way for more united action to serve the interests of the Empire This is only a repetition of the action which Her Majesty adopted some twelve months ago when Tich Liang, the President of the Ministry of War, and Yuan Shih-kai were at loggerheads, and in that case it was proved to be an eminently satisfactory solution of the trouble. That the Empress Dowager should find time to deal with the domestic problems of the Ministers' house holds, and at the same time to keep a sharp eye on affairs in Yunnan is proof positive of the vitality of Her Majesty's brain. As aO example of how the Throng is called upon to deal with matters at large, while concerning itself with the petty trivialities of private quarrels, we may quote a report with refer ence to the Yunnan affair. It seems that Viceroy Hsi Liang, of Yunnan, has reported to the Throne that in obedience to the orders of that Viceroy, Geners! Po Chin-Kuci has raised a corps of 5,000 men, which will re-
that General Lung Yu-Kuang has already arrived from Kuangal with his brigade and that General Lung Chi-Kuang with his troops are also expected to arrive there shortly from the same province. It would therefore, declares the Viceroy, need an im- mediate expenditure of Tis. 230,000, which he expects to receive without delay from the Central Government, as matters are extremely critical in Yunnan." There was no haggling over the matter when the memorial reached headquarters. An Imperial Rescript was immediately issued commanding the following Customs totais to send money to the Yunoan provincial authorities and in the following proportions:--Wuhu, Tis, 60,000; Chinking, Tis, 60,000; Shanghai, T. 40,000; Kiukiang, Tis. 40,000 and Ichang, Tis. 39,000-total, Tis, 339,000. To ensure promptness and dispatch, it was ordered that this money should be telegraphed to its destination without delay. So that the wonderful Empress Dowager even at the great age she has reached is still as versatile and many-sided as ever.
hobd is a licence permissible in business. remains, but even if they were it is probable That is a terrible mistake. The code of that in a very great number of cases they morality for commercial matters is perhaps would find it difficult to raise the passage not required to be so strict as that of religion, money.cspecially after long and exhaustive but there are two vital canons which mustillo Ou the other hand, the Canton be obeyed. I mean the strict fulfilment of Chinaman's home is, so to say, next door to promises and undertakings, and abstention ongkong and a night's Journey brings him from all attempts to conceal defects in goods. to the family home and among his friends I am very sorry, too, to have to say that and relatives, who can give effect to his last some merchants and manufacturers register wishes. As a consequence, when we read or imitale trade-marks belonging to other | chat so many cases of “plague huve occurred persons if they find that the marks have not hongkong, we have also to remem been registered in this country. To thus ber that the actual proportion of suspect steal or copy trade-marks is simply petty ed cases which have cleared out of the cunning, and it does not pay to the long Colony only to die in Canton is absolutely run, for it means the abandoning of the pos- unknown and cannot possibly, so far as we sibilities of large and legitimate gains in can see, be ascertained. But leaving that order to snatch a small, immediate profit. particular point aside for the moment, we Having regard to these facts, it behoves the bave to notice, a new development in the commercial men of Kobe and Osaka. the passage of Chinese, who may be suffering business centres of Japan, to maintain a from disease, to the mainland. According high standard of commercial morality, the to a report from our Canton correspondent more especially as their conduct is being yesterday, a communication was forwarded closely watched by the trading classes of to the Viceroy of the Liang Kwang Provinces many nationalities." As the Minister said, by the Kwang Yun Charitable Institution of the annexation of private trade-marks is Canton stating that arrangements had been one of those reprehensible practices which made to run a steamer of the Hongkong, | Jocs not pay, if the guilty parties would only Canton and Macao Steamboat Company consider the matter for a moment. It works during the plague season on Saturday nights its own doom in the end and whatever profit from Hongkong to Canton so as to facilitate niay accrue at the beginning is swallowed up invalids getting to Canton on Sunday, The by the loss of confidence which inevitably Institution asked for the necessary permis ensues and the loss of the respect in which sion to run the special steamer for the ser apan as a nation may have gained in the vice in question. In his reply the Viceroy past. Mr. Ishii, the Director of the stated that he greatly appreciated the bens Consular Bureau of the Foreign Depart ficent intention of the petitioners and has meat, had also something to say on the instructed the Sin How Kuk officials to same question. Beginning with the reflecat once communicate with the Customs tion that Japan desired to become an authorities in the matter. The next step industrial and commercial power, he referred in the pegotiations was apparently taken in a general way to the trade with China, with successful results, for the Tung remarking that he was not at all pessimistic Wa Hospital Committee, received a des- on the point, but he was convinced that it patch from the Viceroy stating that was necessary to pay careful attention to the vessels from Hongkong would be permitted ill-feeling toward japan which was being to enter Canton on Sundays in accordance displayed in some quarters in Europe and with the terms of the request submitted by America. The history of the time of the the Charitable Institution which had original Franco-Prussian war and of similar periods ty moved in the matter. On inquiries being showed that victorious powers were general-made, it was learned that the Hongkong, Canquire Tis. 20,000 per montis to keep up, ly disliked for a time by the other nations, while the defeated countries enjoyed a large degree of international sympathy. It might thus be that Japan was simply suffering from the unpleasantnesses naturally incidental to her position. In any case, however, there official value of "Silver Yen" in dc.
was no other course for her than to march cordance with the value of silver steadfastly along the path of justice and to bullion in the markets of the world, allow nought to daunt her. "What the market value set between the farmers then, is the path of justice?" Mr. Ishii and merchants in widely different from that asked in conclusion. "It is," he declared of the Government. For instance, brokers with emphasis, "commercial morality," dealing in tea, rice, or sugar, buy silver coins therein lies the whole matter in a nutshell. from the importers at cheap prices, and Referring again to the speech of the Minis when buying lea, rice or sugar, his the case
ler of Agriculture and Commerce, it is in- inay be, they pay to the farmers using silver teresting to note that the importation of rice coins, at the exchange of 95 or 96 or over and wheat into Japan averages about The simple reason for such a strange practice $6,000,000 yen per annum, and he urged that is that the farmers are ignorant and accept the steps should be taken to extend the area silver coins only on account of their appear under rice cultivation in order that an in- ance without regard to their intrinsic value, creased output "might lead to a diminution Such in detail has been the warning widely in the imports. Speaking of Japan's output circulated by a paternal Government. The of articles in general for the export trade he Taiwan Michi Nichi Shimpo concurs in the impressed upon the merchants the necessity view taken by the Formosan Government of making use, as the Germans did, of the and believes that "it is quite clear that those latest results of science and experience to accepting silver coins are losing, and the improve their products and manufactures. only remedy for this abuse is to stop the As an instance of the need of this, he circulation of illegal coins, and endeavour to mentioned that officials despatched to induce the ignorant and poor farmers to use
America reported that the Japanese house- only the bank notes issued by the Taiwan hold furniture exported to that country was Ginko, which are at once convertible for very inferior in both design and quality to gold coins on demand." It is evident that that received there from Europe. They where theit circulation is so generally dis insisted that in this case, as also in regard couraged the market value of the yen into other goods, the Japanese manufacturers Formosa is certain to depreciate and there must make up their minds to compete with lice the opportunity for merchants, and ex- Europeans in the production of strong and change banks having dealings with Hong well designed articles, abandoning their old kong gathering in the proscribed tokens for habit of turning out cheap but imperfect exportation to countries where yen is at a goods. "Let me now look," continued the premium in consequence of the rate of Minister, "more especially at Japan's ex- exchange now ruling.
parts to the other Far Eastern countries. The greater part of these exports are goods from Kioto, Osaka, and Kobe. Unfortu nately, however, it cannot be said that the trado is making satisfactory progress. There may be many reasons for this, but the prin- It is difficult to estimate what will be the cipal causes are undoubtedly: (1) the im. precise effect of the conference held at Osaka perfect nature of the manufactured articles, last month by representatives of the business (2) the failure to introduce new and im- Interests of that commercial centre. Sp (ar proved designt, As human tastes alter, the Japanese newspapers which have come merchants and manufacturers must endea to band give no indication of the character your to keep up with them by adapting of these deliberations, and if we would learn their goods to the requirements of the the resolutions adopted us must wait until changing conditions." The statesman may be right, but the greatest factor of all the next mail from the North. But an ac- count of the opening proceedings is furnish- lies in the commercial morality of the Japan ed by our Kobie contemporaries, from which est, and the inspiration of confidence in the it would appear that the principal address honesty of their methods. Without that their was that delivered by Mr. Motsuoka, the efforts to expand their overseas trade are Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. bound to fail miserably. Looked at from With most of the remarks Mr. Matsuoka every point of view the address was states submitted to the business men of Osaka and manlike, broad-minded and admirably suited the advice which he freely offered everyone to the occasion. If the Minister's views are will agree. One of the main points which adopted by the merchants to whom he op- ed to the very letter, had reference to the prosperity of that heavily-burdened country, importance of commercial morality on the but neglect of the common canons of com
COMMERCIAL MORALITY IN
JAPAN.
(1st June)
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ton and Macao Steamboat Company have agreed to devote the Pown to the special service and that the first run will possibly take place on Saturday evening next, This is decidedly interesting news which will be hailed with satisfaction by the Chinese community which is nothing if not sensitive on a matter which concerns its patriarchal customs and should undoubtedly popularise the already admirable service provided by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamship Company. It does not appear, however, whether the extended facilities now offered to the Chinese are to be restricted to those who are suffering from discage or whether it will be open to all travellers who wish to take advantage of the additional run to Canton. Under proper precautions there seems to be little reason why the service should be, so restricted, for if people can perambulate Hongkong from end to end daily without fear of contagion, they could also proceed in a special section of the vessel on the eight hours' trip to Can- ton without danger. Indeed, we fancy it would not pay the Company to restrict the passenger list, especially on a steamship of the size of the Powan, and there are many who would gladly utilise the opportunity pro vided to spend a week-end holiday in the capital of South China.. At all events, it is clear that the authorities have no desire to place obstacles in the way of the Chinese, or to rule their susceptibilities in the smallest degree. Secing that the request of the Kwang Yun Charitable Institution has been so readily granted, it is curious that it was not submitted in previous years, or, perhaps, it did not occur to the members of that body that their suggestion would. have been so willingly accepted.
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THE EMPRESS-DOWAGEK'S ACTIVITIES.
he emphasised, and which should be follow-pealed there is nothing to hinder the future also well-known amongst the Chinese that
A REGRETTABLE INCIDENT.
(4th June.) The position with regard to the Canton- Hankow railway, has of late received some- what less prominence that its importance would seem to warrant, but the fact that an other call is to be made on the shareholders indicates that work in connection with the line is progressing. There is little or no news, however, of what has been accomplished by the company which was formed to construct the railway and three who invented their money in the fine are feeling somewhat anxious about the situation. In the Straite Settlements, Incling of uncertainty prevails as to the char- acter of Chinese railways generally. Those Chinese who have taken up shares are inclin- to question whether, everything is as it should be and the Press go the length of money is some of the projects for build warning the Straits Chiness ngainal embarks ▼ railways in China. This advice was given y the Straits Timas because they had no faith in- some of the officials who were put in charge of this work, none whatever in their ability to supervise the building of the lines and none whatever in their capacity to manage thei when completed. Of the Decessity for railways in China, there can be no question, and the success of the lines at present supervised by foreigners is convincing proof that the Chiness readily adapt themselves to the new method of lacomotion. But there must be, for a time, foreign supervision and control, just as there was in the Maritime Customs, where the in- raid tendency to peculation is reduced to the minimum. In time, the Chiness will develop a public spirit, perhaps, but that time is not yet; and until they see more real progress towards reform in the mag.......... darinate, and hear of officials being praised and promoted for their bonesty, the Straits Chinese would do well to keep their money in the Straits, under their own control, and utilise it for the development of paying local enter- prises. That is a distinct warning against the unture of Chinese railway stock and is not likely to do it much good. The only thing is that the newspaper in question does not specif he particular railway to which its allusions ar made. It proceeds to say somewhat vaguely the we sea from Northern exchanges that there i a good deal of dissatisfaction amongst the shareholders of some of the railway lines in course of construction. Already time has been waited in preliminary wrangles in the case of fines in which Straits Chinese are connected. If delay were the only cause of complaint the matter would not be so serious. Petitions are being sent to the Board of Fosta hard Communi cations at Peking making serious allegations against certain high officials to whom the con- struction and direction of railways are cairgsted. These include the, giving out of contracts without for sinecures for relatives and friends, engaging us cure. neers men who-have no experience in building railways, and purchasing infehor englags and rolling stock from Japan, and not being over- scrupulous as to the amongis, said as commis. ion to agents who are reiminn of the chief official. It these allegations are true and some allowance must be made for the dhappeinte of prejudiced critick who are not abaring in milways is settled, for a time. Until the Chinese realise their own incapacity (a in itiate the railway system, there will be a considerable loss of money. This is to be re
gretted. The Chiocacneed not considerit amat
(3rd June.) In view of our special telegram from
ter of face." They have bad little or no experi Shanghai to-day the comments of a Northera ence of railway construction and management, contemporary on the regrettable incident and need not be ashamed, therefore, to call in leading to the institution of the libel the assistance of the foreigner. In due course, action by the Consul General for Portugal at they will have learned from experience, and Shanghal will bear reproduction. Writing since they are shrewd enough in the manage- editorially on the 18h ult, the Shanghaibe it to doubt one private concerns, there can little doubt that they will make a success of Mercury observes :-"Up to time of writing the railways. To achieve this, there most be we have been unable to obtain an official changes. The old. corrupt hands must go, version of the arrest of the young sergeant of The younger men,with western education the Portuguese Volunteer Corps, Mr. Ran- and enlightened ideas of public duty, must be gel, and his father, Mr. J. Rangel, and until entrusted with the gew work, for the parable of both sides of the question are heard it would putting new wine into old bottles is Ax trac and apt to-day as it was 19:0 years ago. be not only, impolitic but even unjust to form
The advice is in many respecti sound, but it is an opinion of the subject. The tendency to
doubtful whether a greater infusion of young criticize the action of a Consul-General is blood would materially alter the situation. unfortunately, too prevalent in certain Old heads are needed to steady the exhuber
Ance of the younger spirits. The question, however, is one which should attract the atten quarters, but it is safe to assume that
tion of the Chiness administrators, unless it is desired to do without the floaucial support of the Straits Chinese.
to the.
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THE BUILDINGS QUESTION
AGAIN,
(5th June.)
It may be remembered that a short time go the news appeared in our columns stating that as the result of the commands of the Empress Dowager, who shows no signs of weakening in the extent of her activities, a union had been arranged between the youngest son of Yuan Bhil-kai and the youngest daughter of Chang Chih- tung. The raison d'etre of this alliance is said to be the desire of the Empress Damager to secure harmony between the two great statesmen in North China. As the N. C. D. Aewr remarks in dealing with this question: "The rivalry that exists, and has existed, for years between their Excel- lencice Yuan Shih-kai and Chang Chili-tung, who are the recognized heads of the two great political bodies of this Empire, namely the Progressives and the Conservatives, is too well-known to need comment. It is the great influence H.E. Yuan Shih-kai
to the leader of the Conservatives. H.E. Chang Chib-tung, and it has required all the diplomacy and strength of character of Her Majesty to keep the peace." The willer proceeds to observe that the Manchu officials have watched the course of events, se the result of which their power and As we have had on more than one occa-influence have gradually, dwindled away, sion pointed out, the mortality rate of Hong- with increasing jealousy and alarm, but the proceedings were still private. During kong can only be considered an approximate owing to their weakness they have been the time he has been kept in the Station in the upper storeys of the adjacent houses i
step Into the figure in view of the peculiar conditions afraid to
arena of the prisoner has been visited by a large desirable and effective scheme the Govar which prevail in this Colony. It is a well active opposition, Here, then, we have number of his fellow countrymen and by ment felt unable to acquiesce in so serious and known fact that among the Chinese popula three elements of disintegration at work the time he is released he promises to be drastic & change, bat agreed to the appoint- don whenever an Individual belonging to the party dominated by Yuan Shil-kal, the quite a hero. Sergt. Rangel, who is very ment of Committee to report on the Canton is led to the conclusion that his party whose allegiance is given to Chang popular, is as cheerful as ever in his con- feasibility of the scheme, The Commities, with days are numbered he makes bae to wind Chih-tung, and the Manchu officials. In finement, and it looks as if the Consul bad one exception, expressed themselves in favour up his affairs and batake himself to his view of the unsettled state of the country allenated the sympathy of at least number of the proposal. Mr. Ram, architect, who was native land so that his bones may be in and the troubles Yunnan, it was extreme of the volunteers. Rumour has as usual the dissentient member, based his objection to the proposal on structural grounds; holding terred alongside those of his ancestore. It by undesirable that such a state of affairs been busy, and among the reports is one that if one or two storeys were removed fross saldogs that Europeans are so much con- should be allowed to continue if diplomacy well-founded it is stated-to the effect that every third house, the adjoining buildiers corded as to the ultimate repository of their could secure anything like a permanency of a very large proportion of the volunteers would be materially weakesed, fewerer, li
the circumstances that have led arrest. of the above gentlemen must have seemed sufficient to the Portuguese Consul-General, who has already held that onerous position for the last five years in Shanghai. Mr. Potier evidently believes that he has met with scant courtesy at the hands of some of his nationals and it may be thought that he must have had consider
To those who followed the discussion at able provocation before he took the drastic yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council step referred to. That a young man, barely insert in the Public float and Buildings Or on the new provision which it is proposed to nineteen years old, should have been given disance with regard to the demolition of certain the position of sergeant seems somewhat storeys in buildings which are deemed to be incongruous and it is to be hoped that opposed to sanitary conditions, it will be the age and experience of those selected for obvious that the utmost diversity of opiolon officers will receive more consideration. In prevails on the subject. The new clause is of the loterests of fair play we refrain from a lengthy character, divided into three sub- commenting further on the subject. The sections, and that it is of vital interest to alf case is now before the Consular Court and property owners in the Colony is beyond denial. At the Council meeting yesterday. His there is no reason to anticipate very serious Excellency the Governor, gave a brief ist
On the following day Sergt. Rangel was ment to submit the new clause for adoption, again escorted from life cell Hongkow Police but offered no idea as to his own personal views on the matter,, The question his besa undár Station to the Portuguese Consulate for
consideration at various times during the past further inquiry into the matter by Mr. five or six years and apparently we are as far Potior who had a larger number of wit from a solution as ever. Last year when the nesses summoned, locluding Capt. _Na subject was agnis brought up on a resolution lasco, Liepis. Carion and Cameiro. That by the senior unofficial member, that the being, only preliminary investigation scheme for pulling down the upper storeys of every third house in the blocks of houses in Chinatown and the provision of lateral windows
part of Japan, Within recent monibarthère mercial integrity is certain to recoil on Japan / Possesses with the Empress Dowager'in gull consequences as a result of the incident." of the circumstances which had led the Govern
have been many fiagrant contraventions (30th May.)
of the principles of fair commercial dealings Elsewhere in this issue we publish a valued on the part of Japanese merchants, whose communication from our Correspondent at methods have aroused bitter secriminations Taipeh, Formosa, on the trade in Japanese by competitors who have. been the victims silver yens between that Island and the of the Japanese sharp practices, and the Colony of Hongkong. The possibilities utterance of the Minister of Commerce at a arling from that trade will, no doubt, be seis business gathering will, therefore, be accept- ed by those whore Immedate business it ised as a timely warning to those of his com ito profit by the information which the energy patriots whose hands liave been soiled in the of our Taipeh representative has succeed effort to place their goods on foreign markets. cd. tuplacing before our readers. We Mr. Matsuoka was very explicit over the are informed that in addition to the question, and bla speech on this point will eps taken by the Formosan Govern. be read with interest by foreign firms trading ment to discourage the further Imports in the Far East. He observed: "There is tion of silver coins into the Island, the another matter to which I must invite you Government have lately issued instructo pay special atention. I refer to com- tions to all this prefects in Formosa to give mercial morality. It is very regrettable to arning to the people in their respective have to recognise that there are merchants districts regarding the acceptance of silver who even go so far as to suggest that false
an a nation,,
THE SATURDAY SERVICE TO
CANTON.
(and June.)